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GLADIOLUS 



GLADIOLUS 



13. Papflio, Hook, f. Corm of medium size, globose: 

 8t. 2 ft. or more: Ivs. about 4, rigid, 1 ft. or more long 

 and 1 in. or less wide: fls. 6-12, pale purple or lilac, 

 yellow in the throat; perianth horizontal, the curved 

 tube J<iin. long and broadly funnel-shaped at the 

 top; 3 upper segms. obovate-spatulate, uppermost 

 not reflcxing, J^-zuin. broad, IJ-2 in. long, the lower 

 ones very narrow below and marked with large red- 

 brown spade-shaped yellow-edged blotches. S. Afr., 

 in the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Natal. B.M. 

 5565.— Handsome. Varies to white in cult. 



cc. Under- or body-color essentially red (No. 22 may he 

 sought here). 



14. Leichtlinii, Baker. Corm large and globose: 

 St. about 2 ft. tall, terete: Ivs. about 4, ensiform, 1 ft. 

 long: fls. 6-8, large, in a somewhat dense 1-sided spike, 

 bright red, with a curved tube 1 34 in. long; upper segms. 

 obovate and connivent, equahng the tube, 3 lower ones 

 much smaller and acute, spreading, red at tip but yellow 

 and minutely red-dotted below; stamens shorter than 

 upper segms. Transvaal. 



15. cardinalls, Curt. Corm large and globose: st. 

 3-4 ft.: Ivs. 4-6, glaucous-green, ensiform, nearly or 

 quite 1 in. broad and reaching 2 ft. or more in length: 



1649. Gladiolus purpureo-auratus. ( X Ji) 



lis. many (sometimes 20), nearly erect, bright scarlet, 

 the tube 1^2 in. long and nearly straight; upper segms. 

 oblong-spatulate (2 in. long), scarlet, the .3 lower ones 

 shorter and narrower, with a large white blotch; sta- 

 mens more than half the length of the limb. S. Afr. 

 B.M. 135. 



16. cruentus, Moore. Corm large, globose: st. 2-3 

 ft.: Ivs. about 4, ensiform, dark glaucous-green, 2 ft. 

 or less long, ^-1 in. broad: fls. 6-10 in a rather dense 

 distichous spike, bright scarlet; tube 2 in. or less long, 

 nearly straight; upper segms. obovate-spatulate, to 

 2' 2 in. long; 3 lower segms. 1}2 in. long, white-blotched 

 and red-spotted; stamens reaching half-way of limb. 

 Natal. B.M. 5810.— Closely related to No. 15. 



17. Sa&ndersii, Hook. f. Corm large, flattened-glo- 

 bose: height 2-3 ft.: Ivs. 4-6, strongly ribbed and stiff, 

 1-2 ft. long and 1 in. or less broad: fls. 6-8, large, 

 bright scarlet, the tube 1-1 J 2 in. long and curved; 3 

 upper segms. oblong-spatulate, uniform scarlet, con- 

 nivent (2 in. long), 3 lower smaller, white-blotched 

 and scarlet-spotted. S. Afr., coast region to Transvaal. 

 B.M. 5873. Gn. 12:64.— Handsome. Var. superbus, 

 Hort., is a form produced by the early infusion of G. 

 Saundersii into the garden strains. 



18. Quartinianus, Rich. Corm to 1}^ in. diam., glo- 

 bose: strong, 2-4 ft.: Ivs. 3-4, rigid, sometimes nearly 

 ensiform, the lower ones IJ2 ft- or less long, and J^in. 

 or less broad : fls. 4-9, in an open spike, large, blood-red, 

 the narrow curved tube IJ2 in. long; upper segms. 

 hooded, the other smaller and more or less reflexed; 

 stamens nearly equahng upper segms. Nile Land to 

 Lower Guinea and Mozambique. B.M. 6739. G.C. IIL 

 24:467, and Gn. .55:388 (var. super(;us). Trop. Afr.— 

 One of the best of the genus. Named for M. Quartin 

 Dillon, who discovered it in Abyssinia. 



ccc. Under- or body-color at least, yellow. 



19. primulinus, Baker. Very like No. IS (with which 

 Baker sub.sequently united it), but differs in the yellow 

 color: corm globo.se, 1 in. and more diam.: Ivs. about 3, 

 ensiform, I'o ft- long and to 1 in. broad: fls. 3-5, in a 

 lax secund spike, clear primrose-yellow throughout; 

 tube 1 in. long, much curved above; 3 upper segms. 

 ovate or obovate, acuminate, hooded, 2 in. long and 

 more than 1 in. wide, the central one covering the 

 stamens and stigmas ; 3 lower segms. deflexed and much 

 smaller; stvle exceeding the stamens. Trop. Afr., 

 occurring in the rain-forests. B.M. 8080. G.C. 111. 

 ;i6: 191; 42:291. R.H. 1908, p. 9.— A handsome species, 

 and although not discovered until 1887 and flowered 

 untler cult, in 1890, it is now much used as a parent in 

 breeding. Several varieties are off'ered, as var. macu- 

 latus, Lemoine, with fls. large, chrome-yellow, the 

 inner surface of the reflexed segms. bearing a maroon- 

 red spot. Var. salmdneus, Lemoine, with fls. saffron 

 or salmon-color outside, the interior bright chrome- 

 yellow, with fine purple Unes. Var. major, Lemoine, 

 large-fld., said to be a cross of G. primulinus and yel- 

 low G. Lcmoinei: fls. chrome-sulfur-yellow with light 

 brown marks on the interior of the segms. : plant strong. 

 Var. erectus, Lemoine. Erect, with large scarcely 

 hooded chrome-yellow maroon-spotted fls. Var. con- 

 color, Lemoine. Fls. large, 2 of the segms. sulfur-yel- 

 low and the remainder naples-yellow. 



20. sulphiireus, Baker. Corm 1 in. diam., globose: 

 stout, but low, the st. 1 ft.: Ivs. 3^, the blade short 

 (2-3 in.) and .somewhat ensiform: fls. 6-8, large, soft 

 bright yellow, the curved tube 1 ' 2 in. long, upper segms. 

 hooded, oblong or obovate, the 3 lower ones small; 

 stamens shorter than upper segms. E. Trop. Afr. — 

 The G. sulphureus, De Graaf (G. Adlami, Baker) is 

 another species and the name is older. B.M. 7791. 



21. dracocephalus, Hook. f. Corm large, flattened- 

 globo.se: st. stout and simple, 2 ft. or less: Ivs. 3-4, 

 rather firm, I-P2 ft. long and 1 in. or less broad: fls. 



