Plate 272 - Gladiolus Tristis

272 Gladiolus TRIsTIS Corn-Flag sQUARE-Leaved

>Class and Order TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA

 >Generic Character Cor 6-partita ringens stamina adfcendentia

>Specific Character and Synonyms Gladiolus triftis soliis lineari-cruciatis corollis campanu latis Linn syst Vegetab ed 14 Murr p 86 Ait Kew v 1 p 63 Lilio-Gladiolus bisolius et biflorus soliis quadrangulis Trew Ehret t 39 Gladiolus triftis soliis linearibus fulcatis caule bifloro tubo longissimo segmentis Mill Dict ed 6

Linneus gave to this species of Gladiolus the name of triftis from the colour of its flowers which however poffefs scarcely sufficient of the sombre to justify the appellation still less so if they vary in the manner represented in Trew's Ehret where they are painted in gay and lively colours in the spe cimens we have seen the blossoms have been of a fulphur colour shaded in particular parts with very fine pencillings especially on the under side most authors defcribe the flower ing stems as producing only two flowers Linnaeus has observed that they sometimes produce many we have seen them do so where the plant has grown in perfection in their expanfion which usually takes place in April and May they give forth a most agreeable fragrance It is a native of the Cape and other parts of Africa was cultivated by Mr Miller and flowered in the Chelsea Gar den in the year 1745 Ait Kew The leaves which so characteristically distinguish this species are highly deserving of notice inftances of such rarely occur as the bulbs produce numerous offsets the plant is propagated by them without difficulty and requires the same treatment as other Cape bulbs Library Pub I W Curtis Geo Crescent Aug 7 1704

272 Gladiolus TRIsTIS Corn-Flag sQUARE-Leaved Class and Order TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA Generic Character Cor 6-partita ringens stamina adfcendentia specific Character and synonyms Gladiolus triftis soliis lineari-cruciatis corollis campanu latis Linn syst Vegetab ed 14 Murr p 86 Ait Kew v 1 p 63 Lilio-Gladiolus bisolius et biflorus soliis quadrangulis Trew Ehret t 39 Gladiolus triftis soliis linearibus fulcatis caule bifloro tubo longissimo segmentis Mill Dict ed 6 Linneus gave to this species of Gladiolus the name of triftis from the colour of its flowers which however poffefs scarcely sufficient of the sombre to justify the appellation still less so if they vary in the manner represented in Trew's Ehret where they are painted in gay and lively colours in the spe cimens we have seen the blossoms have been of a fulphur colour shaded in particular parts with very fine pencillings especially on the under side most authors defcribe the flower ing stems as producing only two flowers Linnaeus has observed that they sometimes produce many we have seen them do so where the plant has grown in perfection in their expanfion which usually takes place in April and May they give forth a most agreeable fragrance It is a native of the Cape and other parts of Africa was cultivated by Mr Miller and flowered in the Chelsea Gar den in the year 1745 Ait Kew The leaves which so characteristically distinguish this species are highly deserving of notice inftances of such rarely occur as the bulbs produce numerous offsets the plant is propagated by them without difficulty and requires the same treatment as other Cape bulbs Library Pub I W Curtis Geo Crescent Aug 7 1704