PEA 96: 
AGAVE PAPYROCARPA (p. 44). 
[Plates 95 and 97 also. ] 
Figure 1. Leaf tip showing the gently curved spine narrowly grooved at the base; it is 
abnormally short and thick. From herbarium material (Curtiss, 355). Natural size. 
Figure 2. Two margins showing the straight triangular prickles very slightly widened 
into the margin. From herbarium material (Curtiss, 335). Natural size. 
Figure 3. Leaf tip and margin showing curved prickles. ‘The spine should be compared 
with the one in figure 1, which is abnormally short and thick. From herbarium material 
Trelease, 20). Natural size. 
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