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LIV, — UoRYANTHES GrUiLFOYLEi (Bailey). “ The Giant 
Queensland Spear Lily.” Order Amaryllidece. Queensland. 
Doryantlies Palmeri was hitherto considered to be the most 
gigantic and showy Ainaryllid discovered in Australia, but it is 
eclipsed in size and beauty by this later discovery. The leaves 
and flower spikes are of huge proportions. Leaves 9 feet long, 
over 8 inches in width, and of a brilliant green. From the base 
of the flower stalk (which is 15^ inches in circumference) to the 
apex of the inflorescence is Ibft. 2in. Of this, no less than 
7ft. Sin. forms a compound spike of rich crimson Amaryllis-like 
florets, each 4 inches in length, 2\ inches broad (numbering 100 
or more), supported by 8ft. 6in. of stalk. Fibre prepared by 
boiling for twelve hours, then scraping after being placed through 
the rollers to squeeze out the gummy substance. 
LV. — Doryantiies Larkini (C. Moore). ‘‘Larkin’s Spear Lily.” 
Order Amaryllidece. Northern New South Wales and 
Queensland. 
A very fine ornamental species. Quality of fibre, cultivation, 
&c., same as the three preceding. 
LVI. — Drac^na Draco (Linnmus). “Dragon’s Blood Tree” 
of Teneriffe. Order Liliacece, Canary Islands. 
The stem, like the closely-allied Australasian Cordyliiies, 
becomes ramified by age into many leafy heads. It attains to 
enormous proportions in its native habitat, as Humboldt tells us, 
but in our colonies is very slow of growth. The fibre from the 
leaves assimilates closely to Yucca fibre, and is prepared in a 
similar manner. 
LVII. — El^eagnus Japonica. “ Japanese Oleaster.” Order 
ElaeagnacecE. J apan. 
This, like several other new fibres mentioned in the list, was 
prepared by simply stripping the bark off the branches, and 
scraping the raw material. It furnishes a bast not unlike that of 
Dombeya Natalensis. 
LVIII. — Fdrce^a (Fourcroya) gigantea (Ventenat) syn. 
Agave foetida (Linnams). “Giant Fibre Lily” or “Mauri- 
tius Hemp.” Order Amaryllidem, Tropical America. 
This magnificent Amaryllid attains to great perfection in 
Australia, although in our own colony — Victoria — severe frosts 
damage the leaves to some extent. This, however, is no detri- 
ment to the fibre contained in them. It is extracted in a similar 
