Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. Some of the more important families of the Hortus are included here, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae and Liliaceae. It also contains a wide assortment of other plants with a modified stem or root that acts as a storage organ. Such plants are usually deciduous and have a distinct dormancy period. Shrubs and trees are not included, but there is some overlap with herbaceous plants.
Gladiolus (scarlet from Mr. Herbert) x (x gandavensis)
A single hybrid derived from an unnamed plant obtained from William Herbert, presumably by John Bidwill, is described but not named. ‘Gladiolus scarlet Mr. Herbert x G. Gandavensis. Flowers very large of bright pink and scarlet, tolerably well shaped, petals too pointed – [word indistinct] flower lobes light yellow ochre and a little purple, beautiful bright colour. Shape not so good.’ [MP A2948-4].
Gladiolus (x colvilli hybrid) x blandus
A hybrid of a Gladiolus x colvilli hybrid x Gladiolus carneus. No description is extant and the nature of the G. x colvilli hybrid is unclear.
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x ‘Hero’
Hybrid of Gladiolus x colvilli x Gladiolus ‘Hero’. See Gladiolus ‘Hero’. No description is extant.
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (angustus x blandus)
Four way hybrid, Gladiolus x colvilli x (Gladiolus angustus x G. carneus). No description is extant.
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) colvilli-gandavensis [#10]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.10 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Pink inclining to scarlet in stripes upon whitish ground, purple feathered blotches upon lower lobes, large well shaped flowers, slender scape. Curious variety and good.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) [#3]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.3 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Very robust scape, large flowers, much paler than No.1 [Hero], purple orange blotches on lower lobes. Good variety.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) [#4]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.4 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Robust scape. Paler than No.3, lower lobes partly yellow with dark crimson blotches. Middling variety.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) [#6]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.6 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Very robust scape, flowers smallish and of middling shape, colour bright pink, with carmine yellow-brown on lower lobes, beautiful in colour but shape and size inferior.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) [#7]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.7 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Very robust scape, flowers smallish and of middling shape, colour bright pink, with carmine yellow-brown on lower lobes, beautiful in colour but shape and size inferior.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x (x gandavensis) [#9]
(Gladiolus x colvilli) x (Gladiolus x gandavensis) hybrid, no.9 in Macarthur’s notebook no.5 in an entry dated 1846. ‘Robust scape, large flowers, indifferent shape, petals too thin, pale pink above, pink, yellow and purple on lower lobes. Middling variety but curious.’ [MP A2948-5].
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x blandus
Three way hybrid, Gladiolus x colvilli x Gladiolus carneus. No description is extant.
Gladiolus (x colvilli) x cuspidatus
Gladiolus x colvilli x Gladiolus cuspidatus hybrid. No description is extant.
Gladiolus (x covillii x cuspidatus) x blandus
Three way hybrid, (Gladiolus x colvillii x G. cuspidatus) x Gladiolus carneus. Camden Park bred but no description is extant.
Gladiolus alatus L.
Short-lived cormous perennial with linear leaves and up to ten hooded, funnel-shaped, scented, salmon-pink to orange flowers, splotched yellow and lime-green, in late winter and spring. To 25cm. [RHSE, CECB, Hortus].
Gladiolus alatus x roseus
Probably Gladiolus alatus x Gladiolus caryophyllaceus var. roseus hybrid. A hybrid raised at Camden Park for which I have found no description.
