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Var. ft lonr/iflom Baker. — Bracts more obtuse. Perianth 1^ in- 

 long ; segments ovate-oblong, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Grassy places on the Boschberg, alt. 4500 ft. Macowan 

 1536 ! ft, summit of the Tandjesberg, Graaf Reinet, alt. 5000 ft. 

 Bolus 761 ! K. coraliina Hort., raised by Deleuil of Marseilles, is 

 a hybrid between K. Macoivani and K. aloides. 



11. K. poRPHYRANTHA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 4. — Old 

 leaves splitting up into fine fibres. Leaves linear, moderately firm 

 in texture, 1^ ft. long, ^-\ in. broad, with a smooth margin, a 

 stout midrib, and 10-12 veins on each side of it. Peduncle as long 

 as the leaves. Eaceme dense, 2 in. long ; pedicels very short ; 

 bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, \-\, in. long. Flowers pale yellow 

 or tinged with purple, all much deflexed. Perianth cylindrical, 

 1-lJ in. long, ^ in. diam. ; segments ovate, obtuse, as long as 

 broad. Stamens and style not exserted. 



Hab. Orange Fi-ee State, Cooper 3207 ! 3208 ! 



12. K. LAxiFLORA Kuuth Euum. iv. 552, — Leaves linear, flat, 

 rigid, 3-4 ft. or more long, ^ in. broad at the middle, scabrous on 

 the margin. Peduncle terete. Raceme lax, 6-8 in. long ; pedicels 

 very short ; bracts ovate, obtuse, \-\ in. long. Perianth cylindrical, 

 14 lines long ; segments ovate, obtuse. Stamens a little shorter 

 than the perianth. Ovules about 10 in a cell. 



Hab. Natal, between Omtendo and Omsamculo, Drege 4527. 

 A plant presented to Kew alive by Miss Nash, and another sent 

 from Nottingham, Natal, by the Rev. J. Buchanan, differ from 

 Kunth's type by their lanceolate acute bracts. 



13. K. SARMENTOSA Kuutli Euum. iv. 552. — Leaves thin, ensi- 

 form, acuminate, 2-3 ft. long, f-1 in. broad, with about 12 fine 

 veins on each side of the midrib, glaucous-green, the margin almost 

 smooth and not much thickened. Peduncle as long as the leaves, 

 ■J in. thick in the cultivated plant. Raceme dense, cylindrical, 

 ^1 ft. long ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ^-^ in. 

 long. Upper flowers red, lower yellow ; perianth cylindrical, f-1 

 in. long, ^ in. thick above the ovary, ^ in. at the throat ; segments 

 ovate, obtuse, l-12th in. long. Longer stamens and style exserted, 

 |— I in. Ovules 10-12 in a cell. — Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 

 362. Aletris sarmentosa Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 54. Veltheunia sarmen- 

 tosa Willd. Enum. 380. V. repens Andr. Bot. Rep. xviii. 63. 

 V. media Donn. Hort. Cantab, edit. xi. 131. Tritoma media Gawl 

 in Bot. Mag. t. 744 ; Red. Lil. t. 161 ; Ait. Hort. Kew. edit. 2, ii, 

 290. TritoDianthe media Link. Enum. i. 334 ; Rcem. et Schultes, 

 Syst. vii. 630. 



Hab. Southern provinces. 



14. K. ALOIDES Moench. Meth. 631. — Leaves ensiform-acumi- 

 nate, 2-3 ft. long, -J-f in. broad low down, moderately firm in 

 texture, slightly glaucous, scabrous on the margin, with 30-40 

 close vertical veins. Peduncle as long as the leaves, i-^ in. diam., 

 low down. Raceme dense, often i ft. long; pedicels l-12th-l-8th 

 in. long ; bracts ovate, obtuse, ^ in. long. Upper flowers bright 

 scarlet, lower yellow. Perianth cylindrical, 1 J in. long, ^ in diam. 

 at the throat ; segments ovate, obtuse, l-12th in. long and broad. 



