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GLADIOLUS* psittacinus. 

 The Parrot Gladiole. 



TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. IiiidE;T. Jussicu. (Litrodiiction to the natural sijstoa of 

 Botany, p. 260.) 



GLADIOLUS. — Supri), vol. 2. fol. 169. 



G. psittacinus ; foliis ensiformibus medio costatis obscure nervosis, floribus 

 campanulatis, sepalis late ovatis obtusis mucronulatis, petalis anterioribus 

 lineari-oblongis supremo obovato convexo. 

 G. psittacinus. Hooker i« hot. mag. t. 3032. 



Caulis cum foliis 3-4-pedalis, basi purpureus, supernd Icet^ virens, erectus. 

 Folia ensifontiia, ucnminnta, equitantia, medio suhobliquc costato, costis 

 quibusdavi latcralibus obscurioribus. Spicae tcrminalcs, pedales, bractcis 

 spathaceis, purpurasccntibus, tubo fioris aequalibus. Sepala et petala lutca, 

 coccineo punctata, striolata ct marginata; genitalia petalo supremo appressa, 

 breviora. 



We believe that the first introduction of this noble 

 Gladiole took place in 1829, when it was ojjtained from 

 the Prince of Salm Dyck, by Mr. Hitchin, of Norwich. 

 Mr. Richard Harrison had previously seen it in the Garden 

 at Leyden, where, however, it seems that different ideas 

 are entertained upon the subject of liberality from what we 

 are accustomed to meet with in most of the Gardens of 

 Great Britain. 



Our drawing was made from a plant that blossomed 

 last July in the Nursery of Mr. Lee, of Hammersmith ; 

 almost immediately after which, we were favoured with 

 noble specimens by Mr. Miller, of Bristol, accompanied 

 by a beautiful drawing, executed with great skill by Miss 

 Mintron. 



* The leaves of all the species being sito;c/-shaped, a word expressive 

 of that meaning is very appropriate. 



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