P L A T E CXLVII.
G L A D I O L U S C U S P I D A T U S.
Spear-fpotted Gladiolus.
C L A S S III. O R D E R I.
TRUSDRU MONOGYNIJ. Three Chives. One Pomtal.
C O K O L L A f e s p a r t i t a , r i n g e n S . Stamina adfcend
e n l i a .
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
• - t o a a o M U i m v U i o n s , gaping- Chives afcend-
E U S . Plate X I . V o l . I .
i n g .
See G L A D I O L US
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
G i a d i o l u s fiflb » " - r i - M , f l f o r f b 0 ^ , a c u S :
r o l h r i n g e n t e ; lacinUs longiffimis, acumi
M t i s , u n d u l a ü s , fuba=qualibu5 , t n b u s mf
e r i o r i b u s in m e d i o m a c u l a o b l o n g a n o t a f s.
G l a d i o l u s «1.1, leaves t h a t are l i n e a r l y fwordf
h a p e d and f m o o t h ; bloffom g a p m g ; fegm
e „ t s very long, tapered to t h e point,
w a v e d a n d n e a r l y e q u a l , t h e t h r e e l o w e r in
t h e m i d d l e h a v e a n o b l o n g fpot.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
3. T h e S e e d - b u d , Shaft, a n d S u m m i t .
• , „ o f o n e o f t h e m o l t e r r a n t fpecies of t h e G e n u s ,