476 Tridacca—Gladiolus. 
purple. Of the far more magnificent South African species we 
must limit ourselves to those more generally cultivated, and 
from which the numerous varden vurieties have been raised :—- 
G. cardinclis, about 2 feet high, with red flowers, the inferior 
petals bearing in the centre a white or rose spot encircled with 
purple. G. psittacinus, upwards of 3 feet high, distinguished 
by its long spike of yellow flowers, whose lower 
petals are spotted with rusty purple; G. ringens, 
a superb plant with large slate-coloured flowers 
exhaling an odvur of violets, and finely pitted and 
striped with violet, the lower petals with yellow 
spots; G. cuspidtus, large creamy-white flowers 
hearine brown spots on the lower petals. G. wn- 
duletus, white rayed with purple in the centre ; 
(fr. lecettus, rose-coloured ; G. ramosius, flesh- 
coloured; and G. florihiindus, purple spotted 
with white. The species mostly employed in 
hybridising are G. carditis, G. fluribindus, 
and G. psittacinus, aud they have given birth to 
innumerable beautiful varicties either direct from 
sced or by intercrossing. Among the most not- 
able is the G. Gundavénsis (fig. 231), raised in 
the garden of a celebrated Belgian amateur, the 
Duke of Arenbere. It is reputed to be the result 
of across between G. curdindlis and G. psitta 
cinus. The flowers in this variety are of a bright 
vermilion shaded with rose, and yellow blotches 
on the lower petals. The anthers are of a deep 
coat violet. colour, forming an agrecable contrast with 
Gandavensis. the colours of the perianth. This and G. Brench- 
(4 nat. size.) is * ee : 
leyénsis, a beautiful scarlet, may be considered 
as standard varicties, and they are both extensively employed 
for planting in large beds. 
10. PARDANTHUS. 
A small genus of tubcrous-rvoted herbs from Eastern Asia, 
with equitant ensiform leaves, branched stems, spathaceous 
bracts, and orange-coloured flowers spotted with purple-brown. 
Perianth-seements equal, spreading, narrowed at the base ; tube 
very short. Stigmas petaloid. Name from mdpédos, a leopard, 
and dvéos, a flower, in allusiou to the spotted flowers. 
1. P. Chinénsis.—This grows from 18 to 24 inches high, with 
