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longus, 1-8 cm. diam.; caulis gracilis sat rigidus, glaber, cum spica ad 
60 cm., saepius circa 40 cm., altus; vaginae immaculatae, inferior 
3-5- — 5 cm. longa, superior ad 15 cm. longa; folia producta 4, anguste 
linearia, glabra, infimum ad 27 cm. longum, sine vagina ad 27 cm. longa, 
cetera caulina, gradatim brevioribus, omnia laminam, 2 cm. longam vel 
ultra, ferentia; spathae valva exterior linearis, acute vel obtuse acu- 
minata, 4-2 — 3 cm. longa, 0-7 — 0-6 cm. lata, interior parum brevior, 
saepe 2-dentata; flores 1 — 3, periantbio griseo-violaceo vel griseo- 
lilacino, segmentis inferioribus luteo-notatis, notis eis G. recurvi simili- 
bus, 3-5 — 4-5 cm. longo, tubo posteriore ad 1-5 cm., anteriore ad 2 cm., 
longo, segmentis oblongo-obovatis obtusissimis, superioribus ad 3-2 cm. 
longis, 1-5 cm. latis, inferioribus lateralibus ad 1 cm. latis, mediano ad 
1-4 cm. lato; stamina ad dimidium segmentorum attingentia, stylo ea 
parum excedente. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Riversdale Div., Dr J. Muir, 
1412. Hills at Zoetmelksfontein overlooking Kafir Kuil’s River, alt. 
800 ft., fl. July 1923, H. M. Bartlett (Dr J. Muir, 2552). 
Very closely allied to G. recurvus, Thunb., but differs in the shape of 
the corm, the rather rigid, “restioid” stem, the unspotted basal sheaths, 
and by the scent of the flowers, which is that of the sweet-smelling 
Babiana plicata, and not at all of orris-root. 
Gladiolus crispulatus, L. Bolus. Cormus ovatus, 1-5 cm. longus, 1 cm. diam., 
tunicis tenuibus, in segmenta capillacea divisis; caulis gracilis glaber, 
cum spica 30 — 42 cm. altus; vaginae 2-3 — 5 cm. longae; folia producta 4, 
linearia glabra gracillima, nunc setacea nunc ad 0-2 cm. lata, infimum, 
cum vagina 11 cm. longa, ad 48 cm. longum, cetera caulina, 30 — 3 cm. 
longa cum vaginis 10 — 2 cm. longis; spathae valva exterior acuminata 
crebre tenuissimeque nervata, 3-7 — 2-5 cm. longa, interior parum 
brevior, interdum 2-dentata; flores 1 — 3, fere erectae, perianthio roseo, 
segmentis lateralibus exterioribus anguste rubro-vittatis, inferioribus 
nota rubra, oblonga vel lineari, ultra dimidium attingente, ornatis, 
faucibus lineis rubris interruptis additis, 4-5 — 5 cm. longo, segmentis 
crispulatis, exterioribus cuspidatis obtusis, ad 3 cm. longis, 0-8 — 1-5 cm. 
latis, interioribus 1 — 1-7 cm. latis; stamina ad dimidium segmentorum 
attingentia, stylo cum ramis ea bene excedente. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Riversdale Div., Corente 
River Farm, fl. Dec. 1908, Dr John Muir (Galpin, 5369); foot of the 
Langebergen above Corente River, alt. 1200 ft., and slopes of the Lange- 
bergen above Witte Els, 2000-2500 ft., fl. Oct.-Nov., Dr John Muir, 810. 
Gladiolus Louiseae, L. Bolus. Cormus ignotus; caulis gracillimus, cum spica 
29— 50 cm. altus; vagina una sola visa glabra, ad 8 cm. longa; folia 
producta 3, linearia, nervo medio marginibusque prominentibus, saepius 
