490 CXL. LiLiACE^ (baker). [Anthericum, 



Peduncle very slender, 1 J in. long. Flowers 3-4, corymbose ; pedicels 

 ascending, J- J in. long, not articulated ; bracts linear, as long as the 

 pedicels. Perianth J in. long; segments oblanceolate, white, with a 

 3-r)-nerved green keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth ; anthers 

 linear, J in. long, shorter than the glabrous filaments. Style ^ in. long. 

 —Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 160. 



MTlle X.and. Somaliland : near Maid, 5000-6000 ft., Hildebrandt, 1471 ! 



44. A. Jamesii, Baker. Root not seen. Leaves 4, erect, thin, 

 linear, with a few long hairs on the surface, J ft. long, J- J in. broad 

 above the clasping base. Peduncle slender, very short. Racemes lax, 

 2-4 in, long, simple or forked at the base ; pedicels ascending, solitary, 

 not articulated, the lower J- J in. long ; bracts very minute. Perianth. 

 ^ in. long; segments lanceolate, with 3 lax green ribs in the keel. 

 Stamens rather shorter than the perianth ; anthers linear, J in. long,, 

 curling up spirally as they fade; filaments glabrous, as long as the 

 anthers. 



DTile Xiand. Somaliland : Hahi and Harradigifc, James Sf Thrupp ! 



45. A. gregorianum, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 41G. 

 Root-fibres short, stout ; root-neck crowned with membranous scales, 

 surrounded by bristles. Leaves 4-5, linear, thin, erect, glabrous, 5-7 in. 

 long, J in. broad. Peduncle 5-6 in. long. Raceme corymbose, 5-6- 

 flowered ; lower bracts lanceolate, acuminate, J in. long, half as 

 long as the ascending pedicels. Perianth 4-5 lin. long ; segments 

 lanceolate, white, with green ribs. Stamens rather shorter than the 

 perianth ; filaments filiform, rather shorter than the anthers. Style 

 short. 



irile ]Land. British East Africa : Kapte plains, on the banks of the River Athi* 

 Q-regory 1 



No specimen at Kcw. 



46. A. arvense, Schinz in Verhand. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. xxxi. 

 216. Root-fibres many, slender; neck crowned with large white 

 membranous scales. Leaves narrowly linear or subterete, glabrous, 

 6-8 in. long. Peduncle short, stout, slightly angled. Racemes very 

 numerous, long, lax, forming a panicle 1-1 J ft. long ; rhachis slender, 

 glabrous; pedicels ascending or spreading, the lower J-1 in. long;, 

 bracts minute, ovate or lanceolate. Perianth \ in. long ; segments 

 oblanceolate, obtuse, white with a distinct brown keel. Filaments 

 scabrous, J in. long ; anthers oblong, minute. Capsule subglobose, \ in. 

 diam. 



iMO^rev Guinea. German South-West Africa : Amboland ; Olukonda, Schinz 

 22 ! 19 ! 



An imperfect specimen collected by Dr. Holub in Rhodesia, at Shesheke, on the 

 Zambesi, probably belongs here. 



47. A. flavoviride. Baker. Root-fibres cylindrical ; neck crowned 

 with large ovate membranous scales. Leaves many, erect, thick,, 

 glabrous, narrowly linear, 1 ft. long, ^ in. broad. Peduncle short. 



