Gethyllis.] AMARYLLIDEZ (Baker). 195 
Herb. Amaryllid. 186, t. 25, fiy. 6; Kunth, Enum. v. 697; Baker 
tn Journ. Bot. 1885, 226, t. 259, fig. 2 ; Handb. Amaryllid. 24. 
Coast Region: Piquetberg, Masson ! 
3. G. villosa (Linn. fil. Suppl. 198) ; bulb small, ovoid ; tunics pro- 
duced an inch or more above its apex; leaves 5-10, developed after 
the flowers, linear, 2-3 in. long, 2 in. broad, twisted spirally, clothed 
with dense ascending or deflexed whitish and bristly hairs ; perianth- 
tube pilose, 2-4 in. long ; limb tinged with pink, about an inch long; 
segments lanceolate, reflexing, + in. broad; stamens 6, one-third the 
length of the segments ; anthers about as long as the filaments ; style 
straight, reaching to the top of the stamens ; fruit clavate, yellowish, 
contemporary with the leaves, 2 in. long, 4 in. diam. Thund. Diss. 15 ; 
Prodr. 59; Fl. Cap. edit. Schult. 303; Willd. Sp. Plant. ii, 104; 
Herb. Amaryllid. 186 ; Kunth, Enum, v. 697 ; Baker in Journ. Bot. 
1885, 226; Handb. Amaryllid. 24, Papiria villosa, Thund. in Act. 
Lund, i. 2, 111, eum icone. 
Sourn Arrica : without locality, Masson ! 
Coast Keaion: Mossel Bay Div.; Attaquas Kloof, near Ganse Kraal, 
Thunberg { 
4. G. longistyla (Bolus in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 396); bulb 
ovoid or subglobose ; inner tunics pale reddish, produced some distance 
above its apex; leaves 12-18, produced after the flowers, linear from 
a dilated base, acuminate, ciliated, 3-4 in. long, } in. broad, covered 
with linear, white, lacerated, centrally-affixed scales; perianth-tube 
2 in. long ; segments oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, about an inch long, 
z in. broad; stamens 6, about 4 in. long; anther longer than the 
filament ; style exserted, }-$ in. beyond the segments, stout, sub- 
angular, thicker gradually towards the base. Baker in Journ. Bot. 
1885, 226; Hundb. Amaryllid. 24. 
_ Centrat Recion: Graaff Reinet Div.; Snecuw Berg avange, 4000 ft., Tyson 
in Herb, Bolus, 842! 
5. G. afra (Linn. Sp. Plant. 633); bulb globose, 13-2 in. diam., 
with brown membranous tunics produced 2-3 in. over its apex; 
leaves 12-20, as long as the flower, linear, twisted, strongly ribbed, 
glabrous ; perianth-tube 3-4 in. long; limb whitish, 1}-2 in. long ; 
segments oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, acute, varying from 4 to fin. 
broad ; stamens 9-12, about 14 in. long; anthers equalling the fila- — 
ments ; style straight, rather overtopping the anthers ; fruit yellowish, 
clavate, edible, with an agreeable scent. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1016 ; 
Roem. et Schultes, Syst. vii. 780; Herb. Amaryllid. 185; Kunth, Enum, 
v. 696 ; Baker in Journ, Bot. 1885, 226; Handb. Amaryllid, 24. 
Coast ReGron: Clanwilliam Div.; Lange Vallei and Berg Vallei, Zeyher, 
1663! Riversdale Div.; near Heidelberg, Burchell, 7209! 
6. G. britteniana (Baker in Journ. Bot. 1885, 227, t. 260); 
bulb globose, 2~3 in, diam., with a thick spotted neck 1} in. long; 
leaves 12~15, linear, glabrous, firm in texture, spirally twisted, 
