Albuca. | CXL, LILIACEZ (BAKER). 529 
Perianth about 3 in, long, 
Leaves 3 ft. long . : ` : - 8, A, Kleckw. 
Leaves 1-13 ft. long : - : 8 . 9. A. Allene, 
Perianth lin, long =. $ ; : S . 10. A. Wakefieldii. 
Lower pedicels 14 in. long : R 11. A. Donaldsoni, 
Perianth-segments yellow, keeled with green, 
Perianth 4 in. long. 
Leaf terete, usually solitary . : : : . 12. A. monophylla. 
Leaves linear, 3—4 : S : ; : . 13. A. Buchanani, 
Perianth 3 in, long. 
Leaves very short ` c i : ; . 14. A. hereroensis, 
Leaves long, linear, 
Bracts small . : : : : : . 15. A. Melleri. 
Bracts 1-14 in. long : : : : . 16. A. abyssinica. 
Perianth 1-14 in. long. 
Leaves į}—4 in. broad. 
Bracts small. - : : ; , 17. A. Lugardi, 
Lower bracts 1-14 in. long : ; ‘ . 18. A. Schweinfurthii. 
Leaves 1 in. or more broad, 
Pedicels all short. 
Bracts lanceolate, acuminate . S S , 19. A. chlorantha. 
Bracts linear from an ovate base . ; . 20. A. angolensis. 
Lower pedicels 1 in. long 3 . . 21. A. Bainesii. 
Perianth-segments pale green with a narrow pale border 22. A. Schinzii. 
23. A. purpurascens, 
Colour of flowers uncertain . : : ; : l 24. A. Fischeri. 
25. A. Steudneri. 
1. A. myogaloides, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 
Bot.i. 250. Bulb ovoid, 1 in. diam. ; outer tunics brown, bristly at the apex. 
Leaves 3—4, erect, narrowly linear, glabrous,1—2 ft. long, 4—4 in. broad. 
Peduncle slender, 1—14 ft. long. Raceme lax, 6-12-flowered ; flowers 
erect; pedicels ascending ; lower 2-3 in. long; bracts lanceolate ; lower 
6-9 lin. long. Perianth $—3 in. long; segments white, with a broad 
green or red-brown keel. Anthers all perfect. Style triquetrous, as 
long as the ovary. Capsule oblong, as long as the perianth.—Engl. 
Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 166. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla ; Morro de Monino, on high rocks in the sub- 
temperate region, Welwitsch, 3840 ! 
Nearly allied to 4. caudata, Jacq. 
2. A. longibracteata, Hngl. Jahrb. xv. 472. Bulb and leaf 
unknown. Raceme 8 in. long, dense, many-flowered ; lower pedicels 
4 in. long ; bracts filiform from a lanceolate base; lower 3-4 in. long. 
Perianth 4 in. long; segments oblong, with a broad green keel. 
Anthers all perfect ; filaments lanceolate, three times the length of the 
anthers. Ovary ovoid, rather shorter than the style. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Ukamba ; Kitui, Hildebrandt, 2646. 
No specimen at Kew, 
3. A. caudata, Joen, Ic. t. 442. Bulb globose, 2~3 in. diam. 
Leaves 4-6, linear, glabrous, 1 ft. long, }-} in. broad. Peduncle 
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