152 rR1DEx (Baker). [ Gladiolus. 
leaves 4-6, subbasal, ensiform, glabrous, rigid in texture, with 
thick stramineous ribs, not more than a foot Jong, sometimes 1-1} in. 
broad ; upper leaves 3-4, much reduced; stems robust, simple, 
1}-3 ft. long including the inflorescence ; flowers 6-12, bright red, 
copiously and minutely spotted, arranged in a very lax spike ; 
spathe-valves green, oblong-lanceolate, the lowest 13-2 in. long; 
perianth-tube curved, 3-1 in. long, broadly funnel-shaped in the 
upper half; limb 1 in. long, 3 upper segments oblong-spathulate, in. 
broad ; 3 lower obovate, } in. broad, distinctly unguiculate ; stamens 
reaching halfway up the limb. Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 712; Baker 
in Bot. Mag. t. 6835; Handb. Irid.216. Neuberia longifolia, Eckl. 
Top. Verz.37. G.carneus, Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 722, non Delaroche. 
Coast Recion: Stockenstrom Div.; Katberg, 2000-4000 ft., Hutton, 35! 
Fort Beaufort Div.; Kunap River, Murray, 520! Stntterheim Div.; rocky 
places near Kabousie River, 3900 ft., Murray, 520! 
’ Katanart ReGion: Transvaal; at the base of mountains near Barberton, 
2800 ft., Galpin, 864! Houtbosch, Rehmann, 5777! plains near Pretoria, 4100 
ft., McLea in Herb. Bolus, 5794! Orange Free State; on the Drakensberg, 
Cooper, 1040! 3194! 3148! Basutoland, Bowker, 1! 
Eastern ReGion: Natal; Coast-land, Sutherland! Biggarsberg, Wood, 
4712! upper part of Tugela River, Allison, 26! Griqualand East; Mount 
Currie, 5200 ft., Tyson, 1795! Tembuland; Bazeia Mountain, 2300 ft., 
Baur, 141! é 
46. G. purpureo-auratus (Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5944); 
corm large, globose; tunics of parallel strands of matted fibrés ; 
leaves ensiform, glabrous, rigid in texture, much shorter than the 
stem ; stem 3 ft. long including the inflorescence; flowers 10-15 in 
a lax secund spike a foot long; spathe-valves green, oblong-lanceo- 
late, 1-1} in. long; perianth primrose-yellow; tube much curved, 
funnel-shaped, under an inch long; upper segments plain, obovate- 
spathulate, 1j-13 in. long; ? in. broad; lower obovate-ungniculate, 
the two inner with a spade-shaped red-brown blotch at the throat ; 
stamens reaching halfway up.the limb. Baker in Journ. Linn, Soc. 
xvi. 175; Handb. Irid. 216. 
Eastern Recion: Natal; upper part of Tugela River, Allison . 
Introduced into cultivation by Mr. Bull. Perhaps only a colour-variety of 
G. Papilio, 
47. G. Papilio (Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5565) ; corm middle-sized, 
globose ; tunics of parallel strands of fine matted fibres ; produced 
subbasal leaves about 4, ensiform, glabrous, rigid in texture, 1—14 ft. 
long, j-1 in. broad at the middle ; stem 2-8 ft. long including the 
inflorescence ; flowers pale purple, 6-12 in a lax spike; spathe- 
valves oblong-navicular, cuspidate, the outer 1-11 in. long; perianth 
horizontal ; tube curved, } in. long, broadly funnel-shaped in the 
upper half; limb 1}-1} in. long; 3 upper segments obovate- 
spathulate, 4-3 in. broad, upper not: reflexing; 3 lower oblong. 
unguiculate, with a large reddish spade-shaped blotch edged with 
yellow at the throat; stamens reaching halfway up the limb. Baker 
in Journ. Linn. Soc, xvi: 175; Handd. Irid. 216, 
