54 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Garrya—continued. . 
the shoots, and often from 4in. to 9in. long. Leaves 
opposite, petiolate, entire or denticulate, penninerved. 
G. elliptica is the only species in general cultivation. 
It forms an elegant bush plant for the shrubbery border in 
the South of England, but is, perhaps, seen to the greatest 
advantage when grown against a wall or trellis. Pro- 
pagated by seeds; or by cuttings of half-ripened wood, 
inserted in sandy loam, in August, and shaded from strong 
light until rooted. 
G. elliptica (elliptical).* fl. greenish-white or yellowish. Spring. 
Berries Mate ——— dork green and shining above, hoary 
beneath. A. 8ft. to 10ft. California, 1818. See Fig. 35. 
Fadyenii (M‘Fadyen’s). male flowers, spikes branched, pen- 
dulous ; —— cohering at apex. female flowers, spikes simple, 
erect; style short, thick, Spring. J. elliptic, shortly apiculate. 
Jamaica. 
G. Fremonti (Fremont’s). fl. resembling those of G. elliptica, 
but catkins shorter and less decidedly pendulous. Z. oblong or 
obovate, acute, — wavy atthe margins. North-west America. 
(G. C. 1881, xv. 431.) 
G. macrophylla (large-leaved). fl. green; racemes short, dis- 
posed in AnA], — few-flowered panicles. Boring: l ovate- 
elliptic, 4in. long, 24in. broad. h. 6ft. Mexico, 1846. 
Fic. 86. BRANCH OF GARRYA THURETI. 
G. Thureti (Thurot). A garden ‘hybrid, intermediate in general 
betw two parents, G. Faduenii and G. elliptica, 
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the first being the seed-bearer. It was raised in the Paris Botanic 
G: about 1862, See Fig. 86. (R. H. 1879, 154.) 
GARRYACEZ. A tribe of Cornacee. 
GARUGA (native name). ORD. Burseracew. A genus 
of about eight or ten species. of ornamental stove ever- 
green trees, natives of tropical Asia and America, with 
one from Australia. Flowers yellowish. Leaves impari- 
pinnate ; leaflets almost sessile, erenate. The species here 
described is the one most generally met with in cultiva- 
tion. For culture, see Boswellia, 
. pinnata (pinnate). l. somew! : - 
DA arar Dramen Drupe preg FA eat — — 
taste. A. 60ft. East Indies, 1808. A tree, with soft, 
spongy wood. 
GASTERIA (from gaster, a belly; referring to the 
swollen base of the flowers). ORD. Liliaceew. A genus 
of about fifty species of greenhouse evergreen succulents, 
closely allied to Aloe, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers racemose or panicled ; pedicels red; bracts small, 
persistent; peduncles naked. Leaves usually rosulate, 
thick, fleshy, generally tongue-shaped or ensiform. Under 
cultivation in this country, the flowering season of all 
the Gasterias is during the winter months. For culture, 
see Aloe. 
. acinacifolia (scimitar-leaved). fl. orange. , March to Septem- 
ber. Z. distichous, scimitar-shaped, with cartilaginous prickly 
edges. 1819. (B. M. 2369, under name of Aloe acinacifolia.) 
G. brevifolia (short-leaved).* fi. red, nearly lin. long ; raceme lft. 
long ; peduncles 1ft. long, simple or forked. J * l. ten to twelve, 
close together, lingulate, 3in. to 4in. long ; apex bluntly cuspidate ; 
dirty green, with numerous small white spots. Stems leafy. 
Previous to 1809. 
G. carinata —— fi. lin. long ; raceme 1ft. long ; peduncles 
simple, 14ft. long. 7. fifteen to twenty, dense, outer ones spread- 
ing, inner ones ascending ; all lanceolate, Sin. to 6in. long; face 
—— — distinctly keeled ; apex deltoid-cuspidate. Stem 
eafy. i. 
G. Croucheri (Croucher’s).* fi. numerous, pendulous, 2in. long ; 
perianth tubular, cylindric, contracted in the middle, upper part 
white, with green veins, lower pale rose-colour ; racemes nume- 
rous, 8in, to 10in. long, curving upwards ; — 2ft. to 2}ft. high. 
