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broad, with about 5 veins between the midrib and thickened smooth 

 margin. Peduncle shorter than the leaves. Eaceme dense, 2-3 in. 

 long, ^ in. diam. ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, ^ in. long. Flowers all pale yellow; perianth subcylindrical, 

 ^ in. long, l-12tli in. diam. at the throat; segments semiorbicular, 

 ^ lin. long. Stamens and style about as long as the perianth. 

 Hab. Natal, Rev. J. Buchanan ! 



2. K. BREviFLORA Haiw. MSS. ; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 

 361. — Leaves linear, not rigid, 1-li ft. long, l-12th in. broad near 

 the base, with about 5 strong ribs and a thickened scabrous margin, 

 Peduncle slender, terete, 1^ ft. long. Eaceme dense, 1-1^ in. 

 long ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, ^-^ in. 

 long. Flowers pale yellow ; perianth cylindrical, \ in. long ; 

 throat l-12th to l-8th in. diam. ; segments ovate, obtuse, ^ lin. 

 long. Stamens as long as the perianth or slightly exserted. 

 Ovules 4-6 in a cell. 



Hab. Orange Free State, Cooper 1029 ! 3294 ! 



3. K. PARviFLORA Kunth Enum. iv. 553. — Leaves linear, rigid 

 in texture, ^ in. broad at the middle, flat, smooth on the margin. 

 Peduncle slender, terete, as long as the leaves. Eaceme dense, 

 about 3 in. long ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate, acute, I in. 

 long. Perianth cylindrical, \ in. long ; segments ovate, obtuse. 

 Stamens and style slightly exserted. Ovules 4-5 in all. — Baker in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 361. 



Hab. Kaffraria ; hills between Omsamwubo and Omsamcaba, 

 alt. 1000-2000 ft., Drege 4528. 



4. K. infundibularis Baker. — Leaves linear, not rigid or thick 

 in texture, ^ in. broad, with a smooth margin and 4-5 veins on 

 each side of the midrib. Peduncle short, slender. Eaceme dense, 

 2-3 in. long, under 1 in. diam. ; pedicels very short; bracts lanceo- 

 late, acute, ^ in. long. Flowers all yellow. Perianth infundibuli- 

 form, ^ in. long, l-12th in. diam. at the base, l-12th in. at the 

 throat ; segments ovate, obtuse, as long as broad. Stamens and 

 style exserted, ^ in. long beyond the tip of the segments. 



Hab. Southern Provinces. Described from a specimen, culti- 

 vated at Kew, in the herbarium of Bishop Goodenough. 



6. K. GRACILIS Harv. MSS. ; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 362. 

 — Leaves linear, 1|— 2 ft. long, ^ in. broad, with 5-6 veins between 

 the midrib and smooth margin. Peduncle as long as the leaves. 

 Eaceme dense, 2|~3 in. long ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate, 

 obtuse, 1— i in. long. Perianth whitish, |— f in. long ; tube very 

 slender, \ lin. diam. ; throat dilated ; segments oblong-spathulate, 

 l-12th in. long. Style and longer stamens exserted. 



Hab. Zulu-land, Liernml lii McKcn 2140 ! 



6. K. puMiLA Kunth Enum. iv. 552. — Leaves linear, 1^-2 ft. 

 long, ^ in. broad low down, tapering gradually to the aj^ex, 

 moderately firm in texture, with a smooth margin and 10-12 veins 

 on each side of the midrib. Peduncle moderately stout, as long as 

 the leaves. Eaceme dense, 4-6 in. long; pedicels very short; 

 bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, \ in. long. Perianth infundibuli- 

 form, t-f in. long, l-12th in. diam. at the base, ^ in. at the throat; 



