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Hab. Persia, near Polroiiolis, Kotschij 260 I An allied plant, found in the 

 province of Aderbcischan by Szoi'its, has similar leaves and corni-coats, but a 

 curved perianth-tube and broader segments. 



11. Gr. SiNTENESii Baker. — Corm small, ovoid ; ttmics of coarse 

 rather reticulated filjres. Leaves 2-3, linear, strongly, equally 

 ribbed, overtopping the spike, the lowest G-8 in. long. Spike lax, 

 secund, few-flowered ; outer spathe-valves lanceolate, h in. long. 

 Perianth dark violet, an inch long ; tube short, curved ; segments 

 obovate. Seeds not seen. 



Hab. Turkish Armenia, near Kharput, Sintenis 269 ! Near G. halophilus 

 Boiss. 



12. G. HALOPHiLus Boiss. et Held. Diagn. xhi. 14. — Corm ovoid, 

 i-| in. diam. ; fibres very coarse, slightly reticulated. Leaves 2-3, 

 very rigid, narrow linear, the lower 6-9 in. long, y'j i^- broad, 

 strongly, closely ribbed. Stem very slender, 6-9 in. long. Flowers 

 2-5 in a lax spike ; spatlie-valves green, lanceolate, i-| in. long. 

 Perianth-tube narrowly funnel-shaped, curved, ^— | in. long ; seg- 

 ments obovate, obtuse, ^-1 in. long, the upper ^ in. broad ; the 3 

 lower with a claw as long as the blade. Anthers as long as the 

 filaments. Capsule and seeds unknown. 



Hab. Asia Minor, in salt-marshes near Koniah. Gathered by Prof, von 

 Heldreich in 1845. 



13. G. MicRANTHus Stapf. Beitr. Lye. 10. — Corm-tunics areolated 

 at the top. Stem 6-7 in. long, bearing 3 narrow linear leaves, 

 with one strong rib, and 3-4 much fainter. Spike laxly 3-fiowered; 

 outer spathe-valve lanceolate, an inch long. Perianth- tube ^-i in. 

 long ; upper segments ^ in. long ; lower shorter. Anthers ^ in. 

 long. Capsule and seeds unknown. 



Hab. Asia Minor ; Lycia, on the Nif Dagh, Dr. Luschan. 



14. G. HUMiLis Stapf. Beitr. Lye. 9. — Fibres of corm-tunics 

 slender, anastomosing upwards in very narrow areolae. Stem 

 6-8 in. long, bearing 3 linear leaves ; the lower 4-6 in. long, ^ in. 

 broad, with about 4 strong ribs ; the upper shorter. Spike laxly 

 3-flowered ; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, under an inch long. 

 Perianth-tube slightly curved, ^ in. long ; upper segments obovate- 

 cuneate, an inch long ; lower shorter. Stamens nearly as long as 

 the upper segment. Capsule and seeds unknown. 



Hab. Upper Mesopotamia, Dr. Luschan. 



15. G. TRICOLOR Stapf. Beitr. Lye. 10. — Corm not seen. Stem 

 6-7 in. long, bearing 5 linear unequal-nerved leaves ; the lower 

 9-10 in. long, ^ in. broad. Spike laxly 3-flowered ; outer spathe- 

 valve li in. long, much exceeding the flower. Perianth-tube 

 straight, above \ in. long ; upper segments oblong, nearly an inch 

 long ; lower much shorter. Anthers | in. long. Capsule and seeds 

 unknown. 



Hab. Asia Minor ; Caria at Loryma, Dr. Luschan. 



16. G. GRANDis Thunb. Fl. Cap. i. 186. G. trhtis Linn. herb. 

 G. versicolur Andr. Bot. Bep. t. 19; Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 1042, — 

 Corm globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics of rigid, parallel strands. Leaves 



