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PLATE CLXVI. 
GLADIOLUS ABREVIATUS. 
Shortened-petalled Gladiolus. 
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GiaASe 1h. ORDER 1. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Brossom fix divifions, gaping. Chives afcend- 
in 
Corotia fexpartita, ringens. Stamina adfcen- 
Bees 
g. 
See GiapioLus rosgEvs, Pl, XI. Vol. I. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Gladiolus foliis linearibus, cruciatis, fcapo lon- Gladiolus with linear leaves, crofs fhaped, longer 
gioribus ; corolla tubulofa, ftriata, ima an- than the flower-ftem; bloffom tubular, 
guftata, lacinia fumma magna, reéta, ovata, ftreaked, and narrowed at the lower part, 
i vero parve, abreviate. the upper petal is large, grows ftraight out, 
and egg-fhaped, the others are fmall, and 
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appear as if fhortened, 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
. 1. The outer fheath of the Empalement. 
2. The inner fheath of the Empalement. 
3. A Bloffom fpread open, with the Chives attached. 
: 4, The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits. 
Sa cae 
Turs moft fingolar Gladiolus was received, amongft a variety of others, in the year 1799, from the 
Cape of Good Hope, by Meffrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammerfmith; at whofe nurfery it flowered in 
March, this year 1801, for the firft time. It is a hardy bulb, and propagates freely from the root; 
grows about two feet high, and, before flowering, has much the appearance of G. triftis. | 
