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Acidanthera lomatensis, NV. FE. Brown [Iridaceae-Ixiecae] ; 
A. leptostachyae, N. FE. Brown, similis, sed spathis majoribus et 
perianthio duplo longiore facile distinguitur. 
Planta circiter 4-4-5 dm. alta, omnino glabra. Bulbus 
circa 1 cm. diametro. Folia 4-6, adscendentia, 1-5-1-7 dm. 
longa, 4-8 mm. lata, linearia, acuta, tenuia, uninervia. Spica 
simplex vel 2--3-ramosa, laxa, floribus 0-8-1-5 cm. distantibus. 
Spathae 1-1-7 cm. longae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, virides, 
membranaceo-marginatae. Perianthium siccato pallide caeru- 
leo-purpureum; tubus 2-5-4 cm. longus, gracilis; segmenta 
1-2-1-3 cm, longa, segmento superiore 3-3-5 mm. lato lanceolato 
acuto levissime galeato, ceteris multo angustioribus linearibus 
acutis. Stamina perianthio breviora; antherae 4 mm. longae. 
Stylus staminibus subaequilongus ; stiomata 2-5 mm. longa, 
compressa, integra. 
Sourn eee Transvaal: Lomati Valley; near Barberton, 
among rocks, 1200 m., Nov. 1919, growing with Begonia Dreges 
(2) G. Thorneroft 1065. 
Gladiolus nudus, NV. H. Brown {Iridaceae-Ixieae]; species ab 
omnibus sectionis Hebeae caulibus aphyllis facile distinguitur. 
Planta 4-5-5 dm. alta. Caulis circiter 1-5 mm. diametro, 
circiter quinque vaginis striatis aphyllis vestitus, superiore et 
inferiore glabris ceteris pilis patulis tenuiter conspersis. Spica 
1 em. longus, apice 2 mm. diametro; lobi unguiculati, unguibus 
3-5 mm. longis, laminis elliptico-ovatis obtusis apiculatis, tribus 
superioribus 1-5—-1-7 cm. longis et 1-1-3 cm. latis, tribus infe- 
rioribus minoribus. Stamina perianthio breviora : antherae 
7mm. longae. Stylus staminibus subaequilongus. 
Sourn Arrica. Transvaal: near Barberton, Oct. 1919, 
G. Thorncroft 1067. 
Upon the label the flowers are stated to be “ yellow, tinged 
green,’ but those of the dried specimens appear to have the 
five lower segments of a dull and somewhat greenish-yellow, 
and the dorsal segment of a pale purplish hue, and there are 
some wEhieE ee spots at the base of the claws of the lower 
segmen 
Gao longicladus, V. EL. Brown [Liliaceae-Asparageae] ; 
A. retrofracto, Linn., affinis, sed ramulis puberulis et cladodiis 
duplo longioribus differt. 
Caules teretes, scandentes, glabri, brunnei; ramuli deflexi, 
primum puberuli et virides, demum glabri et brunnei. Cladodia 
numerosa, dense aggregata, 4-5 em. longa, 0-3 mm. crassa, 
subfiliformia, acuta, glabra. Folia basi in spinas hetanes 2-5 mm. 
longas brunneas producta. Pedunculi plures, 2 mm. longi. 
Flores umbellati? Pedicelli 5-5-6 mm. longi, supra medium 
articulati. Perianthium emarcidum 2-5 mm. longum. 
