G L A D I O L U S GALEATUS.
Helmet'flowered Gladiolus.
CLASS IIL ORDER L
TRIANDRIA MO NOG YNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC CHARACTER.
C O R O L L A fexpartita, ringens.
STAMINA, adfcendentia.
PLATE CXXIL
Gladiolus foHis fub-ovatis, coftatis, mucronatis;
fpathis carianatis, tubo longioribus; lacinia
fumma concava, fub-ere6la.
BLOSSOM fix divifions, gaping.
C H I V E S afcending.
See GLADIOLUS ALATUS. Vol. I . Pl.VIII.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
Gladiolus with leaves nearly egg-fliaped, ribbed,
and pointed at the ends; fiieaths keeled,
and longer than the tube of the bloiTom;
the upper fegment concave, and almoft upright.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The two Iheaths of the Empalement.
2. The Chives, with part of the tube of the Bloffom, to which they are attached,
a. The Pointal and feed-bud.
We are certainly led to think with Thunberg, that this plant is not a fpecies, but a very Angular
and beautiful variety, of G. alatus, of which we have feen above fix or feven. Nevertheless, upon
the authority of Prof. Jacquin, who in his Icones 2. tab. 258, has figured it under this name fpecifically;
and as it has been continued as fuch, by the accurately difcriminating and indefatigable
Willdeuow; (to whofe labours, all lovers of the fcience arc fo much indebted, for his invaluable,
and copious new Edition of the Species plantamra,) we have thought it but right to acquiefce,
without alteration in the name adopted by them. For the management of this plant we mull refer
our readers to the G. alatus, Pl.VIII. Vol. I. of this work.
The Helmet-flowered Gladiolus was not feen in England, till the fpring of the year 1800; when
the roots were received at Clapham, from the Cape of Good Hope, fent by the Colleaor there, for
the Hibbertian coHeaion, amongft an infinite number of others; many having flowered this year, of
which we have drawings, by permiflion of the proprietor, and are deflined to enrich the Bot. Eep.
being perfeaiy new to this country. The figure of this plant was taken in Auguft, but the regular
feafon of its flowering, muft be much earlier (if planted with the other Cape bulbs in Oaober,) that
is to fay, about the month of May or June.
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