AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA 
Gleichenia— continued. 
cous beneath. Tropical regions, Stove. SYNS. Q. ferruginea, 
G. Hermanni, G. rufinervis, and many others. ; 
G. excelsa (tall). A synonym of G. longissima. 
G. ferruginea (rusty). A synonym of G. dichotoma, 
G. flabellata (fan-shaped). fronds very proliferous; branches 
dichotomously flabelliform ; pinnæ ascending, about 6in. long, 
lin. to 2in. broad, lanceolate ; segments linear, Australia, &c., 
1823. Greenhouse. 
. flagellaris (whip-like).* fronds, branches glabrous, repeatedly 
dichotomous, copiously foliaceous, glabrous, often glaucous 
beneath, sub-coriaceo-membranaceous ;_ pinne erecto-patent or 
divaricating, extremely variable, broad or narrow, or linear- 
lanceolate, Sin. to lft. and more long; segments }in. to 2in. and 
more long, linear, sometimes ferrugineo-tomentose at the base 
beneath. Capsules two to four. Mauritius and Bourbon, Ma- 
dagascar ; abundant in Java and Malay Islands. Stove. SYNS. 
G. bifurcata, G. bracteata, G. lævigata, G. plumeformis. 
G. furcata (forked). A synonym of G. pubescens. 
G. gigantea (gigantic). A synonym ôf G. longissima. 
G. glauca (glaucous). A synonym of G. longissima. 
G. jhecistophylla (smallest-leaved). A synonyn of G. dicarpa 
alpina. 
G. Hermanni (Hermann’s). A synonym of G. dichotoma. 
G. lzevigata (smooth). A synonym of G. flagellaris. 
G. longipinnata (long-pinnated), A synonym of G. pubescens. 
G. longissima (longest).* sti. stout, forked ; branches very long ; 
pinne numerous, in. to Bin, long, lin. to 2in. broad, deeply pin- 
natitid; segments linear, acuminated, or oblong, China and 
Japan. Greenhouse. SYNS. G. Bancroftii, G. excelsa, G. gigantea, 
G. glauca. (H.S. F. i. 3B.) 
G 
Fig. 113. GLEICHENIA CIRCINATA SEMI-VESTITA, 
G. Matthewsii (Matthews’s). A synonym of G. pubescens. 
_ G. microphylla (small-leayed). A synonym of G. circinata. 
G. pectinata (combed).* sti. zigzag, branched ; branches bearing 
one to three pairs of forked divaricating pinnæ ; segments never 
decurrent, frequently glaucous beneath. sori of eight to ten 
capsules. Tropical America, 1824. Very distinct. Stove. 
s G. plumzeformis (feather-formed). A synonym of G. flagellaris. 
~ G. pubescens —— sti. and rachises often woolly ; branches 
of the frond repea dichotomous, — innæ Sin. to 2ft. 
long, lin. to 2in. bi , pectinato-pinnatifid, clothed with cob- 
webby pubescence ; segments spi ing, linear. Capsules two to 
five. Tropical America. Stove. SYNS. G. furcata, G. longipin- 
nata, G. Matthewsii, G. tomentosa. 
G. quadripartita (quadripartite). fronds coriaceous, black when 
dry, rufous-brown Cossack, not liferous, only once-forked ; 
each branch dichotomously flabelliform ; pinne lanceolate, acu- 
minate, faleately curved, pectinato-pinnatifid, 4in. to 6in. long, 
lin. to l}in. broad; lobes narrow-linear, sub-falcate, sharply 
acute, the margins a little recurved. Capsules one to three in a 
Sorus. Straits of Magellan. Greenhouse. SYN. G. acutifolia. 
G. rufinervis (red-nerved). A synonym of G. dichotoma. 
G. ru (rock).* fronds 2ft. to 6ft, long; lobes of pinne 
rounded or obtusely sub-quadvangular, coriaceous; margins 
thickened and recurved, sub-glaucous beneath. sori of three or 
four capsules, superficial, Australia, 1860. Greenhouse. Per- 
haps only a variety of G. circinata. 
