. ALO—ALO a7 3 
with three green lines, not. connected together, ovate 
blunt, and broader than the three outer, which are con- | 
nected with them at the base, and resemble them, but are 
narrower and less concave. The flower contains a 
portion of a purple honey juice. The seeds, whi ae 
numerous, have a membranaceous border, and are ania: 
ed in a superior capsule. 
The first juice which exudes on cutting off or incising the 
leaves at the base, and which is collected and allowed to 
harden, is the Socotorine Aloes. The next process con- 
sists of cutting up the leaves in small pieces, and obtaining = 
the residual juice by heat—this constitutes Hepatic Aloes, 
- or Barbadoes. A third process, obtaining a less pure con- 
_¢rete, and adding foreign substances or impurities, makes 
bee te trie The real manne aie os 
gare in the market, the greater part of what is there 
-- brought from Bombay, and are the real Hepatic Aloes. 
Socotorine is shining, and breaks with a glossy fracture— 
Hepatic is duller and browner. Socotorine Aloes have 
a peculiar, rather aromatic odour; and permanent and in- 
aa bitter rend is of a deep reddish brown ose Be ae 
edges and small fragments are semi-transparent, ee 
reddish or golden colour; softens in the hand and is adhe- 
sive; is easily enough pulverizeable; the powder is of a 
bright yellow hue. Cape or fine Aloes, has a 
and more disagreeable odour, than the Socotorine or He- 
' patic, taste about the same. Outside of the pieces more = 
friable, more yellow, and less glossy; the colour of the —__ 
powder is greenish yellow. A Mocha Aloe resembling — 
the Cape, is in commerce; it is less purgative. — 
ording to the account given in No. 39, there are in come 
, known by ‘the name of Aloes, or Bitter 
ining Aloe pick jx obtained from . 
ithe Spicater aod te epee eae Cabinet — : 
specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 40. & 
2. Socotorine Aloes—next in goodness now rarely met with— 
_ the best Hepatic Aloes, or Barbadoes Aloes, being sold for — 
.,  it—obtained from Aloe Perfoliata. Cabinet sperinen, Jeff. 
pa Navél.. <<<. 
3. Hepatic Alves, called also Barbadoes Aloes—obtained from 
"the same plant as the preceding, by a different process— 
hut, according to Sinith, fiom be Hepatien, another spe 
cies: Cabinet specimen, Jeff: Coll. No. 42. 
4, Caballine Aloes—far inferior to the others; being obtained: 
_ by a more forcing process from the leaves whieh, bythe’ 
process of making Hepatic Aloes, give out by that process _ 
no more juice. This Horse Aloes is — gs 
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