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     THIS Sort riles with narrow Grafs like Leaves, a j 
 long, above each other, futfaining two or three Flowe 
 yellow Line firiped with fmall purple Stripes, the thr 
 dark Stripes; this flowers in .7une and the Seeds ripen 
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            Rofa. Tourn. In]?. R. H. 636. ,Tab. 408. L 
     THE Charadqers are exhibited in Page 4, Plate 8 
     Tkis Specie is, 
     ROSA (Punicea) caule aculcato, foliis pinnatis, fo 
 bicoloribus.  Rofe with a prickly Stalk, winged Lea 
 the Flower indented at the Top, and of two Colours. 
 Rofe. Mill. Sp. XII. 
    Tij s Sort is the Au/frian Rofe; this hath fmall bro 
 clofely armed with fhort crooked, brown Spines. 'I 
 oval thin Lobes, terminated by an add one; the Flcwe 
 Colour inclinable to a dee p red on the Infide, and of a 
 and foon fall off, but while they are in Flower ma 
 Yune. It loves an open free air and a Northern Afpea. 
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 Gladiolus. Lin. Gen. Plant. 57. Tourn. In]? R. tH. 36 
        S word , becaufi the leaves of this Plant refemble, 
    THE' Charaaers are, 
    THE Flowers are included in Sheaths, as A, which 
 of the Flower is cut into fix Parts, three of the up 
 open, and all together form a fhort incurved Tube 
 'Stamina, B, which are inferted into every Petal, and 
 terminated by oblong Summits, as C; the Germen, 
 fingle Style, E, the length of the Stamina, crowned by 
 ward becomes an oblong, fwelling, three cornered Ca 
 Valves, H, filled with roundiflh Seeds, as reprefented 
   Tuis Genus of Plants is ranged in the firft Se&ion 
MONOGYNIA, which includes thofe Plants whofe Flov 
    TH i s Specie is, 
    GLADIOLtUS (Byzant;nus) foliis enfiformibus, fpatl 
Leaves and longer Sheaths to the Flowers.  Gladiohl 
Cornflag of Byzantium. Mill. Sp. 111. 
    THIs Sort riles with a ftrong Stalk to the heigh 
veined or channelled, the Flowers are large and of a 
when in Flower, fo is worthy a Place in every good C 
increafe fo faft as to become troublefome in the Bore 
fent off from the Roots in the Manner of Tulips. Th 
latter end of Jly when the Stalks decay, and in,& 
the Flower Garden, where they will thrive in any Sitau 
of the £ame growth, will make a beautiful V.ariety. M 
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