C 838 ] 



Aloe Lingua, var. 3. Crassifolia. Thick- 

 Leaved Tongue Aloe. 



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Oafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia* 



Generic Character.— Fid. N um - 765. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



ALOE Lingua (acaulis, curviflora) foliis diftichis Imbricato- 

 conduplicantibus, linguaefbrmibus, pun&ulis denfif- 

 fimis pruinantibus ad inftar araneae cutis, obfcure va- 

 riegatis j corollae laciniis paululum coalitis* G. 



ALOE Lingua. Thunh. Ditf. 11. Prod. 61. Hort. Kew. 1. 

 469. mild. Sp. PI. 2, 189. 



ALOE linguaformis. Suppl. 206. Dec and. PL Gr. 68. 



ALOE nigricans. Haworih on Aloe t Linn. J'ranf. 7. 13. 



ALOE dijlicba. Sp. PL 459. 



ALOE foliis foliis enfiformibus diftichis patulis, Hort. Cliff. 

 132. Hort. Vpf. 86. Roy. Lugdb. 86. 



£• crajjifolia 5 foliis latioribus brevioribus. Hort. Kew. I. c. 



A Cape fpecies, fotne of the varieties of which are faid by 

 THUNBERGto grow on the top of Roodefand mountains near 

 the waterfall. We have never yet feen any figure of our 

 prefent variety, which was cultivated by Miller in 1731. 



Our drawing was taken at Mr. Malcolm's Nurfery, 

 Kenfmgton. Now common. We cannot agree with Mr. 

 Haworth in making this a diftinct fpecies; not finding 

 ♦ charaders fufficient to diftinguifh it by ; his charaQer of 

 " margines integerrim<e" is not by any means conftant. The 

 outer furface of the leaves when carefully examined will be 

 found to be dotted or chagreened in the manner of a fpider's 

 (kin ; they are alfo curioufly conduplicate at their bafes. This 

 plant is propagated by offsets, is a free blower, and of ealy 



culture. G. 



