1. The outer sheath of the Empalement.

2. The inner sheath of the Empalement.

3. A Blossom spread open, with the Chives attached.

4. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits.

This most singular Gladiolus was received, amongst a variety of others, in the year 1799, from the Cape of Good Hope, by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammersmith; at whose nursery it flowered in March, this year 1801, for the first time. It is a hardy bulb, and propagates freely from the root; grows about two feet high, and, before flowering, has much the appearance of G. tristis.[Pg 89]

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PLATE CLXVII.
BRUNSFELSIA UNDULATA.
Waved-flowered Brunsfelsia.

CLASS XIV. ORDER II.

DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. Two Chives longer. Seeds covered.