410 APPENDIX. 



The specimen is not very good, but seems quite identical with this 

 Zambesi species. " Gladiolus, near G. Quartinianus, A. Rich." of 

 former edition. 



58. Gladiolus Oatesii, n. sp. 



Bulbs unknown. Leaves narrowly linear, rigid, glabrous, I5-2 lines 

 broad. Stem terete, glabrous, 1-2 feet high, with four or five short, 

 acute, rudimentary leaves. Spike lax, 3-8 inches long, four to ten 

 flowered. Spathe-valves lanceolate, acute, sub-membranous, 6-9 lines 

 long. Perianth 1-1^ inch long; its tube slender, curved, 6-7 lines 

 long ; lobes unequal, all acute ; upper one broadly elliptical, 4-5 

 lines broad, lateral ones broadly lanceolate, 3^ lines broad, the three 

 lower ones very much smaller, lanceolate, with elongated slender 

 claws. 



Matabele Land. — Also Matdbi Valley, Transvaal, Dr. Holub ; 

 and Shire Highlands, Zambesi District, Buchanan, n. 464. 



This species belongs to the section Hebea, and is closely allied to 

 the South African G. ftermeabilis, Delaroche. It is quite distinct from 

 G. brevifolius, Jacq., to which it was wrongly referred in the former 

 edition of this work. 



Order AMARYLLIDACE^. 



59. Hypoxis villosa, Linn. 

 Matabele Land. 



60. ILemanthus multiflorus, Martyn. 

 Matabele Land. 



This was enumerated as " Hcemanthus, near H. multiflorus, 

 Martyn," in the former edition of this work. It has the narrowly 

 linear segments of H. Abyssiniais, Herb., which was formerly con- 

 sidered distinct, but is now united with the above. The latter has 

 more lanceolate segments ; the two forms, however, completely run 

 together now that a better series of specimens is known. 



Order LILIACE^E. 



61. Asparagus pilosus, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. p. 610. 

 Matabele Land. 



Mr. Oates's specimens, consisting of three racemes, are identical 

 with the above-named species, founded on a flowering branch 

 collected at the Tamalakan River, Lake Ngami, by M'Cabe. The 

 flowers of the latter are noted as pale yellowish white. The vegeta- 

 tive part of the plant is still a desideratum. "Asparagus, sp." of 

 former edition. 



62. Aloe, sp. 

 Matabele Land. 



Three flowering and fruiting racemes of an Aloe are different 

 from anything I can find at Kew ; but without the vegetative organs 



