Aloe: 37 



known as the "Coral Aloe." A specimen with pnre yellow flowers 

 is cultivated by Mr. W. Armstrong at Port Elizabeth, a yellowish 

 tint in the usually red flowers is, however, frequently observed in 

 wild plants. Mr. E. E. Galpin, F.L.S., informs me that seedlings 

 with prickly margins were raised in Queenstown Public Gardens. 

 Perhaps this may be due to hybridisation. 



19a. .4. Schonlandi, Bak. (Plate 111, fig. 2.)— ("Gard. Chroni- 

 cle," p. 130, Dec, 1902). Mr, Baker places this new species, (which, 

 as I have now ascertained, certainly comes from the Somerset East 

 district, whence Dr. Becker received a specimen some years ago) 

 near A. latifolia, Haw. 1 am, however, inclined to place it close 

 to A. striata, Haw. As Mr. Baker only had a leaf, a portion of 

 an inflorescence and a photograph at his disposal, I will supple- 

 ment his description by a few notes taken from a specimen grow- 

 ing in the Museum grounds : 



Acaulescent. Leaves about 18, densely rosulate ; the younger 

 ovato-lanceolate, somewhat glaucous ; the older ovate with a red- 

 dish tinge, largest leaves about 12" long, 5-6" wide in the widest 

 part and about V' thick, above almost flat, below convex ; all 

 leaves indistinctly striate and with longitudinal, interrupted lines 

 of very faint white spots which are more numerous on the lower 

 surface than on the upper. Tips of the younger leaves subcari- 

 nate, of the older dried up and recurved or twisted ; margin car- 

 tilaginous, reddish with yellowish border, marginal teeth small 

 reddish brown with yellowish border, in the young leaves deltoid, 

 sometimes 2 or 3 lobed, separated later into irregular groups 

 through the splitting of the cartilaginous border of the older 

 leaves (Plate III, fig. 2c). Inflorescence 3-1' high, main branches 

 with numerous empty bracts below the racemes, racemes about 10, 

 at first short, dense, later rather lax, 2-8" long ; lower pedicels 

 ^-|* long, upper gradually smaller ; bracts lanceolate, about 

 equalling the pedicels in length, pale with 3 or more distinct 

 brown longitudinal lines. Perainth red with whitish margins 

 around the lobes, 1-1:^" long, subcylindrical, slightly constricted 

 above the base, slightly cvirved ; tube about f the length of the 

 perianth, tips of lobes slightly bent outwards ; stamens and style 

 slightly protruding. Flowered in Grahamstown in June and 

 October. 



21 (312). A saponaria Haw.— l strongly suspect that under 

 this name several distinct species are cultivated in European 

 gardens. Unfortunately, the illustrations of De Candolle ("Plantes 



