Gladiolus Studies — ^ I i^o 



garden. The corms should be planted in the fall, since the variety does 

 not flower well if planted in the spring. It is not hardv, and can be 

 brought safely through the winter only by planting in weU-drained soil 

 and protecting with a heavy mulch, or by planting in a cold frame. 



G. rigidus is a hybrid between G. tristis and G. hlandiis, but inclining 

 toward the latter. It was raised by Dean Herbert. 



G. schivarizenbergianus is a hybrid with the same ancestrv as G. ganda- 

 vensis, and was listed by Jacob Alakoy in 1S42. 



G. splendidus is another hybrid with the same parentage as G. gmtda- 

 vensis, offered by Jacob Makoy in 1S42. 



G. spofforthianus is a hybrid between G. cardinalis and G. hlandus, 

 raised by Dean Herbert. The flowers show more resemblance to G. 

 blandus than to G. cardinalis. The name was given to honor Spofforth, 

 the home of its originator. 



G. Sternii is a hybrid raised by Beddinghaus and introduced bv Jacob 

 Makoy in 1842. 



G. turicensis is a hybrid between G. Saundersii and G. gandavensis, 

 oftered by "SI. Froebel, of Zurich, Switzerland, in 1S89. This hvbrid 

 was cataloged in the United States by Peter Henderson in 1891. 



G. Victorialis is a hybrid between G. byzantimis and G. cardinalis. It 

 originated with Dammann, who oftered it in 1893 with the following 

 description : 



A new early-flowering class of gladioli standing the winter well. It is the first hybrid 

 gladiolus between a European and a Cape species. The habit of the plant stands 

 between those of its parents. It is dwarf, robust, and rich flowering. The flowers 

 are pink or dark red, and the inner segments are striped like those of the -\frican 

 Gladiolus cardinalis. They appear about the middle of April, are large, ver}- open, 

 and somewhat scented. The Gladiolus Victorialis offers quite a new field to the' grower 

 as he may further tr}- to imite the beauty of the African species and the hardiness 

 of the European kinds. Well adapted for the market and cutting. 



G. vitriacensis is a hybrid between one of the Lemoinei varieties and 

 some of the early-flowering forms known as G. nanus. The flowers are 

 reported as being of meditmi size and brick red in color, with the character- 

 istic blotches of the dwarf type. The plant, however, is taller and more 

 \'igorous than the dwarf type. This form was offered in 19 13 by Cayeux 

 et Le Clerc, who have seedlings of other colors ready for introduction. 

 The value of this type is that it fllls the gap between the early- and late- 

 flowering groups. 



G. Willmoreanus is a hybrid of G. gandavensis and G. floribuitdus. The 

 flower is creamy white, with the three upper segments streaked deHcate 

 rosy purple. It resembles G. psittacinus in form, but not in color. The 

 variety was introduced as G. natalensis var. Willmoreanus. Alhed to 

 this were the follo^Hng varieties: G. oldfordiensis — flowers large, deHcate 



