(1934); Gard. Chron. Ser. 3, XCVI. 223 (1934); Jacobsen, Succulent Plants, 111. fig. 94 (1935). Syn. K. globulifera Perr. de la B thie var. coccinea Perr. de la B thie in Arch. de Bot. Caen. II. Bull. Mens. no. 2, p. 26 (1928); Mem. Acad. Malgache, fasc. III. 53 (1927) nomen; Gard. Chron. Ser. 3, LXXXIX. 236, fig. 114 sub nom. err. rosea (1931); Blossfeld, in Gartenwelt, XXXV. 196, cum fig. (1931) et in M ll. Deutsch. G rtn.-Zeit. XLVI. 123, cum fig. (1931) et in Gard. Chron. Ser. 3, XCII. 282, fig. 141 (1932); B hnert in Garten- flora, LXXXI. 166, cum fig. (1932); Jacobsen, Sukkulenten, 80, cum fig. (1933). This striking succulent green-house plant was first described in 1928 under the name of K. globulifera Perr. de la B thie var. coccinea Perr. de la B thie. It was discovered by the author of the original description growing in the humus under the trees in "la Silve Lichens" on Mont Tsaratanana, Madagascar at an altitude of 2000 metres. The plant was subsequently grown at Tananarive where it was observed to retain the characters exhibited in its native habitat though inclining towards becoming more floriferous and more robust. It is due to Mr. R. Blossfeld, Potsdam, that this plant was first brought into cultivation in Europe where it almost immediately attracted widespread attention owing to its value for horticultural purposes. As a result it is now fairly well-known in both Europe and the United States. The variety was raised to specific rank by von Poellnitz, who named the species K. Blossfeldiana in honour of Mr. R. Blossfeld. Our plate was prepared from a plant grown in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The plants at Kew were raised from seed purchased from Bernary's of Erfurt, Germany, in 1933. The taxonomic position of this species is fairly definite. It falls into the section Crenatae Berger [= Group 13, R. Hamet in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. 2, vii. 879 (1907)], a group which is.

K. globulifera Perr. de la B thie var. coccinea Perr. de la B thie in Arch.