. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 8o4 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. A. atrovireris. Small-growing sorts: A. cuspidata, A. ensifera, A. horrida, A. filifera, A. mexicana, A. Regelii, A. striata, A. albicans, A. ferox, and A. rigida. Aloes.—The true Aloes come from the Cape of Good Hope. They differ from the Agaves chiefly in having long and rather thin stems, which, when the plants are large, re- quire support, in having brittle leaves without fibre, and in flowering freely without dying immedi- ately afterwards. They are handsome subjects, and the flowers o
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 8o4 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. A. atrovireris. Small-growing sorts: A. cuspidata, A. ensifera, A. horrida, A. filifera, A. mexicana, A. Regelii, A. striata, A. albicans, A. ferox, and A. rigida. Aloes.—The true Aloes come from the Cape of Good Hope. They differ from the Agaves chiefly in having long and rather thin stems, which, when the plants are large, re- quire support, in having brittle leaves without fibre, and in flowering freely without dying immedi- ately afterwards. They are handsome subjects, and the flowers of many species are very beautiful. If the plants get too lanky for the house in which they are growing, the top may be cut off and easily rooted in almost dry soil in spring. Aloes are readily propagated by suckers, and also from the leaves. There are a very large number that are well worth growing, amongst which the following may be mentioned: A. qfricana, A. arborescens, A. abys- sinica, A. cmsia, Fig. 542.—Agave Americana. A. frutescens, A. Greenii, A. lineata, A. platylepis, A. spicata, A. striata, A. tricolor, and A. variegata. Cotyledons.—Many of these are handsome plants, and are very easy of culture; they mostly come from South Africa, and are allied to the Crassulas. Sorts : C. atropurpurea, C. carnicolor, C. coccinea, C. cristata, C. glauca, C. Peacockii, C. stolonifera, and C. rotundifolia. These were formerly known as Echeverias. Crassulas.—These are very ornamental flowering plants, with thick, fleshy leaves; they come from South Africa, and are easily. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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