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tube ^-;\ in. long and spreading oblanceolate segments ^ in. long. 

 Stamens half as long as the segments. 

 Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



10. L. DivARicATA Baker in Journ. Bet. 1876, 337. Glndiohts 

 setifoHits Linn. fil. — Corm globose, ^ in. diara., with thick brown 

 tunics. Produced basal leaf single, firm, linear, 6-9 in. long. 

 Stem subterete, i-1 ft. long including the panicle, branched low 

 down ; spikes short, dense, 6-10-flowered ; outer spathe-valve 

 l^-A in. long, green, ovate, with. a recurved tip. Periantli with a 

 cylindrical tube \ in. long and oblanceolate whitish segments ^-^ 

 long. Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony; south-western provinces and Namaqualand. 



11. L. Pappei Baker. ^ — Corm not seen. Produced basal leaf 

 single, lorate, spreading, moderately firm, 2-3 in. long. Stem 

 slender, subterete, 4-6 in. long including the panicle ; branches 

 few ; spikes laxly 4-8-flowered ; outer spathe-valve ovate, green, 

 ^ in. long. Perianth lilac, with a slender tube ^-| in. long, 

 slightly widened upwards ; segments oblong, | in. long. Stamens 

 half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; province of Tulbagh, Pappe ! 



12. L. Fabricii Ker in Bot. Mag. sub t. 1246. Gladiolus 

 Fabricii Thunb. Ovieda Fabricii Spreng. — Corm globose, with a 

 long neck and thick brown cancellate tunics ending in bristles. 

 Basal leaves 2-3, spreading, linear, moderately firm, 2-6 in. long. 

 Stems slightly ancipitous, ^-1 ft. long including the panicle, 

 copiously branched from low down ; spikes laxly 2-4-flowered ; 

 outer spathe-valve oblong, green, ^ in. long. Perianth lilac or 

 white, with a slender tube I5-2 in. long; segments oblanceolate, 

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



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



13. L. LEPTosTACHYA Baker. — Corm not seen. Produced leaves 

 3-4, linear, erect, 6-9 in. long. Stem Ih ft. long including the 

 inflorescence, slightly ancipitous ; spikes 2-3, very lax, the end one 

 10-12-flowered ; outer spathe-valve ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ^-h 

 in. long. Perianth pale lilac, with a cylindrical tube ^ in. long 

 slightly widening upwards and lanceolate segments half as long as 

 the tube. Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Natal, C. Mudd ! 



14. L. Bainesii Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 338. — Corm not 

 seen. Produced basal leaves 2, erect, linear, a foot or more long. 

 Stems ancipitous, copiously branched low down, 1-2 ft. long 

 including the inflorescence ; branchlets 1-2-flowered; outer spathe- 

 valve oblong-lanceolate, J-^ in. long. Perianth whitish, with a 

 slender tube 1^-1 i in. long, slightly widening towards the top; 

 segments oblanceolate, J in. long. Stamens more than half as 

 long as the segments. 



Hab. Mountains of the Transvaal and the Bcchuana country. First 

 gathered by Mr. T. Baines, the artist. 



