Corolla sexpartita, ringens. Stamina adscendentia.
Blossom sixdivided, gaping. Chives ascending.
See Gladiolus roseus, Pl. XI. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus, plicatis, villosis; corollis regularibus; spatha trivalvi; scapo laterali.
Gladiolus with sword-shaped leaves, plaited and hairy; blossoms regular; sheath three-valved; flower-stem lateral.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The three-valved Sheath.
2. A Blossom spread open, to shew the situation and direction of Tips.
3. The Pointal, and Seed-bud, one of the Summits magnified.