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GLapIoLus CARDINALIS. SUPERB GLADIO- 
Lus; or, CoRN-FLAG. 
Cla/s and Order. 
TriANDRIA MonocynNlia. 
Generic Charaéer. 
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Corolla 6-partita, irregularis, inequalis. Stigmata 3. - 
Specific Charaéier. 
GLADIOLUS cardinalis corolle ere&tez limbo campanulato, 
floribus fecundis, feapo multiflaro, foliis en- 
fiformibus multinerviis. . 
This new {pecies of Gladiolus, of whofe magnificence our 
figure can exhibit but an imperfeét idea, was introduced 
into this country from Holland, a few years fince, by Mr. 
Grarrer, at prefent Gardener to the King of Naples; and 
firft flowered with Meffrs. Lewrs and Macxrz, Nurferymen, 
at Kingfland; a very ftrong plant of it flowered alfo this 
fummer at Meffrs. Gaimwoons and Co. which divided at 
top into three branches, from one of which our figure was 
- drawn. ; , 
It obvioufly differs from the other more tender plants of 4 
this genus, in the colour of its flowers, which are of a fine 
_ _ fearlet, with large white fomewhat rhomboidal fpots, 0" 
feveral of the lowermoft divifions of the Corolla; {rong 7 
plants will throw up a ftem three or four feet high. 
It is moft probably a native of the Cape, flowers with US 
in July and Auguft, and-is increafed by offsets from the - 
=e: Ibs; muft be treated like the Ixias and other fimilar Cape 
plants. ‘ 
