374 CXXV. IRIDEZ. 
ringent or unequal, sometimes very unequal. Stamens and _ 
style ascending. Stigmas 3, cuneate-dilated, undivided.— 
Endl. Gen. n. 1239. 
A large and widely-dispersed genus. Plants bulbous, variable in habit, 
densely-leafy, or slender with few leaves. Leaves broad and ribbed or 
narrow. Flowers spiked, often sweetly scented, yellow blue green brown 
white scarlet or variously shaded or mottled. Bracts herbaceous, generally 
taper-pointed.—Many Cape species. 
10. ANTHOLYZA, Linn. 
Perianth with a slender, terete or compressed tube, sud- 
denly swelling into a wide throat, which expands into a ringent 
limb, the upper segment elongate. Stigmas undivided. Cap- 
sules globose. Seeds large, roundish, not winged. 
Tall, bulbous plants, with leafy stems and spiked scarlet flowers. Closely 
allied to Gladiolus, from which it chiefly differs in the seeds.—Several 
species. 
11. WATSONTIA, Mill. 
Perianth with a long or short, curved or straight tube, gra- 
dually widening upwards ; limb tubular or bell-shaped, regular 
or subirregular. Stamens and style ascending. Stigmas 3, 
linear, 2-parted, the lobes filiform. Capsules oblong, coria- 
ceous.—Lndl. Gen. n. 1240. 
Mostly large, often branching, leafy, bulbous plants, with densely-spiked 
mostly pink- or rose-coloured, rarely blue or purple flowers. Leaves ensi- 
forin, rarely inflated. Bracts scarious above.—The blue- or purple-flowered 
species ( W. spicata, triticea, plantaginea, and punctata) form in themselves 
a natural group or genus, which Ecklon has called “ Betlia.”—Several 
species. 
12, SPARAXIS, Ker. 
Perianth-tube short, widening into a funnel- or bellshaped, 
subregular or rarely ringent, very unequal limb. Stamens 
erect, ascending, included. Stigmas 8, narrow wedge-shaped, 
channelled, entire. Capsules membranous.—Endl. Gen.n. 1241. 
Plants with reticulated, thickly-coated bulbs, broad, ensiform leaves, and 
flexuous or zigzag scapes. Flowers distant, large and very handsome, va- 
riously and brilliantly coloured. 4S. pendula differs from the rest in habit. 
Bracts scarious, membranous, lacerated or rarely entire-—Many species. 
13. MONTBRETIA, DC. 
Perianth with a narrow, often very long tube, gradually 
widening into a bell-shaped or salver-shaped, rarely subringent 
limb. Stamens ascending. Stigmas 3, narrow, long, entire 
or subentire. Capsules coriaceous.—Hndl. Gen.n. 1242. Tri- 
tonia, Ker. 
Bulbous plants, allied on one side to Gladiolus, on the otherto Ixia; known 
from both by the scarious, toothed (not lacerate) bracts.—Many species. 
