368 CXXXVI. IRIDE# (BAKER). [ Gladiolus, 
terete, simple, including the spike about as long as the leaves. Spike 
very lax, not secund, few-flowered, 4—6 in. long ; flowers suberect ; outer 
spathe-valves firm, green, lanceolate, 14-2 in. long in the lower flowers, 
Perianth pale-pink, 3—4 in. long; tube narrowly funnel-shaped, scarcely 
at all curved, 1 in. long; segments of the limb subequal, oblong- 
lanceolate, 2-24 in. long, acute, 4 in. broad at the middle. Stamens 
half as long as the perianth-limb ; anthers linear, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: between Lake Tanganyika and Lake 
Rukwa, 6000 ft., Nutt! British Central Africa: Urungu; Abercorn, Carson, 25 
of 1893 collection! Fwambo, 5250 ft., Nutt! Nyasaland; Mount Mlanje, Scott- 
Elliot, 8673 ! 
24. G. pauciflorus, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 350. 
Corm medium-sized. Produced leaves 3-4, suprabasal, moderately firm, 
linear, glabrous, the lower 1 ft. long, } in. broad. Stem moderately 
stout, terete, 2-3 ft. long, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves. Spike lax, few- 
flowered, not secund, 6-8 in. long ; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, the 
lower outer 14 in.long. Perianth pale yellow, 3 in. long; tube narrowly 
funnel-shaped, curved, 18-21 lin. long; segments oblong, subacute, 
1} in. long, the upper 3} in. broad, not cucullate, the lower narrower. 
Stamens nearly as long as the upper segments; anthers linear, $ in. 
long.—Handb, Irid. 206. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, 
2000-3000 ft., Johnston ! 
25. G. luteolus, Klatt in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 515. Corm 
under 4 in. diam. Leaves linear, the longest 2—24 ft. long, } in. broad, 
those above and below it much reduced. Stem including inflorescence 
3 ft. long. Spike distichous, with alternate flowers; spathe-valves 
linear, equal, 1 in. long. Perianth yellowish ; tube curved, 14 in. long; 
segments ovate, acute, the upper 1 in. long, the 3 lower smaller. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Lower Zambesi; in woods near 
Boror, Peters. 
26. G. corneus, Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 155, t. 100. Corm 
globose, 1 in. diam.; tunics brown, membranous. Produced leaves 3, 
linear, rigid, suprabasal, glabrous, 6-9 in. long, }-4 in. broad. Stem 
moderately stout, terete, 2 ft. long. Spike simple, few-flowered, very 
lax; rhachis very flexuose; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lowest 
outer 3-4 in. long. Perianth 2-24 in. long, transparent, horn-coloured 
(Grant); tube curved, narrowly funnel-shaped, .1 in. long; upper 
segments cucullate, obovate, with a small distinct cusp; lower oblong, 
deflexed. Stamens much shorter than the upper segment; anthers 
linear, 4 in. long.— Baker, Handb. Irid. 222. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Unyamwezi; Simbah, 4000 ft. in 
rather moist places, Speke & Grant! 
_ 27. G. Neen, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 334. Corm medium- 
sized, globose. Produced leaves 3—4, firm, linear, the lower 1-1} ft. 
