150 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



University of Illinois). Outskirts of Guatemala City 

 (T release, 24). Palin {T release, 25, 30). Fiscal {Beam, 

 6107, 6176-7). Agua Caliente {Beam, 6149). 



Furcraea melanodonta n. sp. 



Caulescent, the trunk scarcely over 1 m. high. Leaves 

 gray or bluish on both faces, narrowly lanceolate, acute, 

 slightly rough on both faces, deeply concave, 7-8x150 

 cm. or more: spine scarcely 2x2 mm., blunt, grooved at 

 base, slightly decurrent: teeth blackish chestnut, 10 or 

 15 or sometimes 20 mm. apart, 5 mm. long, strongly up- 

 curved, decurrent on fleshy elevations between which 

 the margin is concave. Inflorescence, flowers, capsules 

 and bulbils unknown. 



Specimens examined: Guatemala. Cruz {T release, 26, 

 March, 1915 — the type in the herbarium of the Univer- 

 sity of Illinois). 



