Calvin - there are a couple of possibilities for your Crinum, of which C. delagoense is most probable as it is described as growing at low altitudes in sandy soils in Elsa Pooley's 'Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Kwa-Zulu Natal'. The other option is C. macowanii but although this does occur by the coast it is more freqent inland in grassland. I have never heard of a bulbilliferous Gladiolus, but there is an obvious contender in the bulbilliferous forms of Watsonia meriana, which is a native of the the Cape Town area. It could be confused with Gladiolus if not in flower. The diagnosis of Aristea for the plant from Magaliesberg is almost certainly correct. The genus is found up & down Africa in such sites. I don't think there is any useful reference to the genus as a whole. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP COLESBOURNE PARK OPEN DAYS 2007 Easter Monday 9 April, Arboretum Weekend 15-16 September Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/