MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
from Engelmann's Collected Writings, pages 315 and 319. 
Plates 54, 55 and 58 are reproduced by permission of the 
Secretary of Agriculture from Reports No. 3 and No. 5 on 
Fiber Investigations, by Mr. C. R. Dodge. 
Plate 26. A. Virginica L.— Photograph of wild plants at JefEerson 
Barracks, St. Louis, taken by Mr. H. J. Webber. 
Plate 27. A. Virginica L.— I, Leaf from living plant in Missouri Botan- 
ical Garden, Xi; 2, inflorescence from Little Stone Mountain, Ga., 
X4; 3, interior of flower, X 1; opened bud showing folding of 
filaments, X 1 ; 5, flower from Shannon County, Mo., showing curvature 
of filaments near point of insertion; 6, ripened capsules, X 1 ; 7, seed, 
X 2. 
Plate 28. A. maculata Kegel?— 1, Living plant at the Garden com- 
mencing its spring growth, X i; 2, margin of leaf, X 3; 3, portion of 
inflorescence from Corpus Christi, X i ; flower of same, split open, 
XI; 5, flower from Dr. Wislizenus, No. 373, X 1; 6, flower from Dr. 
Palmer, No. 1306, XI; 7, stigma, X *• 
Plate 29. A. Schottii Engelm. — I, Inflorescence, X 2, flower split 
open, X 1 ; 3, fruit, X 1 5 *> capsule, X 4 ; 5, A. Schottii serrulata, plant, 
X i; 6, margin of leaf base, X 3; 7, flower split open, X 1- 
Plate 30. A. parviflora Torrey. — 1, Vegetating plant, X^? 2, leaf, 
X 1 ; 3, portion of fruiting spike, X 1 ; 5, seed, X 2 ; — all from Professor 
Tourney's material; Fig. 4, capsule, X 1? 6j leaf, XI; 7, flowers, X 1; 
8, seed, X 2; — all from Schott's specimens in the Engelmann herbarium. 
Plate 31. A. Lechuguilla, Torrey.— 1, From habit sketch taken by 
Dr. Trelease in Texas; 2, outer side of leaf of plant in the Garden, X 4; 
3 and +, cross-sections at middle and near base of leaf; 5, end-spine and 
decurrent margin seen from face of leaf ; 6, portion of inflorescence, X 4 J 
7, flower split open, X 1; 8, fruit in position, X 4; 9, capsule, X 1; 10, 
seed, X 2. 
Plate 32. A. Utahensis, Engelm.— 1, Leaf from Peach Springs, Arizona, 
X 1; 2, portion of inflorescence from St. George, Utah, X 4; 3, flower 
split open, X capsule, XI; a, seed, X 2. 
Plate 33. A. deserti, Engelmann.— Photograph taken by Parker, San 
Diego, kindly sent by Mr. F. Sutphens, Witch Creek, Cal. 
Plate 34. A. deserti, Engelm.— 1, Habit sketch reproduced by permis- 
sion of Dr. Britten from colored drawing in Torrey Herbarium, made by 
Mr. G. M. Stanley, on Emory's Expedition, Nov., 1846; 2, portion of 
inflorescence, X 4; 3, insertion of stamens; 4, capsule, X 2. 
Plate 35. A. applanata, Lem.— 1, Outer side of leaf of large plant, X4 ; 
, 1868, showing plant in San Francisc 
