JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 193 9 3 



133394 to 133412. 



From South Africa. Seeds presented by the Director, National Botanic Gardens 

 of South Africa, Kirstenbosch, Newlands. Received July 5, 1939. 



133394 to 133410. Lachenalia spp. Liliaceae. 



133394. Lachenalia bachmanni Baker. 



A lachenalia with usually 2 linear, canaliculate leaves 4 to S inches long 

 and a dense subspicate raceme of campanulate flowers % inch long, the 

 oblong segments white with a red keel. 



133395. Lachenalia contaminata Ait. 



A species with 6 to 10 erect channeled leaves 9 inches long, becoming terete 

 along the distal half, and a dense raceme of campanulate white flowers each 

 up to % inch long, the inner segments tipped greenish brown and the outer 

 ones often flushed red and shorter. 



133396. Lachenalia gillettii Baker. 



A lachenalia with 2 bright-green erect or spreading, obtuse leaves 2y 3 

 inches or longer and a spike of many small, white, purple-tipped flowers 

 having exserted stamens. 



133397. Lachenalia glaucina Jacq. 



A species with usually 2 lorate, smooth, often spotted leaves and a rather 

 dense spike of erect white, red, yellow, or blue-tinged flowers, % to % inch 

 long. 



133398. Lachenalia juncifolia Baker. 



A lachenalia with usually 2 snbterete, smooth leaves 4 to 8 inches long, 

 and a raceme of 6 to 12 flowers, white tinged with red, about 1 inch long. 



133399. Lachenalia mathewsii Baker. 



A plant with 2 erect leaves, attenuate at tips, 4 to 7 inches long, and a 

 few small yellow flowers in a raceme. 



133400. Lachenalia mediana Jacq. 



A species with 2 linear-lanceolate to oblong, smooth erect leaves 1 foot long 

 or more, and a lax raceme of greenish-white tubular flowers each up to % 

 inch long, the outer segments oblong with a pale-blue basal blotch, the inner 

 with a small reddish apical blotch. 



133401. Lachenalia sp. 



Introduced with the specific name "membranacea," for which a place of 

 valid publication has not been found. 



133402. Lachenalia mutabilis Sweet. 



A lachenalia, variable in height, but often becoming 1 foot high, with a 

 showy spike of 50 or more flowers ; the corolla is % inch long and the outer 

 segments are bright blue, later changing to yellow, while the inner segments 

 are green with darker green dots. It is allied to Lachenalia orchioides. 



133403. Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. 



A species with 4 or 5 erect, linear, subulate leaves 4 to 6 inches long, 

 channeled down the face, and a dense spikelike raceme 1 to 4 inches long of 

 many whitish or red-tinged flowers about % inch long. 



133404. Lachenalia pallida Ait. 



A lachenalia with 2 strap-shaped, pustulate or blistered leaves and a 

 peduncle 6 inches long bearing a moderately dense raceme of white flowers ; 

 these are % inch long, the outer segments tipped green and shorter than 

 the inner. 



133405. Lachenalia sp. 



Introduced under the specific name "pillansii," for which a place of valid 

 publication has not been found. 



