Antholyza. | CXXXVI. IRIDEZ (BAKER). 375 
lax; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 1 in. long. Perianth curved, 3 in. 
long; upper segment oblong-navicular, as long as the tube; lateral 
small, ovate, acute ; 3 lower very minute. Stamens and style nearly as 
long as the upper segment ; anthers linear, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. Rhodesia: Leshumo Valley, Holub ! 
4. A. abyssinica, Brong. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 306. 
Corm globose, 1 in. diam.; tunics of fine parallel strands of matted 
fibres. Produced suprabasal leaves 3—4, linear or ensiform, moderately 
firm, erect, 1 ft. long, }-3 in. broad. Stem simple, subterete, 1-2 ft. 
long, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves. Spike lax, simple, secund, sometimes 
6-8 in. long ; outer spathe-valve green, lanceolate, 1-2 in. long. Perianth 
red, curved, 2 in. long; tube as long as the oblong upper segment ; 
lateral segments ovate, 4 in. long; 3 lower minute, oblong, obtuse. 
Stamens distinctly shorter than the upper segment; anthers } in. long.— 
Baker, Handb. Irid. 231; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 177. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; Heja, near Adowa, 9000 ft., Schimper ! Mount 
Sholoda, near Adowa, Quartin-Dillon ; between Maigouagoua and Debra Sina, Quartin- 
Dillon § Petit, 114 (240 bis)! and without precise locality, Schimper, 842! 1206! 
Shire, Quartin-Dillon, 
5. A. Schweinfurthii, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1894, xv. 588. 
Corm globose, medium-sized. Leaves 5-6, superposed, linear, thin, the 
lower 1 ft. long, } in. broad. Stem simple, 1 ft. long. Spike simple, 
lax, many-flowered ; outer spathe-valve oblong-lanceolate, #—1 in. long. 
Perianth cylindrical, curved, 14-14 in. long, bright red passing into 
yellow at the base; tube ? in. long, very slender in the lower half; 
upper segments lingulate, as long as the tube; 2 lateral segments small, 
lanceolate; 3 lowest very minute. Stamens and style reaching to 
the tip of the upper segment; anthers } in. long.—Schweinf. in Bull. 
Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 86, 112. 
Wile Land. Eritrea: Ginda Valley ; on the heights of Donkollo, 3000 ft., 
Schweinfurth, 126! Mount Alamkale, 5900 ft., Schweinfurth & Riva, 1466 ! Mount 
Koube, 6000 ft., Schweinfurth § Riva, 1510! Mount Bizen, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth g 
Riva, 1865! Ambelaco, near Maldi, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth, 143 ! cultivated specimen, 
Schweinfurth! 
6. A. cilis, Pax in Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 177. Corm 
globose, 1 aahei A tunics of parallel strands of matted fibres, Pro- 
duced leaves 3—4, narrowly linear, rigid, the lower 1} ft. long, A in. 
broad. Stem slender, simple, terete, 14-2 ft. long. Flowers few in 
a lax secund spike; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, firm, green, 1-14 in. 
long. Perianth bright crimson, much curved, 2 in. long; segments of 
the limb nearly equal, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 2 in. long. Stamens 
a little shorter than perianth-limb; anthers } in. long. Capsule 
oblong, 3 in. long. Seeds flat, with a broad membranous wing.— Baker, 
Handb. Irid. 232. Gladiolus watsonioides, var. minor, Baker, Handb. 
Irid. 227. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, 8000-13,000 ft., 
Johnston, 124! Volkens, 1308! Meyer. 
