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G. flore rubenle, Blush corn flag. Resembles the French corn-flag except that it has 

 pale red flowers. 



G. flore albo, white corn flag. Similar to the last except that the flowers are white. 



G. purpureiis minor, small purple corn flag. Has smaller leaves, stalk, and flowers 

 than the French corn-flag, which it otherwise resembles. The flowers are arranged 

 on one side of the spike. 



G. Italicus, Italian corn flag. Flowers a little darker than those of the French corn- 

 flag, and arranged on both sides of the spike. 



G. Byzantinus, corn flag of Constantinople. Flowers deeper red in color and larger, 

 and with larger roots and leaves, than the French corn flag, and arranged on one side 

 of the spike. Blooms after the other species are past. Plant more tender than the 

 preceding. 



Breyne (1739b) describes Gladiolus tristem, G. angustem, G. plicatum, 

 and G. puniceuni Lam. The last-named is considered a synonym of 

 G. villosus Ker. G. angustus was described in Hortus Cliff ortianus under 

 the name G. foliis linearibus. 



Linnaeus, in his Hortus Cliff ortianus (1737), describes the following 

 species and gives references to the names of these in the writings of other 

 botanists: 



1. Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus. 



Gladiolus, floribus uno versu dispositis, major. Bauh. pin. 41. 



Gladiolus sive Xyphion. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 701. 



Victorialis rotunda. Besl. eyst. 66. f. 2. 



Gladiolus, floribus uno versu dispositis, major & procerior, flore purpureo- 



rubente. Tournef. inst. 365, Boerh. lugdb. 2. p. 365. 

 Gladiolus. Riv. mon. 163. 

 Gladiolus, floribus uno versu dispositis, major & procerior, flore candicante. 



Tournef. inst. 365. 

 Gladiolus, floribus uno versu dispositis, minor 8z humilior. Tournef. inst. 365. 

 Gladiolus, floribus uno versu dispositis, minor. Tournef. inst. 366. 

 Gladiolus carnei coloris. Tournef. inst. 365. Boerh. lugdb. 2. p. 127. 

 Gladiolus utrinque floridus. Bauh. pin. 41. Boerh. lugdb. 2. p. 126. 

 Gladiolus utrinque floriferus. Dod. pempt. 209. 

 Gladiolus utrinque floridus, flore rubro. Tournef. inst. 366. 

 Gladiolus utrinque floridus, flore albo. Tournef. inst. 366. Boerh. lugdb. 2. p. 127. 

 (Native of Italy and around Monspelium.) 



2. Gladiolus foliis linearibus. Vid. Tab. 



Gladiolus africanus, folio gramineo, floribus carneis, macula rhomboidea purpurea 



inscriptis, uno versu positis. Boerh. lugdb. 2. p. 127. 

 (Native of Africa.) 



In Species Planiarum, Linnsus (1753 b) describes the following species: 



communis. I. Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus, floribus distantibus. 



Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus. Hort. cliff. 20. Hort. ups. 16. 



Gladiolus caule simplicissimo, foHis ensiformibus. Roy. lugdb. 19. 



Gladiolus floribus uno versu dispositis. Bauh. pin. 41. 



Habitat in Europa aiistrali. 

 imbricatus. 2. Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus, floribus imbricatis. 



Habitat in Russia citeriore. 



Flores parvi versus iinum latus imbricati. 

 spicatus. [Not at present included in the genus Gladiolus. Is Watsonia spicata.] 



angustus. 4. Gladiolus foliis linearibus, floribus distantibus,- corollarum tubo 

 limbis longiore. 



Gladiolus caule simplcissimo, foliis linearibus, floribus altemis. 

 Roy. lugdb. 19. 



Gladiolus foliis linearibus. Hort. cliff. 20. *t. 6. 



Habitat in Africa. 



