Urginea. | CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). 541 
16. U. tayloriana, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 424. Bulb 
large, globose. Leaves 7, contemporary with the flowers, rigid, linear- 
subulate from a sheathing base, 7-8 in. long, }-} in. broad. Peduncle 
under 1 ft. long. Raceme 3 in. long, dense upwards; pedicels 4—4 in. 
long; bracts subulate from a triangular base, not spurred ; lower A in. 
long. Perianth } in. long ; segments oblong-spathulate, white, with a 
3-nerved red keel. Anthers small, oblong; filaments flattened, 4 in. 
long. Capsule globose, nearly } in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: between the coast and Uyui, Taylor, 
No specimen at Kew. 
17. U. angolensis, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 364. Bulb globose, 
1-1} in. diam.; tunics membranous. Leaves 6-8, contemporary with 
the flowers, linear, glabrous, 1—2 ft. long, }-1 in. broad low down. 
Peduncle stiffly erect, 1-1} ft. long. Raceme 4-6 in. long, dense 
upwards ; pedicels erecto-patent ; lower 4—} in. long ; bracts subulate, 
not spurred, 4—2 in. long, projecting beyond the buds. Perianth funnel- 
shaped, 4 in. long ; segments oblanceolate, obtuse, white, with a broad 
5-nerved brown keel, Stamens rather shorter than the perianth; 
anthers small, oblong; filaments linear. Capsule depresso-globose, 
2 in. diam.—U. chlorantha, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 
Bot, i. 248. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Loanda, Pungo Andongo and Golungo Alto, Wel- 
witsch, 3810! 3812! Ambriz, Monteiro ! 
18. U. comosa, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 
247. Bulb large, globose; tunics membranous. Leaves 6-8, contem- 
porary with the flowers, ensiform, acuminate, glabrous, 2-3 ft. long, 
1 in. broad low down, tapering gradually to the point. Peduncle stout, 
stiffly erect, 3 ft. and more long. Raceme moderately dense, cylindrical, 
1-1} ft. long; pedicels ascending ; lower finally 1 in. long ; bracts large, 
subulate, projecting beyond the buds. Perianth $ in. long; segments 
oblanceolate, obtuse, with a 5-nerved green or brown keel. Stamens 
rather shorter than the perianth; anthers small, oblong; filaments 
flattened. Capsule depresso-globose, ł in. diam. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Mossamedes and Huilla, in wooded pastures, Wel- 
witsch, 3814! 3815! 
19. U. Beccarii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii, 223. Bulb 
ovoid, 14 in. diam. Leaves contemporary with the flowers, lanceolate, - 
glabrous, 5—6 in. long, 1 in. broad low down. Peduncle about as long 
as the leaves. Raceme laxly 10-15-flowered, 5—6 in. long; pedicels }—} 
in. long; bracts persistent, as long as the pedicels. Perianth 4 in. long ; 
segments oblong, whitish, with a many-nerved, obscure, green keel. 
Filaments slightly flattened, rather shorter than the perianth. Style 
straight, reaching to the tip of the perianth-segments.— Martelli, Fi. 
Bogos. 86. 
Nile Land. Eritrea: Keren, 4000-4500 ft., Beccari, 121! 
No specimen at Kew. 
