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Aloe Margaritifera (v. media). Middle- 

 Sized Pearl-Leaved Aloe. 



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C/^t/jt and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Charatler. — Fid. N um - 765. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



ALOE margaritifera (acaulis ; parviflora) foliis radicalibus, 

 cufpidato-trigonis, confertis, fparfim circumftantibus, 

 verrucis albefcentibus obtufis inermibus undique con- 

 fperfis ; fcapo alto, ramofo ; corolla ventricofo- 

 cylindrica, bilabiata, laciniis longius coalitis ; ftylo 

 brevi. G. 



ALOE margaritifera (v. media). Gertn. Sem.&<i. t. 17. Hort. 

 Kew. i.p. 468. Willi. Sp. PI. 2. 188. Hawortb Tranf. 

 Linn. Soc. v.j. n» 



ALOE pumila margaritifera. (3. Linn. Sp. 460. 



ALOE pumila. TbunL Dif. 7. 8. Prod. 61. 



ALOE africana margaritifera folio undique verrucis numerofis. 

 BradU Succ. 3. p. 1. t. 21. 



ALOE africana folio in fummitate triangulari margaritifero 

 flore fiibviridi, Comm. Hort. Amft. 2. p. 19. /. 20. et 

 %. p. 21. t. 11. Boerb. Ind. Alt. 2. 130. n. 29. Aubr. 

 Ptft. HorUParif. DHL Elih, 19. /. i$. /. 17. 



A native of the Cape of Good Hope ; introduced into 

 our gardens by Bradley in 1725 ; is a plant of eafy culti- 

 vation and propagated by feeds and offsets. There are four 

 varieties according to Mr. Haworth, while Decandolle 

 and others enumerate oply thre* ; their differences confift 



chiefly 



