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PLATE CXI.
G L A D I O L U S STRIATUS.
Streaked-Jioivered Gladiolus.
CLASS m. ORDER L
TRIJNDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEE.
COKOLLA fexpartita, ringens. Stamina adfcendentia.
BLOSSOM fix divifions, gaping. Cliives afcending.
See GLADIOLUS KOSEUS, Plate XI . Vol.I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gladiolus foliis lanceolato-enfiformibus, fcapo
Eequantibus; fcapo fubtrifloro, e r e a o ; floribus
ereftis; corolla ringente, laciniis acutis,
undulatis, medio ilriatis.
Gladiolus with leaves between lance and fwordihaped,
the length of the flower-ftem; generally
three flowers on the ftem; flowers
grow upright; blofl"om gaping,tlie fegments
pointed, waved, and ilreaked in the middle.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The two Sheaths of the Empalement.
3. A Flower cut open with the Chives attached.
3. The Seed-bud and Pointal, natural flze, one Summit detached, magnified.
THIS fpecies of Cape Gladiolus was brought to us, from Holland, about the year 1788; it is a very
hardy bulb, the flowers contmuing perfeft more than a week, and are not eafdy injured eiUier
by wmd orram. BuUhe greateft merit of this plant is, that the bloifoms are only produced when
moft of the other fpec.es of Ixiae, Gladioli, &c. have done flowering; which is generally about the end
of July. Before the ftem decays, the bulb ihould be taken from the pot, and dried. The increafe of
this plant IS not great, as feldom more than two roofs are produced from the old one. Our drawing
was made at the H amme r fm^ nurfeiy, in J799. Willdenow has a Gladiolus from Jacquin's Icon
Ear under Ae fpecific title here given to this, undoubtedly not the fame plant; but as our name is
that by which this fpeces is in general known, and by which it came from Holland, we have not
thought fit to alter it. ^^
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