CHAP. CXVI.

LlLIA'cEAl. YU'CCA.

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their houses together, and to make their swinging beds, called hammocks. AtCarthagena, a starch, or rather glue, is made from the stem, which is soldthere at 1 \d. the Spanish pound. A specimen of this starch was sent to usin 1834, by Dr. Hamilton of Plymouth. (See Gard.Mag., vol. x. p. 434.)

2 2. Y. (g.) supe'rba. The superb Yucca.

Identification. Haworth Suppl, Plant. Suec., p. 35.; Bot. Reg., 1698.

Synonyme. Y. gloriftsa And. Bot. Rep., t. 473.

Engravings. Bot. Rep., t. 473/; Bot. Reg., t. 1698.; and our Jig. 2392.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem arborescent. Leaves sword-shaped and plaited, with a very strong spine. Flow-ers ovate, bell-shaped, and drooping; pure white.

(And.) This species was separated from Y. gloriosaby Mr. Haworth, on account of its more arborescentstem, the greater density of the flowers, and thewhiteness of their petals when expanded; the youngbuds, however, have a tinge of purple like those of Y.gloriosa. In cultivation in Malcolm’s Nursery about1810 ; and there are plants in the Horticultural So-ciety’s Garden.

2 3. Y. ^loifo'lia L. The Aloe-leaved Yucca, or Adam's Needle.

Identification. Lin. Sp., 457.; Reich., 2. 83. ; Willd., 2. 184, ; Mart. Mill., 2. ; Ait. Hort Kew.,ed. 2., 2. p. 291.; Uesf. Hist, des Arb., &c., 1. p. 18.; N. Du Ham., 3. p. 146.; Lodd. Cat. ,ed. 1836; Bon Jard., 1837.

Synonymcs. Y. arbordscens, &c., Bill. Elth., 435. ; A'loc Yticcts fbliis, caulescens, Flak. Aim., 19.,A. arnericana Yucca; fhliis, arborescens, Com. Prccl., 64.; Y. cauldscens, fbliis lineari-lanceolAtis,Ac., Michx. FI. Bor. Amer., 5. p. 196.

Engravings. Dil. Elth., t. 323. f. 416.; Pluk. Aim., t 256. f. 4.; Comm. Prael., t. 14.; Bot. Mag.,t 1700.; and our Jig. 2193.

Spec. Char., lye. Leaves crenulate, stiff. (Willd.) A native of South Ame­ rica . Introduced before 1696, and flowering in August and September.Variety.

2 Y. a. 2 pendula Cat. Hort. Par., p. 24., N. Du Ham., iii. p. 147., BonJard., ed. 1837, has the leaves pendent.

Description, Sfc. A remarkable palm-like tree, with a thick tough stemor trunk, 10 ft. or 12 ft. high, crowned with a head or tuft of stiff, narrow,light green leaves, the edges of which are slightlyserrated,and the points ending in sharp, strong, veryhard spines. The flower-stalk rises from the centreof the leaves, and is 2 ft. or 3 ft. high, branching outso as to form a pyramid. The flowers grow closeto the branches, and form a regular spike : they areurplish without and white within. When the flowersave dropped, the head from which they sprangdies; but, generally, one or two young heads comeout from the side of the stalk, below the old head.

This species is rather more tender than Y. gloriosa.

It is a native of South America , and was cultivatedbefore 1696, in the Royal Gardens at Hampton Court . Fig. 2394. is a portrait of a plant, or rathertree, of Y. aloifolia, growing in the gardens at Adare,which was taken in October, 1837, and kindly sentto us by the Countess Dunraven. The plant mea-sures 28 ft. in height; the circumference of the trunk, at 10 ft. from the ground,is 17 in. j and, at the height of 20 ft., it divides into six massy branches,each terminating in a pyramid of flowers. In the figure, only four of thesebranches are exhibited, this being the greatest number that could be seen atone time from any one point of view. It is supposed to have been plantedupwards of 40 years, and appears, from the drooping habit of the leaves,to be the variety Y. a. pendula. It is the finest specimen of Yitcca that we