151 IIANDIJOOK OF IRIDE.E. 



5. G. PURPUREO-LUTEA Baker in Jouni. Bot. 187G, 238. — Conn 

 ovoid, ^ in. diam. ; tunics very thick, brown, lacerated from tlie 

 base. Leaves 3, thick, huear, glabrous, strongly ribbed, the lower 

 2-3 in. long, the upper sheathing the base of the stem. Stems 

 simple or forked from the base, glabrous, flexuose, 2-4 in. long ; 

 flowers 1-2 to a stem; outer spathe-valve oblong, green, ^-^- in. 

 long. Perianth with a straight purplish black tube ^ in. long, a 

 purplish black throat and oblong lemon-yellow segments. Anthers 

 ^ in. long. Style overtopping the anthers ; branches short, 

 spreading. 



Hab. Cape Colony; south-western provinces, 27(Hn^c)'r/ ! D re fjc 8i7i]\ 



6. G. FiLiFOLiA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 238. — Corm very 

 small. Leaves 3, erect, filiform, the lower 0-7 in. long, the upper 

 sheathing the stem at the middle. Stem slender, simple, ^ ft. long. 

 Flowers 3, laxly spicate ; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, green, ^ in. 

 long. Perianth with a straight tube k i"- loi^g ^^id oblong whitish 

 segments ^ in. long, purplish at the base. Stamens ^ shorter than 

 the segments. Style-branches short. 



Hab. Cape Colony; south-western district, Dr. E. A. Priori (Herb. Mus. 

 Brit.). 



7. G. Pappei Baker. — Conn globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics brown, 

 membranous, bristly at the top. Stem very slender, glabrous, 2-3 

 in. long, with two superposed terete leaves 1-1^ in. long. Flowers 

 3-4 in a short spike with a flexuose rachis ; outer spathe-valve 

 oblong, ^ in. long, green with a membranous edge. Perianth 

 reddish, concolorous, with a straight tube ^ in. long and oblong 

 segments J in. long. Stamens nearly as long as the limb. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district, Zcyhcr 39C5, 3967 ! Pappe ! 



8. G. Wrightu Baker in. Journ. Bot. 187C, 238. — Corm 

 globose, ^ in. diam ; tunics crustaceous, brown, ending in short 

 cusps. Basal leaves 2-3, narrow linear, glabrous, G-9 in. long, 

 closely deeply ribbed. Stems simple or forked, glabrous, 6-9 in. 

 long, with a long sheathing leaf at the base. Flowers 0-8 in a 

 lax spike with a flexuose rachis ; outer spathe-valve ovate -oblong, 

 green, |— a in. long. Perianth Avith a straight tube ,^ in. long and 

 oblong concolorous segments i in. long. Anthers ^ in. long. 

 Style-branches ^ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Simon's Bay, C. Wright 253 ! 



9. G. SECUNDA Ker in Konig et Sims, Ann. i. 225. I.vii secumhi 

 Delar. ; Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 597. I. ^iiisilla Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 245. 

 ■ — Corm globose, ^— i- in. diam. ; tunics crustaceous, bright brown. 

 Basal leaves 2, linear, glabrous, 4-6 in. long. Stems slender, 

 simple, -1—1 ft. long, with 1-2 leaves, with strongly ribbed veutri- 

 cose sheaths. Flowers 3-6 in a lax spike with a very slender 

 flexuose rachis ; outer spathe-valve oblong, ^-^ in. long, green 

 with a brown membranous tip. Perianth a straight tube g in. long 

 and concolorous oblong bright red segments ^ in. long. Anthers 

 linear, ^ in. long. Style as long as the stamens, with short 

 spreading branches. 