G. speluncze (cavern). A synonym of G. circinata. > 
G. tomentosa (tomentose). A synonym of G. pubescens. 
Vol. II. 
OF HORTICULTURE. 
GLEICHENIACE. 
Filices. 
GLOBBA (native Molueca name). Syn. Spherocarpus. | 
ORD. Zingiberacee. A genus of about twenty-four species 
of pretty stove herbaceous perennials, natives of India and 
the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers yellow or pinkish, 
very curious-looking ; calyx three-cleft, tubular; corolla 
with a slender tube. Globbas are of easy culture in a 
warm, moist stove; and may be readily increased by 
dividing the roots. 
G. atr ea (dark red).* fl. yellow, with scarlet bracts, 
disposed in dense terminal racemes. In blossom the greater part 
of the year. l. alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, de glossy 
green, Stems about as thick as a goose quill, much crowded, 1ft. 
to 1}ft. long, gracefully arching on all sides. Borneo, 1881. An 
elegant plant. SYN. G. coccinea. (B. M. 6626.) 
G. coccinea (scarlet). A synonym of G. atro-sanguinea. 
G. Schomburgkii (Schomburgk’s).* fl. golden-yellow, with a 
bright orange-red base to the lip; panicle drooping ; lip narrowly 
cuneate, with a broad, retuse, truncate end. August. J. elliptic- 
ovate or lanceolate, with slender acuminate tips, contracted into 
a short petiole above the vagina, Stems tufted, 6in. to 12in. high. 
Siam, 1864. (B. M. 6298.) 
G. sessiliflora (sessile-flowered). jl. yellow; spike whorled ; 
lateral segments of corolla longest ; bracts lanceolate, — — 
ee l. lanceolate, acuminate. A, 14ft. Pegu, 1807, (B. M. 
1428. 
GLOBE AMARANTH. Se Gomphrena globosa. 
GLOBE FLOWER. See Trollius. 
See Sphe- 
GLOBE MALLOW. 
ralcea. 
GLOBE THISTLE. See Echinops. 
GLOBOSE, GLOBULAR. Round or 
spherical. 
GLOBULARIA (from globulos, a small 
round head; in allusion to the form of the 
capitate flower). ORD. Selagineæ. A genus 
comprising twelve species of hardy or green- 
house perennial herbs, shrubs, or sub-shrubs, 
inhabiting the Mediterranean region, &c. 
Flowers collected upon a common recep- 
tacle, surrounded by a many-leaved invo- 
lucre. Leaves radical or alternate, cori- 
aceous, obovate-oblong or lanceolate, entire 
or argutely sparingly toothed. Globularias 
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A group or. sub-order of 
a moist, free soil; they may also be grown 
in the margins of borders. Propagated by 
seeds, or by division. 
G. Alypum (Alypum).* /.-heads pale, terminal. 
August —— September. 1. lanceolate, three- 
toothed and entire. Stem shrubby. A. 2ft. South 
Europe, 1640. Greenhouse shrub. See Fig. 114. 
(Fl. Ment. 34.) z 
. cordifolia (heart-leaved). .-heads blue, small, globular, 
— —— Summer. 5 petiolate, obovate - cuneate, 
emarginate. Stem shrubby, prostrate, much branched. Europe, 
Western Asia, 1633. Hardy sub-shrub. 
Fre. 114. FLOWER-HEAD OF GLOBULARIA ALYPUM. — 
longifolia (long-leaved). /l.-heads white, axillary, 
G. avy, and August. Z, lanceolate, linear, entire. 
shrubby. A. Sft. Madeira, 1775. Greenhouse. (B..R. 685.) _ 
nana (dwarf). /l.-heads bluish, globular, nearly }in. in 
— Summer. J, radical, fleshy, narrowly obcordate- 
cuneate. Stem woody, creeping, prostrate, South Europe, 1824. 
Hardy herb. : 
G. nudicaulis (naked-stemmed).* .-heads blue, larger than 
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