Order I. 
HEXANDllIA MONOGYNIA. 
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4397 Leaves very green, Spines marginal herbaceous, Tubercles numerous 
4398 Leaves expaiided lanceolate flat above, with the edges cartilaginous thick ciliated 
4399 Leaves erect recurved subulate all over rough. Tubercles very minute numerous and pearly 
4400 Leaves erect recurved subulate. Tubercles above large pearly below very minute 
4401 Leaves spreading ovate acuminate with very numerous small warts 
4402 Leaves long oblong acuminate with middle-sized pearly warts in rows 
4403 Dichotomous, Leaves long ovate acuminate with great pearly warts. Capsules wrinkled across 
4404 Stemless, Lvs. ovate acum. cuspidate upw. 3-cor. keeled. Edges and keeled cren. with coarse pearly warts 
4405 Leaves rigid spirally 5-farious ovate acuminate sparingly warted with dark-green tubercles 
4406 Leaves spirally trifarious recurved at end covered all over with minute dark-green warts 
4407 Lvs. multifarious cordate very hard deep-green twice keeled, with dark-green raised warts on under side 
§ 2. Flowers small. Cor. regular. 
4408 Leaves very spiral 5-farious ovate acum. smooth dark-green with some obscure spots beneath 
4409 Leaves very spiral 5-farious lane, acumin. smooth pale-green with some obscure spots beneath 
4410 Leaves 5-farious and spiral smooth green obsoletely spotted beneath 
4411 Erect rounded, Cor. rugose. Leaves multifarious erect polished not spotted 
4412 I^eaves multifarious very short and close together orbic. ovate horizontal polished bright-green 
4413 Stemless dichotomous, Leaves dark-green erect ovate obi. acum. mucronate 
4414 Leaves upright straight the old ones incurved ovate-obl. abruptly acuminate with small warts 
4415 Soboliferous, Leaves spreading ovate acute with large warts 
4416 Leaves erect lane, acuminate above flat and smooth barred with large warts beneath 
4417 Leaves semi-cylindrical 3-cornered thickened upwards very rough except at base 
4418 Leaves attenuated erect with large white warts depressed in the centre 
4419 Stem twisted. Leaves trifarious spiral imbricated spreading ovate acute smooth 
4420 Leaves nearly trifarious densely imbricated spreading with an obtuse recurved point 
4421 Leaves very rigid cordate stem-clasping thick dark-green above keeled and rough. Edge rough 
4422 Leaves rigid rounded cordate closely inflexed dark-green edged a little rough above 
4423 Leaves spirally trifarious blackish-green equilaterally triangular very rough 
4424 Leaves close spirally trifarious blackish quite smooth outside, Stem much branched 
^ 3. Flowers curved. (Gasteria. Ilaiv.) 
4425 Differs from A. acinacifolia only in having blunter points to the leaves 
4426 Leaves lorate lanceolate with a long bristly point keeled above at the edge fringed with memb. bristles 
4427 Leaves spirally multifarious mottled narrow linguiform obtuse with a point 
4428 Leaves tongue-shaped smooth pointed. Flowers racemose^ernuous curved 
4429 Differs from A. lingua only in having broader and shorter leaves 
4430 Smooth, Lvs. multifarious acuminate spotted deeply keeled beneath with a cartilaginous edge and keel 
4431 Stemless, Leaves acinaciform papillose 
4432 Leaves distichous tongue-shaped acute spotted serrated with tubercles at edge 
4433 Leaves distichous tongue-shaped refuse with ? point obscurely spotted curved to one side 
4434 Stemless, Leaves distichous acinaciform with cartilaginous prickly edges 
4435 Leaves exactly distichous parabolically tongue-shaped short obtuse with edges smooth upwards 
4436 Leaves bifarious ensiform bright-green 
4437 I-eaves ensiform acute papillose distichous 
4438 Leaves spiral multifarious shining deeply keeled at the sides obscurely spotted. Edges cartilaginous 
4439 Lvs. bright-green multifarious spreading with white warts obtuse with a point. Edges densely cartilaginous 
4440 Leaves oblong acute entire above towards the end swollen pellucid with darker markings 
^ 4. Flowers large. (Aloe.) 
* Stemless. 
4441 Leaves acuminate glaucous above flat smooth sparingly prickly beneath very rough 
4442 Leaves acuminate above a little hollow very prickly all over 
444j Stemless, Leaves spiny ascending 3-cornered subulate 
4444 Leaves distichous ensate lean smooth beneath white with v/arts running together 
4445 Leaves oblong lanceolate green sparingly spotted. Edges with a few distant green spines 
4446 Stem dichotomous. Leaves ensiform serrated. Stamens longer than cor. 
4447 Stem shrubby simple, Lvs. revol. recurved narrow ensiform glauc. Warts prickly scatt. over both sides 
4448 Leaves very green erect recurved, marginal and dorsal spines at the end red 
4449 Leaves oblong lanceolate spiny toothed beneath white with warts. Petals unequal 
** With a stem. 
4450 Leaves spreading ascending spiny at edge, Pedunc. branched. Branches with a double bract 
4451 Leaves ensiform glaucous recurved at end, Marginal serratures white 
4452 Leaves oblong ensiform somewhat spotted, Edges cernuous white with straight spines 
4453 Leaves stem-clasping reflexed spiny at edge 
4454 Leaves ovate ensiform glaucous deflexed covered over especially beneath with scattered spines 
4455 Leaves oblong ensiform glaucous incurved above smooth beneath covered with scattered pri(;kiy warfs 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
are cultivated in Barbadoes and other West India islands, to obtain the hepatic aloes, which are brought to 
England and used chiefly for horses. The aloes known by the name of Succotrine, is made chiefly from the 
species of that name, and A. spicata ; being originally manufacfured in the island of Zocotra or Socotora, in 
the straits of Babelmandel it retains the name : this drug is lighter colored, and not so coarse as the horse or 
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