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“THE DICTIONARY 
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OF GARDENING, 
© Aloe—confinuell. ee a bed å 
E practiis (graceful). Jl perianth yellow, straight, S teeri to 
nlines long ; raceme densely paeked, simple, Žin. to. din. y 
‘pedicels three to four lines dong ; peduncle simple, 6in. to, Jin. 
rR y long, two-edged at the base. l. loosely disposed, spreading, 6in. to 
wr 6 “Loin. long ;* “base. ten twelve lines broad, ‘ensiform , acumi- 
ated, glaucous otless and without lines ; “face slightly chan- 
“fe back ro’ ded’, marginal prickles close, minute. Stem - 
eafy Simple, 1822. “ 
A. Greenii (Green’s).* fl, erfinth pale red, fourteen to fifteen 
lines long ; raceme oblong,#in- to 8in. long, and 3in. in diameter ; 
lower pedicels five'to six lines long; scape 2ft, long, J. in a, dense 
rosette, lanceolate, 15in. “tø 18in. long; bottom 2}in. to Zin. 
* broad, slowly narrowing from middle to the apex; middle three 
to four lines thick ed flat, shining green, obscurely lined and 
spotted white ; marginal prickles spreading, one and a half to 
two Tines long, hi horny. Stem short, simple, 1ljin. in diameter. 
_ South Africa, 1875, 
A. Hanburyana (Hanbiiry S). Synony mots with A.“albocincta. 
A. humilis (humble).*. fl., perianth brilliant red, eighteen lines. 
long; raceme loose, simple, 6in, long, and 2in. to 2hin. in 
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diameter ; pedicels mine to twelye lines lon s-beduagles s about lft. 
l. thirty to orty in a dense 1 sette, ascen ing, lanceolate, acumi- 
nate, 3in. tø 4in, Jong, six to eight lines. broad, glaucous green, 
obscurely Imed > face Slightly “concave Above, sparingly tubereled ; # 
middle three? back convex; parsial prickles pale, 
. » one line long. J lant s emless. 173% 
A. h. ac T: pointed). l ovate Jadeitea, 4in. 6 sin, 
long, fif to eighteen lines broad; marginal prickles pale, two 
to two and a half lines long, At incurva, A. ‘suberectd, and 
A. subtuberculata, ðf Haworth; A. Candollei, and A, macilenta, of 
Baker, are mere forms of the foregoing species," 
A. incurva (incurved). A mere formf A. humilis. - 
A, latifolia (broad-leaved).* Jl, perianth brilliant 
fifteen to eighteen lines long; raceme dense 
4in. to din. ~ Jong and wide; lower 
peduncle robust, 2ft., often branched» 
dense rosette, ovate-lanceolate, 6in. a 
bottom, slowly narrowing from belo 
not lined, but copiously spotted white ; 
thick ; marginal prickles one a a half to 
lines long ;*raceme’ d 
fifteen» eighteen lines long’. 
rosette, lanceolate, 
‘om, thence Sh x le gre 
oläén scarlet, _ 
corymbose, terminal, 
edicels tin. to 2in. one J 
l ively to twenty in a 
to 3}in. i. oe at 
e upwards, green, 
ged to four lines - 
, horny, ¢ 
er 
ns 
, Narrowing SNE. 
Me potion: lined; S middle 
rmed ; 
three Jin Resi on both sides, una 
argifial eand a to two lines as. 
Stem finally, ts eoa 2m. in diameter, 1789. 
A. macilenta (thin). A mere form of A. humilis. 
A. tha (long-spined), fl. unknown, 1. fifteen to twenty 
= x dense rosette, lanceolate, 15in. to 20in. long, and 3in. to 4in. 
at the, bottom , slightly narrowed from middle to*apex ; 
tickle four Ihes thick ; face flat, green, obscurely lined, spotted ; 
marginal prickles horny, three to four lines long. 
į 2ft. toft., 14in. toin. in diameter. South Africa, 1862. 
A, maérocar a (I (argéfruited).* -yl » perianth club-shaped, bril- 
liant red, fiftéen to sixteen ‘lines aa raceme loose, terminal, 
6in. long, and 2}in. to 3in. in diameter ; jower pedicels jin. long 
: duncles 2ft. 2.°twelve to twenty ‘ina dense rosette, gabe, 
nceolate, less than lft. long; bottom 3in. to 4in, broad; top 
channelled ; middle three to four lines thick,« green, copiously 
ogg inal prickles spreading, half line long. Stem 
simple. Abyssinia, 1870. 
Stem simple, 
A. (spotted) Synonymous with A. abyssinica, 
A. ma tifera (] ae See Haworthia margari“ 
A. mitseoformis (mite it $ ped).* f „+perianth brilliant red, 
4in, + bin. tons: and me hoa ee fact r: popes 
ascending ; lo i ‘ 
strong, the sdiadtin A fni sd teen Hines Tong ; A penny 
i aana ncedlate, z xi E ryad; green, 
i ightly glaucous, ott. spots Find d 
three to four lines thick; ; Pack ee ats; middle 
tubercled ; apex 
horny, pungent ; margi palepone to one 
and a half lines jon, i ghee ee ns f 
in diameter. : 8 et se simple, e _— 
A. m. flavispina yellow spin Differs from the type in 
having narrower and lanceo até leaves;and yellow spines. 
