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Approaches Anthericum milanjianum, Rendle, from Mt. 
Milanji, Nyasaland, but differs in having more rigid leaves and 
short ovate bracts, while the perianth-segments are larger. 
ANTHERICUM (§ PHALANGIUM) PURPURATUM, sp. nov. Herba 
glabra; foliis 4-5-pedalibus linearibus subrigidis spe plicatis, 
apicem versus acutum angustatis, costa media dorso prominula, 
venis tenuibus lateralibus 11-13; scapo nudo complanato ; 
racemo A. venulosi; bracteis parvis ovatis acuminatis purpureis ; 
pedicellis brevibus, spe geminis, in medio articulatis ; perianthii 
semipollicaris segmeutis albidis basi purpureis et superne pur- 
pureo-striatis lineari-lanceolatis ; staminibus perianthio paullo 
brevioribus ; filamentis complanatis purpureo-maculatis; autheris 
linearibus ; stylo filitourmi breviter exserto. 
Hab. Ngurunga Kifaniko, Taita Mts.: J. W. Gregory, April 3, 
1893. 
The light green subrigid glabrous leaves are 10-13 inches 
long and 23-3 lines at their broadest part. Between the entire 
glabrous margin and the midrib are 11-13 slender, slightly 
projecting veins on each side. The naked flattened scape 
measures 10 inches long by 1} line broad, and bears a raceme 
54 inches Jong, which resembles that of 4A. venulosum, Baker. Of 
the small purple bracts the lower are 2 lines long; they becom: 
gradually shorter above, from 1 to 14 line long. The short 
pedicels are 1} to 2 lines long. The perianth-segments are about 
63 inches long, crimson-lake below, with strie of the same 
colour running up the centre of the upper portion where the 
margins are translucent. The stamens are barely 6 lines long, 
and slightly shorter than the perianth; the linear anthers are 
scarcely 3 lines long, the thin flat filaments are spotted with 
crimson. 
Is very near A. venulosum, Baker, collected on Johnston’s 
Kilimanjaro expedition, but is distinguished by its narrower, 
finely nerved linear leaves with an entire, not ciliolated, margin. 
ANTHERICUM (§ PHALANGIUM) SPECIOSUM, sp. nov. (PI. 
XXXIII.) Planta speciosa perennis ; fibris radicalibus tenuibus 
fiexuosis numerosis; collo radicis setoso ; foliis radicalibus 8 dis- 
tichis membranaceis longis, e basi longa vaginante linearibus, 
superioribus in laminam planam linearem versus apicem angus- 
tatam prolongatis, glabris, margine supra basin interdum breviter 
pubescentibus ; scapis 3 nudis, centrali duobusque lateralibus, 
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