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ascending tube as long as the spathe ; limb as long as the tube ; 

 segments oblong, subacute, i-i in. broad at the middle. Stamens 

 less than half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Summit of Table Mountain, Pappe ! Between G. iuflatus and 

 gracilis. 



45. G. iNvoLUTus Delaroche, Diss. 28, t. 3. G. bimacnlatUH 

 Lam. (Miller, Ic. 158, tab. 236, fig. 1). G. snaveolens Zeyher. — Corm 

 globose, \ in. diam. ; tunics of linear parallel strands. Leaves 3, 

 with glabrous sheaths and long linear rigid free tips. Stem 1-1^ ft. 

 long. Flowers 4-8 in a lax secund spike ; outer spathe-valves 

 oblong or lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth bright pink, with a 

 much curved tube h in. long ; limb an inch long ; upper segments 

 oblong, obtuse, i in. broad ; 3 lower oblong-unguiculate. Stamens 

 half as long as the limb. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. Burchell 5631 ! 5683 ! Zeyher 

 1628! 



46. G. PAiiUDOsus Baker. — Corm not seen. Produced basal 

 leaves 4, linear, rigid, erect, a foot long. Stem about a foot long, 

 bearing 2-3 linear reduced leaves. Spike subsecund, moderately- 

 dense, 4-10-flowered ; outer spathe-valves lanceolate, green, f-1 in. 

 long. Perianth bright red-purple ; tube h in. long ; segments 

 obovate, subequal, J in. long. Stamens rather shorter than the 

 segments. 



Hab. Transvaal ; marshy ground near Lake Chrissie, Scott-Elliot 1588 ! 



47. G. HYALiNUS Jacq. Ic. t. 242. G. strictus Jacq. — Corm 

 globose, I in. diam. Leaves 3, with glabrous sheaths and short 

 linear free tips. Stem a foot long. Flowers 2, ascending ; spathe- 

 valves lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth yellow, dotted inside 

 with red, with a broadly funnel-shaped tube li- in. long ; upper 

 segments oblong, obscurely cuspidate, ^ in. broad ; 3 lower 

 narrower. Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Known to me only from Jacquin's figure and 

 description. 



48. G. STRiATUs Jacq. Ic. t. 260. — Corm globose, small ; tunics 

 with thick wiry strands. Leaves 3, with glabrous sheaths and short 

 free linear tips. Stem a foot long. Flowers 2-3 in a lax spike ; spathe- 

 valves lanceolate, ^-f in. long. Perianth whitish, streaked with 

 red and yellow ; tube f in. long ; upper segment oblong-spathulate, 

 ^ in. broad ; 3 lower narrower. Stamens short. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Known to me only from Jacquin's figure and 

 description. 



49. G. PUNCTATus Thunb. Fl. Cap. edit. 2, 44, non Jacq. — 

 Corm not seen. Leaves 3-4, with glabrous sheaths and free linear 

 points 1-1 ft. long. Stem 14 ft. long. Flowers 6-10 in a lax 

 secund spike; outer spathe-valves lanceolate, 1-11 in. long. Peri- 

 anth with a curved funnel-shaped tube ^ in. long ; limb an inch 

 long ; upper segment obovate, obtuse, J in. broad ; 3 lower 

 narrower, oblong-unguiculate. Stamens less than half as long as 

 the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces, Thunherg ! 



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