Gladiolits.] cxxxvi. iride^e (baker). 365 



segments oblong, cuneate, twice as long as the tube. Stamens nearly 

 as long as the upper segments ; anthers linear, | in. long. 



Mozamb. Dlst. Portuguese East Africa : mountains east of Lake Xyasii, 

 Johnson 1 British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; near Blantyre, Last ! 



12. G. luridus, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 

 207. Corm globose, 1 in. diam. ; tunica of parallel fibres, reticulated 

 upwards. Produced leaves 3-4, narrowly linear, erect, firm, 1 ft. long, 

 Jr in. broad. Stem slender, terete, 1 ft. long, bearing 2 reduced leaves. 

 Spike very lax, secund, 1 ft. long, 10-12-fiowered ; outer spathe-valves 

 oblong-lanceolate, green, ^-| in. long. Perianth dull purple, 1 in. long, 

 tube curved ; upper segment as long as the tube, oblong, obtuse, with a 

 cuneate base, |-^ in. broad ; lower segments smaller, with a narrow 

 claw. Stamens nearly as long as the upper segments. — Handb. 

 Irid. 211. 



liO-wer G-uinea. Angola : Huilla ; subteinperate region near LopoUo, in maize 

 tields, WehrUsch, 1533 ! 



13. G. masukuensis, ^aAer in Kew Bulletin, 1897,. 283. Corm 

 not seen. Root-leaves linear, rigid, glabrous, IJ ft. long, | in. broad, 

 with thickened stramineous veins and margins. Stem above 1 ft. long, 

 sometimes forked, bearing a few reduced leaves. Spike lax, secund, 

 6-0 in. long ; outer spathe-valves firm, green, oblong or oblong- 

 lanceolate, |-1 in. long. Perianth lilac, 1 in. long; tube short, much 

 curved ; upper segments oblong, obtuse, conspicuously cucullate, J in. 

 long ; lower rather shorter, with a small brown-black claw and a long 

 narrow blade. Stamens nearly as long as the upper segments. 



Mozamb. 'Bist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Masuku Mountains, 

 Whtjte ! 



Described from specimens grown in a garden at Zomba. 



14. G. gregarius, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. ,Soc. ser. 2, 

 Bot. i. 2GS. Corm globose, J- J in. diam. ; tunics of fine fibres. Leaves 

 5-G, sub-basal, linear, firm, glabrous, 6-9 in. long, J-| in. broad. Stem 

 1-1^ ft. long, bearing a few reduced leaves. Spike simple, secund, 

 moderately dense, 10-12-flowered ; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, firm, 

 greenish-brown, 1 in. long in the lower flowers. Perianth yellow, 

 1-1^ in. long, with two small violet marks at the throat; tube curved, 

 broadly funnel-shaped, ^ in. long ; upper segments oblong, obtuse, as 

 long as the tube ; lower narrower with a narrow claw. Stamens i-ather 

 shorter than the perianth-limb; anthers J in. long. — Handb. Irid. 21U. 



IiO-wer Guinea. Angola : Pungo Andongo ; on the higher rocks of Serra de 

 Pedras de (iuinga, in tufts of 4-10 plants, Welwitsch, 1528 ! 



15. G. zanguebaricus, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1S97, 2S2, under 

 G. venulosn.s. Corm not seen. Produced leaves 3, linear, suprabasal, 

 moderately finn, the lower 6-9 in. long, ^ in. broad, the ribs and edge> 

 not thickened. Stem very slender, terete, 1 ft. long, bearing 1 reduced 

 leaf. Spike lax, secund, r)-6-flowered ; outer spathe-valves green, 

 lanceolate, I in. long in the lower flowers. Perianth bright pink, 



