4C4 cxL. LiLiACEiE (baker). [Aloe. 



leaves. Racemes many, rather lax, 3-0 in. long ; pedicels spreading or 

 cernuous, J in. long ; bracts lanceolate, minute. Perianth under 1 in. 

 lono- bric'ht red ; segments scarcely longer than the tube ; inner reddish- 

 yellow, with a green keel. Stamens and style slightly exserted. 



East Tropical Aflrica. Without locality, cultivated specimen, Hildehrandt ! 



Described from a plant collected by Dr. Hildebrandt in East Tropical Africa, 

 Avhich flowered at Kew in July 1887, and was received from the Berlin Botanic 

 <iiirden in 1882. 



32. A. penduliflora, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1888, iv. 178. Stem 

 simple, erect, J in. diam. Leaves laxly disposed, spreading, ensiform, 

 about 1 ft. long, 1-lJ in. diam. low down, plain green, nearly flat on 

 the face ; marginal teeth small, distant, deltoid-cuspidate. Peduncle 

 simple, cernuous, J ft. long, produced from the axis of one of the upper 

 leaves. Raceme short, dense ; pedicels J in. long ; bracts small, lanceo- 

 late. Peria*nth pale yellow tipped with green, about 1 in. long; 

 segments less than half as long as the tube. Stamens as long as the 

 perianth. 



Mozamb. I>ist. Zanzibar, cultivated specimen, KirJc ! 

 Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, August 1888. 



33. A. confosa, Engl. Ffl. Ost-Afr. C. 141. Stems branched, 

 decumbent ; branches intertangled with the main stem. Leaves laxly 

 disposed, lanceolate with a clasping base, 7-8 in. long, under 1 in. 

 broad ; teeth small, distant, deltoid, spreading. Inflorescence panicled ; 

 tranches arcuate-ascending ; racemes 3-4 in. long ; bracts small, lanceo- 

 late, scariose ; pedicels ascending, J in. long. Perianth red-yellow, 

 above 1 in. long. Capsule oblong, not rugose, J in. long. Seeds 

 slightly compressed, narrowly winged. 



XMEozamb. Sist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, at Lake Chala, 3000 ft.,- 

 Volkens, 410 ! 1780 ! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



34. A. Barter!, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 1G8. Whole 

 plant 3 ft. high. Leaves ensiform, lJ-2 ft. long, 2J-3 in. broad low 

 down, pale green with white spots ; marginal teeth close, large, deltoid. 

 Panicle 1 J ft. long ; racemes moderately dense, J-1 ft. long ; pedicels 

 ascending, the lower |-| in. long ; bracts small, lanceolate. Perianth 

 1^ in. long, red with a green tip ; segments half as long as the slender 

 tube. Stamens as long as the perianth. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Nupe, Barter, 1502 ! Lagos, much planted 

 for meOical use, Millen, 172 ! 



Introduced into cultivation at Kew^ in 1892. 



35. A., constrictiLf Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 168. Leaves 

 ensiform, Ih ft. long, 2 in. broad low down ; marginal teeth moderately 

 large, rather distant, deltoid-cuspidate. Racemes moderately dense, 

 secund, cylindrical, finally 1 ft. long ; lower pedicels J in. long ; bracts 

 lanceolate, minute. Perianth bright red, IJ in. long, distinctly con- 



