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Part l: The sapogenins of Agave americana, A. atrovirens and A. salmiana.
Chapter 5 1953
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DEWIDAR, A.M. and EL-MUNAJJED, D. (1970) The steroid sapogenin constituents of Agave americana, A. variegate and Yucca gloriosa.
Chapter 5 1953
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Bonnet describes the union of two lettuce leaves, and Turpin that of two leaves of _Agave americana_, in which latter the upper surface of one leaf was adherent to the lower surface of the leaf next above it, and I have myself met with similar instances in the wallflower and in lettuce and cabbage leaves; other instances have been mentioned in _Saxifraga_, _Gesnera_, _&c.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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_maguey_ (_Agave americana_), which is indeed one of the staple resources of the country, with a varied use, as described in the pages dealing with agriculture.
Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919
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