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Itirned ba.k. Aloe Africana brevillimo cran'fTiinoquc 

 folio florc rub\ iridi. Horc. Amft. 2. p. 1 1. cOmmonly 



called Curaioa Aloe. 



20. Aloe {Verruccfa) fenills foliis carlnatis utraque ver- 

 rucofis bifariam vcrfis. Lo'-jj Aloe ^j:ith keel-JJoaped 

 leaves^ warted en rorry part^ and Jlanding two ways. 

 Aloe Africana foliLs longis conjiigatis fupra cavis mar- 

 saritifcris fiorc rubro clcirantiffiino. Boerh. Ind. Alt. 

 p. 2, 131. commonly called Pearl-tongue Aloe. 



21. Aloe {Carinata) fefTdis foliis carinatis verrucofis apice 



Lciv Aloe vcitb pjl^)\ kcel-JJoaped^ 



triquctris carriofis. 



fpotted leaves^ zc'bicb are triangular at their extremities. 



This is the Aloe Africana flore rubro folio triangular! 

 verrucis & ab utraquc parte albicantibus notato. Hort. 



Amft. 2. p. 17. 



22. Aloe {Ferox) foliis amplexicaulibus nigricantibus 

 undique fpinofis. Alocvjith dark green leaves embracing 

 the Jtalks^ zvhich are befet "joith [pines en every fide. Aloe 

 vera cofla fpinofa. Munt. Phyt. commonly called 



Aloe ferox. 



23. Aloe {Uvaria) floribus feflllibus reflexis imbricatis 



prifmaticis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 323. Aloe with reflcxed 

 flowers grooving clofe to the Jlalk^ in form of a pri fin ^ lying 

 over each other like tiles on a hovfe. Aloe Africana fo- 

 lio triantzulai'i lon2:i{rimo & ano-uftiffimo floribus luteis 

 fcEtidis. Hort. Amft. 2. p. 29. commonly called Iris 



Uvaria. 



The firft fort of Aloe grows with an upright ftalk, to 



the height of five or fix feet, the leaves clofely em- 



with flat oblong iinrimits of a gold colour. 



brace the ftalks \ they are thick, fucculent, broad at 

 their bafe, growing harrower, and endihg in a point, 

 of a dark green colour, and have fpines on the edges, 

 as alfo a few on their upper furface^ the leaves fl:and 

 ereil, and draw together towards the top, where they 

 form the refemblance of a mitre, from whence it is 

 called the Mitre Aloe. The flower-ftehi rifes about 

 three feet ji^gh, on the top of which the fldwefs come 

 out in a fort of globular fpike, but afterwards is 

 formed into a cylindrical fpike: thefe have long fodt- 

 ftallis, which come out horizontally, and the flowers 

 hang downward; they arc tubulous, and cut into fix 

 unequal fegmchts to the bottom, three being alter- 

 nately broader than the others. There are fi^ ftami- 

 na, three of which arc as long aS the tube of the 

 flower, the other three are ftiortef. Thefe are crowned 



The 

 three-cornered germeri is fituated in the bottom of 

 the flower, fupporting a Angle ftyle, which is fliorter 

 than the ftamina, having no ftigma on the top. The 

 tube of the flower is of a fine red colour, and the brim 

 is of a pale green, fo that it makes a pretty appear- 

 ance when the fpikes of flowers are large. 

 Tlfis fort will live in a warm dry green-houfe in 

 winter, and may be placed in the open air in fummer, 

 in a flieltered ficuation ; but the plants ftiould not 

 have much \vet, left it fliould rot their ftems. With 

 this management the plants will not grow fo faft, as 

 when they arc placed in a ftove, but they will be 

 ftrongcr, and their ftems will fupport their heads 

 much better. 



The fecond fort is very common in the iflands of 

 America, where the plants are propagated upon the 

 pooreft land, to obtain the Hepatic Aloes, which 

 are brought to England, and ufed chiefly for horfes, 

 beino; too coarfe for medicine. 



The leaves of this fort afe about four inches broad at 

 their bafe, where they are near two inches thick, and 

 diminifli gradually to a point, having a few inden- 

 tures on their edges-, the leaves are of a fea-green co- 

 lour, and when young are fpotted with white. The 

 fiowcr-ftcm rifes near three feet high, and the flowers 

 ftand in a flender loofe fpike, with very fliort foot- 

 ftalks, hanging downwards. They are tubulous, and 

 cut ir.to fix parts, of a bright yellow colour, and the 

 ftamina ftand out beyond the tube. This never pro- 

 duces feed in England, and is too tender to live 

 through the winter in our climate, in a common green- 

 houfe, therefore it fliould be placed in a moderate 

 degree of warmth in that feafon. I have known plants 



of this kind, which ha\-c had an oiled cloth tied about 





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their roots, aJid hung up in a warm rooni more than 

 two years, and afterwards planted in pots, which have 

 grown very well, from whence the plant has been 

 called Sempen-ivum by the inhabitants of America. 

