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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Aloe continued. 



A. gracilia (graceful). /., perianth yellow, straight, fourteen to 

 sixteen lines long ; raceme densely packed, simple, 2m. to 3m. , 

 pedicels three to four lines long ; peduncle simple, bin. to WB. 

 Ion" two-edged at the base. 1. loosely disposed, spreading, bin. to 

 lOin long base ten to twelve lines broad, ensifonn, acumi- 

 nated, glaucous, spotless and without lines ; face slightly chan- 

 nelled ; back rounded; marginal prickles close, minute. Stem 

 leafy, simple. 1822. * 



A. Greenil (Green's).* /., perianth pale red, fourteen to fifteen 

 lines long ; raceme oblong, 4in. to Bin. long, and 3in. in diameter ; 

 lower pedicels five to six lines long ; scape 2ft. long I. in a dense 

 rosette, lanceolate, 15in. to 18in. long; bottom 2*m : to 3m. 

 broad, slowly narrowing from middle to the apex ; middle three 

 to four lines thick ; face flat, shining green, obscurely lined and 

 spotted white ; marginal prickles spreading, one and a half to 

 two lines long, horay. Stem short, simple, liin. in diameter. 

 South Africa, 1875. 



A. Hanburyana (Hanbury's). Synonymous with A. albocineta. 



A. hnmilis (humble).* fl,, perianth brilliant red, eighteen lines 

 long; raceme loose, simple, 6in. long, and 2in. to 2in. in 

 diameter ; pedicels nine to twelve lines long; peduncles about 1ft. 

 I. thirty to forty in a dense rosette, ascending, lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, Sin. to 4in. long, six to eight lines broad, glaucous green, 

 obscurely lined ; face slightly concave above, sparingly tubercled ; 

 middle three lines thick ; back convex ; marginal prickles pale, 

 one line long. Plant stemless. 1731. 



A. n. acuminate (taper-pointed). L ovate-lanceolate, 4in. to 5in. 

 long, fifteen to eighteen lines broad ; marginal prickles pale, two 

 to two and a half lines long. A, incurva, A. suberecta, and 

 A. subtuberculata, of Haworth ; A. Candollei, and A. macilenta, of 

 Baker, are mere forms of the foregoing species. 



A. inonrva (incurred). A mere form of A. humilis. 



A. latifolla (broad-leaved).* /., perianth brilliant golden scarlet, 

 fifteen to eighteen lines long; raceme dense, corymbose, terminal, 

 4in. to 5in. long and wide ; lower pedicels liin. to 2m. long ; 

 peduncle robust, 2ft, often branched. I. twelve to twenty in a 

 dense rosette, ovate-lanceolate, 6in. long, 2Mn. to 3Jin. broad at 

 bottom, slowly narrowing from below the middle upwards, green, 

 not lined, but copiously spotted white ; middle three to four lines 

 thick ; marginal prickles one and a half to two lines long, horny, 

 brownish. Stem at length, 1ft. to 2ft., IJin. to 2in. in diameter, 

 simple. 1795. 



A. llneata (line-marked).* /., perianth red, fifteen to eighteen 

 lines long ; raceme dense, 6in. ; pedicels hardly perpendicular, 

 fifteen to eighteen lines long ; scape simple, 1ft. I. in a dense 

 rosette, lanceolate, 6in. long, 2in. broad at base, narrowing slowly 

 thence to the apex, pale green, spotless, lined ; middle three 

 lines thick, channelled upwards on both sides, unarmed ; mar- 

 ginal teeth numerous, red, one and a half to two lines long. 

 Stem finally 6in. to 1ft. high, simple, 2in. in. diameter. 1789. 



A. macilenta (thin). A mere form of A. humilis. 



A. macracantba (long-spined). fl. unknown. I. fifteen to twenty 

 in a dense rosette, lanceolate, 15in. to 20in. long, and 3in. to 4in. 

 broad at the bottom, slightly narrowed from middle to apex ; 

 middle four lines thick ; face flat, green, obscurely lined, spotted ; 

 marginal prickles horny, three to four lines long. Stem simple, 

 2ft. to 3ft., liin, to 2in. in diameter. South Africa, 1862. 



