dense above the base, oblong-cylindrical, three or four - 
inches long; upper flowers ascending, lower drooping ; 
pedicels very short; bracts scariose, lanceolate. Perianth 
bright, pale yellow, subcylindrical, a quarter or a third of ° 
an inch long; lobes short, ovate. Stamens finally just 
exserted. Style finally overtopping the anthers. Fruit 
small, globose—J. G. Baker. : 
Fig. 1, Cross section of leaf; 2, bract ; 3, an entire flower; 4, front view 
of anther; 5, back view of anther :—AJZ more or less enlarged. 
