GLADIOLUS 



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GLADIOLUS 



G. byzanti'nus (Byzantine). 2. Red. July. Turkey. 



1629. 

 campanula'tus (bell-flowered). See G. BLANDUS CAM- 



PAXULATUS. 



caniina'lis (cardinal). 2. Red. July. 1789. - 

 carmi'neus (carmine), ij. White, carmine, with 



two blotches. 1906. 



ca'rneus (flesh-coloured). 2. Flesh. June. 1796. 

 cauca'sicus (Caucasian). See G. SEGETUM. 

 cochlea'tus (spoon-lipped), i. White, red. March. 



1829. 

 Colvi'llfi (Colville's). ij. Bright red, with three 



purple blotches. Gardens. 

 a'lbus (white), ij. White. 

 commu'nis (common). 2. Red. July. S. Europe. 



a'lbus (white-/?otr-*). 2. White. June. S. 

 Flesh. July. S. 





 Europe. 



ca'rneus (flesh-coloured). 



Europe. 1596. 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured). See G. TRISTIS CONCOLOR. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's). See G. PSITTACINUS. 

 crassifo'lius (thick- leaved). S. Africa. 

 crispiflo'rus (curled-flowered). See G. IMBRICATUS. 

 cri'spus (crisped). See TRITONIA CRISPA. 

 crue'ntus (blood-red). Blood-red, white. September. 



1868. 

 cuspida'tus (pointed). i. White, brown. May. 



1795. 



> pa'Uidus (pale), i. Pink. May. 1760. 

 de'bilis (weak). i. White. May. 

 decora'tus (decorated). 3. Bright scarlet, with three 



yellow blotches. E. Africa. 1890. 

 dracoce' 'phalus (dragon's-head). 3. Greenish-yellow, 



densely streaked purple. Natal. 1871. 

 ,, Ecklo'ni (Ecklon's). Densely spotted purple-red on 



pale ground. Autumn. 1862. 

 edu'tis (eatable-rooted), i White. June. 1816. 

 Ello'ni (Ellon's). White, tipped purple. 1890. 

 ,, elonga'tus (elongated). See BABIANA TUBIFLORA. 

 ,, festi'vus (festive). See G. BREVIFOLIUS. 

 ,, fishdo'sus (hollow). See WATSONIA SPICATA. 

 ,, ftexuo'sus (zigzag). See ACIDANTHERA TUBULOSA. 

 ,, floribu'ndus (bundle-flowered), i. Citron. July. 



1788. 



fra' grans (fragrant). See BABIANA PT.ICATA. 

 fu'sco-vi'ridis (brown-green). 2. Greenish, finely 



striped claret-brown. 1897. 

 ,, gandave'nsis (Ghent). Garden race (psittacinusX 



cardinalis). 

 ,, glau'cus (sea-green), i. Bluish-red, striped white 



and red. Greece. 1906. 



gra'cilis (slender). 2. Blue, white. April. 1800. 

 gra'ndis (grand), i. Brown. June. 1794. 

 bine'rvis (two-nerved). i|. Pink. June. 1806. 

 tenu'ior (slenderer), i. Variegated. June. 1779. 

 hasta'tus (halbert-shaped). i. Flesh. May. 1816. 

 hirsu'tus (hairy), ij Pink. June. 1795. 

 hyali'nus (grass-like), i. Yellow, red. June. 1825. 

 illy'ricus (Illyrian). -2.\. Red. Mediterranean Region. 

 imbrica'tus (imbricated), i. Red. June. Russia. 



1820. 



,, inclina'tus (inclined). See BABIANA TUBIFLORA. 

 involu'tus (rolled-inward). if. Pink. June. 1757. 

 ,, iridifo'lius (Iris-leaved). See WATSONIA MERIANA. 

 ,, ita'licus (Italian). See G. SEGETUM. 

 Ki'rkii (Kirk's). 3. Rose. Grahamstown. 1890. 

 ,, kotschya'nus (Kotschyan). 1-2. Light violet, with 



three dark lines. Afghanistan. 

 Letchtli'nii (Leichtlin's). Scarlet, yellow. Transvaal. 



1889. 

 Lemoi'nei (Lemoine's). Garden race (gandavensisx 



purpureo-auratus). 



,, linea'tus (lined). See TRITONIA LINEATA. 

 ,, longifio'rus (long-flowered). See BABIANA TUBIFLORA. 

 Lu'cidor (Lucidor). S. Africa. 

 macowania'num (Macowanian). See G. ANGUSTUS. 

 MackindSri (Mackinder's). 2. Yellow, scarlet. 



British E. Africa. 1902. 

 ,, Meriane'llus (Merianellus). S. Africa. 

 MiUe'ri (Miller's), if. Violet. May. 1751. 

 monta'nus (mountain), i. Brown. June. S.Africa. 



1759- 



,, Morto'nius (Morton's). See G. BLANDUS ALBIDUS. 

 *wwcrona'/s(hard-pointed). See BABIANA MUCRONATA. 



