Aloe. } CXL, LILIACEZ (BAKER). 467 
43. A. Scheelleri, Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 107. 
Subacaulescent. Leaves about 10, densely rosulate, lanceolate, 14-2 ft. 
long, 5-6 in. broad low down, ? in. thick, glaucous, recurved, irregularly 
slightly repand; marginal teeth 30-35 on a side, robust, reddish. 
Peduncle 2-3 ft. long. Raceme simple, dense, 6-10 in. long; pedicels 
% in. long; bracts large, ovate. Perianth in a young state cut more 
than half-way down. 
Nile Land, Eritrea: Kohaito Plateau, 8400-8700 ft., Schweinfurth, 158 ! 
44. A. Schweinfurthii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 175. 
Leaves ensiform, 1-14 ft. long, 2 in. broad low down, narrowed gradually 
to a long point ; marginal teeth close, large, deltoid, tipped with brown. 
Peduncle stout, compressed, branched, 2 ft. long. Racemes cylindrical, 
moderately dense, the end one 6-9 in. long; lower pedicels 4—4 in. long ; 
bracts small, ovate or lanceolate. Perianth pale red, 10-12 lin. long; 
tube short, campanulate. Stamens as long as the perianth. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Niamniam ; at Makporru Hill, Schweinfurth, 
ser. iii. 167 ! 
45. A. littoralis, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 263. A 
shrub 6-10 ft. high, with a usually simple trunk, as thick as a man’s 
arm, rarely thicker. Leaves densely rosulate, unspotted, ensiform, 
acuminate, 2-3 ft. long, 2-24 in. broad low down; marginal teeth 
spreading, horny, deltoid, ;4, in. long. Peduncle panicled, 4—5 ft. long, 
including the inflorescence ; racemes cylindrical, moderately dense, 1 ft. 
long; pedicels }-4 in. long ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, rather longer than 
the pedicels. Perianth 1 in. long; tube very short. Stamens as long 
as the perianth.— Baker in Journ. Linn. Soe. xviii. 174. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Loanda; frequent through the coast region, Wel- 
witsch, 3727 ! 
46. A. cryptopoda, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1884, 52. Leaves ensi- 
form, 14-2 ft. long, 3 in. broad low down; marginal teeth deltoid, 
crowded, spreading, medium-sized. Peduncle forked, moderately stout, 
terete. Racemes cylindrical, $-1 ft. long; pedicels ascending, lower 
4-4 in. long; bracts ovate, as long as the pedicels. Perianth bright 
red, 1 in. long; tube very short. Stamens as long as the perianth. 
Capsule oblong-trigonous, under 1 in, long. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: banks of the Zambesi, opposite Sena, 
Kirk, 96! Nhaoridue, on sterile rocky hills, Menyharth, 1238! 
47. A. abyssinica, Zam. Encyc. i. 86 (excl. syn.). Caudex short, 
simple. Leaves densely rosulate, ensiform, deep green, often spotted when 
young, 14-2 ft. long, 3—4 in. broad low down; marginal teeth large, deltoid, 
tipped with brown. Peduncle branched, 14-2 ft. long; racemes dense, 
oblong, 3—4 in. long; lower pedicels ł-1 in. long; bracts small, ovate. 
Perianth yellow, 1 in. long ; segments twice as long as the oblong tube. 
Stamens about as long as the perianth. Capsule oblong-trigonous, 1 in. 
long, obscurely stipitate——Roem. & Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. 695 ; Salm- 
