122 tr1pEx (Baker). _ [Tritonia. 
Gen. Irid. 116; Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 756; Baker, Handb. Irid. 
192. Gladiolus viridis, Ait. Hort. Kew. iii. 481. Ker in Konig and 
Sims’ Ann, i. 231. Montbretia viridis, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
xvi. 169. 
Coast Region: Clanwilliam Div.; stony places near Heeren Logement, 
Zeyher, 1618 ! : 
9. T. Cooperi (Baker, Handb. Irid, 192) ; corm not seen ; stems 
2-3 ft. long, erect, terete, branched ; leaves like those of Antholyza 
nervosa, ensiform, a foot long, 4 in. broad at the middle, moderately 
firm and rigid in texture, with 5 strong, subequal ribs; spikes 
very lax, } ft.long; spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, 4 in. long, firm 
in texture, greenish-brown ; perianth bright pink ; tube 1} in. long, 
gradually dilated in the upper half, 4 in. diam. at the throat ; 
segments oblong-spathulate, subequal, } ir. long; stamens just 
exserted from the throat of the perianth-tube. 
Coast ReGcion : Worcester Div., Cooper, 3182 ! 
10. T. erispa (Ker in Konig and Sims’ Ann. i. 228) ; corm ovoid, 
#-1 in. diam. ; tunics of fine reticulated fibres; basal leaves 4-6, 
firm in texture, linear, much crisped towards the margin, 4-6 in. 
long, +-3 in. broad; stems slender, terete, simple or branched, 
3-1 ft. long including inflorescence; spikes moderately dense, 
secund, 4—10-flowered ; spathe-valves oblong, obtuse, 3-4 in. long, 
brown in the upper half; perianth whitish or pale pink ; tube 
cylindrical, 1}~2 in. long, dilated into a funnel at the top ; segments 
oblong, obtuse, 3 in. long; stamens reaching more than halfway 
up the perianth-limb; anthers lanceolate, purple; style-branches 
overtopping the anthers. Ker in Bot. Mag. t.678; Gen. Irid. 117; 
Baker, Handb. Irid. 192. Gladiolus crispus, Thunb. Diss. No. 
7, t. 1, fig. 2; Prodr. 8; Fl. Cap. i. 191; Linn. fil. Suppl. 94; 
Jacg. Ic. t. 267; Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 142. G. laceratus, Burm. 
Prodr. Cap. 2, Montbretia lacerata, Baker in Journ. Linn, Soc. 
xvi. 168. Tritonia lacerata, Klatt, Erginz. 24.  Freesia crispa, 
Eckl. Top. Verz. 30. 
Var B, T. pectinata (Ker in Bot. Mag. sub t, 1275); leaves not at all crisped. 
Gen. drid. 117. Inia pectinata, Vahl, Enum. ii. 62. Gladiolus pectinatus, 
Soiand. MSS. 
Var. y, grandifiora (Baker, Handb. Irid. 192); flowers not more than 2-3 to 
a spike, with a tube 24-3 in. and a limb 4-1 in. long. ‘ 
Var. 8, parviflora (Baker, Handb. Irid. 192); leaves linear, not crisped; 
flowers much smaller than in the type, with a tube about an inch long, and 
oblanceolate, obtuse segments 4 in. long. _ 
SourH Arrica: without locality, Var. 6, Thunberg/ Masson! Var. 8, Thom! 
Coast ReGion: mountains near Tulbagh, Thunbderg | Piquetberg, Thunderg ! 
Drege! Paarl Mountains, Drége! Hottentots Holland Mountains, 600 ft., 
Bolus, 5254! Worcester Div., Cooper, 1610! Var. y, Lions Rump, Pappe ! 
stony places at the foot of Table Mountain, MacOwan, 2389! Var. 8, Winter- 
hoek, near Tulbagh, Pappe ! 
11, T. pallida (Ker in Bot. Mag. sub t. 1275); corm globose, 
% in. diam.; tunics of fine matted fibres; stem slender, forked, 
