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to thirty-flowered, an inch and a half to two inches long, by 
three-eighths of an inch broad when expanded. Pedicels slender, 
scarcely exceeding the entirely green campanulate pertanth, which 
is not more than a line deep. Stamens filiform, not coloured, 
a third shorter than the divisions. Ovary stipitate, the base 
dilated and discoid. 
9. S. maesta, Baker. Bulbo ovoideo crasso subimmerso, foliis 5—6 
synanthiis carnoso-herbaceis lanceolatis purpureo-maculatis 5—6 
poll. longis acuminatis basi eegre angustatis, scapis foliis brevioribus, 
racemo angusto modice denso 14—2 poll. longo 30—50-floro, pedi- 
cellis erecto-patentibus floribus ascendentibus eequantibus vel duplo 
longioribus, perigonio infundibuliformi-campanulato 13 lin. longo 
omnino viridi, filamentis haud coloratis laciniis triente brevioribus, 
ovario stipitato basi discoideo ampliato. 
Delta of the Zambesi, Dr. Kirk! v. s. 
Bulb ovoid, fifteen to eighteen lines thick, subimmersed. 
Leaves five or six to a bulb, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceolate, 
ascending, five to six inches long, six to nine lines broad three- 
quarters of the way down, acuminate, slightly narrowed at the 
base, spotted with purple. Scapes two or three to a bulb, flexuose, 
rather shorter than the leaves. Raceme thirty- to fifty-flowered, an 
inch and a half to two inches long, half to five-eighths of an inch 
broad. Pedicels erecto-patent, two to three lines long. Perianth 
half as long again as broad, an eighth of an inch deep, entirely 
green. /ilaments not coloured, a third shorter than the divisions. 
Ovary stipitate, the base discoid. 
10. S. prasina, Baker. Bulbo ovoideo subimmerso, foliis 5—6 synan- 
thiis ascendentibus carnoso-herbaceis lanceolatis 4—6 poll. longis 
acutis basi paullulum angustatis purpureo-maculatis, scapo foliis 
breviore, racemo 80—40-floro modice denso 2—3 poll. longo, pedi- 
cellis patentibus, inferioribus cernuis 2—3 lin. longis, perigonio 
campanulato omnino viridi vel «gre purpureo tincto 13 lin. longo, 
filamentis laciniis subequantibus supra coloratis, ovario stipitato 
basi discoideo amphato. 
Kaffirland, Dr. Gill! Graham’s Town; flowered in Hort. 
Kew, March, 1862; v. s. 
Bulb ovoid, subimmersed, nine to twelve lines thick. Leaves 
five or six to a bulb, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceolate, ascending, 
