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Ferianfhium laete rubrura vel coccineum, sub-viride ad apicem, rectum, 
conspicue trigonum, 26-30 mm. longum, basi leniter stipitatum ; segmenta 
libera. 
Genitalia non vel vix exserta. 
This handsome little Aloe was collected by Mr. P. J. Pienaar on the 
Wolkberg, near Haenertsberg, Zoutpansberg District. 
It usually flowers towards the latter part of December, and is con- 
spicuous with its dark red racemes. 
It differs from A. Cooperi, Bak., in the shape of its flowers and in having 
its leaves rounded at the back. It would appear to be more closely related to 
A. Biichanmiii, Bak., but is smaller in habit. The pedicels also are much 
shorter and the perianth more trigonous. As soon as winter sets in, the 
leaves wither and disappear. 
Description. — Herb succulent, stemless, distichous. 
Leaves 8-10, deciduous, narrowly linear, 25-35 cm. long and 8-10 mm. 
broad at the base, distinctly channelled, rounded at the back, with numerous 
minute raised white spots at the base, armed along the edges with delicate 
white teeth 2-7 mm. apart. 
Peduncle stout, 25 cm. long, clothed with broad ovate- shortly cuspidate 
green empty bracts. Eaceme capitate, dense ; pedicels 25 mm. long ; bracts 
ovate-acute 20 mm. long and 15 mm. broad. 
Perianth rich peach red-scarlet (E.C.S.),* greenish towards the apex, 
straight, very markedly trigonous, very slightly stipitate at the base, 26-30 
mm. long and 12 mm. broad, contracted towards the mouth ; segments 
free. 
Style and stamens not or scarcely exserted. 
Aloe Simii, spec. nova. 
Transvaal. 
(Plate LI.) 
A/oe Simii, Pole Evans; species nova, affinis et A. tra7isvaalensi, O. Ktze., 
sed differt foliis longioribus et latioribus, etiam immaculatis et non 
irregulariter fasciatis. Perianthium est longius et basi magis globoso- 
inflatum. 
Herla succulenta, acaulis. Folia 15-18, dense rosulata, erecto-patentia, 
apice leniter recurvata, lanceolata, 25-35 cm. longa, 8-9 cm. lata, carnosa, 
pallide glauco-viridia, interdum supra paucis obscure maculis albidis, supra 
canaliculata, subtus convexa, ad margines cartilagineos sinuato-dentata, 
* J\r.jB.— (R.C.S.) refers in all cases to colours taken from Ridgway's "Colour 
Standards and Colour Nomenclature/' Washington, 1912. 
