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2. GLADIOLUS CORNEUS, Oliv., sp.nov. Bulbo ovoideo, tunicis membranaceis, striatis ; 
foliis 8-4, rigidis, anguste linearibus ; floribus 8-4, magnis, albis, laxissime spicatis ` brac- 
teis linearibus, coriaceis, florem interdum superantibus ; perianthii segmentis tubo curvato 
infundibulari æquilongis, subobtusis, apice minute corneo-aristatis, superioribus late ob- 
longis, inferioribus oblongo-lanceolatis. 
` Caulis 2-3-pedalis. Folia 6-9 poll. longa, 3-4 lin. lata, marginibus et costa incrassatis. Spathæ 
valvula major 3-4 poll. longa. Perianthium 21-3 poll. longum, segmentis superioribus medio 9-10 
lin. latis. x 
Hab. Moist ground, 5° 50! 8. lat. (Gladiolus no. 2, App. Speke's Journ. 649), Col. 
Grant ! 
Of the Cape species this is nearest to G. blandus, from all the forms of which it may readily be known 
by its curiously aristate perianth-segments and narrow rigid leaves. 
[Attains а height of 30 inches or more. Stem often much twisted. Found in meadows at 59 50' 
S. lat., altitude 4000 feet. The flowers are the colour of a quill or of a pale transparent horn.— 
J. A.G.] 
Plate С. fig. 1. Anther; fig. 2. Stigma. 
3. GLADIOLUS SALTATORUM, Baker, п. sp. Bulbo globoso, tunicis membranaceis ; foliis 
3-4, rigidis, anguste linearibus; floribus 3-4, magnis, albis, rubro tinctis, laxissime 
spicatis ; bracteis lanceolatis, flore brevioribus; perianthii segmentis obtusis, tubo infun- 
dibulari curvato paullulum brevioribus, superioribus late oblongis, inferioribus angusti- 
oribus brevioribus. 
Caulis 2-3-pedalis. Folia 3—4 lin. lata, inferiora pedalia vel sesquipedalia. Браће valvula major 2 
poll. longa. Perianthium 3-31 lin. longum, segmentis superioribus medio 10-12 lin. latis. 
Нар. Karagué, alt. 5000 feet, March 1862, Col. Grant! | (Gladiolus no. 1, App. Speke's 
Journ. 649.) 
Still nearer to G. blandus than the last, but easily to be distinguished by its narrow rigid leaves. 
[2 feet to 32 inches high. Тһе sheathing bract split on one side to its base. Corolla white, of 
six unequal petals divided one fourth of their length; petal-tips pink. Many-seeded. The round 
blaek seeds are pierced and worn as necklaces or round the leg above the calf, or they are put 
into a small gourd which dancers wear on the ankle as a rattle. In flower at Karagué іп March. 
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4. МОХТВЕЕТТА LAXIFOLIA, Klatt, Linnea, xxxii. 754. Bulbo parvo, globoso, tunicis 
reticulatis, areolis superioribus rhombeis ; caule gracili ; foliis 3-4, linearibus, glabris, sub- 
eoriaceis, prope basin confertis; spica laxe 12-20-flora, cauli æquilonga; spathæ valvis 
lanceolatis, inæqualibus; perianthii rubelli tubo infundibulari, ore late aperto, segmentis 
oblongis, obtusis, subæqualibus, tubo brevioribus ; genitalibus inclusis. | 
Caulis subpedalis. Folia semipedalia, plana, acuminata, 1-5 lin. lata. Spathe valve 3-6 lin. longae. 
Perianthium 12-15 lin. longum ; segmentis 3-4 lin. latis. | | 
Hab. In quantities by hedges, 5° 50' 8. lat., alt. 4000 feet, Col. Grant ! ( Gladiolus no. 2, 
App. Speke’s Journ. 649.) Also a Cape species. 
[1 to 2 feet high, with bright pink flowers. Found іп quantities, as if planted there in beds, by the 
hedges at 5° 50' S. lat., altitude 4000 feet. А pretty delicate-looking plant, with a bulbous roct.— 
"ër гаш | : 
Plate СІ. A. fig. 1. Anther; fig. 2. Stigma. 
