366 CXXXVI. IRIDEÆ (BAKER). [ Gladiolus. 
13-2 in. long; tube slender, rather curved, shorter than the limb; 
upper segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse, 1-1} in. long, }—} in. broad ; 
lower as long, but narrower. Stamens } in. shorter than the upper 
segments.—G@. Kirkii, Baker, Handb. Irid. 222, not in Gard. Chron. 
1890, viii. 524. 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, Kirk ! 
16. G. venulosus, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1897, 282. Corm 
small, globose. Stem slender, 1} ft. long, with 6-9 streaths with rather 
long, narrowly linear, erect, free tips. Spike lax, secund, 3-6 in. long; 
lower outer spathe-valves lanceolate, 1-1} in. long. Perianth-tube 
slightly curved, 4 in. long; upper segments oblong, subacute, not 
cucullate, 1} in. long, beautifully veined with claret-purple on a white 
ground; 3 lower nearly as large. Stamens rather more than half as 
long as the perianth-limb. Capsule oblong, ? in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Tanganyika Plateau, at 
Fort Hill, 8500-4000 ft., Whyte! Mesuku Plateau, 6500-7000 ft., Whyte ! 
17. G. brevicaulis, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 267. 
Corm globose. 1 in. diam. ; tunics finely fibrous. Leaves linear, firm, 
glabrous ; the lower 4-1 ft. long, }-4 in. broad. Stem slender, terete, 
6-8 in. long, with 1-2 reduced leaves. Spathe lax, secund, 6-9 in. long, 
many-flowered ; outer spathe-valve oblong, green, 4—} in. long in the lower 
flowers. Perianth violet-purple, 1 in. long; tube curved, narrowly 
funnel-shaped; limb as long as the tube; upper segments oblong- 
spathulate, obtuse; 3 lower smaller, with narrower claws. Stamens a 
little shorter than the upper segments; anthers } in. long—Handb. 
Irid. 211; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 177. 
Lower Guinea. Lower Congo; Stanleypool, Büttner, 517. Angola: Huilla ; 
subtemperate region between Lopollo and Humpata, 3800-5500 ft., in damp sandy 
pastures, Welwitsch, 1534! 
18. G. Hanningtoni, Baker, Handb. Irid. 212. Corm not seen. 
Produced leaves 4—5, sub-basal, linear, moderately firm, the longest 
1 ft. long, }-4 in. broad. Stem 9-12 in. long, bearing 2-3 reduced 
sheathing leaves. Spike dense, secund, 4—1 ft. long; spathe-valves 
lanceolate, rigid, imbricate, the lower 1-14 in. long. Perianth dark 
red-purple, 1-14 in. long ; tube slender, 4—4 in. long ; limb horizontai, 
nearly 1 in. long; upper segments oblong, obtuse, } in. broad; 3 
lower as long, but narrower, with a narrow claw. Stamens nearly as 
long as the. perianth-limb ; anthers linear, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa, Hannington! British Central Africa : 
Urungu ; Abercorn, Carson, 24 of 1893 collection! between Lake Tanganyika and 
Lake Rukwa, 6000 ft., Nutt! North Nyasaland, Nicholson ! 
_ 19. G. Grantii, Baker, Handb. Irid. 206. Corm globose, 1 in. 
diam. ; tunics of parallel strands of matted fibres. Produced leaves 3, 
linear, suprabasal, moderately firm, the lowest under 1 ft. long, A in. 
broad low down. Stem slender, terete, 2-3 ft. long. Spike lax, secund, 
6-8-flowered, 6-8 in. long; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lower 
