Kniphofia. | CXL, LILIACEZ (BAKER). 453: 
long, lax in the lower part, dense upwards; pedicels short ; bracts 
acuminate, {-} in. long. Perianth 1} in. long, constricted above the 
ovary, often curved ; lobes short, ovate. Stamens ł the length of the 
perianth. Style exserted. 
Nile Land. Gallaland: Arusa Distr.; Sheikh Mahomed, Donaldson Smith. 
No specimen in the Kew Herbarium, 
10. K. zombensis, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1893, 158. Leavis: 
many, ensiform, subcoriaceous, 1-2 ft. and more long, ? in. bread 
low down, smooth on the margin, not strongly keeled. Peduncle long, 
stout. Raceme dense, 3-4 in. long; pedicels very short; bracts 
linear, white with a distinct brown keel, the lower 4 in. long. Perianth 
cylindrical, narrowed towards the base, 1 in. long; lobes small, 
ovate. Stamens not exserted. Style finally exserted. Capsule globose, 
4 in. diam. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; abundant on the slopes. 
of Mount Zomba, Buchanan, 161! Mount Malosa, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte! and with- 
out precise locality, Buchanan, 664! 
11. K. Kirkii, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1887, ii. 712. Leaves 
numerous, ensiform, acutely keeled, reaching a length of 5-6 ft. and a 
breadth of 2-21 in. above the base, nearly smooth on the edges. 
Peduncle moderately stout, 4 ft. long. Raceme dense, 4-5 in. long ; 
pedicels short, deflexed ; bracts oblong, obtuse, the lower } in. long. 
Perianth slender, cylindrical, orange or tinged with red, 14-14 in. long; 
lobes small, ovate. Stamens and style as long as the perianth. 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar (?), cultivated specimen, Kirk ! 
Described from a living plant sent by Sir John Kirk in 1884 to Kew, where it 
flowered in November 1887. 
12. K. densiflora, Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 163. Caudex 
thick, woody, 4-8 in. long below the rosette of leaves. Leaves 
numerous, ensiform, 16-20 in. long, nearly 1 in. broad low down, 
serrulate on the margin. Peduncle stout, 2-3 ft. long. Raceme dense, 
8-12 in. long; pedicels short, deflexed ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 4—4 in. 
long. Perianth funnel-shaped, ł in. long, slightly constricted above 
the ovary, ł—Ł} in. diam. at the throat. Stamens and style much 
exserted. Capsule subglobose, smooth, ł—4 in. diam. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Urahut; Mount Erareta, Schimper, 701! 
13. K. foliosa, Hochst. in Flora, 1844, 31. Rootstock short, with 
many cylindrical fibres. Leaves numercus, ensiform, 14-2 ft. long, 
1-1} in. broad above the dilated base, acutely keeled, scabrous on the 
margin. Peduncle stout, erect, as long as the leaves. Raceme very 
dense, 4—1 ft. long; pedicels very short, deflexed ; bracts ovate, acute, 
the lower 4 in. long. Perianth subcylindrical, bright yellow or tinged 
with red, ? in. long; lobes small, ovate. Stamens and style much 
exserted.— Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 4; Bot. Mag. t. 6742. K. 
