gladioluses

If he raved of azaleas and gladioluses, I told him of our China-asters, sunflowers, and hollyhocks.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Various

In the flower-garden, he may finish planting the remainder of the bulbous roots, such as the star of Bethlehem, fritillarias, narcissuses, and gladioluses, in beds or borders, all for flowering the same year.

The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering William Martin

She could see the quiet water of the little harbour through the pine trunks, and the lights coming out in the houses on the other side, and all round her the green dusk was splashed by the rose-pink of the gladioluses in the grass and the white of the crowding daisies.

The Enchanted April 1922

She could see the quiet water of the little harbour through the pine trunks, and the lights coming out in the houses on the other side, and all round her the green dusk was splashed by the rose-pink of the gladioluses in the grass and the white of the crowding daisies.

The Enchanted April Elizabeth von Arnim 1903

This unexpected bit of satire in his rear changed his retrograde movement to a sidelong bound, by which he flirted off half the pots on the balusters, upsetting my gladioluses and tuberoses in the pod, and leaving great splashes of mould, geraniums, and red pottery in the gravel walk.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887

Cannas will winter well in a good dry cellar, but tuberoses do best with the dahlias and gladioluses.

Gardening by Myself 1872

Next in order of blooming, are my favourite hardy gladioluses (I follow "Agriculturist" authority in my plural) – by no means to be compared with the late-flowering

Gardening by Myself 1872

After three Sundays without being able to march, the Ladies in White and several followers called "support ladies," a total of 12 women, made their habitual march, carrying gladioluses, after attending Mass at the Santa Rita Church, where Cardinal Ortega officiated.

Uncommon Sense 2010

After three Sundays without being able to march, the Ladies in White and several followers called "support ladies," a total of 12 women, made their habitual march, carrying gladioluses, after attending Mass at the Santa Rita Church, where Cardinal Ortega officiated.

Uncommon Sense 2010

Other monocots including gladioluses, freesias, brodiaeas and crocuses have corms, "solid bulbs" without the onionoid rings of a true bulb.

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