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they are befet on their edges, and both furfaees, with 
foft fpines, very clofely, from whence this plant had 
the name of Hedgehog Aloe. The flowers grow in 
a loofe head, on the top of the ftalk, which is very 
thick* but feldom a foot nigh : they are of a fine red 
colour below, but of a pale green above. This fort 
may be preferred through the winter in a good green- 
houfe, and placed in the open air in lumrncr. 
The eleventh fort grows near a foot high, and is fur- 
riiflied with triangular leaves, from the ground up- 
ward ; thefe are of a dark green colour, and are placed 
in form of a triangle ; the flowers grow thinly upon 
very (lender foot-lialks, and are of an herbaceous co- 
lour, and their upper part turns backward. This fort 
requires a moderate warmth in winter, fo fhould be 
placed in a cool part of the (love. 
The twelfth fort grows fomewhat like the former,, 
being befet with leaves from the bottom, but thefe 
are rounder, and end in (harp points •, the flowers 
grow upon taller (talks, which branch out and grow 
in long dole (pikes. There is a variety of this fort 
which has been raifed from feeds, which is much 
larger, the leaves thicker, and the flowers grow upon 
taller (talks, but this is only a feminal variety. 
This fort may be preferved through the winter in a 
good green-houfe, but muft have very little water 
given it during the cold weather. 
The thirteenth fort grows with its leaves near the 
ground, which are about fix inches in length, and 
fhaped like a tongue, from whence it had the title of 
Tongue Aloe. The flowers grow in (lender loofe 
fpikes, each hanging downward, of a red colour below, 
and green at the top. This is pretty hardy, fo may 
be kept in a common green-houfe in winter, and fet 
abroad in fummer. There is a variety of this fort, 
with leaves much more fpotted. 
The fourteenth fort is of humble growth •, the leaves 
come out on every fide without order near the ground, 
they are thick, triangular at their ends, and clofely 
ftudded with white protuberances, from whence it was 
called Pearl Aloe. There is a fmaller fort of this 
which hath been long preferved in the Eriglifh gar- 
dens, but the manner of its flowering being the fame, 
I fufpeft it to be only a variety. This may be pre- 
ferved through the winter in a common green-houfe. 
It flowers at different feafons of the year. 
The fifteenth fort is the true Succotrine Aloe, from 
whence the bed fort of Aloe for ufe in medicine is 
produced. This hath long, narrow, fucculent leaves, 
which come out without any order, and form large 
heads. The (talks grow three or four feet high, and 
have two, three, and fometimes four of thefe heads, 
branching out from it : the lower leaves fpread out 
on every fide, but the upper leaves turn inward to- 
ward the center ; the flowers grow in long fpikes, 
upon (talks about two feet high, each (landing on a 
pretty long foot-ftalk; they are of a bright red colour 
tipped with green: thefe generally appear in the winter 
feafon. This fort may be preferved through the 
winter in a warm green-houfe, but the plants fo ma- 
naged will not dower fo frequently, as thofe which 
have a moderate degree of warmth in winter. 
The fixteenth fort refembles the eighth in fome par- 
ticulars, but the leaves are much broader, and fpread 
wide on every fide ; whereas thofe of the eighth are 
ranged only two ways, and are narrow. This flowers 
but feldom, whereas the fixteenth flowers annually in 
the fpring, and may be kept through the winter in a 
common green-houfe. 
The feventeenth fort never rifes from the ground, but 
the leaves fpread flat on the furface ; thefe are plain, 
fucculent, and triangular toward their end. The 
borders of the leaves, and alfo the ridge of the angle 
on their under fide, are clofely befet with foft white 
fpines. The fiower-ftalk rifes about a foot high, is 
very (lender, and hath three or four fmall herbaceous 
flowers (landing at a diftance from each other. Thefe 
are tubulous, and cut into fix parts at the brim, which 
turn backward. This fort is tender, fo fhould be 
placed in winter in a moderate degree of heat, and 
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midi have little water. It feldom puts out offsets; fo 
is generally increafed by planting the leaves. 
