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tube rather curved, 1 in. long, narrowly funnel-shaped ; upper seg- 

 ment nob cucullate, oblong-spathulate, subacute, 1' in. UmV- lower 

 similar, but smaller. Stamens not reaching halfway up tlie ui)i>er 

 segment. * ^ 



Mozamb. Ulst. German East Africa : ruyamwcv.i ; (J„u.hi. iu moist mtado* < 

 Bohm, 45 ! in Berlin Herbarium. 



23a. Gladiolus quilimanensis, J^aker. Conn glolx).se, I in. 

 diam.; outer tunics brown, membranous, reticulated. Jijusal' leaven 

 3-4, linear, thin, flat, glabrous, sheathing the lower part of tl)e stem 

 1-U ft. long, J-i in. broad. Stem 2 !>' ft. long, bearing 1-2 reduced 

 leaves. Spike very lax, 6-8 in. long ; lowest outer spathe-valve oblong- 

 lanceolate, 2 in. long, firm, green; flowers erect. Perianth bright 

 pink ; tube 1 in. long ; segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse or sub- 

 acute, subequal, twice as long as the tube. Stamens much shorter than 

 the perianth. 



Mozamb. Blst. Portuguese East Africa: Quilimane, Sluhlmann ! in Berln 

 Herbarium. 



27a. Gladiolus pallidus. Baker. Corm not seen. Produc«'d 

 basal leaves many, narrowly linear, glabrous, U-2 ft. long, with a thick 

 midrib and involute edges. Stem 2 ft. long, \\'\i\\ a few reduced leave«. 

 Spike very lax, secund, 6-9 in. long; lower outer spathe-valve firm, 

 green, lanceolate, 2-3 in. long. Perianth pale pink ; tube subcyiindrical, 

 curved, 1 in. long; upper segment cucullate, oblong, obtuse, l-\\ in. 

 long ; 3 lower small, deflexed, acute. Stamens much shorter than the 

 upper segment. 



Iiower Guinea. Angola: YLn\\\&, Antnnes,^2\ in Berlin Herbarium. 



40a. Gladiolus (Hebea) subulatus. Baker. Corm not seen. 

 Leaves subulate, wiry, glabrous, the lowest 1 ft. long, \ lin. diam., with 

 a thick midrib and enrolled edges. Stem very slender, under 1 ft. long, 

 bearing 2 reduced sheathing leaves, with a short linear-subulate free 

 tip. Spikes lax, secund, few-flowered ; spathe-valves oblong-lanceolate, 

 pale, rigid, J-J in. long. Perianth bright pink, 1 in. long ; tube n.s 

 long as the spathe, curved ; upper segments oblong-unguiculate, obtuse, 

 J in. broad; lower as long, with a very small blade and long chiw. 

 Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. 



Ibower Guinea. Angola: Huilla, ^n/««('.?, 149 ! in Berlin Herbarium. 



la. Hypoxis camerooniana. Baker. Corm | in. diam., bristly 

 at the crown. Leaves 2-4, narrowly linear, i-2 in. long, rigid, densely 

 hairy. Peduncles 1-2 to a corm, short, simple, silky. Pt-rianth- 

 segments lanceolate, ^ in. long, yellow, densely silky outside. Stiimens 

 half as long as the perianth ; filaments as long as the anthei-s. Ovary 

 clavate, densely silky, J in. long. Capsule turbinate, J in. diam. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons, 6000-7000 ft., Preuss, 848 ! in Berlin Herbanum. 



la. Buphane Fischeri, Baker. Bu\h and leaves not se*>n. 

 Peduncle above h in. diam. Umbel very dense, 3-4 in. diam. ; pediceU 



