ALOE. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Calyx none. 
Corolla a single petal divided on its border into six equal 
parts. 
Capsule oblong, triangular, and divided into three par- 
titions. 
Seeds numerous. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Agave Americana. A. acaulis, foliis dentato-spinosis, scapo ra- 
moso, tubo corolla 3 , medio angustalo, sta- 
minibus corolla longioribus, stylo stami- 
nibus longiore. Linn. Spec. Plant. 
Willd. 2. p. 192. 
Stemless 5 leaves toothed and thorny j 
flower-stem branched) stamens longer 
than the corolla, which has a narrow 
tube ; style longer than the stamens. 
A. acaulis, foliis dentato-spinosis. Ait. 
Hort. Kew. 1. p. 47 1. 
A. scapo arboreo ramoso. Hall. Helv. 
no. 1249. 
American Aloe. . And. Bot. Rep. pi. 34S. 
The glorious appearance which this plant makes, 
during the time it is in flower, has justly excited 