G. namaque nsis (Xamaqua). See G. ALATUS. 

 ,, nanciea'nus (Nancy). Garden race (SaundersiiX, 



Lemoinei). 



,, na'nus (dwarf). See BABIANA NANA. 

 ,, tiatale'nsis (Natal). See G. PSITTACINUS. 

 ,, ochroleu'cus (yellow-white). 3. Pale yellow. Trans- 

 vaal. 



oppositiflo'rus (opposite-flowered). April. 1843. 

 ,, orchidiflo'rus (Orchid-flowered). . Green, white. 



May. 1787. 



,, Papi'lio (Papilio). 3. Purple, yellow. 1866. 

 ,, atra'tus (darkened). Dark purple. 1885. 

 ,, permea'bilis (penetrable). |. Orange. June. 1825. 

 platyphy'llus (broad- leaved). 3-4. Deep yellow, 



veined red. Natal. 1893. 

 plica'tus (plaited). See BABIANA STRICTA. 

 Po'ttsii (Potts's). See TRITONIA POTTSII. 

 ,, pr&'cox (early). See G. WATSONIVS. 

 primuli'nus (primrose-coloured). 3. Primrose-yellow. 



E. Africa. 1890. 



,, co'ttcolor (one-coloured). Naples-yellow. 1910. 

 ,, ,, ere'ctus (erect). Intense chrome-yellow. 1910. 

 psittaci'nus (parrot-like). 3$. Scarlet, yellow. S. 



Africa. 

 ,, puncta'tus (spotted). Greenish- yellow, spotted purple. 



1889. 

 ,, purpu'reo-aura'tus (purple-golden). 3-4. Yellow, 



with large purple blotches. Natal. 1872. 

 quadrangula'ris (four-angled). See ANTHOLYZA QUAD- 



RANGULARIS. 



quartinia'nus (Quartinian). 3-4. Yellow, spotted 



scarlet. Trop. Africa. 1884. 

 supe'rbus (superb). Larger, yellow, flushed 



crimson. 1898. 



,, ramo'sus (branching). See MELASPH/ERULA GRAMINEA. 

 ,, recu'rvus (rolled-back). 2. Striped. May. 1758. 

 ,, refra'ctus (broken-back). See FREESIA REFRACTA. 

 ,, ri'ngens (gaping). See G. RECURVUS. 

 ,, ro'seus (rosy). See TRITONIA ROSEA. 

 ,, sambu'cinus (elder-scented). See BABIANA SAMBUCINA. 

 Saunde'rsii (Saunders's). 3. Scarlet, white, speckled. 



August. 1871. 

 se'gelum (corn-neld). 2. Purple. July. S. Europe. 



1596. 



sen'ceo-villo'sus (silky-woolly). 3. Yellow. 1864. 

 stria'tus (striped), i. Whitish, streaked red and 



yellow. S. Africa. 1825. 

 stri'ctus (upright). See BABIANA STRICTA. 

 sulphu'reus (sulphur). See BABIANA STRICTA SUL- 



PHUREA. 



tene'Uus (slender), f. Yellow. June. 1825. 

 ,, tenuiflo'rus (slender-flowered). See G. SEGETUM. 

 te'nuis (slender). See G. IMBRICATUS. 

 ,, trichonemifo'lius (Trichonema-leaved). ij. Yellow. 



June. 1800. 



trimacula' tus (three-spotted). See G. ANGUSTUS. 

 triphy'llus (three-leaved). Cyprus. 

 tn'stis (sad), i. Brown, red. July. 1745. 

 ,, ,, co'ncolor (one-coloured), i. Yellow. June. 1790. 

 tuba'tus (tubed). See BABIANA TUBATA. 

 tubiflo'rus (tube-flowered). See BABIANA TUBIFLORA. 

 Tyso'ni (Tyson's). S. Africa. 

 ,, undula'tus (waved-flowered). See G. CUSPIDATUS. 

 ,, pa'llidus (pale). See G. CUSPIDATUS PALLIDUS. 

 versi' color (various-coloured). See G. GRANDIS and 



varieties. 



villo'sus (woolly). S. Africa. 

 ,, vi'nulus (wine-coloured). See G. VITTATUS. 

 vipera'tus (viper-like). See G. ORCHIDIFLORUS. 

 vitta'tus (striped). ij. Creamy-white, feathered 



crunson. 1888. 

 watsonioi' des (Watsonius-like). 3. Scarlet-red. 



Mount Kilimanjaro. 1887. 



Watson'ius (Watson's), i. Red. March. 1791. 

 variega'tus (variegated), ij. Red, white. April. 



1801. 



xanthospi'lus (yellow-blotched). See FREESIA RE- 

 FRACTA. 



Propagation: by Offsets. The offsets are produced 

 plentifully round the base of each bulb. When the bulbs 

 are taken up, separate the flowering bulbs from the 

 offsets, and then again divide the latter into two lots, 

 one of the larger roots and one of the smaller. Towards 

 the end of August prepare a bed for them in an open 



