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78. Gr. ociiROLEucus 13aker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 182, non Bot. 

 Mag. t. 6291. — Corm middle-sized. Produced leaves very rigid, 

 linear-eusiform, the longest 9-12 in. long, | in. broad. Stem 2 ft. 

 or more long. Flowers 8-12 in a lax secund spike ; outer spathe- 

 valves lanceolate, green, lower outer 1-2 in. long. Flowers plain 

 creamy yellow, with a curved tube f in. long; limb an inch long; 

 3 upper segments oblong-spathulate, ^ in. broad ; 3 lower oblong- 

 unguiculate. Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Transkeian Kaffraria, alt. 2000 ft., Rev. E. Baur 94 ! 



79. Gr. EcKLONi Lehm. ; Klatt in Linn^a xxxii. 712 ; Baker in 

 Bot. Mag. t. 6835. Neuheria lon(jifolia Ecklon. — Corm globose, 

 1^ in. diam. ; tunics of parallel wiry fibres, produced above its 

 neck as long bristles. Produced leaves 4-5, crowded, ensiform, 

 very rigid, with thick stramineous ribs, the lower not more than a 

 foot long, an inch or more broad at the middle, very oblique at the 

 base. Stem 1-2 ft. long. Flowers 6-12 in a lax subsecund spike ; 

 spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lower outer 1|— 2 in. long. 

 Perianth with a curved tube f in. long; limb an inch long, 

 copiously spotted inside with minute red dots on a whitish ground ; 

 upper segments oblong-spathulate, obtuse, ^ in. broad; 3 lower 

 oblong-uuguiculate. Stamens half as long as the limb. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; eastern provinces from Uitenhage northward to Natal 

 and the Transvaal. 



80. G. PURPUEEo-AURATus Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5944. — Corm 

 large, globose ; tunics of matted parallel fibres. Produced leaves 3-4, 

 ensiform, rigid, the lowest about a foot long. Stem 1^-2 ft. long. 

 Flowers 10-15 in a lax secund spike a foot Jong ; outer spathe-valves 

 green, oblong-lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long. Perianth primrose-yellow, 

 with a curved tube under an inch long ; 3 upper segments obovate- 

 spathulate, li- 1^ in. long, f in. broad ; 3 lower obovate-unguiculate, 

 the two inner with a red-brown blotch at the throat. Stamens half 

 as long as the limb. 



Hab. Natal. Introduced into cultivation by Mr. Wm. Bull in 1872. 



81. G. Papilio Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 5565. — Corm middle- 

 sized, globose ; tunics of matted parallel fibres. Produced leaves 

 about 4, ensiform, rigid, very oblique at the base, the lowest about 

 a foot long. Stem 1^-2 ft. long. Flowers 6-12 in a lax spike ; 

 spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, the lower outer 1-1^ in. long. 

 Perianth pale purple, with a curved tube f in. long, broadly funnel- 

 shaped at the top; 3 upper segments obovate-spathulate, l^-li- in. 

 long ; 3 lower obloug-unguiculate, the two inner with a large spade- 

 shaped reddish-brown blotch with a yellow border at the throat. 

 Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Colesberg, Orange Free State, Natal, and the Trans- 

 vaal. Introduced into cultivation in 18G4. 



82. G. Eehmanni Baker. — Corm not seen. Produced leaves 

 about 4, linear, very rigid, 1^-2 ft. long, J-^ in. broad. Stem 

 1^-2 ft, long. Flowers 6-9 in a secund spike ; spathe-valves 

 lanceolate, green, rigid, 1-^-2 in. long. Perianth bright red, with 



