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GEISSOMERIA 



GAULTHE'RIA. (Named after Dr. Gaulther, a 

 Canadian. Nat. ord. Heathworts [Ericaceae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogyma. Allied to Pernettya.) 



The oil of Wintergreens used to flavour drugs, and also 

 by perfumers, is obtained from the berries of G. pro- 

 cu'mbens. Chiefly by layers and seeds. Procu'mbens 

 requires a moist peat-soil ; Sha'llon will grow in any soil. 

 The fruit is prized for its flavour so much by the natives, 

 that they make it into bread for winter use. The green- 

 house kinds require peat, and similar treatment, with the 

 exception of a temperature from 35 to 45 in winter. 



HARDY. 

 G. anti'poda (Antipodal). 6. White. New Zealand. 



1820. 

 Myrsini'tes (Myrsinites). J. White. N.W. Amer. 



1827. 

 nummularioi' des (Nummularia-like). i. White or 



pink. Himalayas. 

 procu'mbens (procumbent). |. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1762. 



pyrolafo'lia (Pyrola-leaved). Himalaya. 

 S/fcz'#on(Shallon). 4. White. May. N. Amer. 1826. 



"Shallon; Salal." 

 trichophy'lla (hairy-leaved). J. Pink. Himalaya 



and Western China. 1899. 



GREENHOUSE. 



G. bractea'ta (bracted). Red. July. Ecuador. 1848. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet), i. Pink. Venezuela. 1849. 

 ,, corda'ta (heart-leaved). See MACLEANIA CORDATA. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). See DIPLYCOSIA DISCOLOR. 

 ,, ferrugi'nea (rusty). Pink. June. Brazil. 1852. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). See G. FRAGRANTISSIMA. 

 fragranti' 'ssima (most-fragrant). White. India and 



Malaya. 1869. 

 gla'bra (smooth). Peru. 

 caracasa'na (Caracasan). White. Colombia. 



1874. 

 hi' spida (roughly-hairy). White. Australia and New 



Zealand. 



insi'pida (tasteless). 6-8. White. Mexico. 1873. 

 lindenia'na. (Lindenian). White. Venezuela. 

 serpyllifo'lia( thyme-leaved). See CHIOGENES SERPYL- 



LIFOLIA. 



GAU'RA. (From gauros, superb ; referring to the 

 beauty of some of the species. Nat. ord. Onagrads 

 [Onagraceae]. Linn. &-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Stenosiphon.) 



G. frutico'sa may be propagated either by seeds or 

 cuttings ; the others annuals, biennials, and perennials 

 are all hardy, and may also be sown in April, and the 

 perennials may also be divided. Sandy, rich loam suits 

 them all. 

 G. angustifo' lia (narrow-leaved). 2. Pink. August. 



N. Amer. Perennial. 

 bie'nnis (biennial). 5. Red, white. September. 



N. Amer. 1762. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). $. Scarlet. September. Louisi- 

 ana. 1811. Perennial. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). See G. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 Lindheime'ri (Lindheimer's). 2-3. White, red. 



Summer. Texas. 1850. Perennial. 

 muta'bilis (changeable). 2. Yellow. July. Mexico. 



1795. Biennial. 

 ,, another afd lia (CEnothera-leaved). r. Purple. July. 



S. Amer. 1816. Biennial. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 4. Yellow. August. 



N.W. Amer. 1835. Biennial. 

 sinua'ta (twisted). Blush. July. N.W. Amer. 1826. 



Biennial. 



,, tripe'tala (three-petaled). i\. Pink. August. 

 Mexico. 1804. Annual. 



GAU'SSIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. Pal- 

 maceas). 



Stove Palms. See PALMS FOR CULTURE. 

 G. Ghiesbre 1 'ghtii (Ghiesbreght's). W. Ind. 

 pri'nceps (chief). Cuba. 



GAYLUSSA'CIA. (Named after M. Gay Lussac, a 

 celebrated French chemist. Nat. ord. Cranberries 

 [Vacciniacea3]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Vaccinium.) 



