234 AMARYLLIDEZ (Baker), { Hemanthus. 
umbel 2-3 in. diam.; pedicels slender, 3-1 in. long; bracts 5-6, 
oblong, usually reflexing, about an inch long; perianth pink, rarely 
white, $-2 in. long; tube ,-} in. long; segments lanceolate ; 
stamens generally exserted; anthers minute, oblong, yellow; style 
overtopping the stamens, Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 3373; Herb. 
Amaryllid. 234; Kunth, Enum. v. 590; Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. 
67. Melicho carneus, Salisb. Gen. 130. H. brevifolius, Herb. 
Amaryllid. 234, t. 30, fig. 3; Kunth, Enum. v. 591. 
Var. B, H, strigosus (Herb. Amaryllid. 234, t. 30, fig. 2); leaves hairless 
on the surface when mature. Kunth, Enum. v. 590. 
South Arrica: Var. 8, a sketch by Masson in the British Museum. 
CsentraL RueGion : Somerset Div.; Bosch Berg, 3500 ft., MacOwan, 1578! 
mountains near Graaff Reinet, 4300 ft., Bolus, 764 ! Bowker, 33! 
Katanari ReGion: Orange Free State ; Rhinoster Kop, Burke! and Caledon 
River, Burke, 444! 
Eastern Reeion: Transkei; between Kei River and Gekau, 1000-2000 ft., 
Drége, 4517! Tembuland; Equtyeni, Gatberg country, 4000 ft., Bawr, 1169! 
8. H. amarylloides (Jacq. Hort. Schoenbr. iv. 5, t. 408); bulb 
ovoid, not compressed, 14-2 in. diam.; tunics thick, bifarious; 
leaves 2, developed after the flowers, lingulate, obtuse, bright green, 
glabrous on both edge and margin, 6-12 in. long, 14-2 in. broad ; 
peduncle slender, glabrous, $-1 ft. long; flowers 50 or more in @ 
dense globose umbel 2-3 in. diam.; pedicels slender, }-1 in. long; — 
bracts 5-6, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, spreading, about an inch 
long ; perianth pinkish or white, §-} in. long; tube short; segments 
lanceolate, spreading; stamens and style exceeding the perianth- 
segments. Pair, Encye. Suppl. iii. 33; Kunth, Enum. v. 589; 
Baker, Handb. Amaryllid.68. H. amaryllidioides, Herb. Amaryllid. 
233. Melicho amarylloides, Salisb. Gen. 130. 
Coast Recion : Bedford Div.; hills between Bedford and Esterhuyzens Poort, 
Mac Owan, 2248 ! 
CentRAL Region: Somerset Div.; Brak Fontein, near Somerset East, 
MacOwan, 
KaLauari ReGion: Transvaal; Mooi River, Burke / 
Eastern Reoion: Transkei ; between Gekau and Bashee River, 1000-2000 ft., 
Drege, 4524! Tembuland; Geigeira, near Bazeia, 2000 ft., Bawr, 568! 
9. H. montanus (Baker); bulb middle-sized; leaves 2, contem- 
porary with the flowers, lorate, obtuse, glabrous, 8-9 in. long, 14 in. 
broad at the middle; peduncle slender, glabrous, 3 ft. long; ex- 
panded head 2 in. diam. ; bracts many, lanceolate, reflexing ; pedicels 
3-i in. long; flowers white; perianth-tube subcylindrical, } in. 
long; segments lanceolate, spreading, } in. long; stamens and style 
not longer than the segments. 
Eastern Rxcion: Natal; valley of the Buffalo River near Charleston, 
5000-6000 ft., Wood, 4810! 
Very near H. amarylloides, Jacq. 
10. H. candidus (Bull. Cat. New Plants 1894, 3); bulb large, 
globose ; leaves 2, contemporary with the flowers, fleshy, lingulate, a 
foot or more long, 4-5 in. broad, hairy on both sides; peduncle a5 
