PLATE CXLVIIL. 
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GLADIOLUS CUSPIDATUS. 
‘Spear-fpotted Gladiolus. 
CLASS I. ORDER I. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Corotta fexpartita, ringens, Stamina adfcen- 
Brossom fix divifions, gaping. Chives afcend- 
ing. 
See GLapiotus rosgus, Plate XI. Vol. I. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Gladiolus foliis lineari-enfiformibus, glabris; co- 
rolla ringente; laciniis longiffimis, acumi- 
natis, undulatis, fubzqualibus, tribus in- 
ferioribus in medio macula oblonga notatis. 
Gladiolus with leaves that are linearly fword- 
fhaped and fmooth; bloffom gaping; feg- 
ments very long, tapered to the point, 
waved and nearly equal, the three lower in 
the middle have an oblong fpot. 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
1. The two fheaths of the Empalement, 
2. A bloffom cut open, with the Chives remaining attached. 
3. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit, 
eee 
Tue Gladiolus here figured, reprefents a 
: known commonly by the name of of eight, quite 
diftin&; yet all, unqueftionably, originating in one common parent. It was introduced in 1796, 
from the Cape of Good Hope, by Mr. R. Williams, nurferyman of T 
from the root in abundance, if planted in very fandy 
peat earth, and flowers about the Month of April, or May. 
