372 CXXXVI. IRIDEZ (BAKER). [ Gladiolus. 
36. G. Buettneri, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 155. Corm large, 
globose. Produced leaves 4—5, rigid, glabrous, ensiform, with thickened 
stramineous ribs and edges, the longest 2—2} ft. long, 1-1} in. 
broad. Peduncle stout, terete, 2-3 ft. long, with 1-2 reduced 
leaves. Spike very lax, simple, 1 ft. long; spathe-valves lanceolate, 
green, the lowest 2 in. long. Perianth yellow, minutely spotted with 
brown, 3-34 in. long ; tube 14 in. long, narrowly funnel-shaped, curved 
at the apex ; upper segments oblong, subacute, conspicuously cucullate, 
14-2 in. long, 1 in. broad; lower oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, deflexed. 
Stamens shorter than the upper segments of the perianth; anthers 
linear, above 4 in. long.—Baker, Handb. Irid. 220. 
Upper Guinea. Togoland: near Bismarckburg, Büttner, 8! Kling, 22. 
37. G. Johnstoni, Baker. Corm not seen. Root-leaves lanceo- 
late, rigid, strongly ribbed, 1 ft. long, above 1 in. broad. Stem with 
several sheaths with short free tips. Spikes lax, secund, 6-9 in. long ; 
outer spathe-valves lanceolate, brown, 1-1} in. long. Perianth bright 
red ; tube funnel-shaped above a cylindrical base, ł in. long; upper 
segments cucullate, oblong, acute, ł in. broad; lower much smaller, 
with a long narrow claw. Stamens a third the length of the upper 
segments. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Mount Malosa, 4000- 
6000 ft., Whyte! Mount Zomba, 2500-3500 ft., Whyte! North Nyasaland, Nichol- 
son! 
38. G. Thomsoni, Baker, Handb. Irid. 223. Corm, leaves and 
lower part of stem not seen. Spikes many-flowered, secund, 3-4 in. 
long, dense in the upper half ; spathe-valves oblong-cuspidate, scariose, 
4-3 in. long. Perianth pale red, 3—1 in. long; tube narrowly funnel- 
shaped, ł in. long; upper segments obovate-unguiculate, twice as long 
as the tube; lower as long, oblanceolate, with a long narrow claw. 
Stamens nearly as long as the upper segments; anthers } in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: on the higher plateau north of Lake 
Nyasa, Thomson ! 
39. G. flexuosus, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 390. Corm very 
small, globose; tunics of matted fibres. Stem slender, terete, flexuose, 
1-1} ft. long, bearing 2~3 sheathing leaves with short narrow linear 
rigid free tips wot more than 2-3 in. long. Spike lax, secund, few- 
flowered, 3-4 in. long; spathe-valves green, oblong-navicular, 4—# in. 
long. Perianth white tinged with dull purple, 1 in. long ; tube narrowly 
funnel-shaped, } in. long; upper segments obovate-unguiculate, cucul- 
late, } in. broad ; lower rather longer, oblong, with a long narrow claw ; 
blade with a white edge and purple-black spots in the centre. Stamens 
nearly as long as the upper segments. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Urungu; Fwambo, Carson, 79 of 
1893 collection! between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa, Johnston ! 
40. G. unguiculatus, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 178. Corm 
small, globose; tunics of fine parallel fibres. Stem slender, terete, 
1-1} ft. long, bearing 2-3 sheathing leaves, with short rigid linear free 
