Antholyza,^ cxxxvi. iRiDEiE (baker). 375 



lax ; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 1 in. long. Perianth curved, 3 in. 

 long ; upper segment oblong-navicular, as long as the tube ; lateral 

 small, ovate, acute ; 3 lower very minute. Stamens and .style nearly as 

 long as the upper segment ; anthers linear, ^ in. long, 

 nXozamb. I>lst. Rhodesia : Leshumo Valley, Holub ! 



4. A. abyssinica, Brong, ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 306. 

 Corm globose, 1 in. diam. ; tunics of fine parallel strands of matted 

 fibres. Produced suprabasal leaves 3-4, linear or ensiform, moderately 

 firm, erect, 1 ft. long, \-\ in. broad. Stem simple, subterete, 1-2 ft. 

 long, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves. Spike lax, simple, secund, sometimes 

 6-8 in. long ; outer spathe- valve green, lanceolate, 1-2 in. long. Perianth 

 red, curved, 2 in. long; tube as long as the oblong upper segment; 

 lateral segments ovate, J in. long; o lower minute, oblong, obtuse. 

 Stamens distinctly shorter than the upper segment; anthers \ in. long. — 

 Baker, Handb. Irid. 231 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 177. 



Wile £and. Abyssinia: Tigre; Heja, near Adowa, 9000 ft., .ScAi?n^;er / Mount 

 Sholoda, near Adowa, Q«ar^iw-2)iZ?o»; between Maigouagoua and DebraSina, Quartin- 

 Dillon ^ Fetit, 114 (240 bis) ! and without precise locality, Schimper, 842 ! 1206 ! 

 Shire, Quarii7i-Dillon. 



5. A. Schweinfurthii, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1894, xv. 588. 

 Corm globose, medium-sized. Leaves 5-6, superposed, linear, thin, the 

 lower 1 ft. long, J in. broad. Stem simple, 1 ft. long. Spike simple, 

 lax, many-flowered ; outer spathe-valve oblong-lanceolate, |-1 in. long. 

 Perianth cylindrical, curved, 1J-1| in. long, bright red passing into 

 yellow at the base ; tube | in. long, very slender in the lower half ; 

 upper segments Ungulate, as long as the tube ; 2 lateral segments small, 

 lanceolate ; 3 lowest very minute. Stamens and style reaching to 

 the tip of the upper segment ; anthers \ in. long. — Schweinf. in Bull. 

 Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 86, 112. 



Wile Iiand. Eritrea : Ginda Valley ; on the heights of Donkollo, 3000 ft., 

 Schweinf urth, 126 ! Mount Alamkale, 5900 ft., Schweivftirth ^ Siva, 1466 ! Mount 

 Koube, 6000 ft., Schweinfurth ^ Eiva, 1510 ! Mount Bizen, 6500 It., Schweinf urth Sf 

 Biva, 1865 ! Ambelaco, near Maldi, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth, 143 ! cultivated specimen, 

 Schweinfurth ! 



6. A. gracilis. Pax in Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Troj). Afr. 177. Corm 

 globose, 1 in. diameter ; tunics of parallel strands of matted fibres. Pro- 

 duced leaves 3-4, narrowly linear, rigid, the lower 1^ ft. long, \ in. 

 broad. Stem slender, simple, terete, lJ-2 ft. long. Flowers few in 

 a lax secund spike; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, firm, green, 1-H in. 

 long. Perianth bright crimson, much curved, 2 in. Jong ; segments of 

 the limb nearly equal, oblong-lanceolate, acute, | in. long. Stamens 

 a little shorter than perianth-limb; anthers \ in. long. Capsule 

 oblong, \ in. long. Seeds flat, with a broad membranous wing. — Baker, 

 Handb. Irid. 232. Gladiolus luatsonioides, var. minor, Baker, Handb. 

 Irid. 227. 



nXozamb. Bist. German Enst Africa : Mount Kilimanjaro, 8000-13,000 ft., 

 Johnston, 124 ! Volkens, 1308 ! Meyer. 



