Lexicographical Neighbors of Gladiolas
Literary usage of Gladiolas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Happy are those for whom the word is gladiola and the plural gladiolas (though
... Gladiola and gladiolas are relatively uncommon in print but are frequent ..."
2. The Making of a Flower Garden by Ida Dandridge Bennett (1919)
"They do not possess the range of color of the gladiolas, being found only ...
They are stored during winter the same as gladiolas, lifting the tubers when ..."
3. The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher: In Plymouth Church, Brooklyn by Beecher, Henry Ward, Truman Jeremiah Ellinwood (1872)
"I am contented that my gladiolas shall grow like gladiolas. I let my lilies grow
as lilies should grow. They both drink the sun, but they do it in a ..."
4. Journal of Commodore Goodenough: During His Last Command as Senior Officer by James Graham Goodenough (1876)
"There are great beds of gladiolas, splendid geraniums, and lovely roses.
Although the third day's hot wind only ceased yesterday, I have a lovely nosegay of ..."
5. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1887)
"Thorpe, the New York florist, had a collection of about seventy five varieties
of gladiolas, which were in competition with gladiolas entered by Mr. Sked of ..."
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