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Kniphofia (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 219-20, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

K. Kirkii (Sir John Kirk's). fl. in a dense raceme; perianth reddish-orange, sub-cylindrical, sixteen to seventeen lines long, 1/4in. in diameter in the upper half; peduncle 4ft. long, bearing two large bract-leaves. Winter. l. ensiform, 5ft. to 6ft. long, 1 1/2in. broad low down, gradually tapering to a long point, acutely keeled. South-eastern tropical Africa, 1887. Perhaps hardy.

K. pallidiflora (pale-flowered). fl., perianth white, rather more than 1/3in. long and 1/4in. in diameter, somewhat funnel-shaped, with short, obtuse lobes; raceme at first short and dense, but elongating and becoming lax as the flowers open; stem terete, 1ft. to 2ft. high. Autumn. l. 6in. to 12in. long, one line broad, semi-terete, minutely serrulated. Ankaratra Mountains, Central Madagascar, 1887. Half-hardy.