tnitrarfbrmis. 



50 



elatior. 



* humilior. 



* spinosior. 



brevifolia. 



51 



of the Genus Aloe. 

 Aloe foliis imbricatis erectis ovato-acutis. 



23 



A. foliis vircscentibus majoribus : spinis margina* 



libus rarioribus apice flavicantibus. 

 A. perfoliate *. Willd. Sp. PL 2. 186. 

 A. at'ricana mitraeformis spinosa. Dill.Elth. 1. 17.? 



foliis magis patentibus. 

 A. pcrfoliata niitrseformis. Ait. Kern. 1. 467. 

 A. mitraeformis. Mill. Die. No. 1. 

 A. foliis glaucescentibus: spinis numerosioribusalbis. 

 A. foliis paulo minoribus et distantioribus : spinis 

 numerosioribus flavicantibus. 



Obs. This is perhaps the most stately species 

 in the genus. 

 Aloe foliis distantibus patulis ovato-acutis. 

 A. perfoliata brevifolia. Ait. Kew. 1. 467- 



Obs. This has the most distant leaves of all ; 

 they are also the smallest of this section, except, 

 perhaps, those of A. prolifcra. 



APPENDIX. 



Having now described all the species and varieties of Aloe 

 which I have ever beheld, I rejoice not a little at the ending of 

 the task. 



I have given, amongst other select synonyma, a reference to 

 every figured Aloe in my possession ; so far at least as they be- 

 long to the plants I have described. This is more than I intended, 

 in the outset of the business, to have done ; but finding the very 



involved 



