. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. AGAVE 35 DD. Li'S. broad iind fleshy. 19. , Salm-Dyck (A. glauc^scens. Hook.). Figs. 47â49. St. 4-5 ft., crowned by a great mass of Its., sometimes G ft. in diam.: Ivs. about 20, 2-3 ft. long, 6-8 in. broad at the widest point, very glaucous on both .â sides: ft. long; fl. 2 in. long, green
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. AGAVE 35 DD. Li'S. broad iind fleshy. 19. , Salm-Dyck (A. glauc^scens. Hook.). Figs. 47â49. St. 4-5 ft., crowned by a great mass of Its., sometimes G ft. in diam.: Ivs. about 20, 2-3 ft. long, 6-8 in. broad at the widest point, very glaucous on both .â sides: ft. long; fl. 2 in. long, greenish yellow. 10:95. , 2:218, 223. III. 17: 455, 457. 5333. Gn. 51,p. is one of the most ma- jestic of the Agaves. It has flowered only twice in the United States, âin the Washington Botanical Garden, in 1897 and 1898. 20. Elemeeti^na, Koch. Very near the above, but : Ivs. about 25, 1^-2 ft. long, 4J^-6 in. wide ; pale. 7027. II. 8 var. subdentita is sometimes sold. cc. Margins of Ivs. more or less toothed. D. Border of Ivs. horny throughout. 21. univittata. Haw. Stemless: Ivs. about 50, rigid, 2-2% ft. long, dark green except a pale band down the center: fls. vellowish. Mex. B. M. 6(i55. - Int. about 1830. 22. heteracdntha, Zucc. Very common. Forms seen in collections show a very polymorphous species. Stemless : Ivs. about 20, with a pale band down the center; teeth widely sepa- rated, never banded, 12 in. long, 2 in. broad. Mex.â Numerous varieties. Int. 48. Flowers of Agave not 1 long. W. Tl-x. and N. Wi-x. '""*'"⢠24. VictdrisB - Eeginae, Moore. Stemless : Ivs. 200, very compact, rigid, 6-8 in. long, 1% in. broad, the margin and bands on the back white, obtuse at apex, tipped with a small spine. Mex. Gn. 8, p. 351. II. 4:485; :841. very remarkable species. Int. in 1872, but now seen in all collections. Prob- ably more cult, than any other kind except 25.
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