462 CXL. LILIACEE (BAKER). [ Aloe.. 
24. A. hereroensis, Engl. Jahrb. x. 2. Caudex short. Leaves. 
densely rosulate, lanceolate-deltoid, 10 in. long, 2 in. broad at the base, 
narrowed gradually to the apex ; marginal teeth not crowded, spreading, 
deltoid, 4 in. long. Peduncle forked, with inflorescence 3 ft. long; 
branches densely flowered at the apex; pedicels 1 in. or more long; 
bracts ovate-lanceolate, }-} in. long. Perianth cylindrical, 1 in. long, 
not constricted above the ovary ; segments as long as the tube. Stamens 
just exserted.—Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boiss. iv. App. ili. 39. 
Lower Guinea. Hereroland: near Usakos, 2700 ft., Marloth, 1438, Schinz, 
346, Fleck. 
No specimen at Kew. 
25. A. agavefolia, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 85, t. 23. 
Caudex short, simple. Leaves densely rosulate, lanceolate, 14 ft. long, 
4-41 in. broad low down, thin for the genus, channelled the whole 
length down the face, green, obscurely lineate, furnished with scattered 
small oblong white spots; margin slender, reddish-white, with moder- 
ately large deltoid teeth. Peduncle 3 ft. long, with about 5 branches. 
Racemes oblong, moderately dense, 3—4 in. long ; pedicels 4—4 in. long ; 
bracts lanceolate, as long as the pedicels. Perianth red, 1} in. long, 
slightly constricted above the ovary; segments as long as the tube. 
Stamens slightly exserted.— Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 166. 
Wile Land. Eritrea: in the neighbourhood of Acrur, 6300 ft., Schweinfurth d 
Riva, 1342! 
Cultivated in the Palermo Botanic Garden since 1879. 
26. A. macrocarpa, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 36, t. 9. 
Caudex very short, simple. Leaves densely rosulate, ovate-lanceolate, 
about 1 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad low down, light green, not lineate, 
decorated with copious large oblong whitish irregularly seriate blotches ; 
marginal teeth small, crowded, deltoid, tipped with red-brown. Peduncle 
forked, 2 ft. long. Racemes lax, cylindrical, the end one 4 ft. long; 
lower pedicels 4 in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. Perianth bright 
red, 1} in. long, much constricted above the ovary; segments shorter 
than the tube. Stamens as long as the perianth. Capsule oblong- 
cylindrical, nearly 2 in. long —Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 163 ; 
Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 69, 110. 
Wile Land. Eritrea: Mount Alam Kale, Schweinfurth § Riva, 1488! 1757! 
Ambelaco, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth, 157! Geleb, Amba, 7000 ft., Schweinfurth g 
Riva, 1377! 1436! 
Introduced into cultivation by Schimper in 1870. 
27. A. commutata, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 75, t. 18. 
Acaulescent. Leaves densely rosulate, oblong-lanceolate, 10-12 1n. 
long, 2-3 in. broad low down, green, obscurely lineate, copiously spotted 
with white; marginal teeth large, deltoid-cuspidate, tipped with brown. 
Peduncle branched, 2-3 ft. long. Racemes 3-6 in. long, cylindrical, 
lax in the lower part; pedicels 4-} in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. 
Perianth bright red, 1-14 in. long, constricted above the ovary + 
