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Aloe species.- — The stems are about a meter high and bear at 

 the summit a ckister of thick succulent leaves wliich are lance- 

 olate and spinous-tootlied. The inflorescences are in long spikes 



Fig. 130. Aloe vera, the plant yielding Barbadoes aloes. Showing crown of thick, 

 succulent leaves and the long spike (inflorescence) with the flowers on the upper portion of 

 the axis. — After Engler. 



which are quite showy and characteristic for the different species. 

 Aloe Perryi which yields the Socotrine aloes possesses leaves 

 with white spines and flowers that are orange-red or scarlet at 



