Asparagus] xi. liliace/E. 43 



9. A. sp. 



There are no flowers ; but the plant is apparently near 

 A. africanus Lam. Welwitsch gives it a new name, and suggests 

 its identity with the plant referred to in Webb Spicil. Gorg. p. 181. 



Cape Vkiide Islands. — A shrub with spreading branches; brauches 

 sometimes elongated, but generally shortened, reflexed, the longer 

 pendulous. Flowers whitish. Plentiful in the higher parts of St. 

 Vincent's Island, on Monte Verde, growing in rocks along with Sarco- 

 stennna Daltonl Hook. In fl. end of Aug. 1853. No. 3880. 



10. A. racemosus Willd. Sp. PI. ii. p. 152 (1799); Baker in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc., I.e., p. G23, in Trans. Linn. Soc, I.e.; Durand 

 & Schinz, I.e., p. 287. 



Loaxda. — Perennial, leaves herbaceous-green, rather stiff, the 

 younger almost straight, the mature finally falcate. A very elegant 

 high climber on palms, etc., with very long finally hanging branchlets. 

 Sporadic in thickets through the whole district of Loanda. Near 

 Forte de Penedo and Alto das Cruzes. In fr. and fl. beginning of July 

 1854. No. 3848. A slender creeping shrublet, sometimes climbing 

 among shrubs, sometimes hanging from the branches of the more lofty 

 of them. Thickets of Alto das Cruzes. Without fl. Feb. 1854. No. 3849. 



Barka do Dande. — A pleasant herbaceous-green, climbing far and 

 wide with slender hanging and gracefully waving branches. Woods 

 above the stronghold. Nov. 1858. No. 3850. 



HuiLLA. — Climbing far and wide ; in wooded thickets. Feb. and 

 March 18G0. No. 3855. 



11. A drepanophyllus Wehv. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc, I.e. ; 

 Durand & Schinz, I.e., p, 284. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — Sporadic in thick woods on the mountains of 

 Alta Queta. In leaf Jan., in fl. May 1855 and 1856. No. 3858. A 

 high climber, finally hanging, with herbaceous-green distichous falcate 

 leaves. Sange. No 3859. 



PuNGO Andoxgo.— A suffrutescent herb, climbing high and wide. 

 Dense woods at Pedra Cabonda. Without fl. Jan. 1857. No. 3857- 



The specimens under the following numbers are too fragmentary 

 for specific determination : — 



Pungo Andoxgo.— No. 3881. 



Benguella.— Sandy thickets on the banks of the river Cavado 

 (now dry). Without fl. June 1S5'). No. 3856. 



HuiLLA.— Lopollo. Dec. 1850. No. 3854. 



HuiLLA.— A shrub with many shoots, high climbing, then hanging, 

 very pleasing and well worth cultivating. Lopollo. May 18G0. 

 Coll. Carp. 58. 



3. NOTOSCEPTRUM Benth. in Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. 

 iii. p. 775. 



1. N. angolense Benth., I.e. 



N. ando/Kjense Baker & Engl, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xv. p. 470 

 (1893); Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 295. Kniphojia 

 andongensis Baker in Ti-ans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2. i. p. 246 (1878). 



PuN(;o Andoxgo. — A genus very similar in habit to Kniphojia but 

 differing in the deeply campanulate perianth and other characters ; 

 to be placed between Knipliofi<i and Aloe. A giant acaulescent herb, 



