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A. (Phalangium) graptophyllum, Baker in Gard. Chron. xvii. (1882), 

 460. 



Fibris radicalibus multis cylindratis ; foliis vetustis in fibras validas copiosas dissolutis foliis 

 productis lanceolatis dorso et facie glabris venis primariis validis 8-9-fasciis transversali- 

 bus pallide et saturate viridibus decoratis rnargine conspicue ciliatis ; pedunculo brevi 

 simplici foliis 4^6 rninutis scariosis bracteiformibus praedito ; racemo laxo paucifloro ; 

 pedicellis 1-2-nis ; periantbii albi infundibularis segmentis lanceolatis ; staminibus 

 perianthio brevioribus ; antheris parvis luteis. 



Pereunis collo radicis fibris erectis dense tecto. Folia 12-16 rosulata £ sed saepe 1 ped. 

 longa i-f poll, lata in medio versus extremitates ambos attenuata basali vagina, polli- 

 caris. Scapus 1£- 2-pedalis simplex v. parum ramosus tenuis nodis plurimis bractiferis, 

 bracteis inferne vacuis. Eacemus laxus floribus remotis solitariis v. binis, pedicellis 

 £ poll, longis prope basim articulatis. Perianthium £ poll. longum segmentis trinervatis. 

 Staminum filamenta alba glabra subcomplanata ; antheras globosse. Ovarium globosum ; 

 stylus periantbii segmentis aequilongus. 



Socotra. On the hills in several places. B.C.S. n. 328. Schweinf. n. 

 607. 



Distrib. Endemic. 



A small flowered and not very showy species allied to the St Bruno's 

 Lily of Europe, A. Liliago, Linn. (Sp. 445; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 

 (1877), 301). Its closest relationship is, however, with a Nubian plant, A. 

 nubicum, Baker (loc. cit.), and to the Somali Land, A. inconspicumn, Baker 

 (in Trim. Journ. Bot. vi. (1877), 71). From both of which its strongly -ribbed 

 foliage, and much longer scapes separate it. 



In February we collected the plant, with foliage leaves only, in quantity on 

 the hills south-west of Galonsir, and were fortunate to bring to this country 

 living rootstocks. These flowered in June 1881 at Kew, and from them Mr 

 Baker drew up his description, which, however, was not published until the 

 plant again came into leaf in the spring of 1882. 



Schweinfurth at the end of April obtained the plant near Kischen at an 

 elevation of nearly 2000 feet, in full flower, but without leaves. 



6. DIPCADI. 



Dipcadi, Medicus in Act. Palat. vi. 431, ex eod, in Ust. Ann. ii. 13 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. 

 iii. 809. 



A small genus with species spread over a region extending from the Canary 

 Islands through the Mediterranean region and tropical and south Africa to 

 south-west Asia and India. 



D. (Tricharis) Balfouri, Baker in Gard. Chron. xiv. (1880), 424. 



Bulbo ovoideo tunicis albo- viridibus ; foliis 3-4 synantbiis ensiformibus erectis subpedalibus 

 facie profunde canaliculars ; scapo tereti stricto 2-3-pedali ; racemo laxo 10-12-floro > 



