NOVITATES CAPENSES. 71 
late, green, 1-2 in..long. Perianth bright red; tube curved, 14 in. 
long, widened suddenly at the middle, as in Wutsonia and pi 2 
+ in iy agg the throat; segments obovate-cuneate, the three 
upper 3-1 in. long, the three lower shorter. Stamens ip es 
nearly to the tip of the upper segments, 
Hab. ang ae moist places near Pretoria, Scott Flliot 14471 
Near the See cs . Watsonius Thunb. (Bot. Mag. t. 450), and the 
G. pe ate Baker, of Mount Kilimanjaro, 
Anthericum (Tracayanpra) micranthum Baker r, n.sp.—Root 
not seen. Lae subterete, spreading, very slender, glabrous, 
long, minutely bristle-ciliated towards the base. Stem 
a glabrous, 2-3 in. ion . Racemes very lax, simple, 2-8 in, 
long ; pedicels solitary, a oe ae at the apex, the 
lower 3-4 in. long; reap eaullat uspidate. Perianth } in. 
long; segments linear-oblong, white, “ae a distinct brown keel. 
Stamens one-third shorter than the perianth-segments; filaments 
very scabrous; anthers shia ge small. Style short. 
ab. Transvaal ; Dutoit’s Farm near Kimberley, Scott Elliot 
1220! Near the thlape A, _ gatum Willd., and the Matabele-land 
A, Oatesti Baker 
DimantHE HES) ¢ crassinerve Baker, n.sp.—Root-fibres eylin- 
drical ; old gee zathen rakes Lanvee linear-lorate, very rigid, 
glabrous, 3-6 in. long, 4-4 in. broad, with thick veins and a very 
thick border. saa simple, 4 ft Sg mah about 2 empty 
membranous ong; pedicels 
erecto-patent, actnolated Mi the aide, the rthaee 4-2 in. long. 
Perianth 4-4 in. long, white tinged with red. Stamens shorter 
than the perianth ; filaments pi ogi rather exceeding the linear- 
oblong riya Style exserted beyond the tip of the aicands 
segments. 
Hab. Namaqualand, near Ookiep, alt. 3000 ft.; Bolus 6600! 
Scully 114! 
Eriospermum porphyrovalve Baker, n. sp.—Tuber globose, 
under 4 in. diam., crowned with fine brown fibres. Leaves solitary, 
small, lanceolate, ‘subeoriaceous, glabrous, hysteranthous, only seen 
in a withered state. Peduncles very slender, flexuose, 2-3 in. long. 
Racemes lax, 1-2 in. long; pedicels ascending, lower 1-14 in., 
upper }-1 in. long; bracts ovate, minute. Perianth 4 in. long; 
segments oblanceolate obtuse, white, with a red-brown keel. Sta- 
mens shorter than the perianth; filaments lanceolate. Capsule 
obovate- cameat, 1 in. long; valves dark purp 
; ansvaal; near Lake Chrissie, Scott-Elliot 1602! Also 
Hontboxh, Elona 5765 ! 
Albuca (Fatc 
NERA) , n. sp. — Bulb small, glo- 
bose. Leaves few, toa Pare eso: i te sao Petincle 8 
fragile, 4-1 ft. Racemes very lax, . long; er 
the ovary, but little prismatic 
