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tube rather curved, 1 in. long, narrowly funnel-shaped ; upper seg- 
ment not cucullate, oblong-spathulate, subacute, 14 in. long; lower 
Similar, but smaller. Stamens not reaching halfway up the upper 
segment. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Unyamwezi ; Gonda, in moist meadows, 
Bohm, 45! in Berlin Herbarium. 
23a. Gladiolus quilimanensis, Baker. Corm globose, 1 in. 
diam.; outer tunics brown, membranous, reticulated. Basal leaves 
3-4, linear, thin, flat, glabrous, sheathing the lower part of the stem, 
1-1} ft. long, 4-4 in. broad. Stem 2-24 ft. long, bearing 1-2 reduced 
leaves. Spike very lax, 6-8 in. long; lowest outer spathe-valve oblong- 
lanceolate, 2 in. long, firm, green; flowers erect. Perianth bright 
pink; tube 1 in. long; segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse or sub- 
acute, subequal, twice as long as the tube. Stamens much shorter than 
the perianth. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Quilimane, Stuhlmann! in Berlin 
Herbarium. 
27a. Gladiolus pallidus, Baker. Corm not seen. Produced 
basal leaves many, narrowly linear, glabrous, 14—2 ft. long, with a thick 
midrib and involute edges. Stem 2 ft. long, with a few reduced leaves. 
Spike very lax, secund, 6-9 in. long; lower outer spathe-valve firm, 
green, lanceolate, 2-3 in. long. Perianth pale pink ; tube subcylindrical, 
curved, 1 in. long; upper segment cucullate, oblong, obtuse, 1-1} in. 
long ; 3 lower small, deflexed, acute. Stamens much shorter than the 
upper segment. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla, Antunes, 42! in Berlin Herbarium, 
40a. Gladiolus (Hebea) subulatus, Baker. Corm not seen. 
Leaves subulate, wiry, glabrous, the lowest 1 ft. long, 4 lin. diam., with 
a thick midrib and enrolled edges. Stem very slender, under 1 ft. long, 
bearing 2 reduced sheathing leaves, with a short linear-subulate free 
tip. Spikes lax, secund, few-flowered ; spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, 
pale, rigid, }-4 in. long. Perianth bright pink, 1 in. long; tube as 
long as the spathe, curved; upper segments oblong-unguiculate, obtuse, 
4 in. broad; lower as long, with a very small blade and long claw. 
Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla, Antunes, 149! in Berlin Herbarium. 
la. Hypoxis camerooniana, Baker. Corm 2 in. diam., bristly 
at the crown. Leaves 2-4, narrowly linear, 4—2 in. long, rigid, densely 
hairy. Peduncles 1-2 to a corm, short, simple, silky. Perianth- 
segments lanceolate, 4 in. long, yellow, densely silky outside. Stamens 
half as long as the perianth ; filaments as long as the anthers. Ovary 
clavate, densely silky, 4 in. long. Capsule turbinate, § in. diam. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons, 6000-7000 ft., Preuss, 848 ! in Berlin Herbarium, 
la. Buphane Fischeri, Baker. Bulb and leaves not seen. 
Peduncle above 4 in, diam. Umbel very dense, 3-4 in. diam. ; pedicels 
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