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Agapanthus, L’Herit. 
767. A. umbellatus, L’Herit. — Blue Christmas Lily, so named 
from its coming into blossom in the month of December ; grows wild 
and is very common about shrubberies and gardens. Alt. 3 to 4 ; 
seeds abundantly. Bot. Mag. 500. — Hab. Cape of Glood Hope. 
Aloe, Linn. 
768. A. perfoliata, Linn. — One or two plants at Plantation, 
which flower well. 
769. A. vulgaris, Lam. — The Medicinal Aloe ; might be grown 
to any extent ; clumps of it exist in the neighbourhood of Half-tree 
Hollow, and hedges of it in the Castle gardens, Jamestown. C. 
Alt. T to L8. Very little use is made of this plant by the Islanders 
beyond an outward application of the leaves to sprains or bruises. 
Blowers and seeds well. — Hab. W. Indies. 
770. A. grandidentata, S. Dyck. — Sempervivum. This pretty 
little Aloe, with its variegated leaves, grows wild and is common 
about Merrymans Hill, &c. M. Alt. 4. The native people use the 
leaves for outward applications, and also as a medicine for poultry. — 
Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 
Dracama, Linn. 
771. D. ferrea, Linn. — Dragon-tree; cultivated in gardens, 
and rather rare. Alt. 3'8. Bot. Mag. 2053. — Hab. China. 
772. D. australis, Forst. — Grows in the Botanical Gardens, 
Jamestown, C. Alt. *5, and at Sunnyside, M. Alt. 3. Two plants 
only in the Island ; seeds abundantly. — Hab. New Zealand. 
Dianella, Lam. 
773. D. cserulea, Sims. — Blue Dianella; a small trailing plant; 
m some parts grows wild and is a common weed. H. L. Alt. 3'8. 
Hot. Mag. 505. — Hab. N. S. Wales. 
Hemerocallis, Linn. 
774. H. fulva, Linn. — A large Bulb, with a brick-orange- 
coloured flower ; grows in gardens cultivated, and is rare. Bot. 
Mag. 64.— Hab. China. 
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