Ferraria'] vir. iride^e. 2T 



2. FERRARIA L. ; Benth. k Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. p. G92. 



1. F. Candelabrum. 



llorcea Candelahrum Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, xvi. p. 131 

 (nomen), in Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2 i. p. 271, Handb. Irid. 

 p. 54 ; Klatt in Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 148. 



Huii.LA. — Rather rare among shrubs in rocky places, at 5200 ft. on 

 Morro de Lopollo. Flowers yellow. April 1860. No. 1544. 



2. F. andongensis. 



Morcea andongensis Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, I.e. (nomen), in 

 Trans, Linn. Soc, I.e., Handb. Irid. p. 55 ; Klatt, I.e., p. 147. 



PuNGO Andongo. — Bulbo-tuberous, tubers closely crowded, hard. 

 Flowers dull sulphur-coloured, almost of Ferraria. In damp short- 

 grassed wooded meadows along with Xyridece and Scleria at Mutollo 

 near Pedras de Guinga. In fl. Jan., in fr. March 1857. No. 1532. 



3. F. glutinosa. 



Jforcea glutinosa Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, I.e. (nomen), in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc, I.e., Handb. Irid., I.e.; Klatt, I.e., p. 150. 



HuiLLA. — Flowers darkish purple. Sporadic on hills covered with 

 short bush along with species of Clpmatis, T/nnea, etc., near Lopollo 

 (Ferrao da Sola). Feb. and April 1860. No. 1543. 



4. F. Welwitschii Baker Handb. Irid. p. 74 ; Klatt, I.e., p. 157. 

 Angola. — Known only from a drawing now at Kew. 



3. ARISTEA Ait. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PL iii. p. 701. 



1. A. angolensis Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. p. Ill (nomen), 

 in Trans. Linn. Soc ser. 2. i. p. 270, Handb. Irid. p. 141 ; Klatt 

 in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 169. 



HuiLLA. — Flowers violet-blue. In meadows covered with tall 

 lierbage, flooded in the rains, near the banks of the river of Lopollo. 

 In fl. and fr. Feb. to May 1860. No. 1550. 



4. LAPEYROUSIA Pourr. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. 

 p. 705. 



1. L. Welwitschii Baker Handb. Irid. p. 168 (1892) ; Klatt in 

 Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 192. 



Z. ahyssiiiica Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2. i. p. 272. 



PuNGO Andoxgc^. — A small herb, herbaceous-green with intensely 

 blue flowers. Perianth-limb 6-fid, lobes sub-bilabiate spreading, the 

 three lower forming the lower lip with purple and white spots at the 

 base. Plentiful in rather damp pastures covered with short grass near 

 Catete on the presidium ; growimj along with Ind/gofera, etc. In fl. 

 and sparsely fruiting Jan. 1857. No. 1631. 



2. L. littoralis Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. p. 156 (nomen), 

 in Trans. Linn. Soc, I.e., Handb. Irid. p. 172 ; Klatt, I.e., p. 191. 



MossAMKDES. — A small herb 3 in. high, with spreading branches. 

 On low gravelly hills near the sea at Praia da Amelia near Villa de 

 Mossamedes. With a few perished fruits July 1859. No. 1546. 



Bulbs were collected but lost in the Monanensian war. 



