. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXX. ilLIA^CEiE : YU'CCA. 1103. 20GS- Y. dracbnis. have dropped, the head from which they sprang dies ; but, generally, one or two young heads come out from the side of the stalk, below the old head. Rather more tender than Y. gloriosa. ⢠4. Y. draco'nis L. The Dragon Yucca, or droopin
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXX. ilLIA^CEiE : YU'CCA. 1103. 20GS- Y. dracbnis. have dropped, the head from which they sprang dies ; but, generally, one or two young heads come out from the side of the stalk, below the old head. Rather more tender than Y. gloriosa. ⢠4. Y. draco'nis L. The Dragon Yucca, or drooping-leaved Adam's Needle. Identification. Lin. Sp., 457. ; Ait. Hort. Kew,, ed. 2., 2. p. 291. Synonyme. Drac6ni ferbori, &c., Bauh, Pin. 506. Engravings. Dill. Elth., 324. 117. j Bot Reg., ; and our.^. 2068. Spec. , Sfc. Leaves crenated, nodding. (Witld.) A low evei'green shrub. South Carolina. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft.; some- times 6 ft. Introduced in 1732. Flowers white ; October and November. Leaves narrow, dark green, hanging down, serrated, and ending in acute spines. Flowers pendulous, milk-white, with a strong unpleasant smell. One of the most stately species of the genus, conveying no bad idea of a palm tree. The great peculiarity by which it appears to be distinguished is, the spreading of the flowers, the segments of which, instead of remaining closed in a globose manner, as in most of the other species, expand till they diverge from the flower-stalk nearly at a right angle. » 5. Y. STRi'cTA Sivis. The upright Yucca, or ZiyorCs narrow-leaved Adam's Needle. Identification. Sims in Bot. Mag., t. 2222. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2222.; and our.^g. 2069. Spec. Char., 4"C. With a stem. Leaves linear- lanceolate, very stiff'; elongated at the apex. Flower stem branched at the base ; branches simple. Flowers orbiculate, bell-shaped. {Sims.) An evergreen shrub. Carolina. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1817. Flowers large, green- ish white, with a pur
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