A. macrocarpa (large-fruited).* fl., perianth club-shaped, bril- 

 liant red, fifteen to sixteen lines long ; raceme loose, terminal, 

 6in. long, and 2Jin. to Sin. in diameter ; lower pedicels Jin. long ; 

 peduncles 2ft. 1. twelve to twenty in a dense rosette, ovate- 

 lanceolate, less_ than 1ft. long ; bottom Sin. to 4in. broad ; top 

 channelled ; middle three to four lines thick, green, copiously 

 spotted ; marginal prickles spreading, half line long. Stem 

 short, simple. Abyssinia, 1870. 



A. maculate (spotted). Synonymous with A. abyssinica. 



A. margaritifera (pearl-bearing). See Haworthla margarl- 

 tlfera. 



A. mitrnformls (mitre-shaped).* /., perianth brilliant red, 

 eighteen to twenty-one lines long; raceme dense, corymbose, 

 4in. to 6in. long, and nearly as much in diameter; pedicels 

 ascending ; lower ones fifteen to eighteen lines long ; peduncles 

 strong, lift., sometimes branched. I. rather loosely disposed, 

 ascending, lanceolate, about 1ft. long, 2in. to Sin. broad ; green, 

 slightly glaucous, without spots or lines ; face concave ; middle 

 three to four lines thick ; back convex, sparingly tubercled ; apex 

 horny, pungent ; marginal prickles rather close, pale, one to one 

 and a half lines long. Stem finally 3ft. to 4ft., simple, lin. to 2in. 

 in diameter. 



A. m. flavlsplna (yellow-spined). Differs from the type in 

 having narrower and more lanceolate leaves, and yellow spines. 

 A. Commelyni, A. spinulosa, A. pachyphyUa, and^l. zantliacanlha, 

 are also forms of this species. 



A. myriacantha (many-spined). /., perianth pale red, eight 

 to nine lines long ; racemes densely capitate, 2in. in diameter ; 

 pedicels four to six lines long ; peduncles slender, simple, 1ft. 

 I. ten to twelve, falcate, linear, 5in. to 6in. long, four to five 

 lines broad, green, glaucous; face deeply channelled; back 

 convex, spotted white ; marginal teeth numerous, white Plant 

 stemless. 1823. 



A. nobilis (noble).* ft., perianth red, fifteen to eighteen lines 

 long ; raceme dense, 6in. or more long, lin. broad ; lower pedicels 



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liin. to 2in. long ; peduncles simple, lift. I. rather loosely dis- 

 posed, lanceolate, 9m. to 12in. long, 2iin. to 4in. broad; face 

 green, without spots or lines, concave above the base ; middle 

 three to four lines thick ; apex rather pungent ; back prickly 

 upwards ; marginal prickles rather close, one and a half to two 

 lines long, horny. Stem simple, at length 3ft. to 4ft. high, liin. to 

 2in. in diameter. 1800. 



A. pachyphylla (thick-leaved). A mere form of A. mitrceformit. 

 A. paniculate (panicled). Synonymous with A. albocineta. 

 A. Perryi (Perry's).* /., perianth greenish, nine to ten lines long ; 

 raceme dense, Sin. to 4in. long ; pedicels three to four lines long ; 

 inflorescence lift, long, commonly two-headed. I. in a rosette, 

 lanceolate, 7in. to Sin. long, and 2Jin. broad, from below the 

 middle to the apex narrowed, pale glaucous green, spotless, ob- 

 scurely lined, channelled above the oase ; middle three to four 

 lines thick ; marginal teeth close, horny, one line long. Stem 

 simple, lin. in diameter. Socotra, 1879. 

 A. prolifera (proliferous). Synonymous with A. brevifolia. 

 A. purpurascens (purplish). /., perianth reddish, twelve 

 to fifteen lines long ; raceme dense, 6in. to 9in. long, and about 

 3in. in diameter, pedicels nine to twelve lines long; scape strong, 

 simple, lift, to 2ft. I. forty to fifty in a dense rosette, 1ft.' to 

 lift, long, ensiform, 2in. broad at the base, slowly narrowed 

 towards the apex, green ; base flat ; middle three lines thick, 

 slightly channelled upwards, sometimes spotted ; marginal prickles 

 small, white. Stem 2ft. to 3ft., sometimes forked. 1789. 

