5-nerved, the inner membranous and 3-nerved. Stamens 
twice as long as the perianth; filaments flattened, s in. 
wide at the base, inserted into a pit at the back of the 
anther near its base; anthers oblong, + in. long, apiculate. 
Ovary ovoid, + in. long; style as long as the stamens.— 
C. H. Wricur. 
Cultiv.—Although the genus Aloe is not popular in 
English gardens, a considerable number of the species are 
decidedly ornamental; their flowers are attractive in form 
and colour, and they are among the easiest of plants to 
cultivate. They are generally grown in pots, but where 
space can be afforded they grow more quickly, and are 
much happier when planted in a border of gravelly soil. 
A, nitens is one of the less ‘tropical species; it would 
probably be an ideal plant for the gardens of the Riviera. 
—-W. Warson. 
Fig. 1, ower; 2 and 3, stamens; 4, pistil :—all enlarged ; 5, sketch of the 
whole plant :—much reduced. 
