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{in Morro de Lopollo), along with Cyathea arborescens. A few speci- 
mens found in Dec. 1859, but afterwards sought in vain. No. 4058. 
2. H. canaliculata Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., le, p. 265, in 
Journ. Linn. Soe., dc, p. 109; Durand & Schinz, Jc, p. 231. 
Huit1a.—Plentiful on sandy hill-pastures near Lopollo. Dec. 1859 
and Jan. 1860. No. 4057. 
3. H. cuanzensis Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., i.c., in 
Journ. Linn. Soc., ic., p. 111; Durand & Schinz, J.c. 
Puneao Anponco.—Tuber large compact. Flowers bright yellow ; 
leaves erect to patulous, coriaceous, subfleshy. Plentiful in damp 
meadows between Quiconde and Calemba Island. In fl. and fr. March 
1857. No. 4056. 
4. H. angustifolia Lam. Encye. iii. p. 182; Baker in Trans. 
Linn. Soe., é.c., in Journ. Linn. Soe., i.c.; Durand & Schinz, Jc. 
Pungo AnponGo.—Plentiful, but in few places, in rich damp 
pastures of the presidium near Catete. In fl. and fr., beginning 
of Dec. 1856. No. 4053. In sandy pastures between Quiconde and 
Condo, in fl. middle of March 1857. No. 4054. 
HouItua. —Sparsely in sandy places bearing short herbage, near 
Ferr&o da Sola. Nov. 1859. No. 4055. 
5. H. polystachya Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., d.c., p. 
266, in Journ. Linn. Soc., .c., p. 115; Durand & Schinz, lc., p. 233, 
Huriia.—Corm ovate to subspherical, densely fleshy, 2 to 6 in. in 
diameter, sometimes as big as a child’s head. Plant somewhat rarely 
flowering, at any rate in this district ; numerous individuals were seen 
but very fewin flower. Flowers yellow, rapidly becoming black. Loculi 
of capsule 1-seeded, but two of them often empty, the whole fruit 
sometimes containing a single spherical, black, minutely granulate, and 
rostellate seed ; dehiscence circumscissile the upper part coming away 
together with the withered perianth-segments. On thicket-grown 
hillsides between Lopollo and Catumba. In fl. and fr. Dec. 1859. 
No. 4060. 
Var. andongensis Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., Zc., in Journ. 
Linn. Soc., J.c.; Durand & Schinz, lc. 
Pungo AnDoNGO.— An acaulescent herb ; corm dense as big as a fist 
or larger; leaves trifarious, arcuately spreading, rigid, coriaceous. 
Flowers on a flattened peduncle. In damp sandy meadows on the 
banks of the river Cuanza. In fr. March 1857. No. 4061. 
6. H. angolensis Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., /.c., Journ. Linn. 
Soe., d.c., p. 116; Durand & Schinz, lc, p. 231. 
Hvitia.—Plentiful on short thicket-grown sandy hills, with clayey 
subsoil near Lopollo. Flowers fine, yellow. Oct. and Nov. 1859, and 
again sporadically in May 1860. No. 4059. 
2. CURCULIGO Gaertn.; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. p. 717. 
1. C. gallabatensis Schweinf. ex Baker in Trans, Linn. Soc. 
ser. 2, i. p. 266 (1878), in Journ. Linn. Soe, xvii. p. 123; Durand 
& Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 236. 
Go.tunco ALTo.—Seems to be Gethyllis pilosa Schum. & Thonn. A 
spring herb, with tuberous root, tuber vertical, thick fleshy farinaceous, 
