366 cxxxvi. iRiDEJE (baker). [Gladiolti^. 



l|-2 in. long; tube slender, rather curved, shorter than the limb; 

 upper segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse, l-lj in. long, J-J in. broad ; 

 lower as long, but narrower. Stamens J in. shorter than the upper 

 segments. — G. Kirkii, Baker, Handb. Irid. 222, not in Gard. Chron. 

 1890, viii. 524. 



XVEozaxnb. X>lst. Zanzibar, Kirk ! 



16. G. venulosus, Baker in Kew Bulletiii, 1897, 282. Corm 

 small, globose. Stem slender, 1 J ft. long, with 6-9 streaths with rather 

 long, narrowly linear, erect, free tips. Spike lax, secund, 3-6 in. long ; 

 lower outer spathe-valves lanceolate, 1-1 4 in. long. Perianth-tube 

 slightly curved, J in. long ; upper segments oblong, subacute, not 

 cucullate, 1:^ in. long, beautifully veined with claret-purple on a white 

 ground ; 3 lower nearly as large. Stamens rather more than half as 

 long as the perianth-limb. Capsule oblong, | in. long. 



Mozamb. ]>ist. Britisli Central Africa: Nyasalaml ; Tanganyika Plateau, at 

 Fort Hill, 3500-4000 ft., Whyte ! Mesuku Plateau, 6500-7000 ft., Whyte ! 



17. G. brevicaulis. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 267. 

 Corm globose. 1 in. diam. ; tunics finely fibrous. Leaves linear, firm, 

 glabrous ; the lower J-1 ft. long, \-\ in. broad. Stem slender, terete, 

 6-8 in. long, with 1-2 reduced leaves. Spathe lax, secund, 6-9 in. long, 

 many-flowered ; outer spathe- valve oblong, green, J-J in. long in the lower 

 flowers. Perianth violet-purple, 1 in. long ; tube curved, narrowly 

 funnel-shaped ; limb as long as the tube ; upper segments oblong- 

 spathulate, obtuse ; 3 lower smaller, with narrower claws. Stamens a 

 little shorter than the upper segments ; anthers J in. long. — Handb. 

 Irid. 211 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 177. 



XiOwer Cruinea. Lower Congo ; Stanleypool, Buttner, 517. Angola : Huilla ; 

 subtemperate region between Lopollo and Humpata, 3800-5500 ft,, in damp sandy 

 pastures, Welivitsch, 1534 ! 



18. G. Hanningtoniy Baker, Handb. Irid. 212. Corm not seen. 

 Produced leaves 4—5, sub-basal, linear, moderately firm, the longest 

 1 ft. long, |-J in. broad. Stem 9-12 in. long, bearing 2-3 reduced 

 sheathing leaves. Spike dense, secund, \-l ft. long ; spathe-valves 

 lanceolate, rigid, imbricate, the lower 1-1 J in. long. Perianth dark 

 red-purple, l-lj in. long ; tube slender, \-\ in. long ; limb hori2,ontal, 

 nearly 1 in. long ; upper segments oblong, obtuse, \ in. broad : 3 

 lower as long, but narrower, with a narrow claw. Stamens nearly as 

 long as the perianth-limb ; anthers linear, \ in. long. 



IMIozamb. Dlst. German East Africa, Hannington ! British Central Africa : 

 Urungu ; Abercorn, Carson, 24 of 1893 collection ! between Lake Tanganyika and 

 Lake Rukwa, 6000 ft., Nutt ! North Nyasaland, Nicholson ! 



19. G» Grantii, Baker, Handh. Irid. 206. Corm globose, 1 in. 

 diam, ; tunics of parallel strands of matted fibres. Produced leaves 3, 

 linear, suprabasal, moderately firm, the lowest under 1 ft. long, \ in. 

 broad low down. Stem slender, terete, 2-3 ft. long. Spike lax, secund, 

 6-8-flowered, 6-8 in. long ; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lower 



