Grows naturally in France, Spain, Italy, and Turkey; bears our climate
extremely well; is a common shrub in our nurseries and plantations,
which it much enlivens by its yellow blossoms: flowers from June to
August, or longer in cool seasons.

Is raised by seeds, which generally come up plentifully under the
shrubs.

MILLER mentions a variety of it, which, as inferior to the
common sort, does not appear to be worth cultivating.




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GLADIOLUS COMMUNIS. COMMON CORN-FLAG.


_Class and Order._

TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

_Generic Character._

_Corolla_ sexpartita, ringens. _Stamina_ adscendentia.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._