fugitive, f- 1 in. long, whitish or Hlac ; falls with an obovate 

 spreading blade, as long as the claw ; standards with 3 filiform 

 cusps. Capsule clavate, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district to Natal. 



50. M. uNGuicuLATA Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 593. Vieusseuxia un- 

 guiculata E. & S. — Corm globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics coarsely can- 

 cellate. Produced leaves 1-2, long, linear- subulate, glabrous. 

 Stem very slender, 1-1^ ft. long, simple or with 1-4 short erect 

 branches. Spathes cylindrical, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth white, 

 fugitive, 1-lf in. long ; falls with an oblong blade spotted with 

 purple as long as the claw ; standards small, tricuspidate, with a 

 subulate claw. Capsule small, clavate. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Queenstown, South Central Karroo, Namaqualand, &c. 



51. M. CANDIDA Baker. Vieusseuxia fugax Delar. Diss. 33. — 

 Produced leaf single, narrow linear, twice as long as the stem. 

 Stem simple, 1^-2 ft. long, with several sheath-leaves. Flowers 

 white, much larger than those of M. pavonia ; falls with a densely 

 bearded claw, crowned with a yellow spot with a purple border ; 

 standards bicuspidate. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Known to me only from the description of Delaroche. 



52. M. PAVONIA Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 1247. Iris pavonia Linn, 

 fil. ; Jacq. Hort. Schoen. i. 6, t. 10 ; Andr. Bot. Kep. t. 61. 

 Vieusseuxia pavonia DC. — Corm globose, ^-1 in. diam. ; tunics 

 thick, cancellate. Produced leaf single, subbasal, long, narrow 

 linear, usually pilose. Stem slender, 1-2 ft. long, simple, or with 

 1-3 short erect branches. Spathes cylindrical, 2-2^ in. long ; 

 valves scariose at the tip ; outer shorter than the next. Perianth 

 fugitive, bright red, 1-1|- in. long ; falls with 'an obovate blade, 

 with a blue-black or green-black spot at the base ; standards tri- 

 cuspidate, i-| in. long. Capsule clavate, ^ in. long. Style-crests 

 large, lanceolate. 



Var. M. viLLosA Ker. Iris viilosa Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 571. 

 Vieusseuxia viilosa Spreng. — Falls bright purple, with a blue-black 

 spot and a hairy claw. 



Var. LUTKA Baker. M. tricuspis var. lutca Ker. in Bot. Mag. t. 

 772. Vieusseuxia spiralis Delar. Diss. 31, t. 5. V. Bellendeni 

 Sweet. — Flowers yellow ; falls not spotted on the claw. 



Hab. Cape Colony; south-western district aud Namaqualand. 



53. M. GLAucopis Baker. Vieusseuxia glmicopis DC. ; Red. Lil. 

 t. 42 ; Flore des Serres t. 423. 7m pavonia Curt, in Bot. Mag. t. 

 168. I. tricuspis Jacq. Collect, iv. t. 9, fig. 1. — Corm globose, ^ in. 

 diam. ; crests cancellate. Produced leaf single, long, firm, narrow 

 linear, glabrous. Stem 1^-2 ft. long, with 2-3 sheath-leaves, 

 simple or with 1-3 short erect branches. Spathes cylindrical, 

 2-2^ in. long; valves scariose at the tip. Perianth white, fugitive, 

 1-1^ in. long ; falls with an obovate blade, with a blue-black spot 

 at the base ; standards tricuspidate, with a filiform claw. Style- 

 crests large, lanceolate. Capsule clavate, an inch long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district. 



