GLADIOLUS. 227 



the upper half; segments oblong, acute, the upper IJ in. long, ^ in. 

 broad, the others smaller. Stamens half as long as the segments. 

 Capsule oblong, an inch long. Seeds broadly winged. 



Var. MINOR Baker.- -Leaves more rigid, very narrow. Whole 

 perianth not above 1^ in. long. 



Hab. Mount KUimanjaro, 8000—13,000 ft. Gathered first by Mr. Joseph 

 Thomson, and afterwards by Mr. H. H. Johnston, who introduced it into culti- 

 vation in 1884. 



128. G. ANTHOLYzoiDEs Baker. — Corm not seen. Stem simple, 

 3 ft. long, bearing 4 superposed rigid strongly ribbed leaves, the 

 lower 1-2 ft. long. Spike lax, many-flowered, a foot long ; outer 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 1-2 in. long. Perianth bright red ; 

 tube curved, li in. long, dilated above the middle ; segments 

 obovate-caneate, the upper f-1 in. long, the lower much smaller. 

 Stamens reaching nearly to the tip of the upper segments. 



Hab. Transvaal, near Pretoria, Scott-Elliot 1447 ! Near G. IVatsonius. 

 Connects Gladiolus and Antholyza. 



129. G. Watsonius Thunb. Diss. No. 10 ; Jacq. Ic. t. 233 ; Bot. 

 Mag. t. 450; Bed. Lil. t. 369. G. prcecox Andr. Bot. Eep. t. 38. 

 AnthoUjza recolnta Burm. Watsonia revoJuta and pnecox Pers. 

 Hoiuoi/lossum revoluttim Baker. H. pracox Salisb. — Corm globose, 

 1 in. diam. ; tunics thick, cancellate. Produced leaf single, linear- 

 subulate, rigid, a foot long. Stem slender, terete, 1-li ft. long, with 

 2-3 short leaves with long glabrous sheaths. Flowers 2-4, in a 

 very lax secund spike ; outer spathe-valves green, lanceolate, 1-2 in. 

 long. Perianth bright red, with a curved tube 1^-2 in. lon^, 

 cylindrical in the upper half ; upper segments oblong-acute, f-1 in. 

 long ; lower narrower, recurved. Stamens much shorter than the 

 limb. 



Var. G. Gawleri Klatt. — Segments of the limb larger, varie- 

 gated red and yellow over the lower part of the face. 



Hab. Cape Colony; southern provinces, from Capetown eastward to 

 Kaffraria. 



130. G. Merianellus Thunb. Diss. 11. Antholyza Merianella 

 Linn. Watsonia ItHmilis Pers. non Miller. W. pilosa Klatt. — • 

 Corm globose, middle-sized ; tunics of strong wiry fibres. Leaves 

 3-4, distantly superposed, with long hairy sheaths and short 

 narrow linear strongly ribbed free tips. Flowers 3-6, in a very lax 

 secund spike ; outer spathe-valves green, lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long. 

 Perianth bright pink, with a curved tube l^-lj in. long, cyhn- 

 drical in the upper half; se;^ment3 broad-oblong, sabequal, obtuse, 

 i-'i in. long. Stamens nearly as long as the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



131. G. LuciDOR Baker. Antkolyza lucidor Linn. fil. Homo- 

 fllossum lucidor Baker. Watsivu'a lucidor Eckl. — Corm large, globose ; 

 tunics breaking up into fine fibres. Basal leaves rigid, subulate 

 from a linear base. Stem 1-1. V ft. long, with several superposed 

 leaves with short rigid subulate tips. Flowers many, in a dense 

 equilateral spike 3-6 in. long ; spathe-valves oblong, rigid, ^- ^ in. 

 long, the inner the largest. Perianth bright red, with a curved tube 



