. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Texan Bayonet 155 are thick, and smooth, the pedicels stout, to 5 cm. long; the flowers open widely at night; they are to 10 cm. across; the perianth is creamy white, often tinged with green or purple, its segments 4 to 6 cm. long, oblong to elliptic, the outer sharp-pointed. The fruit is a short-stalked, drooping, pulpy capsule, nar- rowly oblong, 7 to 10 cm. long, somewhat 6-sided, rounded at the base, narrowed
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Texan Bayonet 155 are thick, and smooth, the pedicels stout, to 5 cm. long; the flowers open widely at night; they are to 10 cm. across; the perianth is creamy white, often tinged with green or purple, its segments 4 to 6 cm. long, oblong to elliptic, the outer sharp-pointed. The fruit is a short-stalked, drooping, pulpy capsule, nar- rowly oblong, 7 to 10 cm. long, somewhat 6-sided, rounded at the base, narrowed and beaked at the apex, with a fleshy, deep purple pulp which is bitterish but sweet, and is eaten by the negroes at the south, who call them "; The seeds are rounded or oval, often sharp-pointed, about 6 mm. long, mm. thick, black and shining. The Spanish dagger is much planted for hedges surrounding tropical gardens; it is often seen in conservatories and is known in several cultivated varieties. 4. TEXAN BAYONET —Yucca Treculeana Carrifere Occurs from south-central Texas to northeastern Mexico, scattered, or in large groves, reaching a height of 9 meters, with a trunk diameter of 6 dm., but sometimes much smaller and forms very dense thickets. It is also called Spanish dagger. The trunk is simple or few-branched, the branches being short, stout, and spreading. The rind at the base of the trunks of old trees is about 8 mm. thick, fissured into thick, angular plates and covered with small close scales of a dark reddish brown color. The leaves, which persist for many years, are numerous, bluish green, lanceolate, 9 to dm. long, roughish, thick and stiff, somewhat narrowed above the broad clasping, dark red, shining base, widest near the middle, very concave above, armed at the apex with a short, sharp, dark brown spine; the margin is pale, thickened, and soon separates into fine dark-colored fibers. The flowers appear from March to May in short-stal
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