Blossom, six divisions, gaping.
Chives ascending.
See Gladiolus roseus, Pl. XI. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus nervosis; scapo subtrifloro, longitudine foliorum; floribus erectis, maximis; laciniis corollæ emarginatis, undulatis, striatis, sub-æqualibus.
Gladiolus with sword-shape leaves, nerved; flower-stem having mostly three flowers, and of the length of the leaves; flowers grow upright, and very large; the segments of blossom are notched at the ends, waved, striped, and nearly of an equal length.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The two sheaths of the Empalement.
2. The Blossom cut open, with the Chives attached.
3. The Pointal, and Seed bud.
From the figures in the Collect. and Ic. rar. of Jacquin, we were led to think, this must be the same, or a strong variety of his G. florabundus; but, as his trivial name and specific character so ill accord with our plant, we have continued it under that, by which it was sent to England in 1788. It is a very free blowing bulb, and will live through the winter, with very little protection; flowering about June or July, and does not require to be removed from the pot, to prevent its rotting. Our drawing was taken in June this year, at the Hammersmith Nursery.[Pg 479]
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