Antholyza

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Read about Antholyza in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Antholyza (name from the Greek, referring to fancied shape of flower). Iridaceae. Cormous plants of the gladiolus kind, grown in the open for summer bloom; red and yellow. Perianth long-tubular, curved, dilated above, the uppermost segms. largest; stamens 3; style branched; ovary 3-loculed.—About 14 or more Cape and Trop. African plants, with linear or sword-shaped Lvs. and bright fls. in 2-sided spikes. Cult. the same as gladioli, being taken up in the fall. The tubers are often started in a frame or in the house before planting in the open. A. abyssinica, Brongn. Conn globose, 1 in. diam.: st. 2 ft. or less: Lvs. 3-4, linear, 1 ft. long: spike simple, few-fld.; fls. bright red, the curved tube 1 in. long. Abyssinia.—A. quadrangularis, Burm. (Gladiolus quad- rangularis, Ker.). Corm large, globose, plant stoloniforous: st. slender, 2-3 ft.: Lvs. 2-3, narrow: spike very lax, 2-4 fld.; fls. bright red and yellow, tube 2 in. long. Cape.—A. Schweinfurthii, Baker. St. terete, 1 ft. to spike: Lvs, 5 to 6, grass-like, 6 in. long: spike simple and lax, many-fid.; fls. bright red shading to yellow, about 1½ in. long, the tube curved and dilated. Abyssinia. B.M. 7709. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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