August. Z. numerous, spreading, recurved, lft. long, 3in. to 3}in. 
broad at base, Zin. to lin. thick, dark green, spotted with white ; 
margins toothed. k. 2ft. Origin unknown. (B. M. 5812, under 
name of Aloe Crowcheri.) 
G. disticha (two-ranked).* fl. scarlet, nearly lin. long ; racemes 
lft. or more in length; peduncles the same, simple or branched. 
l. ten to twelve, distichous, dense, patent, 4in. to 6in. long, 14in. 
broad ; face flat, with small obscure green spots on both surfaces. 
Stem leafy. 1820. There are several varieties of this species. 
G. glabra (glabrous). fl. lin. long; racemes lft. or more long, 
forty to fifty-flowered ; peduncle simple, 6in. long. J. fifteen to 
eighteen, dense, outer ones recurved, inner ones erecto-patent, 
lanceolate, 6in. to Sin. long; face concave, shining en, both 
surfaces with small white spots; apex deltoid-cuspidate. Stem 
leafy. 1796. (B.M. 1331, under name of Aloe carinata.) 
G. maculata (spotted).* fl. scarlet, Zin. long; raceme 1ft. long; 
peduncles 1ft. or more Jong, simple or branched, J. sixteen to 
twenty, distichous, loosely disposed, erecto-patent, bright shining 
- green or purple, 4in, to 6in. long, with age Beg bright spots 
in profusion ; ted, rose-colour. leafy, 6in. to Qin. 
1759. (B. M. 979, under name of Aloe Lingua.) 
aces Ji. nearly lin. long ; raceme 1ft. to — 
long ; peduncle stout, 1ft. or more long, always simple. l. twelve 
to twenty, distichous, dense, tongue-shaped, coriaceous, 4in. to 8in. 
long; face swollen below, flat above, shining, dark or purple- 
— with copious small white spots. Stem leafy, 2in. to Sin. 
790. (B. M. 838, under name of Aloe Lingua crassifolia.) 
G, nitida (shining). 1. lin. long ; raceme 1ft, to 14ft. long; peduncle 
lft. or more long, simple. Z. twelve to fifteen, dense, outer ones 
spreading, inner ones spreading, all lanceolate, 8in. to 9in. long, 
bright green; face concave; back oblique, keeled, with i; 
small white spots on both surfaces, Stem leafy, l}in. to 2in. 
1790. (B. M. 2304, under name of Aloe nitida.) The variety 
grandipunctata has larger spots. — 
G. pulchra (fair).* Jl. scarlet, 3in. long; raceme 1ft. long; 
duncles 1ft. or more long, branched. l. sixteen to tan y 
distichous, loosely disposed, all ascending, sometimes 1ft. long ; 
face concave, with large bright green or purplish spots on each 
surface. Stem leafy, 6in. or more high. 1759. (B. M. 765, under 
name of Aloe maculata.) 
G. variolosa (variegated). fl., inflorescence and perianth agreeing 
with G. maculata. 1. fifteen to eighteen, in a congesi 
spirally distichous rosette, ligulate-lanceolate ; the edge white and 
horny in the upper half, slightly eroded ; the surfaces smooth, dull — 
green, densely spotted with copious, imme small ob! i 
whitish-green blotches. A. 1ft. 1860. (Ref. B. 347.) 
G. verrucosa (warty).* fi. lin. long ; racemes four to eight, dis- 
sed in a deltoid panicle, terminal, 6in. long ; peduncles 6 
l. ten to twelve, distichous, close, ensiform, outer ones pat : 
inner ones alone ascending, bin. to 9in. long; face concave; apex — 
sub-pungent ; back swollen. Stem leafy, lin. to 2in. 1731. (B.M. 
, under name of Aloe verrucosa.) ee 
GASTONIA (named in honour of Gaston de Bourbon, — 
1608 to 1660, natural son of Henri IV. of France), ORD. 
Araliacee. A stove evergreen shrub, allied to Aral 
(which see for culture). : 7 
G. cutispongia (spongy-barked). Bois @’Eponge. fl., 
lft. long ; umbels at end of crowded erecto-patent — tes ; 
petals, stamens, styles, and cells of ovary, each ten to twelve. 
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