Urginea. | CXL. LILIACEX (BAKER). 537 
1 in. long; pedicels short, ascending ; bracts ovate, minutely spurred. 
Perianth campanulate, 4 in. long; segments linear-oblong, white with 
` a l-nerved brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth; anthers 
oblong, small. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland; Ndirandi Mountain, near 
Blantyre, growing on tufts of sedge, Scott-Elliot, 8476! 
2. U. Nyasze, Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. iv. 50. 
Bulb small. Leaves hysteranthous, not seen. Peduncle very slender, 
4 ft. long. Raceme moderately lax, cylindrical, 2-6 in. long; pedicels 
ascending, lower 4 in. long; lower bracts small, ovate, with a large 
subulate spur. Perianth campanulate, } in. long; segments oblong- 
lanceolate, white with a 1-nerved red-brown keel. Stamens much 
shorter than the perianth; anthers oblong, small; filaments linear- 
subulate. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Mount Mlanje, 6000 ft., 
Whyte! McClounie, 72! and without precise locality, Buchanan. 
3. U. psilostachya, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 
Bot. i. 247. Bulb globose, 4-6 in. diam.; tunics whitish, coriaceous. 
Leaves 5-6, produced after the flowers, firm, ensiform, glabrous, 14—2 ft. 
long, under 1 in. broad. Peduncle moderately stout, 2-3 ft. long. 
Raceme lax, cylindrical, 1-14 ft. long; lower pedicels spreading, 
4-1 in. long; bracts minute, linear, spurred near the base. Perianth 
campanulate, 4 in. long; segments linear-oblong, whitish, with a 
l-nerved green or red-brown keel. Stamens nearly as long as the 
perianth ; anthers oblong; filaments linear-subulate. Capsule globose, 
acutely angled, 4 in. diam. 
Lower Guinea. Loango; common near the sea, Thollon, 1310! Lower 
Congo ; Post of Ganciu, Brazza, Angola: Cazengo; on dry sandy hills, Welwitsch, 
3807 ! 
4. U. micrantha, Solms in Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Athiop. 294. 
Bulb very large, with thick brown tunics. Leaves linear, not developed 
with the flowers. Peduncle stiffly erect, 1-2 ft. long. Raceme mode- 
rately dense, cylindrical, 1-1} ft. long; pedicels rigid, erecto-patent, 
articulated at the apex, the lower 4—4 in. long; bracts minute, lanceo- 
late, or deltoid, the lower shortly spurred. Perianth } in. long; 
segments oblong, with a 1-nerved brown keel. Stamens shorter than 
the perianth; anthers minute, oblong. Capsule globose, acutely 
angled, } in. diam.—Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 217; Schweinf. in 
Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 76,111. Scilla micrantha, A. Rich, Tent. 
Fl. Abyss, ii. 328. 
Upper Guinea. North bank of the Gambia, Ozanne! Dagomba: Salaga, on 
the Upper Volta, Krause! Lagos: on rocks at Ado, and on the road to Ischin, 
Rowland ! 
Nile Land. Eritrea: near Acrur, 6000 ft., Schweinfurth & Riva, 1823! on 
mountains near Keren, 4500-5900 ft., Schweinfurth & Riva, 997, 1801. Abyssinia, 
Quartin-Dillon! British East Africa: Jur; Kurshook Ali’s Seriba, Schweinfurth 