A. Comimelyni, A. » A. pachyphylla, and A, zanthacantha, 
are also forms of this Spode aie A f 
(many-spined fs th pale red, . ht 
5 neeme dels peianth, lar 3 i 
mple, fe 
+ ion four to six lines 
our on ag 
grey slender, 
hr to rapide. te, pa ng, fc 
laucous; face deeply hacen 
Ke E vt , i pal numerous, white. Plant 
A. nobilis (noble).* f; pi ; hteen lines Io: 
raceme dense, 6 or more SAES wore 
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lin. to 2in, long; peduncles simple, 1}ft. l rather loosely dis- 
posed, lanceolate, Qin. to*12in. long, 2jin. to 4in. broad; face 
green, without spots#or lines, concave above the base ; mid hod 
three to four lines thick; “apex rather pungent; back poco 
upwards ; marginal prickles’ rather elose, one and a half two 
lines long, horny. Stem simple, at length Sit. to 4ft. high, Lyin. to 
2in. in diameter. 1800. 
A. pachyphylia (thick-leaved). A mere form of A. mitreformi8, 
A. paniculata (panicled), Synonymous with.A. wlbocincta. bated 
A. Perryi (Perry’s).* jl, perianth greenish, nine to ten lines long; ` 
raceme dense, Sin, n; long} pedicels three to four lines. long. 
» Inflorescence "lift ry, commonly two-headed. _ l. in a rosette, 
à e ip Tit ‘to fi ‘long, À and 2kin. broad, from below the 
middle to the apex narrowed, pale glaucous green, spotless, ob- 
scureély lined, channelled above the bases middle three to four? 
lines thick ; rginal teeth close, horny, one line long, Stem .~ 
simple,. lin. in diameter. Socotra, 1879., = 
A. prolifera (proliferous). Synonymous with A. brevifolia. 
A. urascens (purplish). _ fl., perianth .reddish, twelve, ` 
to lifteen lines long; raceme dense, 6in, to Qin. low®, and about ~ 
3in, in diameter; pedicels nine to twelve lines long; scape s fh to, 
* simple, 1ift. to aft. L forty to fifty in a dense rosette, 1fb. 
1}Ht. long, ensiform, 2in. broad’ at the base, tel hag i Dr & 
towards the apex, green; base flat; middle three lines thick, 
slightly chauselied u wards sometimesspotted ; marginal prickles 
small, White. Stem 2ft. to ats sometimes forked, 1789. 
A. rhodocincta (red-margined), of gardens, is probably a form of 
A, albocincta. 
A. a ie (soapy).*.. fl, perianth brilliant red, “bigod to ~ 
twenty-one lines long p raceme EA corynibose, Zin. to 4in. Jong — 
and wide: lower pedicels 1}in. to 2in. Tong scape 1ft. to 2ft., ee 
or sparingly branched., l. twelve to twenty in a dense rose 
lanceolate, Iin: to.12in. long, Myc to twenty-four lines broad, 
narrowed "from below the. middle upwards; middle three to four 
co 
ines ; face flatrat bottom; back swollen, green, coplennney #0 
spotted, tinctly lined ; marginal, prickles adjoinin, mee on one, 
c abs tah lines long. Áá ‘Stem short, simple, tka, n. 
ameter,’ ‘ 
Schimperi (Schimper's).* ft, perianth bright red, RARE 
) r per Paih | ee connabone,” din, in dia- 
times spotted, ; ck 
are channelled; teeth minute, spre 
e. Abyssinia, 1876. < m 
A. tiafia (Schmidt’s), Synonymous with A, Cooperi. y 
A. serra (saw). fl., perianth brilliant red, eighteen lines long; y 
raceme simple, dense, 6in. long or more, Zin. to, 4in. in dene , 
s pedicels six to twelve lines long; scape simple, lift. to 2ft.~ 
thirty to forty in a dense rosette, lanceolate, din. to Sin. long, — 
tivelve to eighteen lines broad bélow, withont Spots and lines; 
base swollen, concave, towards the apex; middle three to four — 
lines thick, s pringly tubercléd ; marginal prickles close, one to- 
one and a half lines ong. Plant shortly stemmed, 1818. a 
A. serratula (finely-toothed).* fl., perianth red, fifteen to eighteen 2 
lines long; raceme rather dere, 6in. long ; pedicels’ six to” nine s4 
_ lines long; peduncles simple, about lft. l twelve to twenty NA a ; 
dense rosette, lanceolate, bin, to in” long; bottom lyin. to 
2łin. broad, pale green ; face below the top flat or slightly concave, 
obscurely lined, spotted thargin minutely, denticulated. Stem ~ 
simple, finally Tft. to 2ft. high, sP in. to Zin. in diameter. 1789 
A. spinulosa (spiny). A mere form of A: mitreeformis. 
A. striata (striated), Synonymous with A, albotineta, 
striatula (slightly beanie rianth ge el twel 
fifteen lines long ; raceme. ob ther dense, ac AY sin. © 
6in. long, Maai 2in. in dimou ieis ler aS su F 
nearly l Jinear, spreading Gip: to eri long ; $ a 
not. Ruated, ‘six to eight linet i broad.” abo ethe base upwards 
„narrowed, slightly channelled ; middle one line thick ; marginal . 
prickles deltoid, Stem Tong, sarmentose ; Fag branches three to * 
six lines in ; internodes 6in. ong. 1823. . r 
A. suberecta (slightly erect). A mere ere humilis. 
Me mg reulata (slightly knobved). A mere form of 4. 
umilis. j 
? (Socotrine).* . fy peřianth reddish, fif lines 
long dense, about 1ft Tong, 2 in. to 3in. in rag hy 
Sep nine to twelve lines long ; peduncles simple, Tift Lt 
to forty in a dense rosette, ensiform, acuminate, tia a 
aft. long; base 2in.; middie lin. brow, green, slightly gia 
aoe spotted slightly a schannélje upwards; 
Prickles pale, on one line long. Stem 3ft. to 5ft., often forked. Isle 
i of Socotra. 
: ow, five to six 
nearly 1 
a .5 perianth 
( 1 n 
channelled ; 
pale: Stem long, 
