We apply the recently developed continuum theory of liquid crystalline polymers(1) to interpret the behavior of the shear viscosity eta(gamma overdot) and the first normal-stress difference N-1(gamma overdot) measured for liquid crystalline solutions (c=37%, c>c*) of HPC (Aldrich, M(w)=100,000) in acetic acid (AA) with different ages : 1 day, 1 month and 2 years. eta/(gamma overdot) and N-1(gamma overdot) were measured over four decades in gamma overdot. N-1(gamma overdot) is observed to change from positive to negative and again to positive, as the shear rate gamma overdot increases. eta(gamma overdot) shows a small newtonian plateau at low shear rates and a strong shear-thinning at higher values of gamma overdot. The rate of decrease of eta(gamma overdot) in this region is not monotonous, as usual, but shows an "hesitation" similar to one previously observed in a different system(2). The aging effect promotes a "depolymerization"(3) of HPC. This, in turn, should have a strong influence on the behavior of N-1(gamma overdot) and eta(gamma overdot) which is indeed observed(4). All these observations can be rationalized within the framework of the theory(1).