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Knickerbocker Nursery 
Right—Alee numilis—var. echinata 
Left—Aloe, humilis. var. brevifolia 
A. cameronii. A very fine shiny leaveJ Aloe with 
beautiful blossoms ___15c to 50c 
*A. ciliaris. The climbing Aloe with exquisite green and 
red Xmas-candle-like blooms_15c to 25c 
* A. commutata. Large and beautifully marked_25c 
A. davyana. Spotted—from S. Africa. Yellow red flowers 2 5c 
A. distans. Cape. Long, procumbent with exquisite 
corymb of flowers_2 5c and 50c 
*A. eru. Tropical Afr. Unique in form and blooms. 
Flowers dainty, clustered; suitable for bouquets 15c and 2 5c 
A. ferox. Cape. One of the best. Seldom has offshoots_50c 
A. globuligemma. Sulphur yellow flower tinged with red 50c 
*A. grandidentata. Cape. Beautifully striped. Young 
plants look like Gasterias and are suited to bowls 10c to 2 5c 
* A. humilis. Cape. Make: lovely clumps. Many teeth, 
grey-green _ 15c 
*var. brevifolia. Small enough to put into bowls or 
small rockeries. Blue-green. Makes big clusters in 
the open_10c 
var. echinata. Smallest of all. Looks more like a 
Haivorthia than an Aloe. Blue-green in color, heavily 
warted, slow to increase. Good bloomer. 50c 
var. incurvata. One of the smaller types. Not com¬ 
mon ___.3 5c 
A. longistyla. Sky blue. Heavily toothed; charming red 
blossoms __2 5c and 50c 
A. mitriformis. Cape. Lovely; warted. Each leaf has a 
central line of protuberances distinguishing it from 
A. nobilis. Blossoms like a dainty parasol ... 25c to 50c 
* A. nobilis. Cape. Similar to foregoing but much more 
prolific and a lighter green..... ,15c to 3 5c 
A. pretensis. Seedlings, one of the best medium size 
bluish, heavily warted, orange flowers ... 15c 
A. robusta. Blue green; heavily marginate teeth; lemon 
and orange blossoms . 2 5c to 50c 
A. salm-dyckiana. S. Afr. Large, with bold, big spikes 
of orange red........25c to $1.00 
A. saponaria t ariegata. Variegated with yellow 
stripes .........15c to 2 5c 
A. spinosissima. Beautiful bluish green, long toothed, 
giving it a feathery look. Contrasting vivid scarlet 
blooms _2 5c to 50c 
* A. striata. Cape_25c to $1.00 
var. rhodocinta (handburyiana ). Large with purple 
shadings. Many offshoots_15c to 2Jc 
