CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 6-partita, ringens.
Stamina adscendentia.
Blossom of six divisions, and gaping.
Chives ascending.
See Plate XI. Gladiolus roseus.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gladiolus foliis falcatis; caule polystachio; corollis sub-regularibus, carneis.