Aloe (Supplement)
To the species described on pp. 51-3, Vol. I., the following should now be added:
A. heteracantha (variable-spined). fl. bright coral-red, 1 1/2in. long; spike elongated, dense; flower-stem branching. l. in a rosette, lanceolate, acuminate, 6in. to 12in. long, 1 1/2in. to 2 1/2in. broad, unarmed, or with a few teeth on the margins, and with one or two raised lines down the face. Native country unknown. 1886. (B.M. 6863.)
A. Hildebrandtii (Hildebrandt's). fl., perianth cylindrical, less than 1in. long, the outer segments red, the inner ones reddish yellow, with a green keel; panicle lax, 1 1/2ft. long; peduncle short, compressed. l. loosely disposed, spreading, lanceolate, 6in. to 10in. long, 1 1/2in. to 2in. broad at the clasping base, gradually tapering to an acuminate point, rounded at back, the margins toothed. Stem simple, erect, 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long. Eastern tropical Africa, 1882. (B.M.6981.) A. insignis (remarkable). fl. racemose, numerous; perianth whitish, lined green towards the apex, straight, fifteen to sixteen lines long; stamens exserted; peduncle 18in. to 20in. high, clothed with whitish bracts. l. thirty to forty, ascending, often incurved and slightly falcate, glaucous-green, 7in. to 11in. long, 1in. to 1 1/2in. broad at base, tapering to a fine point, with tubercular points on the convex back. Stem about 3in. high. 1885. Hybrid. (G.C.n.s.,xxiv., p. 41.)
A. pratensis (meadow-loving). fl., perianth bright red, tipped green, cylindrical, 1 1/4in. long; segments lanceolate, united only at base; pedicels ascending; raceme dense, cylindrical, 6in. to 12in. long; peduncle stout, simple, 1ft. or more long, with copious, empty bracts. l. sixty to eighty in a dense rosette, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, the outer ones 5in. to 6in. long, the inner ones smaller, 1 1/2in. broad at base, margined with red-brown spines. Plant stemless. (B.M.6705.)