364 CXXXVI. IRIDEZ (BAKER). [ Gladiolus. 
3 upper segments cucullate, oblong, obtuse, $—3 in. long; lower as long 
or a little longer, with a small blade and long slender claw. Stamens 
nearly as long as the upper segments. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland ` Mount Zomba and Mount 
Malosa, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte ! 
8. G. atropurpureus, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 335. Corm 
globose, ł in. diam.; tunics of parallel fibres, reticulated upwards. 
Leaves about 3, superposed, with very short linear rigid free tips 
adpressed to the stem. Stem slender, terete, 1-1} ft. long. Spike 
lax, secund, 2-6 in. long; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, }—? in. long. 
Perianth bright dark purple, 1 in. long; tube curved, narrowly funnel- 
shaped, 4 in. long; upper segments obovate, obtuse, longer than the 
tube; 3 lower oblanceolate, with a long distinct claw. ‘Stamens nearly 
as long as the upper segments. Capsule clavate, oblong, }—{ in. long. 
Seeds broadly winged.—Handb. Irid. 211. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Morambala Mountain, 1800-3000 ft., 
Kirk ! British Central Africa: Manganja Hills, Waller ! Mount Sochi, Scott-Elliot, 
8551! Mount Malosa, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte! Mount Zomba and vicinity 2500- 
3500 ft., Whyte ! 
9. G. ceerulescens, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 267. 
Corm globose, 4—2 in. diam.; tunics of strong fibres. Produced leaves 
1-2, rigid, linear, suprabasal; free blade 3—4 in. long, Ae in. broad. 
Stem very slender, terete, 1-1} ft. long, with 2-3 reduced sheathing 
leaves above the middle. Flowers 2-3 in a lax, secund spike; outer 
spathe-valve oblong, green, 4—2 in. long. Perianth dull purple, 1 1m. 
long; tube curved ; limb as long as the tube; upper segments oblong, 
with a cuneate base, }-} in. broad ; 3 lower narrower. Stamens nearly 
as long as the limb.—Handb. Irid. 211. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; near Lopollo, Welwitsch, 1537! 
10. G. pubescens, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 154. Corm small, 
globose. Leaves all densely pubescent on both sides; lower linear, 
1 ft. long, $ in. broad; upper reduced. Stem terete, 2-2} ft. long, 
including the spike. Spike simple, secund, 8-10-flowered, 8-10 1m. 
long ; spathe-valves lanceolate, acuminate, scariose, glabrous, about 1 im. 
long. Perianth violet-purple, above 1 in. long; limb twice as long as 
the funnel-shaped tube; upper segments oblong, obtuse ; lower narrow 
and rather shorter. Stamens half as long as the limb. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: near Malange, Teuscz, 280. 
No specimen in the Kew Herbarium, 
11. G. zambesiacus, Baker, Handb. Irid. 212. Corm small, 
globose; tunics of fine parallel fibres. Produced leaves 3, narrowly ` 
linear, moderately firm, glabrous; the lower above 1 ft. long, rz ™ 
broad. Stem very slender, 1-1} ft. long. Spike very lax, secund, 
3-4 in. long; outer spathe-valves lanceolate, brown, A-Z in. long. 
Perianth pale purple, 1 in. long; tube curved, } in. long; upper 
