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ALOE RIGIDA. STIFF-LEAVED ALOE, 
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Cla/s and Order. 
HexANvDRIA MonocynNia. 
Generic Charadter.—Vid. No. 756. 
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Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 
ALOE rigida ; (caudex fubnullus vel palmaris, imbricato- 
foliatus ; flores minores, evedi;) foliis axem multifariam 
ambientibus, oblongo-acuminatis, carinato-cufpidatis, 
brevibus, coriaceo-craffis, atrovirentibus, pufulatim 
corrugatis, recurvato-divaricatis, fupra convoluto- 
concavis, infra convexis; caule fimplici, nudo; ra- 
cemo fparfo, rariufculo; pedicellis corolla triplo, bre- 
vioribus, braétea fubduplo longioribus ; corolla 
bilabiato-tubulofa, fexftriata, tertiam ufque fexfida ; 
laciniis tribus f{uperioribus convergentibus, recurvato- 
erectis, planioribus, obtufatis; inferioribus diver- 
- gentibus, revoluto-deflexis, canalicviatis; ftaminibus 
fubdeclinatis, alterne brevioribus, tubum equantibus ; 
{tylo illis fubduplo breviore? ftigmate obtufulo, ob- 
folete puberulo. G. 
ALOE rigida. Decandolle, Pl. Gr. tab. 62. 
ALOE expanfa. Haworth, Linn. Tran. 7. 8. n. 8. 
ALOE cylindracea, B. rigida. Lam. Dif. 89. . 19. 
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"A greenhoufe plant. Native of the Cape of Good Hope; 
whence, according to Mr. HawortH, it was introduced into 
our colleétions by Mr. Matcoim. Blooms during the fummer 
months. Why Mr. Haworts fhould doubt of its being the 
fame with Decanpoxte’s plant we cannot guefs, fince it 
agrees in every point with the very detailed and minute de- 
feription of that author, and fufficiently with the figure given 
in the fame work. The f{pecimen was kindly communicated 
by Mr, HaworktTH, G. 
