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Hab. Angola; province of Pungo Andongo, alt. 2400— 3800 ft., Weboitsch 

 1531 ! Nearly allied to L. abtjssinica. 



_ 5. L. Sandeesoni Baker. — Conn globose, i-f in. tliam. ; tunics 

 thick, brown, cancellate. Produced basal leaves 2, erect, linear, 

 1-1^ ft. long. Stem, including inflorescence, 1-1^ ft. long, 

 copiously branched from low down ; branches acutely angled ; 

 flowers 2-4 at the tip of the branchlets ; outer spathe-valve ovate, 

 ^-^ in. long. Perianth lilac or whitish, with a slender tube J-^ in. 

 and oblauceolate segments as long as the tube. Stamens as long 

 as the segments. 



Hab. Transvaal, Matabeleland and Zambesi highlands. 



6. L. FisTULOsA Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 155. Ocieda 

 fistulosa Klatt. — Corra globose, -J in. diam., with thick tunics of 

 brown reticulated fibres. Basal leaves 2, thin, oblong, spreading, 

 1-2 in. long. Stem slender, fragile, leafless, 4-12 in. long. 

 Flowers 1 or few in a very lax raceme ; spathe-valves oblong, 

 green, ^ in. long. Perianth lilac, with a slender tube an inch long 

 and spreading oblanceolate segments ^-\ in. long. Stamens 

 shorter than the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. First gathered by Burchell. 



7. L. coRYMBosA Ker in Konig & Sims, Ann. i. 237 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 595. Ixia cori/vibosa Linn. ; Jacq. Ic. t. 288. Ovieda curi/iiibuna 

 Spreng. L. fastir/iata Ker. Ixia faatuiiata Lam. — Corm ovoid, 

 ^-f in. diam., with thick cancellate firm tunics lacerated at the 

 base. Produced basal leaf 1, spreading, falcate, ensiform, 4-G in. 

 long. Stem short, ancipitous. Inflorescence a dense corymbose 

 panicle, with a few flowers at the tip of the numerous branclilets ; 

 spathe-valves oblong, ^-\ in. long, green with a brown tip. Peri- 

 anth bright or pale violet, with a funnel-shaped tube J— J in. long 

 and oblong segments of the same length. Stamens sometimes as 

 long as the perianth-segments. 



Var. L. AZUREA Ecklon, Topog. Verz. 31. — Perianth-limb i in. 

 long, pale lilac. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



8. L. puRPUREO-LUTEA Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 155. 

 Ovieda purpureo-lutea Klatt.- — Corm, leaves and inflorescence of L. 

 coryinbosa. Outer spathe-valves ovate, acute, herbaceous, rj-i- in. 

 long. Perianth with a tube ^ in. long, funnel-shaped at the tip 

 and oblong pale yellow segments the same length, with a purple 

 spot inside at the base. Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; province of Tulbagh, Dr. Tliuni ! 



9. L. MicRANTHA Bakcr in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 15G. L. inanxi- 

 Iffjlora Eckl. Ovieda wicrantha E, Meyer. — Corm conic, \ in. 

 diam., with thick blackish cancellate tunics ending in bristles. 

 Basal leaf 1, spreading, ensiform, 6-9 in. long. Peduncle short, 

 strongly ancipitous. Inflorescence a broad panicle with flowers 

 crowded at the tips of the branchlets ; spathe-valves oblong, green 

 or brown, ^-^ in. long. Perianth dark lilac, with a cylindrical 



