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18. A. CYANEA Soland. in Ait. Hort. Kew, i. G7 ; Aiidr. Bot. 

 Rep. t. 10 ; Red. Lil. t. 462 ; Bot. Mag. t. 458. A. eriophorn Pers. 

 I.via africana Linn. MorcEU afncana MuiT. M. Aristea Lam. — 

 Leaves linear, moderately rigid, 3-6 in. long, t'z-^ in. broad. 

 Peduncle subterete, 2-6 in. long, bearing a redi;ced leaf at the 

 middle. Clusters 1-4, laxly corymbose; outer bracts ovate, ^- in. 

 long, with a firm centre and fimbriated membranous edge ; inner 

 much lacerated. Perianth ^ in. long. Capsule oblong, acutely 

 angled, \ in. long ; pedicel short. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western pro\'inces. The commonest species of 

 the genus. 



19. A. OLi&ocEPHALA Baker. — Leaves firm, linear, ^ ft. long, 

 T5-| in. broad. Peduncle subterete, 6-9 in. long, bearing 1-2 

 reduced leaves. Clusters 1-4 on long ascending naked peduncles ; 

 outer bracts ovate, -^ in. long, green with a membranous edge ; 

 inner slightly lacerated at the tip. Perianth h in. long. Capsule 

 oblong, acutely angled, \ in. long ; pedicel short. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; southern provinces, Zeijher 4049 ! Pappe ! 



20. A. DiCHOTOMAKer, Gen. L'id. 13. A. intermedia 'Ecklon. A. 

 (flauca Klatt. MorcRa dichotoma Thunb. — Leaves linear, rigid, 6-9 in. 

 long, Tz in. broad. Peduncle subterete, about as long as the leaves, 

 bearing few or several clusters on long ascending peduncles, rarely 

 simple ; outer bracts ovate-lanceolate, ^ in. long, green with a narrow 

 white edge ; inner white, membranous, slightly lacerated. Perianth 

 "I in. long. Capsule oblong, acutely angled, ^ in. long; pedicel short. 



Hab. Cape Colony; southern provinces; frequent. A. bracteata Zeyher, 

 is a dwarf monocephalous variety with larger flowers than in the type. 



21. A. CAPiTATA Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 605. A. carulea Vahl. A, 

 bracteata and spicata Pers. A. major Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 160. 

 Gladiolus capitatus Linn. Morma carulea Thunb. — Leaves linear, 

 rigid, 2-4 ft. long, ^-h in. broad. Stem stout, subterete, 3-4 ft. 

 long, inflorescence included, bearing several reduced leaves. Clus- 

 ters many, forming a narrow panicle, sessile or the lowest shortly 

 peduncled ; outer bracts ovate, ^ in. long, green with a mem- 

 branous edge ; inner not lacerated. Perianth ^ in. long. Capsule 

 oblong, very rigid, acutely angled, f-1 in. long ; pedicel short. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. The finest of all the Cape 

 species. 



22. A. PANicuLATA Baker. — Leaves like those of A. capitnta. 

 Stem stout, terete, 3-4 ft. long, inflorescence included ; clusters 

 many, arranged in a lax panicle a foot long, the side ones all 

 peduncled ; outer bracts ovate, \ in. long, green with a mem- 

 branous tip ; inner not lacerated. Perianth \ in. long. Ovary 

 clavate, shorly stalked. Capsule not seen. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; province of Vitenhage, Macowan 2077 ! 



23. A. EcKLOXi Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 112. A. dicho- 

 toma Ecklon non Ker. — Leaves linear, not rigid, 6-18 in. long, 

 ^-^ in. broad. Stem flattened throughout, 1-1^ ft. long, bearing 

 several reduced leaves. Clusters many, forming a lax cor3^mbose 



