ALOE 



ALOE 



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BBB. JForm of Ivs. elongated, graditally Utpering : size 

 of Ivs. large: border absent : teeth nsnu II y coarse. 



14. B&inesii, Dyer. (^.Bdrbej-re, Dyer.). A very large 

 forking tree, in cultivation becoming tall, thoush 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 

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

 ■&. 117, 119, 120, 122. B.M. 6848. 



15. vdra, Linn. {A. vulgaris, Lam. A, Barhadinsis, 

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

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

 ing: fls. yellow. Suekers,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. oSHciniliB, Forsk. (A-ruhiscenSfViG. A.Indica, 

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



16. Sucootrina, Lam. (.A . sinu&ta, 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 A. cili- 

 ■aris is A.de Laetii. 



Var. purpurdscens, Gawl. (A. purpurdscens, Haw. A. 

 ramdsa, B.aw.). Lvs. purplish. B.M. 1474. 



17. arbor6soens, Mill. (4. fj-Miicdsa, 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. frutSscens, Salm.(jl. friMscens, Salm.). Smaller, 

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

 ■coarsely green-striate. 



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

 small: border absent ; teeth ciliate : mottling 

 absent : lvs. sheathing j with perfoliate margin. 



18. oili4ris,Haw. St.elongated,very sleDder,branched: 

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

 l)ase: inflor. axillary, somewhat elongated, loosely few- 

 fld. : fls. red. Cape. 



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

 of lvs. small: border absent: mostly toothed 

 on the back: mottling absent: lvs. crowded. 



19. breviJdlia, Mill. {A. proHfera, Haw.). Short- 

 stemmed : lvs. spreading, broadly lanceolate, aeute, 

 shortly and pungently white-toothed ; a few similar teeth 

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



20. htimilis, Mill. {A. echinMa, Willd. A. subericta, 

 Haw A. subtuberculd,ta,'H-&vi.). Acaulescent : lvs. as- 

 cending, lanceolate, gradually attenuate, loosely soft- 

 serrate, both surfaces coarsely tuberculate or eoliinate : 

 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. inoiirva. 

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

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



21. aristata, Haw.(4. Jomg'ian'sMto,Sohult.). Lvs. as- 

 cending, attenuate into a long bristle. Cape. 



S-ranked : lvs. rather small. 

 Short - stemmed : lvs. erect, 



AA. Arrangement of I 



22. variegita, Linn. .^i^^. „ - ov^^.^— . , 



T-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. P.E. 8: 98. -Common. 



AAA. Arrangement of lvs . ^-ranked : lvs. elongated. 



23. Codperi, Bak. (4. /S'cfemidiJd?w,Eegel.). Acaules- 

 ■cent: lvs. subereot, 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. plicAtilis, Mill. {Bhipidodindron plicdtile, Haw.). 

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

 Jiagulate, obtuse, serrulate and bordered at least near 



the apex: inflor. shortly racemose: fls. reddish, the petals 

 nearly free within the tube. Cape. B.M. 457. 



William Tkelease. 



In the following alphabetic list are included (1) the more im- 

 portant species (which are numbered, and have been fully 

 described previously), (2) synonyms of the above (which are 

 f olicwed by the sign of equality and a number) , (3) the less im- 

 portant species (which are briefly described in the present list, 

 but not previously). Those marked with an asterisk (*) are 

 advertised iji the catalogues: A. Abi/ssinica,lia,'m.,va.T P&acockii, 

 Bak. Lvs. 20-30 in a dense sessile rosette, iKft. long, 5-6 in. 

 broad at base, glaucous green, not mottled, the margins with 

 close, spreading, deltoid spines, with horny reddish brown tips: 

 inflor. as long as the lvs., a 6-8-branehed panicle. B.M. 6620.— 

 *A. Afneana, Mill. St. stout, marked with scars of fallen lvs. : 

 lvs. alternate, st.-embraeing, concave ; teeth conical, reddish 

 orange at tip: scape bearing a dense many-fld. spike of long cy- 

 lindrical fls. B.M. 2517.— A. aaavcefblia, Tod. Allied to A. tri- 

 color. St. short: lvs. dense, copiously white spotted, lanceolate; 

 teeth large: fls. racemose, red, Trop.Afr. — *A.dlbo-eincta'=l. — 

 A. arborescens, 17.— A. aristilta, 21.— A. Barhad&n8i8=15.—A. 

 B&lnesii, 14.— A. BdTberoe=li.—A. brachystachys, Bak. Allied 

 to A. Abyssinica. St. long, slender: lvs. ensiform, in a dense 

 rosette at the top of the st., all drooping, except the youngest, 

 l^^-2 ft. long, 2 in. broad above the dilated base, bright green, 

 not mottled; marginal prickles deltoid, not brown: peduncle 

 flexuose; raceme dense; bracts ■with 5-7 distinct brown stripes. 

 Zanzibar. B.M. 7399.— A. brevifblia, ID.— A. Chininsis, Bak. Al- 

 lied to A. Abyssinica. Lvs. 15-20 in a sessile rosette, K-1 ft. long, 

 lK-2 in. wide at base, deeply channelled in upper part, pale 

 green: scape simple, 1/^ft. long; bracts few, distant, small, del- 

 toid. B.M. 6301. llah.t—*A.cHiaris,\S.—A.Commayni='iZ.— 

 A.commutdta, 7. — A, Cohperl, 23. — A.cydnea^X^. — A.dichdi- 

 oma, Linn. f. Allied to A. Bainesii. Arborescent: st. tall, much 

 l3ranched: lvs. in dense rosettes at the tops of branches, lanceo- 

 late, 8-12 in. long. Namaqua-land, G.C. 1873:713, f. 1371. 1874: 

 567, 571, f . 118, 121.— A. distans. Haw. (A. mitrffiformis, v,ar brevi- 

 folia). St. 3 or more ft. high: lvs. ovate-acuminate, concave, 

 scattered along the st.,with a few white spots on the back; 

 teeth short, distant: fls. red, tipped green. S.Afr. B.M. 1362. 

 —A. disticha^h.—A. echindta ^20.~ A. elegans, Tod. Little 



Aloe mitriformis. 



known. Not mentioned by Baker. Hab.?-A. Krox, 12.-*A. 

 fmtescens, Salm.= 17.— *A. fruticdsa = n.—A. glaiica, lO.-A. 

 flrdciZis, Haw. Allied to A. arborescens. St. long ; lvs. loosely 

 arranged, 6-10 in. long, 1 in. wide at the base, ensiform, acumi- 

 nate, not lined or spotted; prickles minute, spreading, tipped 

 bro-svn : fls. yellow, tube with long lanceolate segments.— *A. 

 grandidentdta, 9. — A. Grelnei, Bak., in the Pictaj group, is 

 readily distinguished by the elongated racemes and the strong 



