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NOVI TATES AFRICANAE 
indivisis, pallidis; caulis subteres, subflexuosus, robustus, glaber, 
1 — 3-ramosus, 69 cm. longns (sine spica), 0-8 cm. diam. medio parte; 
folia basalia 4 — 7, erecta, stricta, plana, glabra, ensiformia, acuta vel 
acum'nata, 27 — 46 cm. longa, 1-3 — 1-6 cm. lata; folia caulina 2; rami 
floriferi 1 — 3, saepissime ramulo brevi uno circa media praediti, erecto- 
patentes, subflexuosi, subteretes, glabri, 5 — 6 fb, 25 — 42-5 cm. longi, 
infimo circa 18 cm. a basi oriente ; spica terminalis aequilateralis, axi 
substricto, tereti, glabro, 27 — 34 cm. longa, 9 — 12 fl., fioribus sub- 
erectis ; spat.hae valvae exteriores lineari- vel oblongodanceolatae, 
acutae vel acuminatae, interioribus longiores, infima ad 7-5 cm. longa, 
0- 9 cm. lata, illis medio circa 5 cm. longis, 0-8 cm. latis, illis ramorum 
circa 3 cm. longis ; perianthii tubus parum curvatus, gracilis, 2-2 — 
2- 5 cm. longus, 0-35 cm. diam., segmentis albis pallide roseo suffusis, 
3 superioribus macula sature rubente conspicue basi vero notatis ; 
supremo ovato-oblongo, obtuso, 3-3 cm. longo, 1*9 cm. lato, lateralibus 
elliptico-oblongis, subacutis, 3 cm. longis, 1-4 cm. latis, 3 inferioribus 
elliptico-oblongis, aequalibus, obtusis, immaculatis vel rarius macula 
simile illae superiorum segmentorum sed minore pallidioreque, 2-9 cm. 
longis, 1-2 cm. latis; stamina parum magis quam dimidium segment- 
orum attingentia, antberis valde declinatis, curvatis, linearibus, lila- 
cinis, 0-9 cm. longis ; stylus (evolutus) 2/3 segmentorum attingens. — 
G. blandus, Andr., Bot. Rep. t. 99, non Ait. G. blandus, Ait. var. 
albidus Baker, in Fl. Cap. vi, 155. 
Var. j8, gracilior; tota planta multo graciliore humilioreque (ad 
55 cm. alta) ; foliis linearibus, angustioribus (ad 0-7 cm. latis) ; spica 
1 — 4 fl., haud ramis floriferis donatis, ceteris typicis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Worcester Div., Orchard 
Siding, — Dicey. Flowered in the National Botanic Gardens, Oct. 
1914, No. (Bolus Herb. No. 14844). Var. /3: Bredasdorp Div., 
near Ratel River, alt. 100 ft, fl. Dec. 1896, H. Bolus, 8693. 
Allied to G. blandus, Ait., from which the typical form of the 
present species differs in the more robust and taller habit, in the 
branched inflorescence, in the 3 upper segments being blotched at 
the throat, and in the violet-coloured decimate stamens. 
The type described from living plants and the variety from dried 
material. It appears to agree very well with Andrews’ figure. G. 
blandus, Ait., as understood by Baker, is probably too comprehensive, 
and will no doubt have to be split up as fresh material is available for 
comparison. 
Gladiolus apiculatus, Bob f. (§ Eugladiolus), cormo magno plantarum vetus- 
tarum, foliis linearibus ad basin apicemque attenuatis, post anthesin 
bene evolutus, spathae valva exteriore conspicue breviore quam in- 
