Order I. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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4456 Suckers from the root, Lvs. obi. acum. glauc. spread, cover, at side and back with very broad brown spines 
4+57 Caulescent, Leaves ensiform toothed mottled spreading 
•14.58 Leaves ovate lane, pale-green with obi. obsolete whitish barred spots, Spines rufous 
4459 Leaves obi. lane, dull green rather glaucous with obi. large transverse spots and rufous spines 
4460 Leaves spotted, Edges and keel serrulate at end 
4461 Leaves thick spiny at edge below spinulose appressed not dotted. Racemes in umbels 
4462 Leaves erect broadly ovate acute. Spines marginal numerous white 
4463 Leaves erect sjireading remote ovate acute. Spines marg. few large yellow 
4464 Leaves ovate acum. green. Edge and keel very spiny. Spines long very white 
4465 Leaves caspitose very short glaucous 3-cornered at end, Angles with numerous white spines 
4466 Distinguished from A. serra by the spines not being united at base 
4467 Leaves acuminate above flat smooth beneath warted 
4468 Leaves glaucous streaked, Edges obsoletely toothletted 
4469 Leaves green lined. Spines red 
4470 Leaves very glaucous. Spines red 
4471 Leaves lorate ensiform downward spotted with white. Marginal spines middle-sized red 
4172 Leaves broad ensiform recurved smooth hard. Spines marginal and dorsal red at end 
4473 Leaves tongue-shaped smooth distichous. Flowers racemose pendulous cylindrical 
4474 Leaves trifarious painted channelled. Angles cartilaginous 
4475 Leaves ovate oblong attenuate spreading glaucous. The edge and keel upwards with white spines 
4476 Caudex leafy, Leaves lorate ensiform channelled spreading green serrulate 
4477 Glaucous polished. Leaves oblong acuminate with a deep white entire cartilaginous edge 
4478 Leaves tufted with the spines of the edge united at base. Scape toothed 
4479 Leaves smooth pale-green straight erect-spreading soft 
4480 Leaves lorate lanceolate acuminate green. Edge red with many white teeth 
4161 Stem shrubby, Leaves long-lanceolate recurved at end glaucous smooth spotted with red spines 
4482 Lvs. narrow sword-shaped beneath spotted with white, Spots warty scatt. Edge with minute wliite .spines 
4483 Caulescent, Lvs. ovate acum. glaucous spreading at the edge and back spiny. Spines very broad yellow 
4-l'84 Leaves lane, scattered narrowed at base. Cor. camp, smooth inside 
4485 Leaves scattered lane. Cor. cernuous campanulate 
4486 Leaves scattered lanceolate, Cor. tubular camj)an. Stem smooth 
4487 Leaves nerveless whorled cuneate-lanceolate. Flowers solitary with revolute spotted sepals 
4488 Leaves scattered. Cor. campan. upright rough inside 
44'89 Leaves scattered lane. : the upper whorled. Stem 1-flowercd winged 
4490 Leaves scatt. lane. obi. Cor. erect revol. camp, within pajjillose without smooth 
4491 Leaves scatt. lin. lane. Stem 1-flowered, Cor. erect. Pet. with long claws wavy at edge reflexed at end 
4492 Leaves whorled. Flowers erect. Cor. campan. Petals clawed 
4493 Leaves whorled linear. Flowers reflexed. Cor. revolute campanulate 
4494 Lower leaves whorled ; upper scatt. Flowers racemose reflexed. Cor. revolute 
4^^y5 Leaves whorled ovate lanceolate. Flowers reflexed. Cor. revolute 
4496 Leaves ternate or scattered lin. falc. 3-nerved ciliated, Pedunc. pubes. Cor. erect rough inside 
4497 Leaves ternate or scattered linear 3-nerved ciliated, Pedunc. tomentose, Flowers erect rough inside 
4498 Leaves lin. lane, scattered. Flowers reflexed. Cor. revolute dotted inside 
4499 Leaves scattered linear, Pedunc. long. Flowers reflexed, Cor. revolute papillose inside 
4500 Leaves scattered lin. subulate. Flowers reflexed. Cor. revolute toothed and warted inside 
4501 Like a Martagon, but the stamens pre united in a tube 
4502 Leaves scattered sessile 5-nerved, The upper cord, ovate. Cor. revolute papillose inside 
4503 Leaves linear subulate scattered smooth, Flowers reflexed. Sepals revolute smooth inside 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
brought home in these calabashes, or large gourd-shells, which contain from sixty to seventy pounds weight 
each. {Thomson's Mat. Med. HI.) 
In tlie West Indies, the Cape, and most countries where the woody prickly species abound naturally, they 
are planted as hedges, and the fibres of the leaves, after being macerated for juice, manufactured into cordage 
or coarse cloth 
A. pi(;ta, latifolia, and saponaria are so named from the spots of the leaves, which are of the color of soft 
soap. 
The curious species of aloes, inhabitants of the greenhouse, require but little water : sandy loam, mixed witli 
a little lime rubbish or gravel, suits them best ; and they flower more abundantly by being exposed to the 
open air m summer. They are increased by suckers ; or leaves, stripped off" the plants and laid on a pot of 
mould, or planted shallow in it, will produce young plants. {Bot. Cult. 130.) 
771. LiUmn. From the Celtic word ii, which signifies whiteness. The lily has always been considered the 
