without any flower, such as those quoted with doubt by 
Phytographia, which are therefore not quoted above. 
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Mr. Haworrtn, from Commerin, and those in WeInmAn’s © 
Ator africana grows with an upright stout stem, marked — 
with the vestiges of fallen leaves. Leaves alternate, stem- — 
embracing, most crowded at the upper part, more or less 
recurved, sword-shaped, concave on. the upper surface, 
armed at the margins, with conical rigid teeth or spines, 
which are of a red-orange colour at their points, some of 
the leaves have also a few similar spines on the under side 
towards their extremities ; when cut, a watery moderately 
bitter juice exudes. From the extremity of the stem rises 
the scape, bearing a very long spike of greenish-yellow 
pendulous cylindrical flowers, which, as they expand, be- 
come ascendent at the point, and the orange-red coloured 
stamens and style are protruded for some distance beyond 
the corolla. 
Our drawing was taken from a specimen kindly commu- 
nicated by Mr. Tuomas Hrrcuen, ot N orwich, from his very 
extensive collection of succulent plants, in December 1823. 
Mr. Haworru suggests that the blossoms might have had 
more of a red tinge, if they had been produced later in the 
lieht.” when they could have enjoyed a greater share of 
ight, rate, 