Cranberry-like half-hardy evergreens. Seed and layers; 

 sandy peat, a little loam, and leaf-mould ; require the 

 protection of a pit or the greenhouse in winter. 

 G. brachy'cera (short-horned), i. White. May. Penn- 

 sylvania to Virginia. " Box Huckleberry." 

 dumo'sa (bushy). 2-3. White or rosy. June. N. 



Amdr. 1774. " Dwarf Huckleberry." 

 ,, frondtfsa (leafy). 2-5. Green-purple. May. N. 



Amer. 1761. " Dangleberry." 

 ,, ,, venu'sta (lovely). 3. Pink. June. 1770. 

 ,, lindenia'na (Lindenian). White. Caraccas. 1850. 

 ni'tida (shining). Scarlet. Brazil. 1853. 

 ,, Pseu'do-vacci'nium (bilberry-like), ij. Rose, red. 



May. Brazil. 1843. 

 ,, res ino'sa (resinous). 1-3. Pale red. May. N. Amer. 



1782. 

 ,, lute'scens (yellowish). 2. Reddish-yellow. June. 



1804. 

 ,, rube'scens (reddish). 3. Yellow, green. May. 



i773- 



,, ro'sea (rosy-flowered). Rose. May. Peru. 1843. 

 ,, ursi'na (bear). Mountains of North and South 



Carolina. 



GAZA'NIA. (From gaza, richness ; in reference to 

 the large, gaudy flowers. Nat. ord. Composites [Com- 

 posite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, ^-Frusiranea. Allied to 

 Gorteria.) 



Natives of South Africa. Cuttings of side-shoots, 

 produced in abundance near the base of the plant, in 

 August ; more sparingly in spring, in sandy soil, under 

 a hand-light ; peat and loam, with a portion of sand. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 G. bractea'ta (large-bracted). . Ray white, purple 



beneath ; disc yellow. Natal. 1894. 

 heterophy 'lia (variable-leaved). . Orange. July. 



1812. 

 longisca'pa (long-scaped). |. Orange-yellow. July. 



S. Africa. 

 tnonta'na (mountain). J. Pale yellow. Natal. 



1899. 



ni'vea (snowy). White. S. Africa. 

 ,, latifto'ra (broad-flowered). Flowers large, white 



or cream. 1897. 



,, Pavo'nia (peacock). iJ. Yellow. July. 1804. 

 pinna' ta iniegrifo'lia (entire-leaved). Yellow. 1881. 

 pygma'a (pigmy). Yellow. S. Africa. 

 ,, lu'tea (yellow). Chrome-yellow, with light yellow 



zone. 1904. 



,, ri'gens (stiff), i. Orange. June. 1755. 

 ,, sple'ndens (splendid). . Orange, black, white. 



Origin unknown. 



,, subula'ta (awl-leaved), i. Yellow. July. 1792. 

 ,, unifio'ra (one-flowered), i. Yellow. July. 1816. 



GAZANIO'PSIS. (Gazania, and opsis, resemblance ; 

 the plant resembles a Gazania. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



A garden hybrid requiring similar treatment to 

 Gazania. 



G. stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). Leaves varying from 

 bronze to golden-yellow. 1882. 



GEIGE'RA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Rutacese.) 



A stove shrub. Cuttings of nearly ripe wood in sand, 

 in a moist, warm case. Fibrous loam and a little peat, 

 with sand. 



G. parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 3. Red. June. Aus- 

 tralia. 1823. 



GEISSO'IS. (From geisson, a tile ; in allusion to the 

 flattened, winged, overlapping seeds. Nat. ord. Saxi- 

 fragaces.) 



A handsome stove shrub, producing its crimson flowers 

 on old branches. Cuttings of ripe wood in sand, in a 

 close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam and peat. 

 G. racemo'sa (racemed). Crimson-red ; young stems and 

 leaves purple-red. New Caledonia. 1880. 



GEISSOME'RIA. (From geisson, a tile, and weris, a 

 part ; referring to the way the bracts are imbricated, or 

 fall over each other as tiles on a roof. Nat. ord. Acanthads 

 [Acanthaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynaniia, 2-Angiospermia. 

 Allied to Barleria.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of shoots getting 



