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Tseautifully mottled with wMte, and reticulated with, reddish 

 pink veins. It is a singular and very interesting plant, 

 worthy of general cultivation. Native of California, 



Dastliuion. 



This is a genus of fine greenhouse Bromeliads, although 

 presenting a very different appearance to the majority of 

 the order. They are eminently adapted for the decoration 

 of the conservatory, or the sub-tropical garden during the 

 summer months, in winter they may be removed from the 

 greenhouse into the dwelling-house, for the embellishment 

 •of the hall, corridors, or grand staircases, where they will 

 iproduce a splendid effect. Dasylirions should be grown in 

 ia mixture composed of two parts loam, one part peat, and 

 one part sand ; drain the pots or tubs well, for during the 

 summer season they enjoy copious waterings, but in the 

 dull winter months very little will be necessary. They are 

 increased from seeds, but we believe the majority of the 

 large plants in the gardens of Europe are imported stems 

 •of considerable age. 



23. acrotridhum. — The leaves of this, as in all the species, 

 .are arranged in a rosulate manner, and become pendent 

 with age. The stem is stout ; leaves from two to three 

 feet in length, less than an inch in breadth, armed at the 

 •edges with long sharp teeth-like spines, terminating at the 

 ipoint with a long brown fibrous tuft ; colour dark green. 

 It forms a superb plant. Native of Mexico. 



D. acrotrichum hrevifolium. — In all respects this resem- 

 bles the species, saving in the length of the leaves, which 

 in the plant now under consideration seldom exceed two 

 feet in length, and they do not become pendulous. It is , 

 a grand plant, and should be more extensively grown. 

 Ifative of Mexico.. 



