88 1R1DEz (Baker), [Romulea. 
tunics ; basal leaves 1-2, narrow linear, firm in texture, often a foot 
long, +1; in. broad, with several distinct ribs ; peduncle usually short, 
bearing 3-5 flowers on long pedicels, with a large linear leaf from the 
base of each, $+ in. broad; outer spathe-valve green, lanceolate, 
closely ribbed, $-1 in. long, inner smaller, brown, membranous ; 
perianth bright yellow, with a funnel-shaped tube 4-4 in. long, and 
obovate, obtuse segments in. broad, the outer tinged with green 
outside ; anthers yellow, 4 in. long, equalling the filaments ; styles 
equalling or just overtopping the anthers. Baker, Handb. Irid. 101 ; 
Klatt, Ergdnz. 68. Ixia bulbocodicides, Delaroche, Deser. 19. 
I. recurva, Red. Lil. tab. 251, fig. 1. I. reflexa, Thunb., Fl. Cap. edit. 
Schult..55. Trichonema caulescens, Ker in Bot. Mag.t.1392; Klatt 
in Linnea, xxxiv. 663. T. hypoxidiflorum, Salisb. in Trans. Hort. 
Soc. i. 316. Ixia flava, Lam. Til. i. 109. RB. caulescens, Klatt, 
Erginz, 65. 2. chloroleuca, Eckl. Top. Verz., 20, excl. syn. 
Var. 8, Elongata (Baker). Peduncle a foot long. 
Sourn Arrica: without locality, Thunberg! Rogers! Viligtte! Bowie! 
Var. B, Thunberg! 
Coast Re@ion: near Tulbagh, Burchell, 986! Near Cape Town, Bolus, 
2810! Caledon Div., Houwhoek Mts., 1000-3000 ft., Zeyher, 4046! 
There are fine specimens in the Linnean herbarium, named Jwia Bulbocodium. 
4, RB. filifolia (Eckl. Top. Verz. 20, excl. syn. Red.); corm 
globose, 4 in. diam., with rigid, bright brown tunics; basal leaves 
2, erect, setaceous, firm in texture, a foot long, } lin. broad,1-ribbed, 
with convolute edges; peduncle 6—8 in. long, bearing 3-4 flowers on 
arcuate pedicels 1-13 in. long, with a pair of leaves, one large and 
one rudimentary from the fork ; spathe-valves both green, lanceolate, 
firm in texture, } in. long; perianth bright orange-yellow towards 
the base, paler upwards, with a funnel-shaped tube, } in. long, and, 
Janceolate segments { in. long, 4 in. broad; anthers 4 in, long, 
exceeding the filaments and overtopped by the stigmas. Baker in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 88; Handb. Irid. 101. Trichonema filifolium, 
Klatt in Linnea, xxxiv. 671. 
Coast Reaion: Uitenhage, Zeyher! 
5. BR. citrina (Baker, Handb. Irid. 100); corm small, globose; 
stem short, bearing 2-3 flowers on erect or spreading peduncles 
1-2 in. long; leaves terete, much overtopping the flowers; outer 
spathe-valve 3 in. long; perianth with a narrowly funnel-shaped 
tube 4in. long, and oblong, plain yellow segments 3 in. long; 
stamens less than half as long as the perianth-segments ; style- 
branches just overtopping the anthers. 4 
Western Reaion: Little Namaqualand, near Modder Fontein, 3000 ft. 
Bolus, 6619! eee Sheers; = 
6. R. Macowani (Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 236); corm 
globose, } in. diam., with rigid, brown tunics; basal leaves 4-6, 
faleate, setaceous, rigid in texture, 6-8 in. long, }-4 lin. broad, 
3-nerved, with convolute edges; stems very short, l-flowered, or 
