464 CXL, LILIACEZ (BAKER). [ Aloe. 
leaves. Racemes many, rather lax, 3—6 in. long; pedicels spreading or 
cernuous, } in. long ; bracts lanceolate, minute. Perianth under 1 in. 
long, bright red ; segments scarcely longer than the tube; inner reddish- 
yellow, with a green keel. Stamens and style slightly exserted. 
East Tropical Africa. Without locality, cultivated specimen, Hildebrandt ! 
Described from a plant collected by Dr. Hildebrandt in East Tropical Africa, 
which flowered at Kew in July 1887, and was received from the Berlin Botanic 
Garden in 1882. 
32. A. penduliflora, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1888, iv. 178. Stem 
simple, erect, $} in. diam. Leaves laxly disposed, spreading, ensiform, 
about 1 ft. long, 1-1} in. diam. low down, plain green, nearly flat on 
the face; marginal teeth small, distant, deltoid-cuspidate. Peduncle 
simple, cernuous, 4 ft. long, produced from the axis of one of the upper 
leaves. Raceme short, dense; pedicels 4 in. long ; bracts small, lanceo- 
late. Perianth pale yellow tipped with green, about 1 in. long; 
segments less than half as long as the tube. Stamens as long as the 
perianth. 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, cultivated specimen, Kirk ! 
Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, August 1888, 
33. A. confusa, Zngl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 141. Stems branched, 
decumbent; branches intertangled with the main stem. Leaves laxly 
disposed, lanceolate with a clasping base, 7—8 in. long, under 1 in. 
broad ; teeth small, distant, deltoid, spreading. Inflorescence panicled ; 
branches arcuate-ascending ; racemes 3—4 in. long ; bracts small, lanceo- 
late, scariose; pedicels ascending, } in. long. Perianth red-yellow, 
above 1 in. long. Capsule oblong, not rugose, } in. long. Seeds 
slightly compressed, narrowly winged. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, at Lake Chala, 3000 ft., 
Tolkens, 410 ! 1780! 
No specimen at Kew. 
34. A. Barteri, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 168, Whole 
plant 3 ft. high. Leaves ensiform, 14-2 ft. long, 24-3 in. broad low 
-down, pale green with white spots ; marginal teeth close, large, deltoid. 
Panicle 1} ft. long; racemes moderately dense, 4—1 ft. long ; pedicels 
ascending, the lower 4—3 in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. Perianth 
1} in. long, red with a green tip; segments half as long as the slender 
tube. Stamens as long as the perianth. 
Upper Guinea. Niger Territory: Nupe, Barter, 1502! Lagos, much planted 
for medical use, Millen, 172! 
Introduced into cultivation at Kew in 1892. 
35. A. constricta, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 168. Leaves 
ensiform, 14 ft. long, 2 in. broad low down ; marginal teeth moderately 
large, rather distant, deltoid-cuspidate. Racemes moderately dense, 
secund, cylindrical, finally 1 ft. long ; lower pedicels } in. long; bracts 
lanceolate, minute. Perianth bright red, 14 in. long, distinctly con- 
