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(oft fpines, vei^y clofely, from whence this plant had 

 the name of Hedgehog Aloe. The flowers grow in 

 a loofe head, on the top of the ftalk, which is very 

 thick, but feldom a foot high : they are of a fine red 

 colour beloWj but of a pale green above. This fort 

 may be preferv^ed through the winter in a good green- 

 houfe, and placed in the open air in fummen _ ■ 

 The eleventh fort grows near a foot high, and is fur- 

 niflied' with triangular leaves, from the ground up- 

 ward ; thefe are of a dark green colour, and are placed 

 in form of a triangle •, the flowers grow thinly upon 

 very flenderfoot-ftalks, and are of an herbaceous co- 

 lour, and their upper part turns backward. This fort 

 requires a moderate warmth in winter, fo fliould be 

 placed in a cool part of the fl:ove. , 

 The twelfth fort grows fomewhat like the former, 

 being befet with leaves tj*om the bottom, but thefe 

 are rounder, and end in*fliarp points j the flowers 

 grow upon taller ftalks, which branch out and' grow 

 in long clofe fpikes. There is a variety of this fort 



which has been raifed from feeds, which is- mlich 

 larger, the leaves thicker, and the flowers grow upon 

 taller fl:alks, but this is only a feminal variety- 

 Thrs fort may be preferved through the winter in a 

 g6od green-hbufe, but mult have very little water 

 given it during the cold weather. 

 The thirteenth fort grows with its leaves near tTie 

 ground, which are about fix inches in length, and 

 fliaped like' a tongue, from whence it had the title of 

 Tongue Aloe- The flowers grow in flender loofe 

 fpikes, each hanging downward, of a red colour below. 



may 

 •houfe in winter, and fet 



and green at the top. 

 te kept in a common 

 abroad in fummer. Tlliere is a variety of this fort, 

 tvith leaves mucK more ftjotted. 

 The fourteenth fort is of humble jgrowth; the leaves 

 come out on every fide without orckr near the ground, 

 they are thick, triangular at their ends, and clofely 

 ftudded with white protuberances^ from whence it was 

 called Pearl Aloe. There is a fmaller fort of this 

 which hath been long preferved in the Englifh gar- 

 dens, but the manner of its flowering being the fame, 

 I fufpeft it to be only a variety. This may be pre- 

 ferved through the winter in a common greeh-houfe. 

 it flowers at different feafpns of the year. 

 The fifteenth fort is the true Succotrine Aloe, from 

 whence the beft fort of Aloe for ufe in medicine is 

 produced. This hath long, narrow, fucculent leaves, 

 whicli come out without any order, and form large 

 heads. The ftalks grow three or four feet high, and 

 have two, three, and fometimes four of thefe heads, 

 branching out from it : the lower leaves fpread out 

 on every fide, but the upper leaves turn inward to- 

 ward the center i the flowers grow in long fpikes, 

 upon ftalks about two feet high, each ftanding on a 

 pretty long foot-ftalk; they-are of a bright red colour 

 tipped with green: thefe generally appear in the winter 

 feafon. This fort may be preferved through the 

 winter in *a warm green-houfe, but the plants fo ma- 

 naged will not flower fo frequently, as thofe which 

 have a moderate degree of warmth in winter. 

 The fixteenth fort refembles the eighth in fome par- 

 ticulars, but the leaves are much broader, and fpread 

 wide on every fide ; whereas thofe of the eighth are 

 ranged only two ways, and are narrow. This flowers 

 but feldom, whereas the fixteenth flowers annually In 

 the fpring, and may be kept through the winter in a 

 common green-houfe. 



The feventeenth fort never rifes from the ground, but 

 the leaves fpread flat on the furface ^ thefe are plain, 

 fucculent, and triangular toward their end. The 

 borders of the leaves, and alfo the ridge of the angle 

 on their under fide, are clofely befet with foft white 

 fpines. The flower-ftalk rifes about a foot high, is 

 very flender, and hath three or four fmall herbaceous 

 flowers ftanding at a diftance from each other. Thefe 

 are tubulous, and cut Into fix parts at the brim, which 

 turn backward. This fort is tender, fo fliould be 

 placed in winter in a moderate degree of heat, and 



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mitft have little waters It feldom puts out offsets, fo 

 is generally inereafed by planting the leaves. 

