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vaginantibus foliorum onustis, ramulis nltimis floriferis saepius 2- 
foliatis, 3 — 5 cm. longis; folia adscendentia connata, vagina 0-3 — 
0- 5 cm. longa, fere teretia, supra plana, obtusa laevissima glauco- 
viridia, saturate viridi-punctata, ad 2-5 cm. longa, 0-7 cm. lata; flores 
ternati vel bi-ternati vel rarius abortione solitarii, 5-meri, ad 2 cm. 
diam., pedunculis 1 — 2-5 cm. longis, lateralibus bibracteatis, bracteis 
vaginantibus, parte libera ad 0-3 cm. longa; calyx subcrateriformis, 
segmentis inter se subaequilongis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, 0-4 — 0-5 cm. 
longis, tribus membranaceo-marginatis ; petala 1 — 2-seriata lineari- 
spathulata acuta roseo-purpurea, 0-7 — 0-8 cm. longa; staminodia 
staminaque collecta, filamentis medio barbatis; roseis, 0-3 — 0-5 cm. 
longis, antheris pallidis ; discus annularis crenulatus ; ovarium convexum, 
stylis subulatis acuminatis luteis, 0-2 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: Vanrhynsdorp Div., Nieuw Rust, Dec. 1911, 
N. S. Pillans, 2421 (National Botanic Gardens, No. 
Described from living specimens which have flowered at Kirsten- 
bosch for several years. 
M. Juritzii, L. Bolus (§ Acinaciformia). Folia adscendentia vel patentia, basi 
connata, triquetra, valde compressa, supra medio plana, lateribus 
leviter canaliculata, glauco-viridia, sat mollia, ad 8 cm. longa, medio 
ad 0-9 cm. lata diametroque; flores solitarii, ad 6 cm. diam., saepius 
circa 5-5 cm. diam., pedunculis 2 cm. longis; calyx turbinatus, seg- 
mentis 5, inter se inaequalibus, acutis, duobus foliis simillimis, ad 
2-5 cm. longis, tribus lineari-lanceolatis membranaceo-marginatis, ad 
1- 6 cm. longis; petala circa 2-seriata linearia obtusa, laete roseo- 
purpurea, basin versus alba, 2 — 2-5 cm. longa, ad 0-2 cm. lata; stamina 
collecta vel exteriora subdiffusa, filamentis albis, basi barbatis, 0-3 
0-7 cm. longis, antheris pallidis, polline luteo; discus annularis, minute 
crenulatus, inconspicuus ; ovarium supra concavum, in medio vero 
elevatum, stylis 10, radiatis subulatis, 0-2 cm. longis; fructus sub- 
globosus, 1-7 — 2 cm. longus, 2 cm. diam. 
Cape Province: exact locality uncertain, C. F. Juritz, 23, National 
Botanic Gardens, No. Natal; Durban, The Bluff, fl. June 1920, 
N. S. Pillans (Bolus Herbarium, No. 15196). 
Described from several specimens which flowered in Di Juritz s 
garden and at Kirstenbosch. 
M. Mellei, L. Bolus (§ Acinaciformia). Folia patenti-adscendentia, basi con- 
nata, subacinaciformia glauca vel glauco-viridia, 7 8 cm. longa, ad 
1 cm. lata, ad 1-5 cm. diam.; flores solitarii, 5-5 cm. diam., pedunculis 
4-5 cm. longis, supra medium 2-bracteatis, bracteis 2-o cm. longis, 
calyx clavatus, lateraliter compressus, 2-2 cm. longus, 1 9 cm. diam., 
segmentis 5, inter se valde inaequilongis, late ovatis, acuminatis can- 
