Urginea. | CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). 539 
1-2 ft. long; pedicels rigid, spreading or erecto-patent, articulated at 
the apex, the lower $~-1 in. long; bracts small, lanceolate, spurred. 
Perianth campanulate, Ä in. long; segments oblong, with a 1-nerved 
red-brown keel. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth; anthers 
small, oblong; filaments slightly flattened. Capsule globose, acutely 
angled, 4 in. diam,—Fl. Cap. vi. 470; Ornithogalum altissimum, Linn. 
f. Suppl. 199; Kunth, Enum. iv. 357; O. giganteum, Jacq. Hort. 
Schoen, t.87; Drimia altissima, Gawl. Bot. Mag. t. 1074. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: near Kafogo, Scott-Elliot, 5537 ! Niger Terri- 
tory: Nupe; between Ilorin and the Niger, Barter, 3432! 
Lower Guinea, Loango: near Ponta Negra, Soyaux, 117! 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Urungu; Fwambo, 5000, Carson ! 
Nyasaland ` Magomero, Meller ! Shire Valley, at the foot of Mpimbe Hill, Kirk ! 
between Blantyre and Matope, in woods, 2300 ft., Scott! Mount Mlanje, Whyte ! 
Zomba, and vicinity, 2500-3500 ft., Whyte! Shire Highlands, Buchanan ! 
Also in South Africa. 
9. U. pauciflora, Baker. Bulb oblong, 1 in. diam.; outer tunics 
white. Leaves not developed with the flowers, not seen. Peduncle 
slender, stiffly erect, 24 in. long. Flowers 2-3, approximate; pedicels 
short, ascending; bracts small, lanceolate, not spurred. Perianth campa- 
nulate, } in. long ; segments linear-oblong, white with a l-nerved broad 
brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth; anthers linear-oblong, 
a line long; filaments flattened, } in. long. Style not exserted. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: near Wallia, on the River Scarcies, in dry, bare, 
and burnt places, Scott-Elliot, 4580 ! 
10. U. Johnstoni, Baker. Bulb and leaves not seen. Peduncle 
erect, 1 in. long. Raceme corymbose, 15-20 flowered, 14-1} in. 
long; pedicels erecto-patent ; lower 4 in. long; upper growing gra- 
dually shorter; bracts minute, lanceolate, not spurred. Perianth 
campanulate, 4 in. long; segments linear-oblong, white with a very 
distinct 1-nerved brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth ; 
anthers oblong, minute; filaments linear. Style not exserted. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: near the River Cunene, Johuston ! 
11. U. brachystachys, Baker in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 474. Bulb 
globose, 3 in. diam. Leaves unknown, not contemporary with the 
flowers. Peduncle very short. Raceme congested, globose; pedicels 
above 4 in. long; bracts minute, deltoid. Perianth 4 in. long; 
segments linear-oblong, white with a l-nerved red-brown keel 
Stamens shorter than the perianth; anthers minute, oblong. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Unyamwezi; at Kakoma, on dry, burnt 
ground, Böhm, 62! 
No specimen at Kew. 
12. U. Bragæ, Engl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 142. Bulb large, oblong. 
Leaves contemporary with the flowers, rigid, grey-green, narrowly 
linear, with a slightly involute margin and 5-7 prominent pilose ribs. 
