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the fact that he identified Duthie’s 1892 specimens from Battal in the Sind Valley of Kashmir (K) 
as his /. gilgilensis , while those gathered in 1901 in precisely the same locality by Duthie’s collector 
are stronger and obviously /. Hookeriana. The climatic conditions of the seasons in which they were 
collected would be enough to account for the difference in vigour and size. 
A few plants of this species, which I owe to the kindness of Mr A. G. Harrison of Srinagar, 
Kashmir, have been in cultivation in my garden for several years. They flower in May, but for some 
reason do not increase very rapidly. Seeds are very slow to germinate, even when quite fresh, and 
I find that Foster had also to wait six years before seedlings appeared (MS). 
Cultivation is easy in light rich soil in a well-drained sunny position. The plants will do all the 
better if they are kept rather dry in winter, but they must be supplied with abundant moisture during 
the growing season. 
/. GO NIOC A RPA 
Baker in Gard. Chron. 1876, II. 710. 
in J. L. S. xvi. p. 145 (1877). 
Hdk. Irid. p. 24 (1892). 
Synonym. 
/. gracilis , Maxim, in B. A. P. xxvi. p. 527 (1880). 
M^l. Biol. X. p. 720 (1880). 
Baker, Hdk. Irid. p. 28 (1892). 
Distribution. From the Sikkim region of the Himalayas to Western and Central China, usually at high 
elevations up to 14,000 feet. 
Himalaya Region. Sikkim, 18 — , Hooker (K). 
Chumbi Valley, 1904, Walsh, no. 19 (K). 
Chumbi ; Panka-la, 1878, Dungboo (BM). 
Tibet. Yatung, 1897, Hobson (K). 
Bhutan Frontier, 1882, Dr King’s collector (K). 
North ; no locality, 1884, Przewalski (K). 
Tongolo, 1891, Soulte (P). 
1894, Soulte (B). 
China. Szechuan ; Tatsienlu, 1890, Pratt, no. 262 (BM) (K). 
1893, Semite (P). 
1898, Mussot (P). 
1904, Wilson, no. 4557 (K). 
1908, Wilson, no. 3069 (K). 
Kansu, 1873, Przewalski (K) (E) (V) (B). 
1885, Potanin (E) (B). 
Shensi; Tai-pei-shan, 1910, Veitch’s collector, no. 41 1 (K). 
Huan-tou-san, 1901, Giraldi, no. 7233 (B). 
Diagnosis. 
/. goniocarpa Pseudoregelia ; /. Hookerianae valde similis sed minor et gracilior ; folia anguste 
linearia ; spathae uniflorae. 
Description. 
Rootstock , a slender compact rhizome, similar to that of the other members of the group. 
Leaves, narrow, linear, springing from membranous sheaths, 6 — 10 in. by T l in. 
Stem, 4 — 12 in., bearing a sheathing leaf attached near the base. 
Spathes, 1 -flowered, valves membranous. 
Pedicel, very short. 
Ovary, longer than the tube. 
Tube, very short. 
Falls, obovate cuneate, mottled with two shades of blue purple. The beard is of white hairs, 
tipped with yellow. 
Standards, nearly as long as the falls, with oblong blades. 
Styles, 
Crests, triangular, narrow. 
Observations. 
This is the smallest member of the Pseudoregelia group, and has not yet apparently been 
introduced into cultivation. Baker’s statement (Hdk. Irid. p. 24) that it has the habit of /. nepalensis 
is misleading, for the rootstocks of the two species are very unlike, /. goniocarpa has a short, and 
/. nepalensis a long, tube, the former linear leaves and the latter ensiform ; in fact they only resemble 
one another in their slender appearance. 
I can find no character by which to separate Maximowicz’s /. gracilis from I. goniocarpa. The 
former was described from Przewalski’s specimens from Kansu (K), and Maximowicz admits that he 
