364 Plants found in the District of Uitenhage. 



Tritoma, Ker. sp. 2. 



„ uvaria, Ker. D. 



,, pumila, Ker. A. 

 Veltheimia, Gled. sp. 1. 



,, viridifolia, Jacq. F. 

 Drimia, Jacq. sp. 6. 



,, pusilla, Jacq. B. 

 undulata, Jacq. D.C 



,, lanceaefolia, Ker. A, 

 „ nitida, n sp. A. (j) 

 „ ensifolia, n sp. D. (k) 

 Eucomis, Herit. sp. 1. 



regia, Ait. D. 

 Eriospermum, Jacq. sp. 3. 

 ,, latifolium, Jacq. C. 

 lanceaefolium, Jacq. A. 



Uitenhagensis,nsp.D.('7j ,, parvifolium, Jacq. A 

 C'.A. Lachenalia, Jacq. sp. 4 



(i) DRIMIA UITENHAGENSIS, n.sp. 



D. Foliis, oblongo— ellipticis, racemo longissimo, pedunculis elougatis, 

 floribus campanulatis virentibus. 



Hab.— In sandy situations, as in the fields near Zwartkops River. On the 

 hills of Adow, (District Uitenhage.) 



Fl. — In the month of Jauuary. 



Descr. —Root bulbous, coated, of the size of the shut hand, or even 

 somewhat larger. Leaves radical, green bordering upon grey; one foot 

 long, and expand themselves after they are unfolded upon the ground. 

 Scape erect, hoary, from 3 to four feet long. Flowers raceme-like ; green 

 verging upon yellow, and come by degrees into blossom. Flower-stalks 

 longer than the floral leave*. 



Obs.— The leaves appear in the month of July ; and by the time that the 

 flowers come forth they are dried up. This plant is related to the Dr. altis- 

 sima, Ker. (Ornithogalum altissimum, Lintt. Th.) but is distinguished from 

 that — 1st. By the bell-shaped, instead of somewhat tubular corollas ;— 2d. 

 By the longer flower-stalks, and by a more hoary scape. It appears proba- 

 ble that this plant was confounded by Thunberg,,w ith the Dr. altissima, 

 because his description is also adapted to it. The 'diagnosis of Dr. altissima 

 should, therefore, be altered thus : 



Dr. Foliis oblongo — ellipticis; racemo longissimo; pedunculis brevis ; 

 floribus campanulato-tubulosis ; albis. 



(j) DRIMIA NITIDA, n.sp. 



D. Foliis oblongis acuuiinatis scapo, brevioribus, racemi pedunculis bre- 

 vis nutantibus, floribus extus virentibus. 



Hab.— In shady spots in the woods of Adow, District of Uitenhage. 



Fl — In December. 



Descr.— Roots bulbous, aggregated, half above the earth, growing to the 

 size of a hen egg. Leaves bessile, shining green, broad at the base, and 

 acute at the tip. Scape a span long, aud somewhat longer than the leaves. 

 Corolla bell-shaped, greenUh. 



Obs.— It is distinguished from D. lanceaefolia, Ker. by green, and not 

 spotted leaves; by larger flowers, and somewhat shorter flower-stalks. 



(k) DRIMIA ENSIFOLIA, n.sp. 



D. Foliis en.-iforniibus scapo, brevioribus, floribus aggregatis extus ru- 

 bentibus. 



Hab. — In sandy places near Zwartkops River, District of Uitenhage. 



Fl. — In the months of December and January. 



-Dewr.Root bulbous, oblong, provided with" manv scales formed by the 

 old decayed leaves. Leaves sword-shaped; greenish gray, and somewhat 

 spotted; four inches long. Scape longer than the leaves about six or eight 

 inches, with several rising together out of one bulb. Corolla bell-shaped, 

 reddish-s-rron, very short, petiolated. Capsule three celled, three-seeded, 

 three angled, the angles obtuse. Seeds oblong, three-angled, of a dark 

 brown colour. 



Ob.s.— This species, together with the D. nitida. and D. lancieaefolia, AVr 

 forms almost ii proper genus: 1st, on account of the bell-shaped, and not 

 tubular corolla, the lobes <A which are not bent back ; 2d, on account of the 

 peculiar form of the bulb ; and 3dly, from the flowers and leaves appearing 

 at one time, which is not the case with the other species of Drimia. 



