Yucca, 
or Adam's Needle. 
[ YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. ] 
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING AND 
ornamental of plants, thriving amid rocks, on sand 
or gravel, in grass or almost anywhere sufficiently well 
^/0*C^ to produce its picturesque, sword-like foliage; but good 
^ ^\ soil and a heavy dressing will be rewarded by bringing 
forth a stem 3 to 6 feet in height, surmounted with 
from 50 to 200 beautiful, creamy-white, bell-shaped 
flowers of pleasant fragrance during early summer. . . 
Very striking and handsome effects are produced by planting 
in groups on the lawn or for borders, and a well established clump 
lends a certain air of distinction, even to otherwise neglected grounds. 
It is a hardy evergreen, its long, narrow leaves retaining their 
bright green color the whole year round. 
^Really Elegant Hardy Plant 
should be found more frequently about the farmer's home, as well 
as on the lawns of the city plot. It is being extensively planted for 
park and cemetery decorations, and certainly no other plant in its class 
can surpass it for the purpose. 
