490 CXL. LILIACEH (BAKER). [ Anthericum. 
Peduncle very slender, 14 in. long. Flowers 3-4, corymbose ; pedicels 
ascending, A 2 in. long, not articulated; bracts linear, as long as the 
pedicels. Perianth 4 in. long; segments oblanceolate, white, with a 
3—5-nerved green keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth ; anthers 
linear, 4 in. long, shorter than the glabrous filaments. Style 4 in. long. 
—Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 160. 
Nile Land. Somaliland: near Maid, 5000-6000 ft., Hildebrandt, 1471! 
44. A. Jamesii, Baker. Root not seen. Leaves 4, erect, thin, 
linear, with a few long hairs on the surface, 4 ft. long, 4-4 in. broad 
above the clasping base. Peduncle slender, very short. Racemes lax,. 
2—4 in. long, simple or forked at the base ; pedicels ascending, solitary, 
not articulated, the lower 4—3 in. long; bracts very minute. Perianth 
4 in. long; segments lanceolate, with 3 lax green ribs in the keel. 
Stamens rather shorter than the perianth; anthers linear, } in. long, 
curling up spirally as they fade; filaments glabrous, as long as the 
anthers. 
Wile Land. Somaliland: Hahi and Harradigit, James A: Thrupp ! 
45. A. gregorianum, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 416. 
Root-fibres short, stout ` root-neck crowned with membranous scales, 
surrounded by bristles. Leaves 4—5, linear, thin, erect, glabrous, 5-7 in. 
long, 4 in. broad. Peduncle 5-6 in. long. Raceme corymbose, 5-6- 
flowered; lower bracts lanceolate, acuminate, } in. long, half as 
long as the ascending pedicels. Perianth 4-5 lin. long; segments 
lanceolate, white, with green ribs. Stamens rather shorter than the 
perianth ; filaments filiform, rather shorter than the anthers. Style 
short. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Kapte plains, on the banks of the River Athi». 
Gregory ! 
No specimen at Kew. 
46. A. arvense, Schinz in Verhand. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. xxx. 
216. Root-fibres many, slender; neck crowned with large white 
membranous scales. Leaves narrowly linear or subterete, glabrous, 
6-8 in. long. Peduncle short, stout, slightly angled. Racemes very 
numerous, long, lax, forming a panicle 1-1} ft. long; rhachis slender, 
glabrous; pedicels ascending or spreading, the lower ł-1 in. long + 
bracts minute, ovate or lanceolate. Perianth } in. long; segments 
oblanceolate, obtuse, white with a distinct brown keel. Filaments 
sar 4 in. long ; anthers oblong, minute. Capsule subglobose, din. 
jam. 
Lower Guinea. German South-West Africa: Amboland ; Olukonda, Schinz 
22! 19! 
An imperfect specimen collected by Dr. Holub in Rhodesia, at Shesheke, op the 
Zambesi, probably belongs here. 
47. A. flavoviride, Baker. Root-fibres cylindrical ; neck crowned 
with large ovate membranous scales. Leaves many, erect, thick, 
glabrous, narrowly linear, 1 ft, long, A, in. broad. Peduncle short. 
