ALOE 



BBB. Form of Us. elongated, gmdualhj luperimj : size 

 of h's. large : border absent : teeth usitalli/ coarse. 

 U. Bkinesii.Vyer. (A. Bdrbera',Dyev.]. A very large 

 forking tree, in cultivation becoming tall, thoueli at first 

 slender : Ivs. very concave, dark green, remotely den- 

 tate, spaced along the stem above, with white-margined 

 sheathing base : inflor. short and compact, the reddish 

 tls. tumid. S.Afr. G.F. 3:115. G.C. II. 19, pp. 566-571, 

 fif. 117, 119, 120, 122. B.M.6848. 



15. v6ra, Linn. (A. vulgaris, Lam. A. Barlmdinsis, 

 Mill.). Low or small, slender tree : Ivs. broader, less 

 channeled, pale gray-green, coarsely dentate, not sheath- 

 ing: fls. yellow. Suckers, freely produced in cultivation, 

 have clear apple-green mottled linear Ivs. Mediterra- 

 nean region, and naturalized through the warmer parts 

 of the world.— The oldest known and probably the com- 

 monest species. 



Var. ofKcinEllis, Forsk. (A.rub(scens, DC. A.lndicti, 

 Royle). Lvs. purplish: fls. red-orange. Orient. 



16. Succotrina, Lam.fJl. siniidte, Thunb., not Willd.). 

 Related to the last : lvs. relatively narrower, dark green, 

 coarsely serrate : fls. red, variously tipped and striped. 

 Cape. B.M.472. Gn. 45, p. 303.-A hybrid with ^. ci«- 

 tiris is A.de Laetil. 



Var. pnrpur4scens, Gawl. {A . purpurdsceus. Haw. A . 

 nimdsa, H&v:.). Lvs. purplish. B.M. 1474. 



17. arbortscens. Mill. (J. f>-H(icd«n, Lam.). Low, slen- 

 dertree: st. roughened by old leaf bases: lvs. dark green, 

 glaucescent, coarsely green-dentate to hooked serrate 

 when separated, with whitish sheathing bases : fls. red. 

 Cape. B.M. 1306. 



Var. fruttscens, Salm.i^. fiiifc'sccHs, Salm.). Smaller, 

 suckering freely : lvs. blue-glaucous, the sheathing bases 

 coarsely green-striate. 



BBBB. Form of lvs. lanceolate, acute, flat: size of Irs. 

 small: border absent : teeth ciliate : mottling 

 absent : lvs. sheathing, with perfoliate margin. 



18. ciliaris.Haw. St. elongated, very slender.branched: 

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

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

 fld.: fls. red. Cape. 



BBBBB. Form of lvs. various, thick, plano-convex : size 

 of lvs. small: border absent : mostly toothed 

 on the back: mottling absent: lvs. crowded. 



19. brevifdlia, Mill. {A. protifera. Haw.). Short- 

 stemmed : lvs. spreading, broadly lanceolate, acute, 

 shortly and pungently white-toothed ; a few similar teeth 

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



20. htimiliB, Mill. {A. echindta, yViUd. A. suber/cta, 

 Haw A. subtubereuldta,Ha.vi.}. Acaulescent : lvs. 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. acumlnElta, B.M. 757. L.B.C. 

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



21. B,Tistkta.,'Ka.-w. (A. longiaristAta,Schun.). Lvs. as- 

 cending, attenuate into a long bristle. Cape. 



AA. Arrangement of lvs. 3-ranked : lvs. rather small. 



22. variegata, Liun. 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. Arrangement of lvs. S-ranked : lvs. elongated. 



23. Codperi, Bak. (^. Sc7i»ii(i(i(}«rt, Regel.). Acaules- 

 cent: lvs. suberect, linear-oblong, sharply-grooved and 

 keeled, mottled, faintly striate, the small white teeth 

 subconfluent: inflor. subcymose: fls. reddish or brown- 

 ish, tumid below. Cape. B.M. 6377. Gt. 970. 



24. pUcAtilis, Mill. (Rhipidodhidron plicdtile,-E.a,v!.). 

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

 Ungulate, obtuse, serrulate and bordered at least near 



theapex mflor shortlj raLcmose fls redthsh, the petals 

 uearh free withm the tube Cape B "M 457 



William Trelease * 



In the followmg ilphilietu list ireimlu 



described pre\ loush ) (J> s\n hmm i i 

 followed by the bign ot niiwlit\ i 

 portant speues. (which u. tn rl\ 

 but not preMouslv) Th m iil 

 adveitisedmthecitilo.,!! 1 I 

 Bak Lvs 20-30 m % d. n 

 broad it b-ise glaucous lt ti ti i 

 close spreading deltoid si m \ n 

 inflor ns Inng ns tho h s i i t i i 



Zanzibar B M 

 lied to A Abvssiii 

 lK-2 m wide It I I 

 green scipe simpU 

 toid B M 6301 Ha 

 A.commxitata 1 -A 

 oma Linn f Allied 

 branched lvs m 

 late, 8-12 in long > 

 567,571 f 118 121 - 

 folia) &t 3 or raoi 

 scattered along the 

 teeth short distant 

 —A dlsticha = 5—^ 





lorn fully 

 uhiih are 



c nt list, 

 k (») are 



_ 1-0 in! 



\I (jti20 — 

 II n hs.: 

 1 1 eddish 

 I longcy- 

 I. A tri- 

 ll lolate; 



Alhed 

 imgest. 



1 back; 



M 1362. 



Little 



Aloe mitnforn 



Not mentioned by Biker Hab '—A ferox 12 —*A. 

 Slim = 17 — *A fruticd'in = n — i glauca 10—^. 

 gracilis Haw Allied to V irlmreei cii'i ^t long lvs loosely 

 arranged b-IO in long 1 in «il. it tli b,sc ensiforni acumi- 

 nate not lined or spottwi I n kl tniijut spreiding tipped 

 brown fls -vellow tub, «iHi I n^ I m ■ I ite segments —*4. 

 grandidenlata 1 - i (,r n , 1 ik iii tlie Picta) group is 

 readily distingiushed bj tlit <.luii_ ittd i iLcmts ind the strong 



