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91. G. Adlajii Lakur iu Giircl. Cliron. 1889, i. 2;-3:J. — Leaves 

 ensiform, rigid, strongly ribbed, 1-1^ ft. long, an iuch broad at the 

 middle. Stem 1-H ft. long. Flowers 5-6 in a moderately dense 

 secmid spike ; outer spatlic-valves oblong-lanceolate, lower 1.^-2 in. 

 long. Perianth greenish yellow, with a nearly straight tube an 

 inch long ; upper segment not cucullate, oblong, acute, as long as 

 the tube, granulated all over the face with minute red spots ; 

 5 others smaller, minutely cuspidate, the inner plain greenish 

 yellow, the two others granulated with red towards the tip. 

 Stamens as long as the segments. 



Hab. Transvaal ; discovered lately by Mr. E. W. Adlam. 



92. G. Macowani Baker. — Corm not seen. Produced leaves 

 ensiform, more rigid than in G. cardinaiis, the lower 1-1^ ft. lone. 

 Stem 2-3 ft. long. Flowers 6-10 in a lax spike, suberect ; outer 

 spathe-valves green, lanceolate, lower 1^-2 in. long. Perianth 

 bright scarlet, with a nearly straight tube 2 in. long; segments 

 oblong, acute, rather shorter than the tube, all about 1\ in. broad. 

 Stamens half as long as the segments. 



Hab. South-eastern provinces; originally gathered by Massou. Differs 

 from the other Cardinales by the segments being subequal and shorter than the 

 tube. 



93. G. sPLENDENs Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 333. — Corm not 

 seen. Produced leaves ensiform, not rigid, the lower 1-1+ ft. long. 

 Stem about 2 ft. long. Flowers 4-6 in a lax spike, suberect ; outer 

 spathe-valves green, lanceolate, li-2 in. long. Perianth bright 

 scarlet, with a nearly straight tube li in. long; upper segments 

 obovate, minutely cuspidate, 2 in. long, about an inch broad ; 

 8 lower rather narrower and shorter, with a pale keel. Stamens 

 more than lialf as long as the limb. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; mountains near Oakhurst, in the i^roviuce of George ; 

 gathered by Mr. W. D. Dumbleton in 1870. 



94. G. cARDiNALis Curt. in Bot. Mag. t. 135 ; Red. Lil. t. 122. 

 — Corm large, globose. Produced leaves ensiform, glaucous green, 

 not rigid, the outer l-|-2 ft. long. Stem 2-3 ft. long. Flowers 

 12-20 in a lax spike, suberect ; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, the 

 lower outer 2-3 in. long. Perianth bright scarlet, with a nearly 

 straight tube 1|- iu. long; upper segments oblong-spathulate, sub- 

 acute, 2 in. long, f-1 in. broad ; 3 lower rather shorter and narrower, 

 blotched with white at the throat. Stamens more than half as 

 long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-eastern provinces. Introduced into cultivation 

 by Massou in 1789. 



95. G. CRUENTUS Moore in Gard. Chron. 1868, 1139; Hook. lil. 

 in Bot. Mag. t. 5810. — Corm large, globose. Produced leaves 

 about 4, ensiform, dark glaucous green, 1^-2 ft. long. Stem 2-3 ft. 

 long. FloAvers 6-10 in a rather dense spike ; spathe-valves green, 

 lanceolate, the lower sometimes 3-6 in. long. Perianth bright 

 scarlet, with a nearly straight tube 1-i— 2 in. long ; upper segments 

 obovate-spathulate, 2-2^ in. long ; 3 lower smaller, with a large 



