ALOCASIA 



from the midrib and vanishing near the margin; petioles 

 nearly white. New Guinea. l.H. 33: 603.-Bruised Ivs. 

 emit "a strong odor. 



cc. Veins and midrib white or silvery. 



longiloba, Miq. (^. gigantia, Hort.). Petioles 2 ft., 

 greenish white, mottled purple ; blade sagittate, 18 in. 

 long, the basal lobes very long and erect, the upper sur- 

 face green, with silvery or gray bands along veins and 

 midrib, the under surface light purple. Java. 



Putzfeysi, N. E. Brown. Much like A. longiloba : Ivs. 

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

 nently veined and bordered white, the petioles pale red- 

 purple, under surface dark purple. Sumatra. I.H. 

 29:439.— More brilliant than 4. longiloba, a,nA has wider 

 spaces between the veins. 



Tlubautii.na, Mast. Petioles 3 ft., greenish ; blade 

 2 ft. long 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:i85. 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. 5.376. A. P. 1895:5.59 as var. 

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

 covered with small white reticulations. This var. is 

 A. re«c7n(, Schott. (var. rertcAii, Engler). 



ccc. Veins wJilte and leaf blotched 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. rnWef/dfe, which 

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

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

 almost white. 

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



ciiprea, 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. Gn. 50: 336. -One of the best, and 



ALOE 



49 



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 longiloba xPucciana; 

 SotaDi^nsiS, petiole dark purple; If. -blade dark green; 

 Chantriiri (raised by Chantrier Bros., MortefontaiDe, 

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

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

 35: 64. R.H. 1887, p. 465) ; Che'lsoni, cupreaxlongiloba, 

 with lvs. purple below and green above ; gigas, much 



like Villeneuvei ; ititermedia, hybrid by Veitch 25 years 

 ago; La Sallidna ; //Mcidjja.ThibautianaxPutzeysi, 

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

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

 Lowii X Sanderiana ; Piicciina, PutzeysixThibautiana; 

 Skletii. ciipriM ■ Lowii, with ovate-pellate lvs. purple be- 

 neath an.l wliit,. veined above (I.H. 24:292); Van 



The fulluwi 



mes are also in our trade: A. itlus- 

 iquorum; Jc'h »UH5rsii=CoIocasia af- 

 Cyrtosperma Johnstoni; Marehdllii 

 halli; i'io/()cea ^ Colocasia anti- 



ribbed iibove, deep iiurpl.' ■■' 



Brown. Lvs. peltate, tin- M i . . 



as broad, purple beueivtli, - , : 



oles 5 ft. or less, b.irrnl 1 i : I ■!:,<, - 



Large: lvs. 2 ft. or I''ss l^-h-, i.\ ,ii.-^ut;ii lau-, 



black-green lielnw, liritrlit t;M-. n aliove; peliuli 



blackish. £. In.l,-.l. „,.»„/,/, X. K. Brown, v 



N. E. Brown. Lv-. sa^-ittatc a-iit.', I'^ft. or less 



as broad, piu-plp iMH-aih, lui.w ii-uc.-i-n anddarl^-' 



Borneo. I.H. 31:. -.11 ~1 h^,:..- ^ ^.-'...h si lift 



and fleshy: Iv.s. vny l.n-. .. ; l; nr..-- 



bright green on Im.iIi --i ; ' I , i - 



17ari((F, Lind. & Ki >, 1. I,\. . , [ 



with blackish iniih-ili, til.' \. .-.111.1 i.r..v, 1:-. 



cent. New Guinea, l.ii. .;... oil, -.1. -...;..-,■..... .' 



come from Braz. Lvs. 2 ft. or le.ss l.mg an.l v. r.v 

 wavy, rounded and short-pointed, pale green, st 

 tied with purple: petioles brown-marked. — .1 , 

 =grandis?— .1. reri'rsn, X. E. Thrown. r>warf :iii 





rib : 



olive-gre.. 



I.H. 



1. Hodi- 

 .iotehed 



spreading, not deflexed, sa;,.iiiau ami n.it p. llai... -Lining green 

 above and paler beneath. Horneo. — .4, .^inudtu. N. E. Brown. 

 Lvs. sagittate and sinuate, dark green above with lighter areas, 

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

 =Piitzeysi.— J.. Wavrinidna. Masters. Lvs. erect, toothed, not 

 sagittate, lanceolate and long-pointed, dark areen : petioles 

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

 5.): 183. Celebes. L, H. B. 



ALOE (Arabic name). Lili&eea,triheAlolne<B.Aca,u- 

 lescent 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., especi:illv in the ('a]M- re!;ioii. one species 

 about tile Me.lit.-rrani.aii aii.l ext.-n-i v.-l v naturalized in 

 all wanii.-r ).art^ ..f tie- \v..i-l.l, an.l ..ti.- in I liina. Plants 



of tilt lh..ll-... l...~t plant... I ..nt in a « .1 1 -.Iraiiied place 



in suiiiiiier. win 11 tin y iL.w.t i.r.itily. ri'..p. by seed, 

 which usuallv is not true t.i name, ;ind 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 ("iastiria 1.1. I!, ilhiiihansii 

 =A.ari.stataxG.nl„r;r,,n- : .1. I: ;.;,.■ ,1 .„.;-'.//,, . 

 G. verrucosa; A. i-i/... 1 ' '. - 



A. Lijnchii=A.strial'i ■' ' i ^ 



A. iserrataxL. .sp.). .J. (.. LaU, r, m .J.,ur. Lmu. .Sue. 

 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 tiim . '11.. -.il ni..st suited to their 

 needs is sandy loam tin . ■ 1 ; ' rubble and broken 



brick one part, witha lit;. ,. ■ nu re to strengthen 

 the mixture. Very tirm 1 ..:. in- 1 - n. ..-ssary. Drainage 

 is a more important item ihan -..nl, 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 



