462 CXL. LiLiACEiE (baker). [Aloe,- 



24. A. hereroensis, Engl. Jahrh. x. 2. Caudex short. Leaves 

 densely rosulate, lanceolate-deltoid, 10 in. long, 2 in. broad at the base, 

 narrowed gradually to the apex ; marginal teeth not crowded, spreading,, 

 deltoid, \ in. long. Peduncle forked, with inflorescence 3 ft. long; 

 branches densely flowered at the apex; pedicels 1 in. or more long;, 

 bracts ovate-lanceolate, J- J in. long. Perianth cylindrical, 1 in. long,, 

 not constricted above the ovary ; segments as long as the tube. Stamens 

 just exserted. — Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boiss. iv. App. iii. 39. 



Iiower Guinea. Hereroland : near Usakos, 2700 ft., Marloth, 1438, Schinz,. 

 346, Fleck. 



No specimen at Kew. 



25. A, agavefolia, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panm^m. i. 85, t. 23. 

 Caudex short, simple. Leaves densely rosulate, lanceolate, 1 J ft. long, 

 4-4J in. broad low down, thin for the genus, channelled the whole 

 length down the face, green, obscurely lineate, furnished with scattered 

 small oblong white spots ; margin slender, reddish-white, with moder- 

 ately large deltoid teeth. Peduncle 3 ft. long, with about 5 branches. 

 Racemes oblong, moderately dense, 3-4 in. long ; pedicels \-\ in. long ; 

 bracts lanceolate, as long as the pedicels. Perianth red, \\ in. long, 

 slightly constricted above the ovary ; segments as long as the tube. 

 Stamens slightly exserted. — Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 166. 



DTlle Xiand. Eritrea : in the neighbourhood of Acrur, 6300 ft., Schweinfurth S^ 

 Riva, 1342 ! 



Cultivated in the Palermo Botanic Garden since 1879. 



26. A. macrocarpa, Todaro^ Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 36, t. 9. 

 Caudex very short, simple. Leaves densely rosulate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 about 1 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad low down, light green, not lineate, 

 decorated with copious large oblong whitish irregularly seriate blotches ; 

 marginal teeth small, crowded, deltoid, tipped with red-brown: Peduncle 

 forked, 2 ft. long. Racemes lax, cylindrical, the end one J ft. long ; 

 lower pedicels J in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. Perianth bright 

 red, 1 J in. long, much constricted above the ovary ; segments shorter 

 than the tube. Stamens as long as the perianth. Capsule oblong- 

 cylindrical, nearly 2 in. long. — Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 163; 

 Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 69, 110. 



irile liand. Eritrea: Mount Alam KuXe, Schweinfurth ^^iva, 1488! 17571 

 Ambelaco, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth, 157 ! Geleb, Araba, 7000 ft., Schweinfurth ^ 

 Eiva, 1377 ! 1436 ! 



Introduced into cultivation by Schimper in 1870. 



27. A. commutata, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 75, t. 18. 

 A caulescent. Leaves densely rosulate, oblong-lanceolate, 10-12 in. 

 long, 2-3 in. broad low down, green, obscurely lineate, copiously spotted 

 with white ; marginal teeth large, deltoid-cuspidate, tipped with brown. 

 Peduncle branched, 2-3 ft. long. Racemes 3-6 in. long, cylindrical, 

 lax in the lower part ; pedicels J-J in. long ; bracts small, lanceolate. 

 Perianth bright red, 1-1 J in. long, constricted above the ovary; 



