144 | RIDE (Baker). (Gladiolus. 
brevifoltus, Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 727. G. festivus, Herb. in. Bot. 
Reg. 1844, Mise. 89. G. spilanthus, Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 711, 
ex parte. G. brevicollis, Klatt, Erginz.5. G. amcenus, Forst. MSS. 
G. Andrewsii, Klatt, Erginz. 6. G. jonguilodorus, Eckl. MSS. 
G. fragrans, Pappe MSS. 
Coast ReGion: near Cape Town, Thunberg! Zeyher, 1627! Burchell, 
908! Wynberg, Burchell, 877! Devils Mountain, -Bolus, 4652! MacOwan and 
Bolus, Herb. Norm., 947! Table Mountain 1000-2000 ft., Drége! from the 
gardens at Cape Town, Burchell, 748! Stellenbosch Div.; between Stellen- 
bosch and Cape Flats, Burchell, 8362! and between Hottentots Holland and 
Jonkers Valley, Burchell, 8324! Bathurst Div.; between Blauw Krans and 
Kaffir Drift Military Post, Burchell, 3689 ! 
17. G. tabularis (Eckl. Top. Verz. 38); corm globose, 1 in. diam. ; 
tunics of fine, parallel strands of matted fibres, produced at the 
top into long, scariose, linear blades; stem slender, glabrous, 1 ft. 
long including inflorescence, with 3-4 superposed, sheathing leaves ; 
free points none or very short; flowers 5-6, in a lax spike, white 
with a tinge of pink; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, }—-? in. long ; 
perianth-tube curved, 1-1} in. long, funnel-shaped inthe upper half; 
segments oblong, subequal, obscurely cuspidate, # in. long, }—4 in. 
broad; stamens reaching halfway up the limb. Baker, Handb. 
Lrid, 207. 
Coast Region: Table Mountain, 2300-3500 ft., among Restiacee, etc., 
frequent, Bolus, 7057! Pappe! 
18. G. inandensis (Baker, Handb. Irid. 207); corm globose, 
‘2-1 in. diam. ; tunics of fine parallel strands of matted fibres; 
flowering stem simple, 1-1} ft. long, with 3-4 superposed leaves 
with glabrous sheaths, and short, free, rigid, linear points, or rarely 
the lowest leaf with a longer point; flowers 6-8, in a lax spike ; 
outer spathe-valve green, oblong-lanceolate, 4 in. long ; perianth-tube 
curved, 5 in. long, broadly funnel-shaped in the upper half; 
segments white, with a red keel outside, obscurely cuspidate, 
3-§ in. long; upper obovate, 4 in. broad; lower oblong, distinctly 
unguiculate; stamens reaching halfway up the limb. 
Easteen Recion: Natal; Inanda, Wood, 177! 237! without precise locality, 
Sanderson! 
A near ally of G. brevifolius, Jacg. . 
19. G. Woodii (Baker, Handb. Irid. 207); corm globose; tunics 
of parallel strands of matted fibres produced beyond it. aeck; 
flowering stem simple, 1-1} ft. long, with 3-4 superposed leaves 
with hairy sheaths and short, free, linear, rigid points; flowers 
4—6, in a lax spike, dark red ; outer spathe-valve green, oblong-lanceo- 
late, 3-{ in. long; perianth-tube curved, 4 in, long, broadly funnel- 
shaped in the upper half; limb }-% in. long; upper segments 
obovate, obscurely cuspidate, } in. broad ; lower oblong, distinctly 
unguiculate ; stamens reaching halfway up the perianth-limb; 
capsule subglobose, 4 in. long and broad, 
