ACIDANTHERA. 187 



Perianth wliitisli, with a slender tube l|-2 in. long; segments ob- 

 lanceolate, an inch long. Stamens more than half as loug as the 

 segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district, Thunhcry ! Doubtfully distinct 

 from A. tubtilosa. 



7. A. PAUciFLORA Benth. Gen. Plant, iii. 706. Monthretia pauci- 

 finra Baker. — Corm globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics membranous. 

 Basal leaves 2-3, linear, grass-like, \ ft. long. Stems simple, 

 terete, i^-] ft. long, bearing *2-3 reduced sheathing leaves. Flowers 

 1-2 ; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, green, IJ-H iw- loiig- Peri- 

 anth white, faintly tinged with red ; tube curved, a little longer 

 than the spathe, funnel-shaped at the apex ; segments oblong- 

 spathnlate, 1-1|- in. long. Stamens more than half as long as the 

 segment-. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; i^rovince of Somerset, Bowker ! 



8. A. HuTTONi Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 339. — Corm not 

 seen. Basal leaves 2-3, linear, grass-like, moderately firm, erect, 

 a foot long. Stem simple, slender, a foot long, bearing 2-3 

 reduced long-sheathing leaves. Flowers 2-4, very laxly spicate ; 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 1-li- in. long. Perianth whitish, 

 with a slender tube IJ-l^ in. loug, funnel-shaped at the top ; seg- 

 ments oblong, f-1 in. long. Stamens reaching more than halfway 

 up the limb. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; eastern province, on the Katberg, Hutton ! 



9. A. Tysoni Baker. — Corm small, globose. Stem simple, 

 slender, 1-1|- ft. long, bearing 3 erect linear moderately firm 

 leaves, the lowest a foot long. Flowers 2-3, laxly spicate ; spathe- 

 valves lanceolate, pale green, 1^-1^ in. long. Perianth pink; tube 

 a little longer than the spathe, funnel-shaped at the top ; segments 

 oblong, 1-1:^ in. long. Stamens more than half as long as the 

 segments. Style-branches subulate. 



Hab. Mountains of East Griqualand, alt. 5300 ft., Tijaon 1151! 



10. A. CAPENSis Benth. Gen. Plant, iii. 706. Tritonia capensis 

 Ker ; Bot. Mag. t. 618 and 1531. Montbretia capensis Baker. 

 Gladiolus ruseus Jacq. Ic. t. 261. Tritonia rosea Ait. — Corm 

 globose, 1 in. diam, ; tunics of fine fibres. Basal leaves 6-8, 

 linear, erect, moderately firm, 6-9 in. long. Stem simple, slender, 

 terete, ^-1 ft. long. Flowers 3-6 in a lax erect spike ; outer 

 spathe-valve lanceolate, chartaceous, brownish, 1-1;|- in. loug. 

 Perianth whitish, witli a slender tube H in. long, funnel-shaped 

 at the apex ; segments oblong, an inch long. Stamens more than 

 half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



11. A. BREvicoLLis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 339. Gladiolus 

 Gueinzii Kunze. — Corm depresso-globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics 

 brown, membranous. Basal leaves 4-5, linear, erect, thick, not 

 rigid, 1-1^ ft. long. Stems a foot long, bearing 2-3 reduced 

 leaves. Flowers 3-4, in a lax spike with a flexuose axis ; outer 

 spatlie-valve oblong, green, ^J-1 in. long. Perianth bright purple. 



