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obtiisG. Peduncle slender, a foot long, springing from the centre of 

 the leaves. Umbel 3-4 in. diam., much less dense than in H. 

 multifiorus; spathe-valves lanceolate, membranous, reflexing; pedi- 

 cels f-l in. long. Perianth bright crimson ; tube ^-i in. long ; 

 segments lanceolate, reflexing. ^-^ in. long, laxly 5-nerved. Fila- 

 ments bright red, a little longer than the segments. Berry globose, 

 often 2-3-seeded. 



Hab. Gold Coast and Cameroon Mountains, introduced into cultivation 

 from the Gaboon in 1857, and again by Mann in 1862. Gathered lately by Sir 

 Bichard Burton, Capt. Cameron, and Capt. Moloney. 



8. H. ANGOLENsis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 194. — Bulb 

 elongated. Leaves 3-4, produced direct from the bulb, T\'ith an 

 obloDg blade J-1 ft. long, rounded at the base to a channelled 

 petiole G-9 in. long; main veins indistinct, i-.\- in. apart; trans- 

 verse veinlets horizontal or slightly oblique. Peduncle stout, a foot 

 long. Umbel dense, 4-5 in. diam.; pedicels 1-1^ in. long; spathe- 

 valves deciduous. Perianth bright crimson ; tube \ in. long ; 

 segments linear, 3-5-nerved, f in. long. Filaments above an inch 

 long. 



Hab. Angola, in the Province of Golungo Alto, alt. lOCO— 2400 ft., 

 flowering in February, Wehcitsch 4008 ! 



9. H. ROTULARis Baker in Gard. Chron. 1877, Go6. — Bulb 

 globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves springing direct from the rootstock, 

 contemporary with the flowers ; blade very thin, oblong, acute, 

 8-9 in. long, narrowed gradually to a channelled petiole, about half 

 as long ; main veins very fine, ^-^ in. apart ; cross veinlets nearly 

 horizontal, not very close. Peduncle very slender, f ft. long. 

 Umbel dense, 3 in. diam. ; spathe-valves about 8, lanceolate, mem- 

 branous, 11-2 in. long ; pedicels |-| in. long. Perianth bright red, 

 an inch long ; tube half as long as the lanceolate segments. Fila- 

 ments about as long as the segments. 



Hab. Guinea ; Forests of Yomba. Gathered by Barter in 1850. 



Subgenus Gyaxis. 



10. H. puNicEus Linn. Sp. PI. 413 ; Bed. Lil. t. 320 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 1315. H. Eedouteanu.s Boom. — Bulb globose, 2-3 in. diam. 

 Lcaty stem short. Leaves 2-4, oblong, membranous, bright green. 

 G-9 in. long, narrowed into a short petiole, fully developed with the 

 flowers ; main veins about 6 on each side of the distinct midrib ; 

 transverse veinlets close, distinct, very oblique. Peduncle lateral, 

 a foot or more long. Umbel dense, 3-4 in. diam. ; pedicels ^~l in. 

 long ; spathe-valves ovate or oblong, imbricated, 1^ in. long. 

 Perianth pale scarlet, rarely white, an inch long; segments linear, 

 3-nerved, twice as long as the tube. Filaments bright red, an inch 

 long. Style overtopping the anthers. Berry bright red, the size of 

 a small cherry. 



Hab. Southern provinces of Cape Colony, introduced into cultivation 

 before the end of the 17th century, but now almost entirely replaced by natal- 

 ensis and the varieties of the more showy magnijicus. 



