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Cornell Extension Bulletin 9 



An idea of the garden gladioli of three centuries ago may be obtained 

 from Hortus Eystettensis (Besler, 1613), in which six colored figures of 

 gladiolus appear. These are as follows : 



Gladiolus Narbonensium 

 flore purpureo 



Gladiolus sylvestris 



FROM HORTUS EYSTETTENSIS, 1613 



Gladiolus Narbonensis 

 flore incarnate 



Fig. 7. GARDEN GLADIOLI THREE CENTURIES AGO 



Folio 10 II. Gladiolus svlvestris Cordi {Victorialis rotunda^ 

 Runde Sigwurz mit rother blumen. 



A small slender plant bearing three flowers on the spike. 

 III. Gladiolus Narhonensinm flore. purpureo. 

 Schwertelbrauner. 

 A spike bearing nine flowers is shown. 



