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long; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, acute, thin in texture, i-i^ in. long; perianth 

 white; tube curved, i-if in. long, slender up to the top; limb horizontal, ij in. long, 

 with oblong- spathulate acute segments not more than 3-^ in. broad at the middle; 

 stamens half as long as the limb. Baker, Handb. I rid. 218; Bot. Mag. t. 7292. 



G. Papilio (Hook. fill, in Bot. Mag. t. 5565); corm middle-sized, globose; tunics of 

 parallel strands of fine matted fibres; produced subbasal leaves about 4, ensiform, 

 glabrous, rigid in texture, 1-I5 ft. long, f-i in. broad at the middle; stem 2-3 ft. long 

 including the inflorescence; flowers pale purple, 6-12 in a lax spike; spathe-valves 

 oblong-navicular, cuspidate, the outer 1-I5 in. long; perianth horizontal; tube curved, 

 \ in. long, broadly funnel-shaped in the upper half; limb i\-ih in. long; 3 upper seg- 

 ments obovate-spathulate, §-f in. broad, upper not reflexing; 3 lower oblong-unguicu- 

 late, with a large reddish spade-shaped blotch edged with yellow at the throat; stamens 

 reaching halfway up the limb. Baker in- Joiirn. Linn. Soc. xvi. 175; Handb. I rid. 216. 



G. primulinus Baker in Gard. Chron. 1890, ii. 122. [Description from Baker, 1892.] 

 — Corm large, globose. Basal leaves 3, ensiform, subcoriaceous, strongly ribbed, 

 the lowest a foot long, f in. broad. Stem li ft. long, the upper short and adpressed. 

 Spike lax, secund, 4-5-flowered; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 1-I5 in. long. Perianth 

 uniform primrose-yellow; tube much curved, an inch long; upper segments obtuse, 

 much imbricated, ij in. long; 3 lower smaller. Stamens reaching halfway up the 

 segments. 



G. psittacinus (Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 3032); corm very large, depresso-globose ; 

 tunics of parallel strands of matted fibres; produced leaves about 4, ensiform, rigid 

 in texture, 1-2 ft. long, 1-2 in. broad; stem 3-4 ft. long including the inflorescence; 

 spike very lax, reaching a foot or more in length; spathe-valves green, oblong-lanceolate, 

 2-3 in. long; perianth-tube curved, 15-2 in. long, sub-cylindrical in the upper half; 

 limb about equalling the tube; upper segments obovate, dark crimson, hooded, f-i in. 

 broad; lower segments much smaller, reflexing at the top, red and yellow mi.xed; sta- 

 mens reaching nearly to the tip of the segments; anthers ^ in. long; filaments about 

 I J in. long; capsule large, oblong. Bot. Reg. t. 1442; Reich. Exot. t. 116; Baker, Handb. 

 Irid. 220. G. naialensis, Reinw. ex Hook, in Bot. Mag. sub t. 3084; Sweet, Brit. Flow. 

 Gard. ser. 2, /. 281; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1756. Watsonia natalensis, Eckl. Top. Verz. 34. 



Var. /?, G. Cooperi (Baker in Bot. Mag. t. 6202); perianth-tube 2^-3 in. long; 

 segments more acute. 



G. purpureo-auratus (Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5944); corm large, globose; tunics 

 of parallel strands of matted fibres; leaves ensiform, glabrous, rigid in texture, much 

 shorter than the stem; stem 3 ft. long including the infloresence; flowers 10-15 iri a 

 lax secund spike a foot long; spathe-valves green, oblong-lanceolate, i-i| in. long; 

 perianth primrose- yellow ; tube much curved, funnel-shaped, under an inch long; upper 

 segments plain, obovate-spathulate, ij-i| in. long, f in. broad; lower obovate-unguicu- 

 late, the two inner with a spade-shaped red-brown blotch at the throat; stamens reaching 

 halfway up the limb. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 175; Handb. Irid. 216. 



G. recurvus (Linn. Mant. 28); corm globose, |-i in. diam.; tunics of parallel wiry 

 fibres; stems slender, simple, 1-2 ft. long; leaves 3, firm in texture, terete, strongly ribbed, 

 the lowest about a foot long; flowers very fragrant, 2^, in a very lax secund spike; 

 outer spathe- valve green, lanceolate, I5-2 in. long; perianth-tube curved, I5-2 in. 

 long, clavate in the upper third; limb i-ij in. long, yellowish-white, much flushed 

 with dark lilac; segments oblong, acute, \ in. broad; stamens reaching more than 

 halfway up the limb; capsule oblong, membranous, 1-I5 in. long. Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 

 578, non Thunb.; Baker, Handb. Irid. 203. G. punctatus, Jacq. Ic. t. 247. G. tristis, 

 var. punctatus, Thunb. Diss. No. 8. G. carinatus. Ait. Hort. Kew. i. 64. G. ringens, 

 Andr. Bot. Rep. tt. 27 and 227; Red. Lit. t. 123. G. odorus, Salisb. Prodr. 40. G. violaceus, 

 Pers. Syn. i. 43. Watsonia recurva, Pers. Syti. i. 43. G. breynianus, Ker, Gen. Irid. 

 135. G. maculatus. Sweet, Hort. Brit. edit, i, 397; Klatt in Linnrca xxxii. 708. 



G. Saundersii (Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5873); corm large, depresso-globose; pro- 

 duced leaves 4-6, ensiform, rigid in texture, strongly ribbed, 1-2 ft. long, f-i in. broad; 

 stem 2-3 ft. long including i'nfloresc en .-e ; spike ver}- lax, ^ ft. long, 6-8-flowered; spathe- 

 valves green, lanceolate, 1^-2 in. long; perianth-tube curved, 1-I5 in. long, broadly 

 funnel-shaped in the upper half; limb bright scarlet; 3 upper segments concolorous, 

 oblong-spathulate, acute, an inch broad; 3 lower shorter, h in. broad, with a great 



