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confluentibus et irregulariter transverse fasciation seriatis picta, subtus 
convexa, pallide glauco-viridia immaculata, ad margines sinuato-dentata 
et linea distincte cartilaginea cincta, dentibus corneis deltoideis apice 
brunneis validis 6-7 mm. longis et ca. 9-12 mm. inter se distantibus 
armata. 
Infloresccntia ca. 80 cm, alta, scapus infra medium ramosus, ramis 
2-3 erectis ad basim bracteis ca. 10-11 cm. longis suffultis ; racemi 
elongatis, densi, 25-30 cm. longi ; bracteae lanceolato-lineares, subulato- 
acuminatae 45-47 mm. longae ; pedicelli 15-17 mm. longi, flaviusculi. 
Perianthium rubicundum, 40 mm. longum, basi manifeste globoso- 
inflatum et 9 mm. diam., supra ovarium distincte constrictum, levissime 
decurvatum et faucem versus ampliatum ; segmenta oblonga et libera per 
15-17 mm. ; genitalia brevissime exserta. 
Capsula oblongo-cylindracea, subtrigona, 23-27 mm. longa et 13- 
16 mm. diam., grisea ; pedicelli fructiferi 25-27 mm. longi, erecti ; semina 
oblonga, triquetra, auguste alata, griseo-brunnea, 5 mm. longa. 
This plant was collected by myself near Lydenberg in the Transvaal 
in May, 1914. It occurs in open grass country at an altitude of 5,000- 
6,000 ft., and flowers from June to July. 
It is characterized by its robust spreading leaves, dichotomously 
branched inflorescence, erect racemes, and extremely long bracts. The 
bracts at the base of the branches are remarkable in that they attain 
a length of 10-11 cm. Those in the lower portion of the racemes are 
from 45-47 mm. long while those in the upper portion measure 25 mm. 
The flowers are a rich strawberry-pink (R.C.S.)." 
This Aloe would appear to be closely related to A. affinis, Berg., 
which also occurs in the same locality, but it differs from it in possessing 
I shorter and more triangular leaves which are conspicuously spotted. 
Moreover, the leaves of A. affiiiis are distinctly erect, whereas those 
of A. longibracteata are almost always horizontal. The inflorescence 
usually bears 2 or 3 erect branches which spring from below the middle 
of the peduncle, while those of A. affinis arise well above the middle. 
The brightly coloured racemes make it a distinct and attractive 
ornamental plant. 
Description. — Herb succulent, stemless. Leaves 21-33 in a dense 
rosette, spreading, frequently withered at the apex and recurved, tri- 
angular-lanceolate, 9-20 cm. long and 9-11 cm. broad, very fleshy, 
channelled above, convex below, upper surface dark green or reddish 
with numerous pale green to whitish stripes or spots, which are irregu- 
* N.B. — (K.C.S.) refers in all cases to colours taken from Kidgway's *' Color Standards 
and Color Nomenclature," Washington, 1912. 
