ALOCASIA 



from the midrib and vanishing near the margin; petioles 

 nearly white. New Guinea. 1.H.33: 603. — Brui.sed Ivs. 

 emit a strong odor. 



cc. T'l'iiis and midrib wJiite or silvery. 



longiloba, Mif|. (.1. fiiiiiniti'n, Hort.). Petioles 2 ft., 

 grei'iiish white, iiiDttlcd ]>iii-iile ; blade sagittate, 18 in. 

 long, the liasiil liilics very loiii; and erect, the upper sur- 

 face green, with silvery or gray bands along veins and 

 midrib, the under surface light purple. Java. 



Putz^ysi, N. E. Brown. Much like A. longiloba : Ivs. 

 broader (uval-sagittate), dark metallic green, promi- 

 nently veined and iM.rdered white, tlie petioles pale red- 

 purple, und.r suifaee dark purple. Sumatra. I.H. 

 29: 4:«l.-51..re brilliant than ,1. longiloba, and has wider 

 spaces lietween the veins. 



Thibautiina, Mast. Petioles 3 ft., greenish ; blade 

 2 ft. liiiig and 18-20 in. broad, ovate-cordate, the basal 

 lobes broad and rounded, olive-green, with broad silvery 

 veins and rib, the under surface deep purple. Borneo. 

 G.C. III. 17:485. I.H. 28: 419. 



Ldwii, Hook. Petioles 2-3 ft., rose-color ; blade nar- 

 row-ovate, 18 in. long and a third as wide, long-pointed, 

 the basal lobes long-acute, upper surface olive-green, 

 with very distinct silvery bands, under surface rich 

 purple. Borneo. B.M. 5376. A. F. 1895:559 as var. 

 grandis. Var. picta, Hook. (B.M. 5497), has surface 

 covered with small white reticulations. This var. is 

 A. reite/iii, Schott. (var. reifcAji, Engler). 



ccc. Veins white and leaf blotcJicd and mottled. 



macrorhlza, Schott. Large, reaching 10 or 15 ft. : leaf- 

 blades 3 ft. long, long-sagittate and pointed, the lobes 

 short and obtuse, margin often somewhat wavy, the 

 midrib very broad and conspicuous, the blotches or 

 patches of green and white (in the var. variegAta, which 

 is the common form) very striking. Ceylon. I. H. 

 8:. 305. — One of the commonest species. Lvs. sometimes 

 almost white, 

 cccc. Veins dark or purple, or the leaf dark-colored. 



ci^piea, Koch (A. metdllica, Schott.). Petioles 2ft. or 

 less long, green ; blade ovate and peltate, 18 by 12 in., 

 notched at the base and cuspidate at the point, dark 

 metallic green with darker rib and veins, the under 

 side rich purple. Borneo. B.M. 5190. I.H. 8: 283. 

 Lowe, 60. On. .50: 336. — One of the best, and common. 



67. Alocasia Sanderiana. 



Beglna, N. E. Brown. Lvs. thick, ovate-cordate, ob- 

 tuse or cuspidate, the basal lobes short and nearly or 

 quite obtuse, the ribs and veins beneath pubescent, 

 somewhat fleshy, dark green above with darker veins 

 and brown-purple beneath; petioles terete, pubescent, 

 spotted purple. Borneo. I.H. 32:544. 



Several cult, varieties and hybrids are in the trade in 

 this country: A.argyrea, hybrid of longilobaxPucciana; 

 Bn^rti'iVHSiS, petiole dark purple; If. -blade dark green; 

 Chantrieri (raised by Chantrier Bros., Mortefontaine, 

 France), hyb. of cupreax Sanderiana, with long wavy 

 lvs., purple below and prominently white-veined (I.H. 

 35:64. R.H. 1887, p. 465); C7i«;.soHi, cupreax longiloba, 

 with Ivs, purple below and green above ; glgas, much 



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like Villeneuvei ; intermedia, hybrid by Veitch 25 years 

 ago; La Sallidna ; JjiiciAna, ThibautianaxPutzeysi, 

 with lvs. dark green above and whitish veins and mar- 

 gins, purple beneath (I.H. 44:27); Mortefontainensis, 

 Lowiix Sanderiana ; Puccidnti, PutzeysixThibautiana; 

 Sedeni, cupreax Lowii, with ovate-pellate lvs. purple be- 

 neath and white veined above (I.H. 24:292); Van 

 HoAttei. 



The following ntnnes are also in our trade: A. ilMs- 

 /■r^s=Colocasia antiquorum; Jenningsii=Co\ocft.iiiti a,{- 

 finis; J'(i7im.'(<o«i!'=Cyrto.sperma Johnstoni; Marehdllii 

 = Coloeasia Marchalli; t'io/dcca = Colocasia anti- 

 quorum! 



The following may be expected to appear in the American 

 trade; A.Augustinidna,\AnA.& Rod. Lvs. peltate and wavy, 

 green above and below, with pale nerves, the petioles brown- 

 spotted ; allied to A. zebrina. I.H. 33: 593. New Guinea? —.4. 

