Aloe.] cxL. LiLiACE^ (baker). 465 



stricted above the ovary ; tube longer than the segments. Stamens as 

 long as the perianth. Capsule oblong-trigonous, 1 J-IJ in. long. 



nioxainb. Bist. Portuguese East Africa : at Sena and Lupata, on the River 

 Zambesi, Kirk ! 



3G. A. brachystacliys, Baker in Bot. Mag. t. 7390. Caudexlong, 

 slender, simple. Leaves densely rosulate, ensiform, 18-21 in, long, 2 in. 

 broad at the base, bright green, very smooth, unspotted ; marginal 

 teeth middle-sized, deltoid, spreading. Peduncle simple, flexuose, as 

 long as the leaves. Raceme oblong-cylindrical, dense, J ft. long ; pedicels 

 ascending, the lower 1 in. long ; bracts orbicular, J in. long, pale green, 

 with 5-7 distinct brown stripes. Perianth pale red, tipped with green, 

 1;^ in. long ; segments as long as the tube. Stamens shortly exserted. 



ItKozamb. Sist. Zanzibar, cultivated specimens. Kirk ! 



Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, January 1894. 



37. A. Rivae, Bake)\ Leaves long, ensiform, 3 in. broad low down, 

 thick, rigid ; marginal teeth deltoid, horny, J in. long, moderately close. 

 Peduncle long, terete. Inflorescence panicled ; branches 4, erecto- patent ; 

 racemes lax, cylindrical, 4-5 in. long ; bracts very small, ovate, cuspi- 

 date ; pedicels ascending, \-\ in. long. Perianth 1 in. long ; segments 

 linear, as long as the cylindrical tube. Stamens included. 



KTlle Iiand. Somaliland : Gobbo Duaya, Riva, 1509 ! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



38. A. vera, Linn., var. sethiopica, Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. 

 Boiss. ii. App. ii. 61. Caudex short, usually simple. Leaves densely 

 rosulate, ensiform, unspotted when mature, above 1 ft. long, 2J in. broad 

 low down ; marginal teeth distant, deltoid. Peduncle forked, 2-3 ft. 

 long ; racemes dense, about 4 in. long ; rhachis glabrous ; pedicels erecto- 

 patent, lower |-J in. long ; bracts small, ovate. Perianth 1 in. long ; 

 tube oblong, constricted above the ovary. Stamens not exserted. Capsule 

 oblong, glabrous, shortly stipitate. 



wile Xiand. Abyssinia : Tigre ; near Abba GeHrna, 8000 ft., Schimper. 927 ! 



Var. puhemla, Schweinf. loc. cit. Leaves 20 in. long, 4 in. broad, green or tinged 

 with red ; marginal teeth |-i in. long, Rhachis of raceme pruinose and ratlier 

 rough ; pedicels nearly 1 in. long ; bracts half as long as the pedicels. Perianth 

 yellow, above 1 in. long, with scattered hairs outside ; tube rather longer than the 

 segments. Stamen slightly exserted. Capsule oblong-cylindrical, pulverulent with 

 scattered hairs. 



Wile X,and. Eritrea : Barasio Valley, 5000 ft., Schioeivfurth, 2076. 



No specimen at Kew. 



39. A. percrassa, Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 81, t. 21. Sub- 

 acaulescent. Leaves densely rosulate, lanceolate-ensiform, sometmies 

 spotted, deep green, reaching a length of 2J ft. and a breadth of (5-7 in. 

 low down, narrowed gradually to the point; marginal teeth small, 

 deltoid, brown and horny at the tip. Peduncle branched, 3 ft. long, 

 including the inflorescence ; racemes cylindrical, above 1 ft. long ; 

 rhachis pubescent ; pedicels \-\ in. long ; bracts ovate, much longer 



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