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Gladiolus (Supplement)
To the species and varieties described on pp. 70-1, Vol. II., the following should now be added:
G. Kotschyanus (Kotschy's). fl. light violet, about 1 1/2in. long, with a nearly regular limb, the lower segments rather paler than the others, with a dark, median stripe; spike loosely few-flowered; scape 1ft. to 2ft. high, including the inflorescence. May. l. linear, 6in. to 8in. long. Afghanistan, Persia, 1886. (B.M. 6897.)
G. Papilio atratus (dark). A fine variety, the ground-colour of the flowers being dark purple instead of yellow. 1885.
G. watsonioides (G. Watsonius-like). fl. four to ten in a very lax, unilateral spike; perianth bright scarlet, the tube curved, 1 1/2in. long, the segments oblong or ovate, acute, 1in. long; spathe valves curved, leafy, lanceolate. June. l., produced ones about four, linear, erect, firm, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long. Stem erect, 2ft. to 3ft. long, with usually a couple of much-reduced leaves below the inflorescence. Kilimanjaro, 1886. (B. M. 6919.) G. Watsonius (Watson's). fl. two or three, each standing on a peduncle-like tube, enclosed by a bifid spathe; corolla bright red, funnel-shaped, the segments ovate-lanceolate, spreading. February and March. l. three or four, 3in. long, upright, rigid, flat, linear-lanceolate. Stem 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. high. (B. M. 450.) A variety in which the segments are variegated with yellow from the base about half-way up, is figured in B. M. 569.
Varieties. The subjoined are the best forms of G. gandavensis quite recently introduced, and are all worthy of culture in select collections. They have all received the first-class certificate of the Royal Horticultural or some other established society.
ADMIRAL WILLIS, red, flaked crimson and violet; APPIANUS, white, with large rose blotch on lower petal; CALLIPHON, rose flamed with deeper rose, light centre; CHARLES NOBLE, orange-scarlet, flaked and feathered rose; CROWN PRINCE, carmine, flaked and streaked crimson; DR. WOODMAN, salmon, flaked lake and rose; DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH, purplish-rose, flaked carmine; DUNI, crimson, shaded reddish-maroon; EGYPTIAN KING, maroon, flaked chestnut; HILDA, flesh, flaked and lined rose; JAMES DOUGLAS, rosy-lilac, flamed crimson; JAMES KELWAY, crimson and maroon, white lines; LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, red, violet stripes; LORD SALISBURY, scarlet, crimson centre; LORD W. BERESFORD, amaranth, flaked lake; MELTON, salmon-red; MR. BAINES, orange-carmine, striped red; MR. MARSHALL, salmon-red, striped carmine; MR. STRIEDINGER, flesh, veined carmine; MRS. DOBREE, white and pale yellow; PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR, scarlet, flaked white; PRINCE GEORGE, crimson, scarlet, and white; PRINCESS BEATRICE, white, violet stripes; PRINCESS OLGA, white, flaked rose; ST. GATIEN, vermilion, flaked crimson; SAMUEL JENNINGS, scarlet and white blotches; SILENUS, crimson, with violet stripe; SIR MASSEY LOPES, orange-rose, with light centre; SIR TREVOR LAWRENCE, mulberry, flaked maroon; WILLIAM KELWAY, crimson-scarlet, blotched white.