 A. rnodocincte (red-margined), of gardens, is probably a form of 



A. albocineta. 



A. saponaria (soapy).* fl., perianth brilliant red, eighteen to 

 twenty-one lines long ; raceme dense, corymbose, Sin. to 4in. long 

 and wide ; lower pedicels liin. to 2in. long ; scape 1ft. to 2ft., simple, 

 or sparingly branched. I. twelve to twenty in a dense rosette, 

 lanceolate, 9in. to 12in. long, eighteen to twenty -four lines broad, 

 narrowed from below the middle upwards ; middle three to four 

 lines broad ; face flat at bottom ; back swollen, green, copiously 

 spotted, distinctly lined ; marginal prickles adjoining, horny, one 

 and a half to two lines long. Stem short, simple, liin. to 2in. in 

 diameter. 1727. 



A. Schimperi (Schimper's).* fl., perianth bright red, eighteen to 

 twenty-one lines long ; racemes densely corymbose, 4in. in dia- 

 meter ; pedicels twelve to fifteen lines long; scape strong, 3ft. long, 

 strongly branched above. I. twenty in a dense rosette, oblong- 

 lanceolate, about 1ft. long, 4in. broad, glaucous green, lined, some- 

 times spotted, three to four lines thick at middle, above which 

 they are channelled ; teeth minute, spreading. Stem short, 

 simple. Abyssinia, 1876. 



A. Schmidtiana (Schmidt's). Synonymous with A. Cooperi. 

 A. serra (saw), fl., perianth brilliant red, eighteen lines long ; 

 raceme simple, dense, 6in. long or more, Sin. to 4in. in diameter ; 

 pedicels six to twelve lines long; scape simple, lift, to 2ft. 

 1. thirty to forty in a dense rosette, lanceolate, Sin. to 5in. long, 

 twelve to eighteen lines broad below, without spots and lines ; 

 base swollen, concave towards the apex ; middle three to four 

 lines thick, sparingly tubercled ; marginal prickles close, one to 

 one and a half lines long. Plant shortly stemmed. 1818. 

 A. serratula (finely-toothed). * fl. , perianth red, fifteen to eighteen 

 lines long ; raceme rather dense, oin. long ; pedicels six to nine 

 lines long ; peduncles simple, about 1ft. I. twelve to twenty in a 

 dense rosette, lanceolate, 6in. to 9in. long ; bottom liin. to 

 2iin. broad, pale green ; face below the top flat or slightly concave, 

 obscurely lined, spotted ; margin minutely denticulated. Stem 

 simple, finally 1ft. to 2ft. high, liin. to 2in. in diameter. 1789. 

 A. spinulosa (spiny). A mere form of A. mitrceformis. 

 A. striate (striated). Synonymous with A. albocineta. 

 A. striatula (slightly striped).* fl., perianth yellow, twelve 

 to fifteen lines long ; raceme oblong, rather dense, simple, 3in. to 

 6in. long, and 2in. in diameter ; pedicels short ; peduncles simple, 

 nearly 1ft. I. linear, spreading, green, 6in. to 9in. long ; base 

 not dilated, six to eight lines broad, above the base upwards 

 narrowed, slightly channelled ; middle one line thick ; marginal 

 prickles deltoid. Stem long, sarmentose ; floral branches three to 

 six lines in diameter ; internodes 6in. to 12in. long. 1823. 

 A. suberecta (slightly erect). A mere form of A. humilis. 

 A. subtuberculata (slightly knobbed). A mere form of A. 



humilis. 



A. succotrina (Socotrine).* /., perianth reddish, fifteen lines 

 Ion" ; raceme dense, about 1ft. long, 2in. to Sin. in diameter ; lower 

 pedicels nine to twelve lines long ; peduncles simple, lift. I. thirty 

 to forty in a dense rosette, ensiform, acuminate, falcate, lift. 

 to 2ft. long ; base 2in. ; middle lin. broad, green, slightly glaucous, 

 sometimes spotted, slightly channelled upwards ; marginal 

 prickles pale, one line long. Stem 3ft. to 5ft., often forked. Isle 

 of Socotra. 1731. 



A. tenuior (slenderer). fl., perianth pale yellow, five to six 

 lines long ; racemes rather loose, simple, oblong, nearly 1ft. 2in. 

 in diameter ; pedicels three to four lines long ; peduncles slender, 

 simple, 4in. to 8in. I. loose, linear, 5in. to Sin. long, slowly 

 narrowing from middle towards apex, green, spotless, slightly 

 channelled ; middle one line thick ; marginal prickles minute, 

 pale. Stem long, sarmentose. 182L 