 Oitrtisi, N. E. Brown. Petioles 3 ft. or less, purple-barred : If.- 

 blade 20 in. or less, and half as wide, shining green and grey- 

 ribbed above, deep purple beneath. Penang.— A. eminens, N. E. 

 Brown. Lvs. peltate, the blade 2 ft. or less long and nearly half 

 as broad, purple beneath, green and light-veined above; peti- 

 oles 5 ft. or less, barred. E. Ind.— A. grandis, N. E. Brown. 

 Large : lvs. 2 ft. or less long, ovate-sagittate, half as broad, 

 black-green below, bright green above ; petioles 4 ft. or less, 

 blackish. E. Ind.— A. guttata, N. E. Brown. v;ir- iinperinlia, 

 N.E.Brown. Lvs, sagittate, acute, Ij^ ft. ..r t. l.-i- mmI half 

 as broad, purple beneath, brown-green and 'In . i . , 1 1 n ive. 



Borneo. I.H. 31: 541.— A. Jndim, Schott. si > i ■ i ^lout 



and fleshy; lvs. very large (often 3 ft. aeii. ' ii\ .tn rci-.ljxte, 

 bright green on both sides. E. Ind. F. S. 'Jl: -IJih;.— .1. Mar- 

 garitiv. Lind. & Rod. Lvs. slightly peltate, wavy, shining, green 

 with bl.ackish midrib, the veins and brownish petioles pubes- 

 cent. New Guinea. I.H. 33; 611. — A.margindta. .Said to have 

 come from Briiz. Lvs. 2 ft. or less long and very broad, slightly 

 wavy, rounded and short-pointed, pale green, striped and mot- 

 tled with pui*ple : petioles brown-marked.- A.pfihn&ea. Hort. 

 =grandis?— .1. reoersa, N. E. Brown. Dwarf and compact, the 

 petioles 6 in. long, blade less than 1 ft. long, bright green, with 

 rib and nerves oUve-green. B.M. 7498. Philippines.— A. Bodi- 

 gasiana, Andre. ThibautianaXRegina. — A. Sanderiana, var. 

 Qandavensis, Rod. Lvs. wavy-margined, purple and blotched 

 beneath. I.H, 43:55.- A. scabriuscida, N. E. Brown, Lvs. 

 spreading, not dettexed, sagittate and not peltate, shining green 

 above and paler beneath. Borneo.— A. sinuAta, N, E, Brown, 

 Lvs. sagittate and sinu.ate, dark green above \vith lighter areas, 

 and whitish green below. Philippines. — A. Watsonidna, Hort. 

 =Putzeysi,— A. Wavrinidna, Masters, Lvs, erect, toothed, not 

 sagittate, lanceolate and long-pointed, dark green ; petioles 

 purple-spotted, winged. G.C. III. 23:243. P.E. 10:886. Gn. 

 5.">: 183. Celebes. L_ jj^ g^ 



ALOE (Arabic name). Lilideefe, trihe Afoinece. Acau- 

 lesceut or variously caulescent succulents : lvs. often 

 large„usually crowded in rosettes or along end of st. : 

 fls. red or yellow, often paler-striped, straight, tubular, 

 with short, straight limb, equaled or surpassed by the 

 stamens. Afr., e.specially in the Cape region, one species 

 about the Mediterranean and extensively naturalized in 

 all warmer parts of the world, and one in China. Plants 

 of thecoolhouse, best planted out in a well -drained place 

 in summer, when they flower prettily. Prop, by seed, 

 which usually is not true to name, and by suckers or 

 cuttings well dried-off. Branching for this purpose may 

 be induced by searing the crown of old plants. Hy- 

 brids are said to occur with Gasteria (A. Sedinghavsii 

 ^A . aristata x G. nigricans ; A . Beguini^A . aristafa x 

 G. vei'inicosa ; A. Lapaixii=:A. ai-istataxG. maeulata; 

 A. Lynchii^A.striataxG. verrueosa, and A. Nowotnyi 

 =A. aristatax), and with Lomatophyllnm {A. Hoyeri= 

 A. serrataxL. sp.). J. G. Baker, in Jour. Linn. Soc. 

 Bot. 18, pp. 152-182. William Tkelease. 



Old plants of Aloe will keep healthy for several years 

 in the same pots without a renewal of soil, and flower 

 freely at the same time. The soil most suited to their 

 needs is sandy loam three parts, lime rubble and broken 

 brick one part, with a little decayed manure to strengthen 

 the mixture. Very firm potting is necessary. Drainage 

 is a more important item than soil, and must be per- 

 fectly arranged to enable the surplus water to run freely 

 from the .soil. Broken bricks are preferable to pieces of 

 pots, large pieces for the bottom of the pot or tub, and 

 smaller pieces above, till the last layer is quite fine. 

 Some of the species need freer rooting conditions than 

 others. A . ciliaris will grow from 5-7 ft. in a season. 

 A. Abyssinica is of robust growth, and differs from 

 most others in the color of the flowers, which are pure 



