9,62 STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE 



is another tree, called the male poppau, which produces no 

 fruit. 



The American aloes tree grows to about twenty-five feet in 

 height. The trunk is about nine inches in diameter, and co- 

 vered by triangular pointed laminae, which arc green through- 

 out the year, and diminish in size as they approach the 

 top. The roots send out leaves, which surround the bottom 

 of the tree with a bush. These leaves are about four feet in 

 length, seven inches in breadth at the middle, which is the 

 broadest part, and about half an inch in thickness. They are 

 pointed at the end, covered by a smooth green skin, and in- 

 ternally consist of a white saponaceous substance. The 

 branches commence about fifteen feet from the earth; they 

 are short, and in considerable numbers. The flowers consist 

 of six petals with a pointed summit, as many stamina with 

 large anthers, and one pistil. These flowers grow in large 

 clusters, one of which arises from each branch. This tree 

 attains its full size in three months; it is very beautiful, and is 

 usually planted in gardens. 



The aloes plant consists of a slender conical stalk, about 

 twenty inches in height, incircled at the bottom, near the 

 earth, by several diverging leaves, and supporting, near the 

 top, several pendulous yellow flowers. The leaves are about 

 two feet in length, five inches in breadth in the middle, which 



