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13. W. MiNUTA Klatti Erganz. 19. — Conn globose, ^ in. diam. ; 

 tunics thick, reticulated. Leaves 3-4, superposed, linear, rigid, 

 tlie lowest 4-6 in. long. Stem slender, simple, under a foot long. 

 Spike short, dense ; spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, brown, rigid, 

 ^-^ in. long. Perianth dark red, with a slender tube not exserted 

 from the spathe ; segments linear-oblong, ^ in. long. Stamens 

 shorter than the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony, Zeyher 1G09 ! Scarcely more than a variety of 11'. 

 punctata. 



14. W. juNciFOLiA Baker. Morphixin juncifulia Baker in Journ. 

 Bot. 1876, 288. Anomutheca calamifolia Klatt. — Corm globose, ^ 

 in. diam. ; tunics of fine parallel fibres, prolonged above its neck. 

 Basal leaves usually 2, terete, firm, above a foot long. Stem 

 slender, terete, simple, 1^ ft. long. Spike lax, 4-5 in. long ; 

 spathe-valves oblongs rigid, ^ in. long, green tipped with brown. 

 Perianth bright lilac, with a subcylindrical tube under an inch 

 long; segments linear-oblong, \-^ in. long. Stamens reaching 

 nearly to the tip of the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district, Zeyher 1619 ! 



15. W. LAPEYROusioiDEs Baker. — Corm ovoid. ^ in. diam.; 

 tunics with fibres reticulated upwards. Lower leaves 2, lanceo- 

 late, falcate, moderately firm, 1-3 in. long. Stem simple, 4-6 in. 

 long, with 1-2 reduced sheathing leaves. Spikes very lax, 3-6- 

 flowered ; spathe-valves oblong, I in. long. Perianth dark red 

 with a cylindrical tube an inch long ; segments oblong, |- in. long. 

 Stamens reaching nearly to the tip of the segments. 



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

 and lately again by Bolus 5251 ! 



Douhtfui species. 



16. W. RETUSA Klatt, Erganz. 20. Lvia polystachi/a Ker in Bot. 

 Mag. t. 629. — Leaves like those of an Ixia. Stem slender, simple, 

 terete. Flowers 6-8 in a lax spike ; spathe-valves like those of an 

 Ixia. Perianth with a cylindrical tube twice as long as the spathe ; 

 segments oblong, rose-red, h in. long. Style-branches bifid only at 

 the top. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Known to me only from the figure cited, which Ker 

 in Gen. Irid. refers to Tritonia scillaris. 



17. LoMENiA BORBOxicA Pourret in Act. Tolos, iii. 13. — Eadical 

 leaves ensiform, strongly ribbed. Stem stout, branched, 3-4 ft. 

 long. Spathe-valves oblong, subequal, rigid, 4-5 lines long. 

 Perianth a beautiful violet-purple mixed with white, with a slightly 

 curved funnel-shaped tube twice as long as the spathe ; segments 

 lanceolate, twice as long as the tube. Style-branches 5. 



Hab. Bourbon, Commcrson. Known to me only from Pourret's full de- 

 scription, for a copy of which I am indebted to the courtesy of M. Timbal- 

 Lagrave. Most likely there are really 6 style-branches. If so, it is probably a 

 Watsoiiia near margiitatd. 



