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M, STRIATA, Baker. — Bulbum non vidi. Folia basalia 4-5, teretia, 

 striata, glabra, 12-16 poll, longa, 1 lin. crassa. Caulis 6-9 pollicaris, 

 teres, simplex vel furcatus, folio unico reducto instructus. Spica 

 laxissima, disticha, 2-4-flora. Spathse valvse oblongae, 3-4 lin. longae, 

 apice dentatse, sphacelatae. Perianthii tubus 12-15 lin. longus, deorsum 

 cylindricus, sursum late infundibularis ; limbus albiis, purpureo- 

 venosus, 8-9 lin. longus, segmentis oblongis obtusis ascendentibus. 

 Antherse 4 lin. longae, filamento breviores. Stylus limbo subsecj^ui- 

 longus, stigmatibus tribus patulis. C. B. Spei, Masson ! Oldenbui'g ! 

 (Herb. Mus. Brit.). This is the plant named in manuscript by So'ander 

 Gladiolus striatus. It comes near M. capensis, differing by its terete 

 leaves and short, truncate, sphacelate-dentate spathe-valves. 



Teitonia BoLusii, Baker. — Bulbus globosus, 5-6 lin. crassus, tunicis 

 fibi'oso-reticulatis. Folia basalia 5-6, linearia, graminoidea, glabra, 

 acuta, flabellata, 3-4 poll, longa, 2 lin. lata. Caulis teres, flexuosus, 

 gracilis, 2-3 pollicaris, simplex vel profunde furcatus. Flores 6-10, 

 laxe spicati. Spatha valva exterior oblonga, scariosa, brunnea, 

 tricuspidata, 3 lin. longa. Perianthii tubus 4-5 lin. longus, 

 apice obconicus ; limbus purpureus, 5-6 lin. longus, erectus, segmentis 

 oblongis subsequalibus. Stamina limbo duplo breviora, antlieris luteis 

 2 lin. longis. C. B. Spei, Zeyher ! in campis grarninosis prope Uitenhage, 

 Bolus, 1883 ! Closely allied to T. crocata, var. -purpurea^ but the 

 flovrer much smaller, with the tube less decidedly obconic at the 

 top. 



Anomatheca angolensis, Baker. — Bulbum non vidi. Folia basalia 

 linearia, graminoidea, glabra, acuminata, subpedulia, 3 lin. lata. 

 Caulis gracilis, semipedalis, angulatus, foliis paucis reductis praeditus. 

 Spica laxa, triflora, sequilateralis. Spathge valvce lineares, acumi- 

 natae, virides, integral, 18-21 lin. longte. Perianthii albi tubus 

 tripollicaris apice 1 lin. crassus ; limbus pollicaris, segmentis oblanceo- 

 latis subsequalibus ascendentibus. Stamina limbo multo breviora, 

 antheris angustis contiguis purpureis 4 lin. longis. Stylus antheras 

 superans, ramis brevibus subulatis divaricatis. Cultivated at Kew 

 in July, 1872, from Angolan bulbs sent by Mr. Monteiro. In general 

 habit it closely resembles the Abyssinian Acidanthera unicolor of 

 Hochstetter. 



A. grandifloea, Baker. — Bulbus ovoideus, 5-6 lin. crassus, tunicis 

 subtiliter fibroso-reticulatis. Folia radicalia plura, flabellata, glabra, 

 graminoidea, acuminata, pedalia et ultra, 3-4 lin. lata. Caulis 

 gracilis, teres, subpedalis, simplex vel furcatus, foliis paucis reductis 

 prseditus. Spica laxa, secunda, 2-10-flora. Spathse valvar lanceolata? 

 virides integrse acutse, 6-12 lin. longae. Perianthium rubrum, 12-15 

 lin. longum ; limbus pollicaris, segmentis oblongis obtusis subaequalibus, 

 inferioribus magis patulis fauce maculatis. Stamina perianthio 

 aequilonga, filamentis filiformibus parallelis, antheris angustis 4 lin. 

 longis basi profunde sagittatis. Styli rami gracillimi divaricati. 

 Monies Manganja, Dr. Meller ! Ad oram jluminis Luabo, Dr. Kirk ! 

 Near the Natal A. cruenta, Lindl., Bot. Heg., t. 1639. 



Lapeyrotjsia DIVARIC4TA, Baker. — Bulbum non vidi. Caules 

 robusti, ancipiti, e basi ramosi, ramis elongatis arcuatis. Folia glabra, 

 graminoidea, linearia, infimum 6-8 poll, longum, superiora sensim 

 minora. Inflorescentia copiose corymboso-paniculata, ramis apice 



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