1102 A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R I T A N N IC U M .
A low evergreen shrub,
Spec. Char., Leaves entire. (JVilld.')
nia and Carolina. Height
ft.'to 5ft.', rarely 10 ft. I:
Flowers white ; July and August.
J^ariety. .
Virgi-
utroduced in 1696.
m Y. g. 2 fôliis variegatis Lodd. Cat. ed. 18.36. — Leaves variegated.
The leaves are broad and stiff,
but thin : they are of a very dark
green, and end in a sharp black
spine. The flower-stalk is generally
2065. y . Rloriòsa.
about 3 ft. high, branching
out on every side to a considerable
distance ; but the flowers are
very wide asunder on the stalk.
Soinetiraes the panicles of flowers
spring at once from the centre of
the leaves, without the intervention
of a stalk. The flowers are
bell-shaped, and hang downwards ;
and each petal is white within,
but is marked with a purple stripe
on the outside. They are scentless,
and are seldom succeeded by
seeds in England. The fibres of the leaves are used by the Indians to make
a kind o f cloth, and also cords, which they use to fasten their houses to gether,
and to make their swing beds, called hammocks.
A t Carthagena, a starch, or rather glue, is made from
the stem, which may be eaten or made into paste.
n. 2. T. (g .) s l'p fJ re a . The superb Yucca.
Identification. Haworth Suppl., P la n t. Suec., p. 35. ; Bot. Reg., 1G98.
Svnonvme. Y. gloriósa And. Bot. Rep. t. 473.
Engravings. Bot. Rep., t. 473. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1698. ; and o u r /g . 2066.
Spec. Char., f r . Stem arborescent. Leaves swordshaped
and plaited, with a very strong spine. Flowers
ovate, bell-shaped, and drooping; pure wiiite. (And.)
A low evergreen shrub, resembling the preceding
species, but ra the r larger in all its parts.
ti- 3. Y. æ lo ïfo 'lia L . The Aloe-leaved Yucca, or Adam’s Needle.
rdentification. I.in . Sp., « 7 . ; Ait. H o rt. Kew., ed 2., 2, p. 291,
Synonvmcs Y. arboréscens, &c.. B ill. Elth. 43.5. ; Y . cauléscens Michx. F l Bor. Amer. 5. p. 196.
Engravings. Dll. E lth ., t. 323. f. 416. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1700. ; and o u r * . 2067.
Spec. Char., Sfa. Leaves crenulate, stiff. (JVilld.)
A low tree, with the habit of a palm. South
America. Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in
1696. Flowers white ; August and September.
Variety
tL Y. a. 2 pendula Cat. Hort. Par. p. 2 4 .—
Leaves pendent.
This species has a thick tough stem or trunk,
crowned with a head or tuft of stiff’ narrow light
green leaves, the edges of which are slightly serrated,
and the points ending in sharp, strong, very hard
spines. The flower-stalk rises from the centre of the
leaves, and is 2 or 3 feet high, branching out so as
to form a pyramid. The flowers grow close to the
branches, and form a regular spike: they are purplish
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have dropped, tlie head from which they sprang dies ; but, generally, one or
two young heads come out from the side o f the stalk, below the old head
R ather more tender than Y. gloriósa.
s 4. T. d r a c o ' n i s L. The Dra"on Yucca, or droopins-leaved Adam’s
Needle.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 457. ; Ait. Ho rt. Kew., ed. 2., 2. p. 291
Synonyme. Dracòni àrbori, &c., Bauh. P in . 506.
Engravings. Dili. E ith ., 324. 117. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1894. ; and our fig . 2068.
Spec. Char., <§-c. Leaves crenated, nodding. (JVilld.) A low evergreen 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 o f a palm tree.
The great peculiarity by which it appears to be
distinguished is, the spreading o f the flowers,
the segments of which, instead of remaining
closed in a globose manner, as in most o f the
other species, expand till they diverge from the
flower-stalk nearly at a right angle. 20C8. Y . dracònis.
5. Y . S T R i'c T A Sm s . Tlie upright Yucca, or Lyon’s narrow-leaved Adam’s
Needle.
Identification. Sims in Rot. Mag., t. 2222.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2222.; and o u r /g . 2069.
Spec, Char., With a stem. Leaves linearlanceolate,
very stiff; elongated at the apex.
Flower stem branched at the b a s e ; branches
simple. Flowers orbiculate, bell-shaped. (Sims.)
An evergreen shrub. Carolina. Height 4 ft. to
s f t . Introduced in 1817. Flowers large, greenish
white, with a purplish tinge; July and August.
The leaves are very long, straight, and tapering to
a long point, with a very few scattered threads on
the margin. They are of a deep green edged with
yellow, and rigid in texture. 2069. Y . s tr id a .
The recurved-leaved Yucca.
Dt., 1. p. 228.
e- 6. Y. r e c u r v i f o ' l i a Salisb.
Identification. Salisb. in Farad. Lond., 31. ; P u rsh Fl. Amer. I
Synonyme. Y. reciirva Hoi-t.
Engraving. O u r /g . . in p.
Spec. Char., With a stem. Leaves linear lanceolate; green, recurved,
deflexed, slightly thready on the margin. Petals broad in the interior.
(SalisbZ) An evergreen shrub. Georgia, on sandy shores. Height 2 fr. to
3 ft. In tro d u c ed in 1794. Flowers greenish yellow, with a tinge o f purple;
July, August, and September.
Sà 7. Y. F ILAMENTOSA . The filamentose Y ucca, or thready Adam’s Needle.
Identification. L in . Sp., 457. ; Ait. Ho rt Kew., ed. 2., 2. p. 291.
Synonymes. Y . fòiiis filamentòsis Moris. Hist. 2. 419. ; Y. virginiàna, &-c., P luk. Aim. 396.
Éngravings. Bot. Mag., t. 900. ; and o u r /g . 2070.
Spec. Char., 4^. Leaves serrated and thready. (Willd.) A low evergreen
shrub, with the habit of a herbaceous plant. Virginia. Height of the leaves
6 in. to 12 in. ; of the flower stem 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1675. Flowers
large, white ; September and October.
The flowers are larger and whiter than those of Y. gloriósa, and sit close