fibres on the margin. I have grown it for many years, and some 
of the varieties I have received from Mexico, but not exactly the 
one figured, the native country of which is unknown to me. 
T believe it to be of Mexican origin. It requires the same soil as 
A. Elemeetiana, and much the same treatment, except that if the 
weather is dry and warm during August and September it may 
be safely put into the open air.—W. W. S. 
