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GENISTA 



firm, any time in summer, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and a sweet bottom-heat ; loam and peat, with sand, 

 and a little old cow-dung. 

 G. auranti'aca (orange-coloured). 2. Orange, red. 



Autumn. 1848. 

 ,, cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet, rose. Autumn. W. 



Ind. 1844. 

 fu'lgida (brilliant). Scarlet. August. W. Ind. 



1804. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 3. Scarlet. July. Brazil. 



1826. 

 ni'tida (shining). Brazil. 



GEISSORHIZA. Tile Root. (From geisson, a tile, 

 and rhiza, a root ; referring to the dry coats which cover 

 the fleshy roots like tiles on a roof. Nat. ord. Irids 

 [Iridaceae]. Linn. 3-Triandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Romulea.) 



Half-hardy bulbs, from South Africa. Except when 

 planted out on a border, in front of a greenhouse, the 

 roots should be planted in a handful of white sand ; 

 offsets ; sandy peat, with a little loam ; must be kept 

 from the frost in winter. 

 G. Bellende'ni (Bellenden's). S. Africa. 



,, cilia'ris (hair-fringed), i. May. 



,, ere'cta (upright). Yellow, blue. May. 1824. 



,, exci'sa (abrupt-leaved). J. White. May. 1789. 



gra'ndis (grand). i. Straw-yellow, red. May. 

 1866. 



hi'rta (hairy), i. White. May. 1825. 



hu'milis (humble). Yellow, rose. May. 1822. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). i. Variegated. May. 

 1825. 



infte'xa (inflexed). i. Yellow, blue. May. 1824. 



ju'ncea (rush-like), i. White. July. 1822. 



obtusa'ta (blunted), i. Yellow. May. 1801. 



quadra'ngula (four-angled). . Blue. June. S. 

 Africa. 1825. 



roche'nsis (de la Roche's). }. Violet. May. 1790. 



,, secu'nda (side- flowering), i. White. May. 1795. 



,, albe'scens (whitish), i. White. May. 1795. 



cceru'lea (blue), i. Blue. May. 1795. 



,, seta'cea (bristle-leaved), i. Sulphur. July. 1877. 



,, sublu'tea (yellowish). See ROMULEA SUBLUTEA. 



,, vagina'ta (sheathed). See G. INFLEXA. 



GEITONOPLE'SnJM. (Derived from geiton, a neigh- 

 bour, and plesion, near ; not very widely distinct from 

 Luzuriaga and Eustrephus. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse climber. Cuttings of nearly ripe wood in 

 late summer in sand, in a close case. Peat and sand 

 with a little loam. 



G. cymo'sum (cymose). Green. Australia and Pacific 

 Islands. 1832. 



GE LA. (From geleo, to shine ; referring to the surface 

 of the leaves. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae]. T.inn. 

 S'Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in May, under a hand-light, in sandy soil ; sandy 

 peat, Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 G. lanceola'ta (spear-head-leaved). See ACRONYCHIA 



LAURIFOLIA. 



oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). See XIMENIA OBLONGI- 

 FOLIA. 



GELASI'NE. (From gdasinos, a smiling dimple ; re- 

 ferring to the flowers of these pretty bulbs. Nat. ord. 

 Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. $-Triandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Trichonema.) 



A bulb, from the Rio Grande in South America, almost, 

 if not altogether, hardy ; but we fear it has been lost 

 at the dispersion of Dr. Herbert's collection, who had 

 dry specimens of five more species of Gelasine. Nuttall's 

 Nemostyiis is the nearest genus to it ; but Romulea, so 

 well known, will give a good idea of it ; light, sandy 

 soil suits them best ; they seed freely, and seedlings 

 flower the second season from the sowing, and, like most 

 Irids, they increase by offset-bulbs. 

 G. azu'rea (blue), i. Blue. May. S. Amer. 1838. 



GELSE MIUM. (From gelsemius, an Italian name for 

 Jasmine. Nat. ord. Loganiaceae.) 

 A hardy, or nearly hardy, woody climber, often called 



" False Jessamine " in N. America. Cuttings in a cold 

 frame in early autumn. Well-drained soil. 

