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8-10 cm. broad, erect- spreading, slightly incurved at the apex, somewhat 
channelled above, convex below, glaucous, leathery, ending at the apex with 
a stout thorn and furnished with 4-5 thorns along the keel, marginal thorns 
sharp, chestnut-fuscous, 4-6 mm. long. 
Inflorescence from 50 cm. to 1 m. high, usually with 1-3 erect branches, 
clothed at the base with numerous empty brown scarious bracts, which are 
cylindrical-acute, 10-17 mm. long ; racemes cylindrical-elongated, 30-50 
cm., densely flowered, flowers at first bright Nopal red or orange-chrome 
(E.C.S.), becoming pale chalcedony yellow to orange-buff when open ; 
bracts 10-16 mm. long, 5-6 mm. broad, lanceolate-acute, scarious, 3-5 
nerved, finally reflexed ; pedicels 2 mm. long. 
Perianth cylindrical ventricose, 24-30 mm. long, pale chalcedony yellow 
or orange-buff (R.C.S.), outer segments free for 14-15 mm., slightly 
recurved at the apex, with 3-4 green nerves, inner segments more obtuse, 
recurled at the tips. 
Style and stamens exserted for 12-14 mm., almost straight filaments 
warm blackish -brown, anthers salmon-orange, style pale chalcedony or 
sulphur-yellow. 
Capsule distinctly trigonous, 17 mm. long and 10 mm. broad, obtuse at 
both ends, greenish -red, finally becoming dry. 
Aloe sessiliflora, spec. nov. 
Transvaal. 
(Plate LY.) 
Aloe sessiliflora, Pole Evans ; species nova, afiinis A. castaneae, Schonl., sed 
foliis patenti-recurvatis et floribus capsulisque brevioribus facile dis- 
tinguenda. 
Herha succulenta, frutescens, caules usque 90 cm. alti. Folia dense 
rosulata, patula vel recurvula, carnosiuscula, supra canaliculata, subtus 
convexa, pallide viridia vel interdum omnino supra rubra, glabra 45-60 cm. 
longa, 6-8 cm. lata, ad margines linea tenui cartilaginea rosea cincta denti- 
l)usque minutis regulariter instructa. 
Scapus simplex, lateraliter compressus, laete rufobrunneus, ca. 60-75 cm. 
longus, bracteis vacuis oblongo-deltoideis brunneis numerosis instructus ; 
racemus 25-30 cm. longus, dense multiflorus ; bracteae ovato-cuspidatae, 
scariosae, 3-nerviae, 10 mm. longae et 7 mm. latae ; flores sessiles, campanu- 
lato-cylindracei. 
Perianthium 14 mm. longum ; segmenta libera, exteriora 5 mm. lata, 
spathulata, carnosa tincta et cum longitudine 3-nervis atr is, inter iora 8 mm. 
lata, ad margines luteola et rubro vel viridio medio linea. 
Stamina et stylum per 8-10 mm. exserta. 
