AL'OE REMOLI'TA. 
CROOKED-STEMilED ALOE. 
Class. 
HEXANDRIA. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
LII.IACE.E. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
C.G.Hope. 
16 inches. 
August. 
Perennial. 
in 1835. 
No. 1044. 
Whether the word Aloe is derived from the 
Hebrew, or Arabic language, it is now difficult to 
determine. Some authors state that it comes from 
Alloeh, the Arabic name of the plant. Others de- 
rive it fi'om the Hebrew Ahlah, which signifies, 
growing near the sea. To speculate on the uncer- 
tainties that present themselves, would now afford 
but little information. 
This pretty succulent, which we have cultivated 
as a window 2dant, amongst others of the same 
family, demands so little care, that w'e recommend 
it even to the most forgetful amongst cultivators. 
If a lady leaves her home for two or three weeks 
and her servants' attentions are, in consequence, 
called to the cultivation of something more sweet 
than bitter Aloes, this ^dant will tell no tales. A 
month's thirst, even in summer, it can bear, and 
in winter would require. Indeed, in the latter 
season, for four or five months, in a cool situation, 
secure from frost, it \dll neither want watering or 
other attention. In summer, whilst in growth, 
a moderate supjtily must be given, but the soil 
should be of porous and calcarious quality; for 
