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Furcraea samalana n. sp. 
Acaulescent or caulescent with the trunk as much as 
2m. high. Leaves green or very slightly grayish, lan- 
ceolate, acute, nearly smooth, channeled with broad flat 
or outcurved margins, 10-15x150-200 cm.: spine 
scarcely 1x2 mm., acute, commonly abortive: teeth red- 
brown, usually absent or greatly reduced on the very 
long-acute upper part, 10-25 or 30 or even 60 mm. apart, 
slender, some 4 mm. long, mostly upeurved, decurrent 
on fleshy elevations between which the margin is con- 
cave when they are close together. Inflorescence 5 m. 
high, the upper three-fourths loosely oblong-paniculate. 
Flowers said to be greenish yellow. Capsules and 
seeds (?). Bulbils abundant, conical-ovoid, leafy-tufted, 
with dull gray-green scales. 
Specimens examined: Guatemauta. Samala valley, be- 
tween Sta. Maria and Zunil, ete. (Trelease, 20, April, 
1915—the type in the herbarium of the University of 
Illinois; 21, 22, 29). 
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Furcraea guatemalensis n. sp. 
Subacaulescent. Leaves rather dull green above and 
grayish beneath, lanceolate to typically almost sword- 
Shaped, acute, smooth or very slightly roughened, mod- 
erately coneave with somewhat outcurved margins, 
10-15 200-225 em.: spine scarcely 1X2 mm., awl- 
shaped: teeth red-brown, at first pale at base, later ap- 
proaching chestnut, 10-25 or 30 mm. apart, some 3 mm. 
long, upeurved, decurrent on moderate fleshy elevations 
between which the margin is nearly straight. Inflores- 
cence 5 m. high, loosely paniculate where exserted, glab- 
rate. Flowers said to be greenish white. Capsules 
round-cuboid, stipitate and beaked, 5050 mm.: seeds 
1220 mm. Bulbils abundant, round-ovoid, not leafy- 
tufted, the dark green scales very glossy. 
Specimens examined: Guaremana. Guarda Viejo (T're- 
lease, 23, April, 1915—the type in the herbarium of the 
