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Of the 357 normal green rosettes in culture 12.56 from 

 11.42#, 128 plants were set out and brought to maturity. 

 A single interesting rosette with leaves sharply streaked 

 with white failed to live. The rosettes consisted of un- 

 usually broad, ovate or elliptical leaves, loosely arranged 

 (see Fig. 9, 12.56a). The group of plants at maturity 



exhibited a range of variation in flower and leaf size, but 

 on the whole was remarkably uniform except for the plant 

 12.56a; to be described later. 



