26 HANDBOOK OF AMAKYLLIDE^. 



1. A. LANCEOLATUM Beiitli. Gen. Plant, iii. 722. Gethyllis 

 lanceolata Linn. fil. Papiria lanceolata Tliunb. — Bulb small, 

 globose ; neck 1-1^- in. long. Leaf solitary, lanceolate, con- 

 temporary with the flower, 1|~2 in. long, moderately firm in 

 texture, crisped at the edge. Perianth-tube an inch long ; limb 

 whitish, f-1 in. long; segments lanceolate, acute, I in. broad. 

 Anthers ^ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; South-western provinces, very rare, Thunherg ! Harvey ! 



2. A. Ett^ Baker. — Bulb not seen; neck cylindrical, an inch 

 long, ^ in. diam. Leaves unknown. Peduncle and spathe hidden 

 in the neck of the bulb. Perianth-tube cylindrical, reaching 3 in. 

 long ; limb l-lf in. long, white, tinged with red ; segments ^ in. 

 broad. Anthers in two superposed rows opposite the lower half of 

 the limb, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Natal ; grassy hill at Imbumbnlu, Wood 3193 ! Eeceived in 1855. 

 Named, at Mr. Wood's request, after Miss Etta Stainbank. 



3. A. BucHANANi Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 75 ; Hook. Ic. 

 t. 1388. Ci/phonema Buchanani Baker. — Bulb globose, 1 in. diam.; 

 neck 1-lf in. long. Leaves unknown. Spathe membranous, 

 hyaline, an inch long, lacerated at the apex. Perianth-tube very 

 slender, 2 in. long; limb whitish, 1^ in. long; segments oblanceo- 

 late, obtuse, cuspidate, ^ in. broad above the middle. Anthers in 

 two distinct rows opposite the lower half of the limb, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Mountains of Natal, Krauss 449 ! Rev. J. Buchanan ! Gathered in 

 1875. 



4. A. BoLusn Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 75. — Bulb not seen. 

 Leaves 3, contemporary with the flower, linear, firm in texture, 

 spirally-twisted. Perianth-tube 2 in. long ; limb whitish, 1|- in. 

 long ; segments oblong, subacute, ^ in. broad. Stamens in two 

 superposed rows opposite the lower half of the limb, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Mountains of Graaf-Keinet, alt. 4300 ft., Bolus 111 ! Discovered 

 in 1868. 



5. A. Macowani Baker. — Bulb globose, 1 in. diam. ; neck l-lfin. 

 long. Leaves linear, firm in texture, much crisped. Spathe and 

 peduncle hidden in the neck of the bulb. Perianth-tube 3-4 in. 

 long; limb white, 1-lf in. long; segments oblong-lanceolate, 

 -|-^ in. broad. Anthers in two superposed rows, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; sandy ground at Port Elizabeth, and on the banks of 

 the Coega Eiver, Macowan 1928 ! Discovered in 1872. 



6. A. Mackenu Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 75. — Bulb globose, 

 f in. diam. ; neck 1-| in. long. Peduncle and spathe hidden in the 

 neck of the bulb. Leaves unknown. Perianth-tube very slender, 

 6-8 in. long ; limb bright red, 2 in. long ; segments lanceolate or 

 oblanceolate, subacute, ^-^ in. broad. Anthers |- in. long, placed 

 in two superposed rows opposite the lower quarter of the limb. 



Hab. Natal, on the Great Noodsberg, alt. 2500 ft., MacKenl (gathered in 

 in 1809), Wood 110 ! Flowers in May. 



