60 . MR. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT O^T 



LILIACE^. 



Aloe Baker i, sp. n. 



Subacaulis, foliis 15-20 rosulatis ad apicem gradatim attenuatis 



recurvis facie subplanis dorso convexis, margine corneo denti- 

 culis parvis ornato, raeemis simplicibus 6-8-floris, pedicelJis pen- 

 dulis, floribus rubellis, perianthio tubuloso vel subobovato, seg- 

 ments brevibus obtusis, geaitaliis inclusis perianthium sequan- 

 tibus, capsula elliptica. 



Leaves 7-9 cm. long and 1 cm. broad at base ; denticles straight 

 or slightly curved, about 1 mm. in height. Peduncle 30 cm. ; 

 bracts 2-3 mm. long, scarious ; pedicels on the last 2-3 cm. of 

 the stalk usually about 1-2 cm. long. Perianth red, quite 



nents short (5 mm.), 



obtuse, marked by 3-5 black nerves converging at the tip. Pig- 

 ments flattened ; anthers 3 mm. long. Style simple. Capsule 

 ellipsoidal, 1*2 cm. long and 6 mm. broad. 



Sand-dunes, Port Dauphin, 2937 ! 



Near A. aristata, Baker. 



Asparagus asiaticus, i., var. nov. pattciflora ; inermis, 

 cladodiis saepius 3nis, floribus solitariis v. binis, baccis rubns 

 paucispermis, seminibus magnis nigris tuberculatis. 



In woods near Port Dauphin, 2313 ! also 2318 ! 



Dracjbna Bakeri, sp. n. 



D. trunco elato subscandente, foliis reflexis vel subascendenti- 

 buslineari-lanceolatisacutis apiculatis rigidis subtus costatis mar- 

 gine valde revoluto, paniculis simplicibus terminalibus, pedieelhs 

 ascendentibus infra medium articulatis, braeteis parvis ovatis 

 acutis membranaceis, baccis rubris 1-3-spermis. 



The younger flowering branches about 2 mm. thick. Leaves 

 2*5-5 cm. long and 3-5 mm. broad. Panicle about 12 cm. long 



and when expanded about 4-5 cm. across ; pedicels 1*5 cm. long, 

 with articulation about 5 mm. from the base. Bracts ovate, 

 acuminate, 2-3 mm. long. Berry, if one-seeded, about 7 mm. * u 

 diameter. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2426 ! 2439 ! 



DIOSCOKE^. 



DlOSCOKEA. LUCIDA, sp. n. 



D. rami s volubilibus striatis pubescentibus vel saepius subglabris, 

 foliis variis glabris 3-5-foliolatis, foliolis lanceolatis acuminata 



