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Subgenus III. — Sopiironia. 



80. L. GALAxioiDEs Bakci'. — Corm globose, ^ in. diam., with 

 reticulated tunics and a neck 1-1 1^ in. long. Leaves and liowers 

 congested into a dense sessile rosette. Leaves linear, -4-6 in. long, 

 with an ovate base. Outer spathe-valves ovate-lanceolate, green, 

 l-^ in. long. Perianth with a slender cylindrical tube 1-1^ in. 

 long, and spreading lanceolate whitish or violet segments ^-^ in. 

 long. Stamens hall" as long as the segments. 



Hab. Dry hills of the Transvaal ; first collected by Mr. Bowker. 



31. L. c.ESPiTosA Baker. Sophronia caspitosa Lichten. — Corm 

 globose, ^ in. diam., with thick cancellate brown tunics and a neck 

 an inch long. Flowers and leaves congested into a dense rosette. 

 Leaves linear, 4-6 in. long, strongly ribbed, with an ovate base. 

 Outer spathe-valve ovate, scariose, ^ in. long. Perianth whitish, 

 with a slender cylindrical tube f-1 in. long, and spreading lanceo- 

 late segments \-^ in. long. Stamens shorter than the segments. 

 Style-branches very short. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; arid regions of the central provinces. First gathered 

 by Lichtenstein and Burchell. 



32. L. FASCicuLATA Ker in Konig et Sims, Ann, i. 287. GaUu-ia 

 pUcdta Jacq. Ic, t, 292. Ovieda fasciculdta Spreng, I.cia heterophi/lla 

 Willd, — Corm ovoid, ^ in. diam. ; tunics cancellate, tipped with 

 bristles. Leaves and flowers congested into a dense sessile rosette. 

 Leaves linear, 3-4 in. long, with an ovate scariose base. Spathe- 

 valves ovate, under an inch long. Perianth whitish, with a cylin- 

 drical tube an inch long, and spreading lanceolate segments |-^ in. 

 long. Stamens shorter than the perianth-segments. 



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



47. Watsonia Miller. 



Perianth with a long curved tube dilated suddenly at the middle, 

 narrowly or openly funnel-shaped above it ; segments subequal, 

 oblong, spreading. Stamens unilateral, arcuate, inserted at the 

 middle of the perianth-tube ; anthers linear-oblong, versatile. 

 Ocary globose, 8-celled ; ovules many, superposed ; style filiform ; 

 style-branches short, subulate, bifid. Capsule oblong, dehiscing 

 loculicidally. Seeds globose or angled by pressure. — Bootstuck a 

 tunicated corm. Leaves rigid, usually ensiform. Flowers large, 

 usually bright red, spicate ; spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, entire, 

 rigid, brown or green. 



Subgenus Watsonia peoper. — Flowers large ; upper half of the 

 perianth-tube narrowly funnel-shaped . . . Sp. 1-8. 



Subgenus Neuberia. — Flowers large ; upper half of the perianth - 

 tube broadly funnel-shaped Sp. 9-11. 



Subgenus Beilia. — Flowers small ; perianth-tube dilated only 

 at the very throat ....... Sp. 12-15. 



1. W. ALETRoiDEs Ker in Bot. Mag, t. 583. W. tuhidosa Pers. 

 Anthohjza alcti aides Burm, A. tuhulosa Andr. Bot, Rep. t. 174. 



