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or I. Germanica worthy of notice, although all have been reported 
“indigenous.” Nor can we admit Sisyrinchium unceps Lam., a well 
known North- American plant, — indeed the genus is not European, 
— and which has been found near Woodford, Co. Galway]. 
2. Gladiolus Linn. Gladiolus. Corn-Flag. 
Perianth funnel-shaped 6-cleft ; segments oblique, arranged 
somewhat in two lips. Stamens distinct, ascending. Stigmas 
dilated upwards, canaliculate, entire. — Plants with a cormus, 
and equitant cauline leaves. — Name: gladiolus, a little sword; 
in allusion to the shape of the leaves. 
1. G. *communis L. (common G. or C.) ; leaves ensiform 
shorter than the stem, flowers and spathas unilateral, perianth 
subringent upper segments conniving margin of the uppermost 
covered by the two contiguous ones, lower three oblong- 
spathulate and nearly equal, anthers linear shorter than the 
filaments, seeds compressed winged. Curt. hot. Mag. t. 86 : 
Gawl. in Bot. Mug. sub G. Byzanlino (t. 874, ad calcem). 
G. imbricatus Bab. n\Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 2. xx. p. 158. 
New Forest, Hants; probably introduced. If.. 6 . — Allied to 
G. segetum Gawl., which however differs by the larger flowers, the 
uppermost division of the perianth incumbent over and not covered 
by the two next it, anthers longer than the filaments, and globose 
subbaccate seeds. Under Crocus serotinus in Curt. Bot. Mag. t. 1267, 
it is shown that G. imbricatus L. is the same as G. segetum. 
3. Trichonema Ker. Trichonema. 
Perianth single, petaloid, in 6 deep equal segments, tube 
shorter than the limb. Stam. distinct. Filaments hairy. Style 
filiform. Stigmas bipartite, slender. Seeds globose. — Named 
from Spi?, rpi^og, a hair, and vtjpa, a filament. 
1. T. Columns Reich. (Columna’s T.) ; scape single-flowered 
mostly solitary slightly drooping, leaves filiform compressed 
furrowed flexuose, spathas longer than the tube of the corolla, 
style shorter than the stamens, stigmas bifid at the apex. T. 
Bulboco lium Sm. Ixia Sni. : JE. B. t. 2549 (not of Linn. ?). 
Grassy pastures in Guernsey and Jersey. The Warren, Dawlish. 
If. 3, 4. — A small bulbous plant, with a pale bluish-purple flower, 
having a yellow centre. 
4. Crocus Linn. Crocus. 
Perianth single, coloured ; tube very long ; limb cut into 6 
equal segments. Stam. distinct. Style filiform. Stigmas dis- 
tinct or united to the middle, denticulate at the apex or incise, 
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