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Torner Number 1091
Art Accession Number: 6331.1091
Subject: Amaryllidaceae. Agave americana L.
Transcription: Agave {americana L.} -- Metl seu Maguei Hrz. 270 -- Agave vinifera
Icones: 71
Corresp.:
Ref.: Pl. Nov. Hisp. 53, 1888; ed. 2, 49, 1893.
Notes: "Vix ulla planta nec in medicina nec in oeconomia utilior, licet hodie vinum quem Pulque vocant tantum conficiant."