 The eighteenth fort is alfo a fmall plant growing near 

 the ground •, the leaves of this fort are alnioft cylin- " 

 drical toward their bafe, but angular near their ends, 

 and are fet wirfi fliort foft fpines at the angles : thefe 

 leaves are fliorter and of a darker green colour than 

 thofe of the former fort, and the plants produce many 

 fuckers on every fide. I have raifed a variety of this 

 from feeds, which hath fliorter, whiter, and fmoother 

 leaves, but this hatli not yet flowered. This v/ill live 

 in a coiTimdn green-houfe in winter. 

 The nineteenth fort hath very fliorr, thick, fucculent 

 leaves, which are comprefl^ed on their upper fide like 

 a culhion, from whence it had the name. This grows 

 very clofe to the ground, and puts out fuckers on 

 every fide : the flowers grow on flender ftalks, and 

 are of an herbaceous colour. This may be preferved 

 through the winter in a good green-houfe, but fliould 

 have very little water during that feafon, efpecially 

 when it hath no artificial heat^ 

 The twentieth fort hath long narrow tongue-fhaped 

 leaves, which are hollowed on their upper fide, but 

 keel-fhaped below : thefe are clofely ftudded on eveiy 

 fide, with fmall white protuberances, from whence 

 the plant hath had the title of Pearl Tongue Aloe. 

 The flowers of this kind grow on pretty tall ftalks^ 

 and form loofe fpikes, each hanging dov^nward : they 

 are of a beautiful red colour, tipped with green. This, 

 fort produces offsets in plenty, and is fo hardy as to 

 live in a common green-noufe through the winter. It 

 flowers at different feafons of the year. 

 The twenty-firft fort hath fome refemblance to the laft, 

 but the leaves are much broader and thicker i thefe 

 Ipreadout every way, and are not fo concave on their 

 upper furface, nor are the protuberances fo large as 

 thofe of the former i the flowers are of a paler colour, 

 and the fpikes are fhorter. I have raifed plants from 

 the feeds of this fort, which have varied from the 

 original, but none of them approached near the twen- 

 tieth fort. This is as. hardy as the former fort 

 The twenty-fecond fort rifes to the height of eight 

 or ten feet, with a ftrong ftem ;' the leaves grow on 

 the top, which clofely embrace the ftalk ; thefe come 

 out irregularly, and fpread every way j they are near 

 four inches broad at their bafe, and diminifli gradually 

 to the top, where they end in a fpine. They are of 

 a dark green colour, and clofely befet with ftiort thick 

 fpines on every fide. This fort hath not as yet flowered 

 in England, nor does it put out fuckers, fo that it is 

 difficult to increafe. It muft have a warm green- 

 houfe in winter, and very little water. 

 The twenty-third fort hath very long, narrow, trian- 

 ular leaves, ftiaped like thofe of the BuU-rufti ; the 

 owers are produced in clofe thick fpikes, upon ftalks 

 near three feet high. They are of an Orange colour, 

 having fix yellow ftamina, which come out beyond 

 the tube of the flower j fo that when the plants are 

 ftrong, and produce large fpikes, they make a fine 

 appearance. 



There is a variety of this with narrower leaves, and 

 longer fpikes of flowers. 



The foil in which thefe plants thrive beft, is one half 

 frefh light earth from a common (and if the turf is 

 taken with it and rotted, it is much better) ; the reft 

 fliould be white fea fand and fifted lime rubbifti, of 

 each of thefe two, a fourth part; mix thefe together 

 fix or eight months at leaft before it is ufed, oblerving 

 to turn it over often in the time. 

 The middle of July is a very proper feafon to fliift 

 . thefe plants ; at which time you may take them out 

 of the pots, and with your fingers open the roots, and 

 fliake out as much of the earth as pofllble, taking off" 

 all dead or mouldy roots, but do not wound or break 

 the young frefti ones : then fill the pot about three 

 l^arts full of the above-mentioned earth, putting a 

 few ftones in the bottom of the pot, to drain off* the 

 moifture; and after placing the roots of the plant in 

 fuch a manner as to prevent their interfering too much 

 with each other, put in as much of the fame earth, as 



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It flowers in Auguft and September. 



