GLADIOLUS. 



CAntiibrigienfis, nor have we fecn any fpeclmpn. Trie ftort, 

 upright, llriight haves are remjrkuble. Tin Jioiv:rs are 

 I'n.nlWr th:in in the two laft, fcentlefs ; the baf? oi' their ft g- 

 m'-riits feirii-trprifparoiit, ihe extremities yellowifh, ilripcd 

 and dotted vrith pi-rple. The upper fegment is by far the 

 krgei^ ; the othc-rs f;radually fmallcr, to the lower one, 

 which is lea'l '.f nU. Tube funiicl-Ciap'-d, femi-pellucid, 

 very pale pi:rp!e, .•>.s lono; as the largeft Icgment.— Jacquiii 

 fir!l called thi', vrecie&Jli-Llus : fee Colleft. v, 4. 170. 



11. G. tin,-!!:.!. Jacq Ic Rar. t. 248 Cull v. 3. 255, 

 and V. 4. 169 t. 3. f. I. Ker in Ann. of Bot V. I. 231 — 

 Leaves linear, convoluted, fmuoth. Stem zig-zag. Seg- 

 ments of the corolla elliptical, blunlifh, nearly equal, 

 Shorter thr.n the tube. — Native of the Cape. Jacquin, from 

 vphofe figuruJ alone we are acquainted with this plant, fays 

 it b!oo:ne<i wilh him in November. Thr^i-m is a fpaii high, 

 curved ar.d zirf-zag. Flowers one or two, yello-.vilh, more 

 or Icls v.-'.rieg''.i "d with pale purple, fcentlc<s, about an inch 

 andhi'f long 



12. G. Jitifo'.ius. Thunb. DifT. 18. Linn. Suppl 96. 

 Ker ir. Ann uf Bot. v. i. 231 — " Loaves lincar-bnitle- 

 ihapcd Corolla ringent. Stem branched." — Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. " Si<:m bearing many fpikes of 

 flowers; Nery rarely fimple ; upright, fomowhut zig-zag, 

 four inclies h.igh ; brandies round and erect. Leaves about 

 three, liKon.v.fotaceoiis, the upper ones gradually fhorter ; 

 the lowerr.eit as tall as the fteni. /•Vciw. rj- alternate, white, 

 rino-ent ; their tube fcarcely longer than the fpatha.'' 

 Tlilnb. 



13. G. gracilis. Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 246. Kit in Curt. 

 Mag- t 562. — Leaves hnear, ribbed, deeply furro'.ved on 

 e.-i.ch flue, vi-i'h a very liight midrib. Corolla fomewhat 

 bell-lhaped ; fegments ovDte, nearly equal — Native of the 

 Caoe, c:ihly cultivated with us, blooaiing in Miirch cr 

 April. Fh-wers wavy, pale blue, more or lefs fpecklcd 

 with black and whit? ou the two lower lateral fegments ; 

 without fcent. Bulb very fmall. Stem variouily bent, flen- 

 der, two or three feet high. 



14. G rccurvus. Linn. Mant 28. Ker in Curt. Mag. 

 t. 578. (C carinatus ; Willd. Sp PI. v. i. 211. Ker in Ann. 

 oi Bot. v. I. 2^1. G. pundlatus ; Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 247 

 G.ringens; Andr. Repof t. 27 and 227. Redout. Liliac. 

 t 1Z7 G. aiatas; Schneev. Ic. t. 1 2 )- Leaves linear, fiat; 

 rib prominent en each fide Radical fncath fptckled. Seg- 

 ments of the corolla nearly equal, ovate, recurved. - Native 

 of the Cape, cultivated and badly figured by Miller, and 

 now frequent in gardens, where it is valued for the fine vio- 

 let fragrance of its blue and yellow bloffoms, more than even 

 for their beauty or fize, wliich equals that of moft fpecies. 

 The leaves have a llrong rib, prominent on each fide, and the 

 firtl (heath from the root is curinufly fpeckled with brown, 

 like the ftalks of Arum Draemieulus. Thunberg confounded 

 tliis znA gracilis w ith tr'iji'ts, 



15. G. brev'tfollus. Jacq. Ic Rar. t. 249. Dryand. in 

 Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. V. 1.98. (G. hirfutus a ; Ker in 

 Curt. Mag. t 992 ; and ,5; t. 727. G. carneus ; Ar.cr. 

 Repof t. 240.) — " Leaf of the barren bulb folitary, li- 

 near, nightly downy ; of the flowering one fcarcely any. 

 Corolla fomewhat ringcat.'' — Native of the Cape, readily 

 cultivated and encrealcd with us. The flo'-j.'ers are among 

 the fmalkr fized, all learing one way, varioufly tinged with 

 'pale ptirple or rofe -colour, with fome yellow ; their three 

 lower fegments moft fpeckled, and nearly of equal fize, the 

 uppermoit one rather largell, vaiJted, recurved at the fum- 

 mit. Tiie leaves are minutely downy, upright, linear or 

 flightly lanceolate ; very Iliort, or rather mete fcales, on tl)C 



flowering flem ; folitary and larger on the bulb, which pro- 

 duces no flowers. 



