The genus _Massonia_ is very imperfectly known, as about 24 out of the 33 species described in the “Flora Capensis” have never been collected within the last 50 years, or are only known from figures in botanical publications. It is, therefore, with some pleasure that we publish our first plate representing a species of the genus, collected by Mrs. E. Rood, of Van Rhynsdorp, in the hope that it may stimulate others to forward specimens to the Division of Botany, Pretoria, for illustration in future numbers of this work. This particular species was figured by Jacquin in 1803. Specimens are preserved in the National Herbarium, Pretoria (Herb. No. 1450). DESCRIPTION:--_Bulb_ 3·5 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, ovoid-ellipsoid, with brown membranous tunics. _Leaves_ 2, lying flat on the ground, somewhat fleshy, 12 cm. long, 14·5 cm. broad, somewhat orbicular, narrowed and channelled at the base, glabrous. _Inflorescence_ an abbreviated raceme. _Bracts_ 3·5 cm. long, 1 cm. broad, lanceolate, acuminate, acute, about 5-nerved, glabrous. _Pedicels_ 6 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, fleshy. _Perianth-tube_ 7 mm. long, 6 mm. in diameter at the throat; lobes 1·2 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, oblong, minutely tufted at the apex, membranous. _Filaments_ inserted at mouth of perianth-tube, 1·4 cm. long, ovate and connate at the base, becoming linear above; anthers 3 mm. long, linear, versatile. _Ovary_ 5 mm. long, 7 mm. in diameter above, obovoid; style 2 cm. long, subterete; stigma simple. * * * * * PLATE 46.--Fig. 1, plant viewed from eye-level; Fig. 2, bract with flower; Fig. 3, section of flower; Fig. 4, flower, showing the filaments connate at the base; Fig. 5, apex of perianth lobe; Fig. 6, bract; Fig. 7, plant viewed from above. All enlarged with the exception of Figs. 1 and 7. F.P.S.A., 1922. [Illustration: _47_ K. A. Lansdell del.] PLATE 47. KNIPHOFIA ALOOIDES. _Cape Province, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Basutoland, Natal._ * * * * * LILIACEAE. Tribe HEMEROCALLEAE. KNIPHOFIA, _Moench._; _Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant._ vol. iii. p. 775. * * * * * =Kniphofia alooides=, _Moench. Meth._ 632; _Fl. Cap._ vol. vi. p. 283. _Tritoma Uvaria_, _Gawl. in Bot. Mag._ t. 758; _Kniphofia Uvaria_, _Hook. Bot. Mag._ t. 4816. * * * * *