 G. sempervi'rens (evergreen). Yellow. June. N. Amer. 

 1840. Syn. G. nitidum. 



GENETY'LLIS. (From genetyllis, protective of birth ; 

 alluding to the form and position of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, i- 

 Monogynia. All referred to Darwinia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cultivated like the Myrtle. 

 G. fimbria'ta (fringed). See DARWINIA FIMBRIATA. 

 fuchsioi'des (Fuchsia-like). See D. HOOKERIANA. 

 macroste'gia (large-involucred). See DARWINIA MAO 



ROSTEGIA. 



tulipi'fera (tulip-bearing). See DARWINIA MACROS- 

 TEGIA. 



GENIOSPO'RUM. (From genos, geneos, a race, and 

 sporos, a seed. Nat. ord. Labiate.) 



A stove annual. Seeds. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 G. prostra'tum (prostrate), i. Purple. India. 



GENI'PA. Genip-tree. (From Genepapa, the native 

 name. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 iandria, r-Monogynia. Allied to Gardenia.) 



The Genipap, a South American fruit, is produced by 

 G. america'na; it is as large as an orange, and much 

 esteemed. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of shoots 

 just getting a little firm, in May, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat and loam, with a little 

 sand and cow-dung. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 

 45 to 50. 

 G. america'na (American). 30. Pale yellow. S. Amer. 



1779. 

 edu'lis (eatable). 30. White. Guiana. 1824. See 



ALIBERTIA EDULIS. 



esculefnta (eatable). See RANDIA EDULIS. 

 Meria'nct (Merian's). 10. White. Cayenne. 1800. 

 ,, oblongifo'lia (oblong- leaved). 20. Yellow. Peru. 1821. 



GENISTA. (From the Celtic, gen, a small bush. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosa?]. T.inn. i6-Mowa- 

 delphia, 6-Decandria. Allied to Spartium.) 



Low shrubs, all with yellow flowers, good for making 

 quickly an ornamental appearance in a shrubbery. The 

 greenhouse and half-hardy kinds like peat and loam, with 

 a little sand and leaf-mould, and are propagated by 

 cuttings of the young shoots in summer, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass. The hardy kinds are easily propagated by 

 seed, and the most rare by cuttings under a hand-light, 

 after April, in a shady place. Whatever plan is adopted, 

 they should be frequently transplanted, or at once re- 

 moved to their position in the shrubbery, as they make 

 long, naked roots. Canarie'nsis is about the best of 

 the greenhouse ones, and that in a dry place requires 

 only a little protection out of doors. Lusita'nica and 

 radia'ta look interesting, even in winter, when the leaves 

 are gone. A'nglica is the rough- looking spiny dwarf- 

 bush that blooms so freely in our moist moors. Tincto'ria 

 is used in all its parts for producing a yellow dye ; and on 

 a rock-work, or on the top of a mound, with its branches 

 allowed to creep downwards, few things in spring and 

 the beginning of summer are more splendid than the 

 trailing trique'tra, and its next-door neighbour, triangu- 

 la'ris. Common, loamy soil suits all the hardy ones. 



GREENHOUSE DECIDUOUS. 



G. conge'sta (close-branched). 4. June. Teneriffe. 

 monospe'rma (single-seeded). 4. July. S. Europe. 



1690. 



sphfsroca'rpa (round-podded). 4. July. S. Europe. 

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GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



G. bracteola'ia (small-bracted). See G. STYLOSA. 

 ,, canarif'nsis (Canary). See CYTISUS CANARIENSIS. 



, clava'ta (club-leaved). 3. June. Mogadore. 1812. 



, t!legans (elegant). See CYTISUS FRAGRANS ELEGANS. 



, fe'rox (fierce). i. July. Barbary. 1800. 



, fra'grans (fragrant). See CYTISUS FRAGRANS. 



, linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 3. June. Spain. 1739. 



See CYTISUS LINIFOLIUS. 

 spachia'na (Spach's). 2. Canaries. 

 sfylo'sa (long-styled). 2. May. Portugal. 1823. 

 umbdla'ta (umbelled). 3. June. Barbary. 1799. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). 5. June. Madeira. 1777. 



