PLATE 48. 
AGAVE SOBOLIFERA (p. 32). 
[Plates B and 44-47 also.] 
Figure 1. A leaf-tip showing the slender conical slit-based spine, and a margin showing 
the triangular prickles somewhat widened onto the tops of prominent green hummocks. Her- 
barium material (Zrelease). Natural size. 
Figure 2. A cluster of capsules showing their marked stipe and apex; ten seeds ; and 
two young bulbils. From fresh material (Harris). Natural size. 
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