CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla sexpartita, ringens. Stamina adscendentia.
Blossom six divisions, gaping. Chives ascending.
See Gladiolus roseus, Pl. XI. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gladiolus foliis linearibus, cruciatis, scapo longioribus; corolla tubulosa, striata, ima angustata, lacinia summa magna, recta, ovata, reliquæ vero parvæ, abreviatæ.
Gladiolus with linear leaves, cross shaped, longer than the flower-stem; blossom tubular, streaked, and narrowed at the lower part, the upper petal is large, grows straight out, and egg-shaped, the others are small, and appear as if shortened.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.