tScilla.] CXL. LiLiACE^ (baker). 555 



segments linear- oblong. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth; 

 filaments pale. 



Nile Iiand. British East Africa : Jur ; at Wau Seribn, Schvoeinfurth, 1908 ! 



25. S»^ richardiana, Bucking, ex Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. iii. 

 App. 11. Bulb ovoid, J-f in. diam. Leaves 2, suberect, oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, J-1 in. broad, with an entirely 

 sheathing petiole. Peduncle 2-5 in. long. Raceme lax, oblong, 

 l|-3 in. long ; lower pedicels J-J in. long ; bracts minute. Perianth 

 campanulate, J-i in. long, green or slightly tinged with purple ; 

 segments oblong-lanceolate. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. — 

 Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 249; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 

 1G8; Eratohoirys bi/olia, Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 32G; 

 Drimia hifolia, Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. T^^thiop. 294, name only. 



Xrile Kand. Abyssinia: Walcha Plateau, in the province of Sana, Schimper^ 

 1622 ! Tigre ; between Mai Gouagoua and Debra Sina, Quartin-JDUlon S^- Petit, 46 

 (80) ! Amba Sea, Schimper, 1855 (ex Engler), and without precis*} locality, 

 Schimper, 572 ! 



26. S. chlorantha, Baker. Bulb globose, 1 J in. diam. Leaves 3, 

 erect, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, \ ft. long, 1-2 in. broad at the 

 middle, narrowed gradually to an entirely clasping petiole. Peduncle 

 4 in. long. Raceme cylindrical, moderately dense, 3-5 in. long; pedicels 

 spreading, J-J in. long; bracts minute. Perianth campanulate, green, 

 ■| in. long; segments linear-oblong. Stamens rather shorter than the 

 perianth ; filaments green. 



Xrile Z«and. British East Africa: Jur; at Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1795! 

 ser. iii. 162 ! 



27. S. platyphylla, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 25(J. 

 Bulb large, subglobose. Leaves 4, erect, oblong, acute, ^ ft. long, 

 lJ-2 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to the sessile base. 

 Peduncle moderately stput, as long as the leaves. Raceme dense, 

 oblong, lJ-2 in. long; pedicels all ascending, \-\ in. long; bracts 

 minute, deltoid. Perianth campanulate, green, \ in. long; segments 

 linear-oblong. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth.— Engl. 

 Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 1G7. 



ILower Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; among bushes on hills between LopoUo and 

 Catuoiba, 3800-5500 ft., Welioitsch, 3826 ! 



28. S. uyuiensis, Rendle in Jourti. Linn. Soc. xxx. 428. Bulb 

 rather large. Leaves 2, ovate from a short sheath, rather thick in 

 texture, IJ in. long, 1 in. broad. Peduncle 3 in. long. Flowers 

 about 20, in a short dense spike. Perianth campanulate, gi-eenish, ^ in. 

 long. Filaments triangular, J lin. long. 



Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa : Unyamwezi ; Uyui, Taylor. 

 No specimen at Kew. 



29. S. cordifolia, Baker. Bulb not seen. Leaf thin, cordate- 

 ovate, obtuse, 1^-2 in. long; petiole entirely clasping the ba^e of the 



