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Gaultieria Shallon, Pursh.—North-western Ameri- 
‘a. This handsome, spreading bush would yield its 
pleasant, edible berries in abundance if planted on 
our snowy mountains, where it would likely become 
naturalized. 
Gaylussacia frondosa, Torrey and Gray. —The Blue 
Tangleberry of North America. A bush with decidu- 
ous foliage. Berry sweet. 
Gaylussacia resinosa, Torrey and Gray.—The Black 
Huckleberry of North America. A dwarf shrub with 
deciduous leaves. It likes swampy woodlands, and 
thus would find ample space in our forest ranges. 
Berry of pleasant taste. Perhaps some of the South 
American species produce also edible fruits. 
Geitonoplesium cymosum, ALll. Cunningham. — 
Through the whole Eist Australian forests. It is 
mentioned here to draw attention to the fact that 
special culture may convert this into an asparagus 
plant, as Mr. P. O’Shanesy has found that the young 
shoots offer a fair substitute for asparagus. 
Genista monosperma, Lamarck. — Mediterranean 
regions. One of the best broom-bushes for arresting 
sand-drift. G. spherocarpa, Lam., is of like use, and 
comes also from the Mediterranean Sea. ; 
Gentiana lutea, L. —Sub- Alpine tracts of Middle 
and South Europe. A perennial, most beautiful herb, 
yielding the medicinal gentian-root. It could be easi- 
ly raised in our higher mountains. Chemical princi- 
ples: gentian-bitter and gentianin. 
Gladiolus edulis, Burchell.—Interior of South A fri- 
ca. The bulb-like roots are edible, and taste like 
chestnuts, when roasted. 
Glycine hispida, Bentham. (Soja hispida, Moench.) 
