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Var. G. cRispiFLORus Herb, in Bot. Keg. xxviii. Misc. 65. — 

 Flowers smaller than in the type. Perianth-segments crisped 

 towards the edge. 



Hab. Eastern Europe and Western Asia, ascending to 6000 ft. in the 

 mountains of Armenia. Is, in the Linnean herbarium, named G. spicatus. 



4. G. iLLYKicus Koch, Syn. edit. ii. 808 ; Sturm, Fl. Germ. xix. 

 t. 83 ; Eeich. Ic. Fl. Germ. tab. 352, fig. 780 ; Syme in Journ. 

 Bot. i. t. 4 ; Engl. Bot. edit. iii. t. 1493. G. temiijiorus K. Koch. 

 ■ — Corm globose, i-f in. diam. ; tunics of strong, matted, parallel 

 fibres, reticulated upwards. Leaves 2-3, linear, laxly nerved, \ in. 

 broad. Stem slender, 1-1^ ft. long. Flowers 3-6 in a lax secund 

 spike ; outer spathe-valve green, lanceolate, f-1 in. long. Perianth- 

 tube curved, \ in. long ; limb bright purple, an inch long ; segments 

 obovate, obtuse ; upper •!■ in. broad; lateral rather shorter ; 3- lower 

 with a small limb and long claw. Anther and filament each ^ in. 

 long. Capsule turbinate, ^ in. long. Seeds turgid, with a distinct 

 membranous wing. 



Var. G. PiKUTERi Boiss. Pngill. 113. G. serotinus, Welw.— Stem 

 more slender and leaves narrower than in the type. — Spain and 

 Portugal. 



Hab. Through Central and Southern Europe from England to Asia Minor 

 and Syria. G. dubius Guss. differs by its more robust habit, and is probably a 

 distinct species. 



5. G. PALusTRis Gaud. Helv. i. 97 ; Sturm. Fl. Germ. ix. t. 351 ; 

 Keich. Ic. Fl. Germ. tab. 351, fig. 779. G. Boucheanus Schlecht. 

 G. 2'ratensis Dietr. — Corm ovoid, f in. diam. ; tunics of coarse 

 unmatted fibres, reticulated upwards. Leaves 2-3, linear, laxly 

 ribbed, J-^ in. broad. Stem slender, 1-1^ ft. long. Spike lax, 

 secund, 3-6-flowered ; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, | in. long. 

 Perianth-tube curved, \ in. long ; segments obovate, obtiise, con- 

 tiguous, dark purple, an inch long ; upper ^ in. broad ; 3 lower 

 longer, with a claw as long as the blade. Anther as long as the 

 filament. Capsule turbinate, \ m. long. Seeds broadly winged. 



Hab. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and North Italy. Best distinguished 

 from G. illyricus and imhricatus by its coarsely fibrous corm-tunics. 



6. G. SEGETUM Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 719 ; Keich. Ic. Crit. t. 600; 

 Fl. Germ. tab. 353, fig. 781. G. cummunis Linn, ex parte ; Sibth. 

 & Sm. Fl. Grffic. t. 37. G. infestus Bianea. G. italicus Gaud. 

 G. inarUncnsis Guss. G. Ludovicia, Jan. G. caucasicus Herb. 

 Sphcerospora hnhricata Sweet. — Corm globose, -J-l in. diam, ; tunics 

 of matted parallel fibres, reticulated upwards. Produced leaves 

 3-4, ensiform, l-li ft. long, ^-f in. broad, laxly unequally nerved. 

 Stem 1-1^ ft. long. Spike lax, 6-10-flowered ; outer spathe-valve 

 green, lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth-tube curved, \-^ in. 

 long ; segments l-l^- in. long, bright purple, obovate, obtuse ; the 

 upper ^ in. broad, with a short claw ; the lateral shorter ; the 3 

 lower as long, with a long narrow claw and white line down the 

 keel. Anthers ^ in. long, exceeding the filaments. Capsule turbi- 

 nate, ^ in. long, torulose when mature. Seeds brown, globose. 



Hab. From Madeira and the Canaries tlirough the Mediterranean region 

 to Persia and Turkestan. G. Guepini K. Koch is a sterile form with small 



