ne ee 
Gladiolus. ] IRIDEZ (Baker), 163 
Z in. long, 3 in. broad; 2 side ones quadrate, with a lomg claw and 
distinct cusp; 3 lower oblong-unguiculate ; stamens reaching more 
than halfway upthelimb. Baker, Handb. [rid. 225. G. dichotomus, 
Thunb. Diss. No. 6; Ker, Gen. Irid. 147. Hebea Zeyheri, Eckl. 
Top. Verz. 42. 
Coast Rre@ion: Swellendam Div.; mountains near the Buffeljaghts River, 
1000-2000 ft., Zeyher, 3990! Alexandria Div. ; Zuurberg Range, 2500-3500 ft., 
Drége, 8422! between Samtees Flats and Bushman River, under 500 ft., Drége, 
4546a! Bathurst Div.; between Riet Fontein and the seashore, Burchell, 4115! 
rocky hills near Grahamstown, Galpin, 195! King Williamstown Div. ; between 
Yellowwood River and Zandplaat, 1000-200) ft., Drége, 4546c! Cathcart Div.; 
Windvogel Berg, 4000-5000 ft., Drége, 3501 ! 
Eastern Ree@ion: Tembuland; mountains near Bazeia, 3000 ft., Baur, 528! 
pn ea ser Reeion: Bechuanaland; Pellat Plams near Takun, Burchell, 
80. G. arenarius (Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, xvi. 178); corm 
large, globose ; tunics thick, of copious wiry fibres produced 3-4 inches 
past its neck ; leaves linear, rigid, 4-6 in. long, }-4 in. broad at the 
middle, with 2-3 strong ribs; stem slender, terete, simple, 1-13 ft. 
long including inflorescence ; spike 2-4 in. long, dense upwards ; 
spathe-valves oblong, brownish, rigid, } in. long; perianth bright 
red or yellow; tube slender, about as long as the spathe; limb 
3-? in. long, all the segments with a small obovate lamina 3-2 in. 
broad, and a very distinct claw ; stamens reaching nearly to the tip 
of the segments ; anthers small, oblong ; capsule ovoid, inflated, 1 in. 
long. Handb. Irid. 226. G. trinervis and G. montanus, ex parte, 
Herb. Thunberg! Antholyza orchidiflora, Klatt in Linnea xxxii. 
733. G. orchidiflorus, Pers. Syn. i. 44, non Andrews. Schweiggera 
montana, E. Meyer in herb. Drege. Hebea orchidiflora, Eckl. Top. 
Verz. 43. 
Coast Recton: Table Mountain, 2000-3000 ft., Thunberg! Drége, 8342! 
Burchell, 640! sandy places near Cape Town below 100 ft., Bolus, 3837! 
Muizenberg, near Kalk Bay, 750 ft., Bolus, 4002! Tulbagh Div.; near Ceres, 
1500 ft., Bolus, 7455! Breede River, near Darling Bridge, 1000 ft., Bolus, 2821! 
Datoits Kloof, 2000-4000 ft., Drége! Alexandria Div. ; sund dunes at the mouth 
of Bushman River, Zeyher, 1612! : 
81. G. montanus (Linn. fil. Suppl. 95) ; corm globose ; tunics 
thick, of copious, wiry, long fibres ; basal leaves linear, rigid in texture, 
1-1} ft. long, }4 in. broad at the middle, with about 5 strong 
stramineous ribs ; stems 2-3 ft. long including inflorescence, simple 
or branched ; spikes lax, many-flowered, distichous, sometimes a foot 
long; spathe-valves oblong, rigid, brownish, }-} in. long; perianth 
pale red ; tube slender, rather longer than the spathe; limb an inch 
long ; segments all with a small obovate lamina 4 in. broad and a 
very long claw ; stamens reaching nearly to the tip of the segments ; 
anthers 4 the length of the filaments; capsule rigid, oblong, 5 in. 
long. Thunb. Diss. No. 1, t. 1, fig. 4; Prodr.8; Baker, Handb. 
Frid. 226. Antholyza montana, Ker in Konig and Sims’ Ann, i. 
233; Gen. Irid. 156; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1022. G. parviflorus, 
Jacq. Obs. iv. 2, 1. 78. G. tabularis, Pers, Syn. i. 44. Hebea 
tabularis, Eckl. Top. Vérz. 43. 
