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The Leaves of this Tree, being large, 

 and of a deep Green, have a very- 

 good Effect in Hedges ; and where 

 they are planted for Coppice-wood 

 in moift Land, make a much better 

 Figure than mod other aquatic 

 Trees ; fo that where the Beauty of 

 fuch Plantations is connderM, thefe 

 fhould be preferr'd to the other Sorts 

 of Trees ufually planted in fwampy 

 Grounds. 



ALNUS NIGTtA BACCIFERA. Vi- 

 de Frangula. 



'ALOE. 



The Characlers are ; 



The Lea ves are thick and fucculent, 

 and, for the mojl part, Befet ivith 

 Spines on the Edges : the Flower con- 

 fijls of one Leaf, is tubulous, and cut 

 into fx Segments at the Top, like the 

 Hyacinth : the Fruit is oblong and cy- 

 lindrical, nohich is divided into three 

 Cells, in nvhich are contained Jl.it, 

 and, for the mojl part, fmicircular 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Aloe Americana muricata. J. 

 B. The common large American 

 Aloe. 



2. Aloe Americana tninor . Munt. 

 The fetter America* Aloe. 



3. Aloe Americana ex V era Cruce, 

 folns angujliorihus , mi?ius glaucis. H. 

 Burum. The narrow-leavd Aloe 

 from P r era Cruz. 



4. Aloe Americana ex VeraCruce, 

 foliis latioribus Cif Jaucis. H. H. The 

 broad-leav'd Aloe from Vera Cruz. 



5. Aloe Americana, folio viridi 

 \rigidiJftmo faetido, Piet did a indige- 

 \nis. H. Bcautn. The broad green- 

 leav'd Aloe from Curaffo, with black 

 Spines. 



6. Aloe Americana, folio nnridi 

 /errata, Silk-grafs did a. The Am* 

 rican Aloe, with green ferrated 

 (Leaves, called in the Weft-Indies, 

 ■Silk-grafs. 



7. Aloe Americana fbolifera. II. 



L. The American Aloe, which pro- 

 duces young Plants out of the Flow- 

 er-ftems. 



8. Aloe vulgaris. C B. The 

 common Barbados Aloe. 



9. Aloe Africana, foliis glaucis, 

 margine Cif dorfi parte fuperiore fpi- 

 nofs, f ore rubra. Com. Pro? I. The 

 African iiaiky Aloe, with glaucous 

 ferrated Leaves, and red Flowers. 



10. Aloe Africana caulefcens, fo- 

 liis fpinofs, maculis ab utraque parte 

 albicantibus notatis. H.A. The com- 

 mon large fpotted African Aloe, 

 falfiy called, The Carolina Aloe. 



11. Aloe Africana caulefcens, fo- 

 liis fpinofs, maculis ab utraque parte 

 albicantibus obfeuriaribus, magi s glau- 

 cis quam praczdens. Boerh. Tne large 

 fpotted African Aloe, with Leaves 

 more glaucous, i.e. bluer or greyer, 

 than the former. 



12. Aloe Africana arborefcens 

 montana, ncn fpinofa, folio longifjimo 

 pi i cat Hi, fore rubro. H.A. The Afri- 

 can Aloe-tree, with flat long fmooth 

 Leaves without Spines. 



13. Aloe Africana caulefcens, fo- 

 liis glaucis caulem ampleclentibus, 

 dorfo tntegro fpinofo. Com. Par. The 

 African ftalk'd Aloe, with glaucous 

 Leaves furrounding the Stalks, and 

 Spines growing on the Back of the 

 Leaves. 



14. Aloe Africana caulefcens, fo- 

 liis glaucis brenjioribus, caulem am- 

 pleclentibus, fliorum parte interna i$ 

 externa nonnihil fpinofa. Com. Rar. 

 The African Aloe, with fhorter glau- 

 cous Leaves furrounding the Stalks, 

 and Spines within and outfide of the 

 Leaves. 



15. Aloe Africana caulefcens, fo- 

 liis glaucis brevifimis, foliorum fum- 

 mitate interna C5° externa nor.nihil 

 fpinofa- Com. Rar. The African Aloe, 

 with the fhorteft glaucous Leaves, 

 and Spines on boch Sides of the 

 Leaves at the Extremity. 



16. Aloe 



