416 MR. A. B. RENDLE ON THE 
pubescente, inferne complanato superne(?) subterete ; racemo 
simplici vix denso ; bracteis triangulari-subulatis, margine minute 
ciliolatis, pedicellos solitarios medio articulatos superantibus ; 
perianthii rotati segmentis lanceolatis albidis, a nervis 3-5 fuscis 
striatis, quam stamina longioribus ; antheris linearibus post 
anthesin convolutis; polline ovali; filamentis albis subulatis 
muricatis; stylo filiformi haud exserto ; capsulis subacutangulis, 
seminibus paucis nigris, turgidulis. 
Hab. Uyui: W.E. Taylor, February 1887. 
A cespitose plant about a foot in height, the clusters of deep 
ereen leaves springing from a much-branched knotted woody 
rhizome, which bears a number of rather thin, strong, wiry roots. 
The dried leaves are thin and papery; the outer shorter, 
lanceolate, sheathing the inner leaves and scape by a broader 
membranous colourless base; the latter pass through linear- 
lanceolate to an elongated linear-acuminate shape or are ensiform, 
11-14 inches long and 6-8 lines broad above the base, tapering 
gradually upwards. The midrib is prominent on the lower 
surface and bears a line of short stiffish hairs; there are 10-16 
parallel veins between it and the ciliolate margin, which on the 
older leaves is crisped. The scape including the raceme is shorter 
than the leaves (about 1 foot long), and covered with an almost 
mealy pubescence; the simple raceme is 5-6 inches long. The 
lower bracts are 8 lines long; the length diminishes upwards to 
about 4 lines. The slender pedicels are 3 lines long, but become 
longer (4 lines) and stouter as the fruit ripens. The spreading 
perianth-segments are 4 lines long by 1 broad, the stamens 
33 lines long, the anthers being 2 lines and curling up after 
shedding the oval or oval-oblong pollen-grains. Ripe dehisced 
capsules on a fruiting-specimen were rather sharply three- 
angled, 3 lines long by 23 in dizmeter, and contained a few black 
turgid seeds each about 1 line across. 
Is near Chlorophytum affine, Baker, from the same district, but 
distinguished by its thin ensiform leaves, less dense raceme, and 
smaller and fewer flowers. 
ANTHERICUM (§ Honroprum) GreGorranum, sp.nov. Planta 
humilis habitu A. angustifolii, Hochst.; radicibus brevibus crassis, 
setis tenuibus densis; foliis cum scapis a vagina membranacea 
tenui basi cireumdatis, graminoideis linearibus acutis basi et apice 
avgustatis facie glabris margine breviter ciliolatis ; scapis folia 
