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GLapDIOLus FLoripunpus. Larce- 
FLOWERED Corn-F Lac. 
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Clafs and Order. 
Trianpria Monoeynia. 
_ Generic Charadler.—Vid. N* 538 & 5624 
Specific Charaéter and Synonyms. 
GLADIOLUS floribundus folio extimo falcato longiore, flori- 
bus ereétis: tubo fpatham zquante: limbo 
turbinato-campanulato: Jaciniis conformibus 
parum inequalibus planis fumma majore. G. 
GLADIOLUS floribundus. Facq. ic. rar. 2. t. 254. coll. 4. 
162. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1. 219. “dg 
GLADIOLUS grandifiorus. Bot. Rep. tab. 118. ejus Recenf. 
Grapiotus floribundus. ‘ : 2 
Oes. Hujuset aliarum generis fpecierum corollz lacinie de priftinis - 
lanceolatis, dum in horto diutius colantur, lineari-oblonge et mucro- 
nulato-retuf eyadunt lateribus furfum luxuriofe dilatatis apice immu- 
tato. G, ee seat ae 
Bulb ovate, as big as a pigeon’s egg. Leaves enfiform, 
ftrongly and many nerved, ftiffifh, outer one broadeft, longett, 
and generally fubfalcate, with a filiform cartilaginous edge 
nearly the length of the ftem, the reft upright. Stem about 
a foot high, flexuofe, flower-bearing nearly from its bafe, 
whence Jacguin’s name. Flowers 4—6, upright, large. 
Spathes about two inches long, equal to the tube which is 
ftraight. Stamens fcarcely longer than the faux. Anthers dark. 
Violet. Stigmas fomewhat higher. The fegments vary from 
dirty white, with a broad livid-purple longitudinal fillet, to 
bright fleth colour with a broad lively. red fillet. Flowers in 
May. Scentlefs. A free blower, very ornamental, and pro-— : wee 
Pagates with eafe from both feed and offsets. ss 
Our drawing was taken at the nurfery of Meffrs. Gar 
