PLATE XIX.
GLADIOLUS VERSICOLOR.
Changeable Gladiolus.
CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Spathæ bivalves.
Corolla, sexpartita, ringens. Petala oblonga, omnia unguibus in tubum connata.
Stamina. Filamenta tria, subulata, divisuris alternis petalorum inserta. Antheræ oblongæ.
Pistillum. Germen inferum. Stylus simplex, longitudine staminum. Stigma trifidum concavum.