142 HANDBOOK OF IRIDEjE. 



Hab. Natal. Gathered by Krauss, Genaid and Sanderson. 



7. A. MAjuBENSis Baker. — Basal leaves 3-4, rigid, linear, 3-4 in. 

 long. Stem slender, obscurely ancipitous, 6-8 in. long, bearing 

 1-2 rudimentary leaves. Panicle 1-2 in. long, composed of 3-4 

 clusters on short ascending peduncles ; outer spathe-valve oblong, 

 ■^ in. long, with a brown centre and membranous edge. Perianth 

 bright blue, ^ in. long. Capsule small, oblong, obtusely angled, 

 subsessile. 



Hab. Natal; pass on the summit of Imquela mountain, Majuba, Scott- 

 Elliot 1638 ! 



8. A. PLATYCAL'Lis Baker in Gard. Chron. 1887, i. 732. — Leaves 

 firm, ensiform, a foot long, an inch broad. Peduncle as long as the 

 leaves, flattened and broadly winged. Inflorescence a deltoid 

 panicle 8-9 in. long ; main axis flattened, ^ in. diam. ; branches 

 ascending ; clusters dense, lateral sessile ; bracts small, lanceolate. 

 Perianth ^ in. long. Capsule small, oblong, obtusely angled. ■ 



Hab. Cape Colony ; coast of Pondoland. Described from a plant flowered 

 by Mr. J. H. Tillett, at Sprowston near Norwich, in April, 1887. 



9. A. Lastii Baker. — Pioot-leaves linear, i-1 ft. long, i-i in. 

 broad, not rigid. Peduncle a foot long below the panicle, flattened 

 and broadly winged throughout, with a large leaf above the middle. 

 Clusters 3-4, all on long flat peduncles, forming a lax corymb. 

 Outer bracts ovate, ^ in. long, green with a brown membranous 

 edge ; inner not lacerated. Perianth bright blue, ^ in. long. 

 Capsule oblong, obtusely angled, subsessile, ^ in. long. 



Hab. East Tropical Africa ; Namuli Makua country. Collected by Mr. 

 J. T. Last in 1887. 



10. A. ANGusTiFOLiA Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 269. — 

 Leaves many, subterete, rigid, a foot or more long, ^ lin. diam. 

 Peduncle slender, subterete, longer than the leaves. Clusters 

 5-6, forming a very lax spike ; outer bracts ovate, J in. long, 

 green with a broad membranous edge ; inner not lacerated. Peri- 

 anth-segments, ^ in. long. Capsule oblong, obtusely angled, J in. 

 long, subsessile. 



Hab. Central Madagascar, Baron 1805 ! First gathered in 1882. 



11. A. MADAGAScARiENsis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 267. — 

 Leaves rigid, narrow linear, 4-6 in. long. Peduncle slender, terete, 

 ^-1 ft. long, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves. Clusters many, forming 

 a lax simple spike 3-6 in. long, each subtended by an ovate or lan- 

 ceolate green bract ; spathe-valves small, oblong, not lacerated ; 

 pedicels very short. Perianth-segments h in. long. Capsule ob- 

 long, obtusely angled, subsessile, J-^ in. long. 



Hab. Mountains of Central Madagascar. First gathered by Bojer in 1823, 

 Hildebrandt 3844! 



12. A. KiTCHiNGii Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 269. — Leaves 

 linear, very rigid, 1^-2 ft. long, ^ in. broad. Peduncle subterete, 

 shorter than the leaves, bearing 3-4 reduced leaves. Inflorescence 

 sometimes above a foot long, consisting of numerous spaced-out 

 clusters forming a simple spike, or with a few short ascending 



