184 Liliaceae novae Austro-africanae a S. Schonland descriptae. 



5. Aloe parvispina Schonl., 1. c, p. 283. 



It has multi-flowered, very dense, almost capitate racemes, the bracts 

 are deltoid-lanceolate, the flowers are slightly curved, only 13 — 17 mm 

 long; the pedicels are slightly longer than the flowers, and spreading, 

 the only leaf we have, is thick, ovate-lanceolate, 26 cm long, 9 cm broad, 

 channelled in the upper fourth, with marginal prickles very short, separated 

 by irregular rounded interspaces. 



From rocky places on the Heerelogements mountain, 2 nd and 3 rd alti- 

 tude, January (Zeyher no. 4176). 



Its affinities to other species are not quite clear to me. 



6. Aloe Davyana Schonl., 1. c, p. 288. 



Acaulescent. Leaves in a dense rosette, 12—14, rigid, broadly ovate- 

 acute, 9 cm broad at the base and about as long, a little over 1 cm thick; 

 in the older ones tip withered and reflexed; upper surface slightly con- 

 cave, lower convex, upper light green, sometimes reddish in the upper 

 half, with numerous dark green stripes, which are irregularly interrupted, 

 and by which irregular transverse bands are produced, lower surface 

 light green, indistinctly lineate; margin with a narrow horny border, and, 

 almost at right angles to the margin, with very sharply pointed brown 

 horny prickles, which are about 3 mm long, and are separated by slightly 

 curved interspaces which are 6—7 mm long. Inflorescence a simple raceme 

 (in Burtt-Davy no. 1855, branched in Leendertz no. 166). c. 55 cm long; 

 peduncle subterete from the base, provided with 6 bracts which bear 

 buds in their axils, floriferous region nearly 20 cm long, flowers usually 

 not crowded; bracts ovate-cuspidate clasping the lower part of the pedi- 

 cels, lower about 15 mm long, upper gradually smaller; lower pedicels 

 about 20 mm long, upper gradually smaller. Flowers erecto -patent; 

 perianth slightly constricted above the base, but swollen again on 

 the lower surface towards the apex, about 3,2 cm long, tube 2 / 3 this 

 length, pale brick-colour, wings of outer perianth-leaves whitish, centre 

 reddish brown, wings of inner perianth leaves with a yellowish tinge 

 (buds reddish with dark stripes near the apex); stamens and style 

 eventually slightly exserted; filaments and style pale greenish yellow, 

 outer flattened, anthers dark brick-red. 



Pretoria: J. Burtt Davy no. 1855. Miss Leendertz no. 166, also 

 Bolus no. 10971, from the Houtbosch, alt. c. 4900 feet. 



7. Aloe Dyeri Schonl., 1. c, p. 289. 



Stem short, simple. Leaves about 15, rosulate, gracefully recurved, 

 up to 52 cm long, about 9 cm broad and 6 mm thick at the base, lanceo- 

 late, tapering steadily from the base to the tip, concave on the upper 

 surface convex on the lower, sometimes sub-ensiform in the upper portion : 

 upper surface dark green, indistinctly lineate, with a small number of 

 whitish blotches, which are disposed in interrupted longitudinal lines: 

 under surface greenish white, with more or less interrupted dark green 

 longitudinal lines, which are especially distinct towards the margin, in 



