Literary Mentions of Aloe Vera

There are three bible references from the Old Testament that make mention of aloe. There is also a New Testament reference to the body of Jesus being embalmed in aloes (notably Aloe Barbadensis or Aloe Perryl).

In Galworthy's Forsythe Saga a lady spurns a lover because she is in heartbreak and because "Aloe flowers but once in a 100 years"