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124. G. Oatesii Eolfe in Gates Matab. land, edit. 2, 410.— 

 Corm not seen. Leaves narrow, linear, rigid, glabrous, ^-^ in. 

 broad. Stem terete, 1-2 ft. long, with 4-5 short leaves. Spike 

 lax, 4-10-flowered; outer spathe-valves lanceolate, i-f in. long. 

 Perianth 1-1|- in. long ; tube slender, curved, ^ in. long ; seg- 

 ments acute, upper 4-5 lines broad, lateral lanceolate, '6 lower 

 much smaller. 



Hab. Matabeleland Oates ; Zambesi highlauds, Buchanan 464 ; Trans, 

 vaal, Holuh, Near G, permeabilis. 



Subgenus III. Schweiggera. 



125. G. AEENARius Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 178. G. 

 orchidiflorus Pers. non Andr. Anthulyza orchidijiora Klatt. Hebea 

 orchidijiora Eckl. Schwei(ifiera montana E. Meyer. — Corm large, 

 globose ; tunics of copious wiry fibres produced 3-4 in. above its 

 neck Leaves linear, rigid, 4-6 in. long, with 2-3 strong ribs. Stem 

 slender, terete, a foot long. Flowers many, in a dense spike 2-4 in. 

 long ; outer spathe-valves oblong, brown, rigid, ^ in. long. Peri- 

 anth bright red or yellow, with a slender tube half as long as the 

 spathe ; limb i~| in. long ; all the segments with a small obovate 

 blade |-^ in. broad and a very distinct claw. Stamens nearly as 

 long as the segments. Capsule ovoid, inflated. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



126. G. MONTANUS Linn. fil. Suppl. 95. G. parviflurm Jacq. 

 Obs. iv. 2, t. 78. G. tahuluris Pers. Antholyza montana Ker ; 

 Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1022. Hebea tabularis Eckl. — Corm globose ; 

 tunics thick, of copious wiry long fibres. Leaves linear, rigid, 

 1-1^ ft. long, with about 5 strong ribs. Stem terete, 1-lf ft. long. 

 Spikes long, lax, many-flowered, simple or branched ; outer spathe- 

 valves oblong, rigid, brown, J-^ in. long. Perianth pale red, with 

 a slender tube rather longer than the spathe ; limb about an inch 

 long ; segments with a small obovate blade ^ in. broad, and a long 

 slender claw. Stamens nearly as long as the segments. Capsule 

 oblong, ^ in. long. 



Var. NEMOEosus Baker. Antholyza nemorosa Klatt. Schweiggera 

 nemorosa E. Meyer. — More robust than the type, with leaves J-f in. 

 broad and much branched spikes. 



Var. RAMOSUS Baker. Antholyza ramosa Klatt. Schweiggera 

 ramosa E. Meyer. — Leaves narrow, with 2-3 ribs. Spikes laxer 

 than in the type. Perianth-segments with a smaller blade. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



Subgenus IV. Homoglossum. 



127. G. WATSoNioiDES Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 405; Bot. 

 Mag. t, 6919. — Corm globose. Produced leaves 3-4, flat, linear, 

 moderately firm, l-l in. broad, the lower 1-1^ ft. long. Stem 2 ft. 

 or more long. Flowers 6-9 in a very lax secund spike ; spathe- 

 valves green, lanceolate, the lower outer 2 in. or more long. Peri- 

 anth bright crimson, with a curved tube 1^ m. long, cyhudrical in 