16. G. hirfutus. Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 250. Dryand. in 

 Ait. Hort. Kew. ed 2. v. i.p8. Ker in Curt Mag. 

 ^- 574- (G. rofeus ; Andr. Repof t 1 1.) — '• Leaves linear 

 fword-ihaped, downy. Corolla nearly regulr.r." — Native 

 of the Cape ; introduced into our gTerr-hotifcs in 1795, when 

 it^ fir'l floM-er^d in the ccUiction of Mr Orde at Fuiham. 

 The broadiih, downy, red-edged leaves are rem-rkable. 

 'I'hej^ow.Tj- are large and fragrant, rofe-colorred ; their feg* 

 ments elliptical, pointed, nearly equal. Jacquin's fig.'re is 

 indeed a poor one, but we can fca'-cely fuppcfc, with Mr. 

 Andrews, that it is drawn from a dried fpecimen, as t!.c au- 

 tiior fays it flowered in his gn en-houfe, nor does he, like 

 Pallas, often praftifethis without acknowledgment. 



17. G. fexuofus. Thunb. Difl". 9 t I. f. i. Linn. 

 Suppl. 96 — Leaves !ine:ir, involute. Corolla ringent ; feg- 

 ments elhptic-lrmceolate, nearly equal, (liorter than the tube. 

 Stem zig-zag — Gathered at the Caiie by Thunberg, from 

 whom we have a wild fpecimen. The_y7(-m is a fpan high, ir- 

 regularly curved, and zig-zag. Leaves iheathing, (hort, li- 

 near, acute, fmooth, involute. Spalkas large, fwelling, 

 fliarply pointed. /Ycw^rj- very pale flefli-colourcd, with rid 

 ribs; tube capillary, an inch and Inlf long ; fegments of the 

 limb narrow, nearly equal in fize, but ringent. 



18. G. carneus. Jacq, Ic. Rar. t. 255 Ker in Curt. 

 Mag. t. 591. (G. cufpidatus; Andr. Repof. t. 147. 

 Redout. Liliac. t.36. ) — Leaves fword-fhaped, manv-ribbed. 

 Segments of the corolla (hortcr than the tube ; th.e upper- 

 moll broadtll, with an involute recurved point ; the three 



lower narrowell, dependent Native of the Cape. A tall 



and handfon-.e pkint, with feveral many-ribhcd leaves. 

 Flowers inodorous, two-ranked, large, flelb-coiourcd with 

 a rofy hue ; their three lower fegments oblong, bluntifli, 

 each marked with a red rhomboid central fpot ; tlie three 

 upper broadeft, efpecially the top one, with long recurved 

 points, whofe edges are involute. The tube is (lender, 

 longer than tlie limb, twice as long as the fpatha. This 

 freely blowing fpecies is a defirable ornament for the green- 

 houfe in the fpriug. 



19. G. cuff'uhuvs. Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 257. Ker in Curt. 

 Mag. t. 582. Redout. Liliac. t. 136. Andr. Repof. t.219. 

 (G. undulatus ; Linn, Mant. 27.) — Leaves fword-lhaped, 

 rrany -ribbed. Segments of the corolla half the lepgth of 

 the tube, nearly equal, pointed, undulated, reflt.\ed. — 

 Native of the Cape ; now become pretty frequent in gardens, 

 for the fake of its elegaiiee of form and colour, and its fra- 

 grance in an evening. The very long narrow fegments of 

 the corolla., each of whicii has a recurved, channell<-d, un- 

 dulated point, and tlie much greater length of the tube, are 

 ftriking ciiaraclers. The colour is pale greenifli yellow, or 

 bufl^, with a remarkable lanceolate fpot, llained with purple 

 and red, on eacli of the three lower {cginei.tj. Anthers 

 deep blue. The Liunsau name ought to have been re- 

 tained for this fpecies, but to change the preient appella- 

 tion would now caule more trouble than advantage. 



20. G. blanitus. -\it. Hort. Kew. ed. i. v. i. 64. Ker 

 in Curt. Mag. t. 625. 645. 648. Andr. Repof. t. 99. 

 (G. carneus; De la Roche Difl". 30. t. 4. Redv<ut. Liliac. 

 t. 6^. G- albidus; Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 256. G. cimpanula- 

 tus ; .-\iidr. Repoi^ t. I &8.)— Leaves maiiy-ribLcd. Tube 

 of the corcUa fhorter than the fpatha, equal to the limb, 

 which is ringent, bell fliaped ; its upper fegmeiit concave; 

 lh.ee lower nairoweft, fpotted. — Native of the Cape. Suc- 

 ceeds bell with us in the open ground, but the bulbs niuil 

 be taken up every year. — This is an elegant fpecies, with 



