158 JIANDliOOK OF IRIDE^,. 



spatlie, and oblong whitish segments i in. long, often tinged red 

 outside. Anthers linear, i in. long. Btyle-branches short. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; southern provinces ; first gathered by Thunberg. The 

 plant figured under this name by Ker in Bot. Mag. is G. liuvulis. 



23. G. BRACTEATA Klatt, Erganz. 57. Weihea elatior Ecld. — 

 Corm not seen. Leaves 5-6, thin, linear, glabrous, 2-4 in. long, 

 crowded near the base of the stem. Stems slender, 6-8 in. long, 

 with 1-2 distant branches and 1-2 small sheathing leaves; flowers 

 solitary ; outer spathe-valve oblong, green, -J in. long. Perianth 

 with a tube as long as the spathe, blue throat, and white oblong 

 segments ^ in. long. Stamens half as long as the perianth. Style- 

 branches short. 



Hab, Cape Colony ; Uitenhage, Zeyher ! 



24. G. Dregei Baker. — Corm ovoid, J in. diam. ; tunics- brown, 

 membranous. Leaves 5-6, lanceolate, glabrous, an inch long, 

 concentrated at the base of the stem. Stems 2-3 in. long, slender, 

 simple, bearing a reduced sheathing leaf at the middle. Flowers 

 4-6 in a short spike with a very flexuose axis ; outer spathe-valve 

 oblong, green, ^ in. long. Perianth with a tube as long as the 

 spathe, a bright blue throat, and oblong white segments J-^ in. long. 

 Stamens one-third as long as the segments. Style-branches not 

 overtopping the anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces, Thunberg ! Drege ! Ecklon <& 

 Zeyher 221 ! 



25. G. FOLiosA Klatt in Linnaea, xxxiv. 658. — Corm globose, 

 ^-^ in. diam. ; tunics crustaceous, brown, ending in many short 

 cusps. Basal leaves 4-6, lanceolate, glabrous, firm, strongly ribbed, 

 2-3 in. long. Stems 4-6 in. long, simple or forked, bearing 1-2 

 small sheathing leaves ; flowers 3-6 in a lax spike ; outer spathe- 

 valve oblong, green, i in. long. Perianth with a straight tube J in. 

 long, and oblong whitish segments ^ in. long. Anthers ^ in. long, 

 as long as the filaments. Style-branches ^ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; southern provinces ; first gathered by Bowie. 



26. G. BoLusii Baker. — Corm ovoid, |- in. diam. ; tunics brown, 

 membranous, ending in short bristles. Leaves 4-6, thin, linear, 

 glabrous, the lower 2-3 in. long, the upper shorter. Stem slender, 

 simple, very flexuose, 4-8 in. long. Flowers 4-8 in a spike ; outer 

 spathe-valve oblong, ^ in. long, green with a brown membranous 

 tip. Perianth with a tube as long as the spathe, and oblong white 

 segments ^-^^ in. long. Stamens half as long as the segments. 

 Style-branches not overtopping the anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Dutoit's Kloof, alt. 2300 ft., Bolus 5U7 ! 



27. G. GRANDis Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5877. — Corm globose, 

 •| in. diam. ; tunics of finely reticulated fibres. Basal leaves ensi- 

 form, glabrous, strongly ribbed, 6-8 in. long. Stem about a foot 

 long, bearing several reduced leaves. Flowers 4-8 in a lax spike ; 

 outer spathe-valve oblong, green, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth with a 

 straight tube an inch long, and rather longer oblong whitish seg- 

 ments. Anthers claret-purple, ^ in. long, about as long as the 



