SciUa.] CXL. LiLiACE^ (baker). 551 



the base, 2 in, long, J in. broad. Peduncle slender, erect, :'j in. 

 long. Eaceme lax, oblong, 1 in. long; pedicels ^-J in. long, lower 

 cernuous; bracts minute, deltoid. Perianth campanulate, purple, A in. 

 long; segments oblong, reflexed from below the middle. Stamens a.s 

 long as the perianth ; filaments bright purple. 



Iiower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo, in sandy wooded pastures, Wei- 

 toitsch, 3823 ! 



7. S. edulis, Engl. Jahrh. xv. 475. Bulb globose, \-\ in. diam. 

 Leaves 4-6, erect, sessile, linear, 1 J-8 in. long, yV-J in. broad at the 

 middle, narrowed gradually to the apex and base. Peduncle very 

 slender, 2-3 in. long. Eaceme moderately dense, oblong, cylindrical, 

 lJ-2 in. long; lower pedicels j^-^ in. long; bracts minute. Perianth 

 campanulate, mauve-purple, ^ in. long ; segments hnear-oblong. Stamens 

 nearly as long as the perianth ; tilaments mauve-purple. 



wile l^and. British East Africa: Jur ; Jur Ghattas, Schtoeinfurth, ser. iii., 

 159 ! Uganda : in grassy places on the shore of Lake Nyasa, Wilson, 31 ! 



8. S. benguellensis. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 

 249. Bulb globose, 1-2 in. diam. Leaves 2-G, sessile, linear, suberect, 

 4-6 in. long, ^-J in. broad at the middle, narrowed to both ends. 

 Peduncle flexuose, 2—3 in. long. Raceme dense, oblong, 1-1 J in. long; 

 pedicels J-J in. long, lower cernuous ; bracts deltoid, minute. Perianth 

 campanulate, ^ in. long; segments oblong, purple with a green keel. 

 Stamens as long as the perianth. — Engl. Hocbgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 

 167. 



Ziower Guinea. Angola ; Huilla, in dry pastures near LopoUo, 3800-5500 ft., 

 Welwiisch, 3831 ! 



9. S. polyphylla. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 249. 

 Bulb globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves 10-12, subterete, erect, 3 in. long, 

 scarcely — in. diam. Peduncle as long as the leaves. Raceme lax. 

 few-flowered, J in. long ; pedicels as long as the perianth ; bracts 

 minute, deltoid. Perianth purple, J in. long ; segments reflexed from 

 below the middle. Stamens as long as the perianth. 



Xiower Guinea. Angola : Pungo Andongo and Golungo Alto, Wtlicitsch, 

 3832 ! 3833 ! 



10. S. indica. Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. iii. App. 12. Bulb 

 globose, 1 J-2 in. diam. Leaves 5-6, erect, lanceolate, senile, h ft. long, 

 clasping the base of peduncle. Peduncle about as long as the leaves. 

 Raceme lax, oblong-cylindrical, 3-4 in. long; pedicels \-\ in. long, the 

 lower cernuous; bracts minute. Perianth campanulate, greenish - 

 purple, \ in. long ; segments linear-oblong, spreading from the middle. 

 Stamens rather shorter than the perianth ; filaments purple.— Baker in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 250. Ledebouria hyacinthina, Roth ex Wight, 

 Ic. t. 2040. 



Wile Xiand. Galabat : near Matamma, Schweinjurth, 13 ! 