 The third fort will groV/ to the height of ten or twelve 

 feet, \vicli a ftrong naked ftem, the leaves growin 

 at the top, which clofely embrace the ftalk •, they are 

 about two inches broad at their bafe, frrowincr nar- 

 rower to a point, and are reflexed, and indented 

 on their edges, each being armed with a ftrono- 

 crooked fpine. The leaves are of a fea-green colour^ 

 and very fucculent. The flowers grow in a pyra- 

 midal fpike, are tubulous, and of a bright red colour. 

 Thefe are in beauty in November and December. 

 This fort will live through the winter in a good green- 

 houfe, but they will not flower unlefs they have a 

 moderate fliare of warmtli, therefore the pots fliould 

 be removed into a ftove in Oftober, which ftiould not 

 be kept above temperilte heat, in which fituation they 

 feldom fail to flowen 



The fourth fort is fomewhat like the third, but the 

 leaves are broader, and have feveral fpines on their 

 backfide toward their extremities. The flowers of this 

 grow in a loofer fpike, and the plants never put out 

 any fuckers, fo that it is very difficult to increafe. 

 The fifth fort feldom rifes much above two feet hio-h, 

 the leaves are very broad at their bafe, where they 

 clofely embrace the ftalk, and gradually decreafe to 

 a point. The edges are fet with fliarp fpines, and 

 the under leaves fpread open horizontally every way; 

 thefe are of a dark green colour fpotted with white, 

 fomewhat refembling the colour of foft fope, from 

 whence fome have given it the title of Sope Aloe. The 

 flowers grow in umbels on the tops of the ftalks^ which 

 are of a beautiful red colour, and appear in Auguft: 

 afid September. This fort is hardy, fo may be kept 

 in a common green-houfe in winter, and in the fum- 

 mer placed in the operi air. 



The fixth fort is fomewhat like the fifth in its manner 

 of growth, but the leaves are broader, of a lighter 

 green colour-, the edges and alfo the fpines are of a 

 copper colour, and the flowers grow in loofe fpikes. 

 This is as hardy as the former, lo rtiay be treated in 

 the fame mariner. It flowers in September. 

 The feventh fort grows to the height of fix or {tvtn 

 feet, with a ftrong ftem, toward the upper part of 

 which are produced two, three, or four heads, com- 

 pofed of long, compreflTed, pliable leaves, of a fea- 

 green colour, entire, and ending in obtufe points ; 

 thefe are placed two ways, lying over each other with 

 their edges the fame way. The flowers afe produced 

 in fhort loofe fpikes, which are of a red colour, and 

 appear at different times of the year. 

 The eighth fort is an humble plant, feldom rifing 

 more than a foot high; the leaves grow near the 

 ground, which are broad at their bafe, where they 

 embrace the ftalk, and gradually diminifli to a point; 

 they are of a fea-green colour, with fome white 

 fpots •, their edges, and alfo their upper parts below 

 and above, are befet with pretty fliarp fpines ; the 

 flowers grow^ in loofe fpikes, the tubulous part being 

 red, and the brim of a light green colour. 

 The ninth fort is a low plant, feldom rifing above 

 eight inches high. The leaves of this are triangular, 

 and turn back at their extremity, they are fleftiy and 

 entire, their edges being very flightly fawed. Thefe 

 are curioufly veined and fpotted, fomewhat like the 

 feathers on a partridge's breaft, from whence it had 

 the name. The flowers grow in very loofe fpikes, 

 upon ftalks about one foot high; they are of a fine red 

 colour ripped with green. This will live in a good 

 green-houfe through the winter. 

 I have raifed a variety of this from feeds which I re- 

 ceived from the Cape of Good Hope, with broader 

 triangular leaves, which fpread much more than thofc 

 of the former, and are not fo beautifully fpotted; the 

 flower-ftalks alfo grow much taller. 

 The tenth fort is alfo a very low plant, never rifing 

 to have ftalks; the leaves are broad at their bafe, but 

 are tapering to a point where they arc triangular ; 



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