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or Daeleni, was introduced after this period. It was brought 

 from Java in 1828 or 1829, in a Dutch vessel to Rotter- 

 dam, and having been obtained by Dr. Dael of Brussels, it 

 flowered with him for the first time, and was accordingly- 

 named after him by horticulturists. In addition the G'la- 

 dioliis Golvilh'i, pnlcherrimus, ramosissimus, and a great 

 number of other very fine varieties, with which the horti- 

 culturists of Haarlem have enriched their trade, the for- 

 mosissimus deserves particular notice as being the finest 

 flower we have seen in 1842. This variety unites the habit 

 and abundant flowering of the ramosus, with the color of 

 the cardinalis, though scarcely so brilliant. AH these vari- 

 eties have a family resemblance to the ramosus, flori- 

 bundus and cardinaUs. They are not, however, to be com- 

 pared with the brilliant novelties obtained at the Due d' 

 Aremberg's seat at Enghein. Beddinghaus, a young man 

 of good intelligence and education, and in every respect 

 capable of directing such an establislmient as that at Eng- 

 hein, fertilized the G. natalensis with the floribundus, the 

 ramosus and the cardinalis. This crossing was made in 

 the summer of 1837, a season favorable for such operations. 

 Seeds were ripened, and from a sowing of these the G. 

 gandavensis was raised. M. Louis Van Houtte having ob- 

 tained this variety, thus annoimced it in his catalogue for 

 1841. " I have the stock of this gladiolus with the excep- 

 tion of two bulbs possessed by one of my brothers. At the 

 moment I write all Ghent comes to admire it. In stateli- 

 ness and color it exceeds all we have seen among the Gla- 

 dioli. Its dimensions surpass those of G. ramosus ; its ma- 

 jestic flowers, to the number of 18 or 20 are of the most 

 charming vermilion ; their inferior petals adorned with 

 chrome, amaranth and brown, are again relieved by anthers 

 of an azure hue which descend to the centre of the flower." 

 This description, doubtless, made in a moment of admira- 

 tion and enthusiasm, is however, a little exaggerated, if 

 properly cultivated the plant will produce flowers corres- 

 ponding with the above description. Many other varieties 

 from the same sowing, much surpass even the G. ganda- 

 vensis. Several of these have already appeared in the cat- 

 alogue of M. Jacob Makoy, of Liege, for 1842, others are 

 not yet in the trade. The names of the former are Baron 

 de Pronay, De Cand611ei/,Gretry, Herbert?'/, Low/?', Pfcifer/i, 

 Reine des Beiges, Salm/d«?/5, Schwarzenberg/dnws, splen- 



