100 1EIDEx (Baker). [ Watsonia. 
Lower leaves erect, 6-9 in. long: 
Spathe-valves 4-4 in. long... “vs ia .» (11) punctate. 
Spathe-valves 3 in. long: 
Tube as long as spathe (12) minuta. 
Tube much longer than spathe i oi (18) juncifolia. 
Lower leaves spreading, 1-3 in. long ... see ... (14) lapeyrousioides. 
Doubtful species ...  .. ae (15) retusa. 
1. W. aletroides (Ker in Bot, Mag. t. 533); corm globose, 1 in. 
diam.; tunics of reticulated fibres, ending in-long bristles at the 
top ; stems 1-2 ft, long, including inflorescence, simple or branched, 
with a few much-reduced sheathing leaves; basal leaves 4—6, ensl- 
form, rigid in texture, 6-12 in. long, }-2 in. broad ; flowers 6-12, in 
a very lax spike, the lower ones drooping; spathe-valves oblong- 
lanceolate, 1-1 in, long, not rigid; perianth bright scarlet or pale 
pink ; tube curved, 18-21 lin. long, dilated below the middle, + in, 
diam. at throat; segments oblong, 3-3 in. long; style sometimes 
protruded beyond the segments; stamens inserted at the bottom of 
the dilated part of the tube; anthers } in. long. Ker, Gen. Irid. 
198; Ait. Hort. Kev. edit. 2, i. 96 ; Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 742; 
Baker, Handb. Irid. 174. Antholyza alethroides, Burm. Prodr. i, 
Gladiolus aletroides, Vahl, Symb. ii. 96. Gladiolus Merianus, 
Thunb. Diss. Glad. No. 12; Prodr. 7. Gladiolus tubulosus, Jacq. 
Ic. t, 229; Coll. iv. 153. Watsonia tubulosa, Pers. Syn. i. 42. 
Antholyza tubulosa, Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 174. 
SoutH Argica: without locality, Thom, 361! Harvey, 495! 841! 
Coast Region: Zwartberg, near Caledon, under 1000 ft., Zeyher, 4031! 
Drége! MacOwan and Bolus, Herb. Norm,,942! Riversdale Div.; Vals River, 
Thunberg ! 
2. W. angusta (Ker in Konig and Sims’ Ann. i. 230) ; corm 
globose, 1-1} in. diam.; tunics fibrous; stems terete, reaching 8 
height of 3-4 ft., usually branched; leaves few, distant, long- 
sheathing ; basal leaves 4—6, ensiform, rigid in texture, 1-2 ft. long, 
$+1 in. broad; flowers in a lax spike 6-9 in. long; outer spathe- 
valve oblong-lanceolate, brown, rigid in texture, 3-1 in. long; 
perianth bright scarlet, with a curved tube 18-21 lin. long, dilated 
in the upper half, } in. diam. at the throat ; segments oblanceolate, 
oblong, cuspidate, §-$ in. long; style reaching to the tip of the 
perianth-segments ; anthers linear, 4 in. long. Sweet, Hort. Brit. 
edit. 3, 500; Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 739; Baker in Journ. Linn. 
Soc. xvi. 157; Handb, Irid. 175. W. fulgida, Salisb. in Trans. 
Hort. Soc. i, 323 ; Klait loc. cit. Antholyza fulgens, Andr. Bot. 
Rep. t. 192. Ww. tridifolia, var, fulgens, Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 600. 
Gladiolus Merianus, var. Jacq. Ic. t. 231. W. atrosanguinea, Klatt 
in Linnea xxxii. 738. Gladiolus marginatus y, Herb. Thunb. 
on: Riv e Div.; between Li V i she- 
pore, Sate = (thee pas age upper part is i coerce 
“dleatain Rees SesGaan pote Oy » Burchell, 7698! Uitenhage Div.; near Van 
channel of Zwartkops River, her, 646! 
EasTERN Racion: Tembuland; margin ciau ae ee, 359! 
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