For 



of ! 



■U'S.l J bo I 



I 9 ' U, 



\i. Bilnesu T)\pr (i B he 1 \ 1 



forking tree in c Itnati n beco II 1 1 



slender : 1\ s \ ery conca e dark i I 



tate, spaced along the stem above U I 1 



sheathing base inflor si ort and compact tl e i 1 I sli 

 «s. tumid. '« Afr G P 3 llo G C II 19 pp 506 5 1 

 ff. U7, 119 I'O 1'- B M 0848 



15. vdra Linn (It/) T in i B h 1 

 Mill.). Low or mall 11 1111 

 channeled pale gra gr II II 

 ing: fls. yellow s ickei 1 j I I I 



have clear apple green 111 I "Mi 



nean region an 1 naturil ze 1 th "-1 the arn er \ rt 

 of the world —The ol lest known an 1 probably the com 

 monest species 



Var. officinalis Forsk (A r b^>,cers DC A I d ca 

 Eoyle). L s purph h fl redoriuge Orient 



16. Succotrina Lara (A s )/ Thunb not WiUd ) 

 Related to the la t Ivs relativelj narrower daik green 

 coarsely serrate fls red var o sly t pped an I stripe 1 

 Cape. B.M 4 ' &n 45 p 303 - A. hvl ri 1 with A c ! 

 aijsis^l. ieL ef 



theipex nfln 1 ortl racemose fl relish the petals 

 p rl tree v 1 tl e tul e tape B "\I 4o 



William Trelease 



except the jo ngest 

 el la el git gee 

 1 1 1 le 



rn\ fe 



17. arbor^scens M 11 { 1 fr t cd>,a Lam ) Low slen 

 dertree: st rou leiedl 11 leaf bases Ivs dark green 

 glaucescent coar elv t een lentate to hooke 1 serrate 

 when separated w th wh t sh sheathing bases fl red 

 Cape. B.M 1300 



Var. frutfiscens Salm A fr tescens Salm ) Sn aller 

 suckering freely Ivs blue glaucous the sheathing bases 

 ■coarsely green striate 



BBBB. Form of Ivs lanceolate acute flat size of lis 

 small border absent teeth c lute i ottl i g 

 absent Ivs sheath tg with perfol itei atg i 



18. ciliftns.Haw. St. elongated, very slender, branched; 

 Ivs. dark green, the slender white teeth longer about the 

 liase: inflor. axillary, somewhat elongated, loosely few- 

 fld.: fls. red. Cape. 



BBBEB. Fonn of Ivs. various, thick, plano-convex: size 

 of h<s. small: border absent : mostly toothed 

 on the back: mottling absent: Ivs. crowded. 



19. bTBTiSdlia, Mill. (A. proHfera, Haw.). Short- 

 stemmed : Ivs. spreading, broadly lanceolate, acute, 

 shortly and pungently white-toothed ; a few similar teeth 

 occasionally on both surfaces. Cape. B.R. 996. 



20. htimilis, Mill. (A. echinita, WiWd. A. subericta, 

 Haw A. subtuberculiUa,B.a.vi.). Acaulescent : Ivs. as- 

 cending, lanceolate, gradually attenuate, loosely soft- 

 serrate, both surfaces coarsely tuberculate or echinate: 

 raceme somewhat elongated, loosely fld: fls. red. Cape. 

 —An extremely variable species, of the habit of certain 

 Haworthias. 



Var. Canddllei, Bak. L.B.C. 15:1481. Var. inciirva, 

 Haw. B.M. 828. Var. acuminata. B.M. 757. L.B.C. 

 16:1504. Var. minor, Hort., is in cult. 



21. ari8t4ta,Haw.(4.?o«giaris<(JM,Schult.). Lvs. as- 

 cending, attenuate into a long bristle. Cape. 



AA. Arrangement of lvs. S-ranked: lvs. rather small. 



22. varieg4ta, Linn. Short - stemmed : lvs. erect, 

 V-shaped, acute, with finely warty horny white margin 

 and keel, mottled, the pale blotches variously trans- 

 versely confluent: raceme short, rather loose: fls. red- 

 dish. Cape. B.M. 513. F.E. 8: 98.-Common. 



AAA. Arrange^nent of lvs 



23. Codperi, Bak. (A. Srhi 

 cent: lvs. suberect. Ih.-Mi-., 

 keeled, mottled, f;iinil\- ~ir 

 subconfluent: itillnr. m'iIi.vi 

 ish, tumid below, (/apr. U, 



24. pUc4tiUs, Mill. (i?/i,>/ 

 Becoming tall and stout, branching : lvs. glaucous, flat, 

 Ungulate, obtuse, serrulate and bordered at least near 



-ranked : lvs. elongated. 

 itth'tna. 'Rf!xp\.). Aeaules- 

 ciiir, ^li;uji!\-grooved and 

 ir. il„- -mail white teeth 

 sr: lis. n-ddish or brown- 

 . ijL;77. (Jt.'J70. 

 ulhidron plicdtile, Haw.). 



.^/^ 



known. Not mentioned by Baker. Hab.?— J., f^rox, 12.— *A. 

 frutesceiis, Salm.= 17.— *A. fruticbsa = n.-A. glauca, 10.-4. 

 grdcilia, Haw, Allied to A. arborescens. St. long : lvs. loosely- 

 arranged, 6-10 in. long, 1 in. wide at the base, ensit'orm, ticumi- 

 n ate, not lined or spotted; priekles minute, spreading, tipped 

 brown: fls. yellow, tube with long lanceolate segments.— *J.. 

 grandidentata, 9. — A. Grehiei, Bak.. in the Pict;»* group, is 

 readily distinguished by the elongated racemes and the strong 



