Albuca.] cxL. LiLiACE^ (baker). 588 



pedicels very short ; bracts linear, J- J in. long. Perianth J in. long ; 

 segments oblong, green, with a narrow yellow margin. Stamens rather 

 shorter than the perianth ; anthers all perfect ; filaments much dilated 

 towards the base. Style subulate, J-^ in. long. Capsule oblong, 

 obtusely angled, | in. long. — Ornithogalum Melleri, Baker in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. xiii. 280. 



Wile ILand. Somaliland: Haminar, Miss JEdith Cole! British East Africa I 

 40-60 miles from the coast, Johnston ! 



nKozamb. Sist. Portuguese East Africa : Lower Zambesi ; Shupanga Forest, 

 Scott I British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Manganja Hills, near Mount Sochi, 

 Meller ! at Murchison Falls, on the River Shire, Meller ! Northern Zambesia : 

 Boruma, Menyharth, 1241 ! 



IG. A. abyssinica. Dry and. in Vet. Acad. Nya HaiuU. Stockh. 

 1784, 297. Bulb globose, 1-2 in. diam. ; outer tunics dull brown, 

 membranous. Leaves G-8, erect, linear, 2-3 ft. long, J-1 in. broad 

 low down. Peduncle stiffly erect, lJ-3 ft. long. Raceme moderately 

 dense, cylindrical, J-1 ft. long ; pedicels ascending, \-^ in. long ; 

 bracts lanceolate-subulate, protruding beyond the buds; lower 1-1 A in. 

 long. Perianth J in. long ; segments linear-oblong, pale yellow, with a 

 broad green or red-brown keel. Stamens all perfect; anthers small, 

 oblong; filaments lanceolate-subulate. Style subulate, A in. long. — 

 Jacq. Ic. t. 64; Red. Lil. t. 195 ; Kunth, Enum. iv. 37l5 ; Baker in 

 Journ. Linn, Soc. xiii. 289; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 16,"); 

 Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 75. 



KTile Iiand. Eritrea: in the neighbourhood of Acrur, 6000 ft., Sc/nveinfurth ^ 

 Riva, 2151 ! Geleb, 5400 ft., Schweinfurth Sf Rivu, 1417, 1528, 1824 ; in the great 

 valley above Ginda, 3200-4800, Schweinfurth ^ Riva, 513 ; DonkoUo Heights, near 

 Ginda, 3200 ft., Schweinfurth Sf Riva, 269, 396 ; Mount Farach, near Ailet, Schwein- 

 furth (^ Riva, 461; S-iigsiQeiti, Schweinfurth ^ ^lua, 822, 1242 ; and Mount Kube, 

 5900 ft., Schweinfurth ^ Riva, 1508. Abyssinia: Begemeder; Jan Meda, 8500- 

 10,000 ft., Schimper, 486 ! and without precise locality, Schimper, 756 I Plowdcn ! 



Also in Arabia. 



17. A. IjUgardi, Baker. Leaves firm, linear, glabrous, above 1 ft. 

 long, \-\ in. broad low down. Peduncle moderately stout, stiffly 

 erect, 2 ft. long. Raceme 1 ft. long, many-flowered, cylindrical ; pedicels 

 ascending, the lower under 1 in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. 

 Perianth nearly 1 in. long ; segments oblong, bright yellow, with a 

 many-nerved broad green keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth ; 

 anthers oblong, ^ in. long ; filaments slightly flattened. Style subulate, 

 just overtopping the anthers. 



Mozamb. Bist. British Central Africa : Ngamiland : Botletle Valley, Luqard, 

 216! 



18. A. Schweinfurthii, Enyl. Jahrh. xv. 473. Bulb ovoid, 1 in. 

 diam. Leaves linear, 2-2 J ft. long, J in. broad. Peduncle longer than 

 the leaves. Raceme 20-30-flowered, above I ft. long ; pedicels very 

 short; bracts lanceolate, acuminate; lower I-li in. long. Perianth 

 nearly 1 in. long ; segments linear-oblong, pale yellow, with a broad 



