tek | Tas. 5946. 
KNIPHOFIA CAULESCENS. 
Native of South Africa. 
Nat. Ord. Liniacem.—Tribe, ALINE ®, 
Genus Knipuoria, Mench ; (Endl. Gen. Plant., p. 148). 
Kwirnoria caulescens ; trunco erecto cylindraceo, foliis glaucis longissime 
subulato-ensiformibus ab ima basi ad apicem triquetrum sensim atte- 
nuatis dorso alato-carinatis, marginibus et carina argute serrulatis, scapo 
bracteolis parvis sparsis subulatis, racemo brevi fusiformi acuto, peri- 
anthii recti 13-pollicaris lobis brevibus obtusis, filamentis longe ex- 
sertis subequalibus, ovario obovoideo, 
Knipnorta caulescens, Baker mss. in Hort. Kew et Wilson Saunders. 
The accompanying figure is taken from a drawing made 
by my friend, W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., who 
flowered this fine species of Kniphofia in his garden at 
Reigate, in June of the present year. It differs from all 
other species known to me, in the distinctly caulescent 
habit, in this respect approaching the arboreous Cape Aloes, 
amongst which Linnzus included the genus to which it 
belongs. From the well-known X. Uvaria this species further 
differs in its small size, very glaucous habit, short racemes, 
much smaller less curved flowers, longer more exserted 
subequal filaments, and obovoid ovary. 
K. caulescens is a native of South Africa, where it was 
detected by Mr. Cooper, when collecting for Mr. W. Saun- 
ders in the Storm Bergen mountains, which bound the 
Albany district on the south, and border on British Caffraria; 
though a sufficiently striking species, it will never re- 
place the gorgeous K. Uvaria as an ornamental border-plant, 
even if it is as hardy, which is very doubtful; as yet it has 
‘not been tried out of doors that I am aware of. 
JANUARY Isr, 1872. 
