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A. Kerchovei, Lemaire. Grown sparingly both at La Mortola and 
Hyères, at the latter garden as “ A. Beauecarnei, Lemaire,” a ipokee: 
ma sgl from the piant of English conservatories. A ve rious 
plant grown at La Mortola, under the name of “ A. Ville æ, Pirotti,” is is, 
I hink. a a ee dwarf, spineless form of this species, ` identical with w 
has been called in England “ A. Kerchovei inermis.’ 
; ee beri, Meee: Seen at La Mortola, not differing mate- 
rially from the plant of English conservatories. ed. 
4. Gheisbreghtii, Lemaire. Seen at La A not differing materially 
from the plant of the — perce 
A. Hanburii, Baker, n. sp. An a aecee allied to A. Gheishreghtii, 
seen in the Mortola collection whee the name of heteracantha., 
It has a sessile rosette, 8-9 inches in diameter, oblon ng rigid very 
glaucous leaves 4-5 inches long, pi inches in diameter at es: parce! Dany 
a very concave face, a pungent brow n-black end-spin 
tinuous brown border, and close sprati ioiii ‘deltoid "teeth, 
¢ inch a Flowers not seen. 
A, a, Lemaire. Seen at La Mortola, not differing materially 
from the pins of English ett nella 
Group SUBMARGINAT. 
3 SS a> Engelm. Seen only in an undeveloped state at La 
Lor 
"i howi Engelm. Seen only in an undeveloped state at may 
lanata, Lemaire. A most striking species, whic w all 
along the Riviera, from Hye éres to Genoa, reaching a much valley state 
of develo sare than we ara get in England. Leaves 30-40 in an 
acaulescent rosette, bist rigid oblon ng, very glaucous, reaching a length 
of 4-5 feet, and a breadth of 4-6 inches at the middle ; base very convex, 
1} inches thick ; end-spine very large and pungent, decurrent along 
the pregit a third or half way down ; teeth distant, deltoid- cuspidate, 
dark brown, }—} inch lon It flowers freely at La Mortola an 
edga ea a notes ae 10 or 12 feet long. A. ghee Todaro 
Hort. Bot. Pan II. t. 25, is probably the same speci 
“Hookeri 6 pa A fine e plant from Marien without a name, 
which had just flowered at Hyères, I referred here. It had 30-40 very 
thick, np, bright green, oblong leaves, 3—4 feet long, 6-8 inches broad, 
at the middle, a decurrent large pungent end-spine, very broad deltoid- 
id bole teeth, and a stout ae oA sa long, Moe large crowded 
Fr ranzosini, Hort. Hanbury. -This, shik is one rat the most 
striking rani in Mr. Hanbury’s garden, was one of the things which 
was desirous to see, and I find that it is ‘an undescribed species of this 
affinity, which I have never seen in any English carlooson. _ it has an 
texture, with a very pungen -spine decurrent for about half a foot, 
and distant dull brown- black dettotd-enspiate hooked or straight teeth, 
4S inch long. It was not in flower at the time of my visit, Pen its 
huge FEuagave panicle was dias a year ago, with a stout 
feet long, and was ea a in a paper by Philip Sowell i in 
Gard. Chron. 1889, Vol. II. p. 639. Mr. Hanbury tells me it was 
introduced to La Mortola eS 187 3 and probably named in honour of 
Francesco Franzosini, of the Villa Franzosini and a rich. 
