( 2304 ) 

 Aloe nitida. Polished Aloe. 



Class and Order. 



Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. — Vide No. 1352. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Sect. Curviflora. Gasteria, Haw. 



Aloe nitida; acaulis, foliis ereeto-patulis multifariis sub- 

 triquetris mucronatis albido-maculatis nitidissimis, 

 scapo simplici, bracteis assurgentibus. 



Aloe nitida; foliis ereeto-patulis, latis, multifariis, supra 

 excavatis, subtus alte carinatis, apice acutis ; atroviri- 

 dibus, obsolete albido-maculatis, glaberrimis, nitidis ; 

 marginibus cartilagineis integerrimis. Prince de Salm 

 Dyck Catal. raisonee. n. 33. 



Desc. Leaves about nine, between erect and spreading, 

 surrounding the root in all directions, fleshy, unequally 

 three-sided, lower side unequally convex, upper concave, 

 a third narrower and flat, dotted with small, linear, fre- 

 quently confluent spots: angles cartilagineous, slightly 

 tubercular, sharp-pointed with a subpungent mucro ; when 

 old they shine like polished marble. Scape erect, a foot 

 and half in length, compressed towards the base, rounded 

 at the uppei* part. Flowers curved, swelled at the base, 

 contracted upwards very like those of carinata, (No. 1331) 

 and Lingua (1322). Indeed the whole section of Curvi- 

 norce, which form the genus Gasteria of Haworth's supple- 

 ment, hardly afford any distinguishing characters in either 

 he form or colour of the corolla. The flowers are sweet- 

 scented something like the Hyacinth The taste of the 

 leaves is mild without acrimony or bitterness 



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