The eighteenth fort is alfo a fmall plant growing near 
the ground ; the leaves of this fort are almoft cylin- 
drical toward their bafe, but angular near their ends, 
and are fet with, (hort foft fpines at the angles : thefe 
leaves are Alerter and of a darker green colour than 
thofe of the former fort, and the plants produce many 
fuckers on every fide. I have raifed a variety of this 
from feeds, which hath fliorter, whiter, and lfnoother 
leaves, but this hath not yet flowered. This will live 
in a common green-houfe in winter. 
The nineteenth fort hath very (hort, thick, fucculent 
leaves, which are compreffed on their upper fide like 
a cushion, from whence it had the name. This grows 
very clofe to the ground, and puts out fuckers on 
every fide : the flowers grow on (lender (talks, and 
are of an herbaceous colour. This may be preferved 
through the winter in a good green-houfe, but fhould 
have very little water during that feafon, efpecially 
when it hath no artificial heat. 
The twentieth fort hath long narrow tongue-fliaped 
leaves, which are hollowed on their upper fide, but 
keel-fhaped below : thefe are clofely ftudded on every 
fide, with fmall white protuberances, from whence 
the plant hath had the title of Pearl Tongue Aloe. 
The flowers of this kind grow on pretty tall ftalks, 
and form loofe fpikes, each hanging downward : they 
are of a beautiful red colour, tipped with green. This 
fort produces offsets in plenty, and is fo hardy as to 
live in a common green-houfe through the winter. It 
flowers at different feafons of the year. 
The twenty-firft fort hath fome refemblance to the laft, 
but the leaves are much broader and thicker ; thefe 
fpread out every way, and are not fo concave on their 
upper furface, nor are the protuberances fo large as 
thofe of the former; the flowers are of a paler colour, 
and the fpikes are (horter. I have raifed plants from 
the feeds of this fort, which have varied from the 
original, but none of them approached near the twen- 
tieth fort. This is as hardy as the former fort. 
The twenty-fecond fort rifes to the height of eight 
or ten feet, with a ftrong item ; the leaves grow on 
the top, which clofely embrace the ftalk ; thefe come 
out irregularly, and fpread every way ; they are near 
four inches broad at their bafe, and diminifh. gradually 
to the top, where they end in a (pine. They are of 
a dark green colour, and clofely befet with (hort thick 
(pines on every fide. This fort hath not as yet flowered 
in England, nor does it put out fuckers, fo that it is 
difficult to increafe. It muft have a warm green- 
houfe in winter, and very little water. 
The twenty-third fort hath very long, narrow, trian- 
gular leaves, (haped like thofe of the Bull-rufh ; the 
flowers are produced in clofe thick fpikes, upon ftalks 
near three feet high. They are of an Orange colour, 
having fix yellow (lamina, which come out beyond 
the tube of the flower ; fo that when the plants are 
ftrong, and produce large fpikes, they make a fine 
appearance. It flowers in Auguft and September. 
There is a variety of this with narrower leaves, and 
longer fpikes of flowers. 
The foil in which thefe plants thrive bed, is one half 
frefh light earth from a common (and if the turf is 
taken with it and rotted, it is much better) ; the reft 
fhould be white fea fand and lifted lime rubbifh, of 
each of thefe two, a fourth part ; mix thefe together 
fix or eight months at lead before it is uled, obferving 
to turn it over often in the time. 
The middle of July is a very proper feafon to drift 
thefe plants ; at which time you may take them out 
of the pots, and with your fingers open the roots, and 
fhake out as much of the earth as poflible, taking off 
all dead or mouldy roots, but do not wound or break 
the young frefh ones : then fill the pot about three 
parts full of the above-mentioned earth, putting a 
few (tones in the bottom of the pot, to drain off the 
moifture ; and after placing the roots of the plant in 
fuch a manner as to prevent their interfering too much 
with each other, put in as much of the fame earth, as 
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