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GESNERA 



G. nodo'sum (thick-jointed), r. Purple. Europe. 

 palma'tum (palmate). See G. ANEMON.EFOLIL-M. 

 palu'stre (marsh). 2. Purple. July. Germany. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). f. Purple. June. 



Van Diemen's Land. 1816. 



pha'um (dusky). i. Black. May. England. 

 pilo'sum (shaggy). 3. Purple. July. New Zealand. 



1821. 

 platya'nthum (flat-flowered). 2-3. Rose-purple. 



Central and Western China. 1906. 

 ,, prale'nse (meadow. Crowfoot-leaved). ij. Blue. 



June. Britain. 

 flo're-albo (white-flowered). i. White. June. 



Britain. 

 flo're-a'lbo-ple'no (double - white - flowered). 2. 



White. May. Britain. 

 flo're-plc'no (double-flowered). 2. Blue. June. 



Scotland. 



,, flo're-variega'ta (variegated-flowered), ij. Varie- 

 gated. July. Britain. 



pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). i. Purple. June. Britain. 

 refle'xum (bent-back-flowered). i. Red. July. 



Italy. 1758. 

 Richardso'nii (Richardson's), i. Whitish. July. 



N.W. Amer. 1827. 



rivula're (river-bank), i. White. June. Europe. 

 ,, rubifo'lium (bramble-leaved). See G. PRATENSE. 

 sangui'neum (bloody), i. Crimson. July. Britain. 

 ,, lancastrie'nse (Lancastrian). . Pink, red veined. 



June. Lancashire. Trailer. 

 ,, ,, villosi'ssimum (hairiest). J. Blood. July. 



Europe. Trailer. 

 sessiliflo' rum (stalkless-flowered). i. White and 



purple. Australia ; Chili. 1894. 

 sibi'ricum (Siberian), i. White. July. Siberia. 



1758. 

 stria'tum (channelled), i. Striped. August. Italy. 



1629. 



sttbcaule'scens (short-stemmed). . Europe. 

 sylva'ticum (wood). 1-2. Purple. July. Britain. 

 frave'rsii (Travers's). . Light purple, lined car- 

 mine. New Zealand. 1898. 

 tubero'sum (tuberose-roofed), i. Pink. July. Italy. 



1596. 



charle'sii (Charles's). Afghanistan. 1887. 

 ,, ,, ramo'sum (branching), i. Purple. July. S. 



Europe. 



timbro'sum (shaded). See G. PYRENAICUM. 

 vlassovia'num (Vlassov's). i. Red. July. Siberia. 



1821. 

 wallichia'num (Wallich's). f. Striped. July. Nepaul. 



1819. 



Wilfo'rdi (Wildford's). Mandshuria. 

 ,, yedoe'nse (Yedo). Japan. 



GERA'RDIA. (Named after Gerard, the English 

 herbalist. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceas]. Linn. 

 i4-Didynamia, 2-Angipspermia.) 



All but delphinifo'lia from North America. Annuals, 

 biennials, and perennials by seed, in sandy peat ; peren- 

 nials and biennials also by cuttings in sandy peat, under 

 a hand-light ; such as quercifo'lia by divisions in spring ; 

 sandy, fibrous loam, if peat is not to be had ; the stove 

 species requires similar treatment, but extra heat. 



STOVE HERBACEOUS. 

 G. delphinifo'lia (larkspur-leaved). See SOPUBIA DEL- 



PHINIFOLIA. 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



G. aphy'lla (lea&ess-stemmed). 3. Rose. July. 1834. 



Annual 



mari'tima (sea-side). 2. Yellow. July. 1823. 

 Pedicula'ria (Pedicularis-like). Yellow. June. 1826. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). i. Purple. July. 1772. 

 tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved), ij. Pale violet. July. 



Mexico. 1812. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



G. fla'va (yellow). i. Yellow. July. 1796. 

 quercifo'lia (oak-leaved), i. Yellow. July. 1812. 



GE'RBERA. (Named after Gerber, a German natu- 

 ralist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, 2-Superflua.) 



Greenhouse or half-hardy perennials; seeds or 

 cuttings of the side-shoots, and preserved over the 

 winter ; sandy loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 



G. Ana'ndria (Anandria). i. Siberia; Japan. 

 ,, auranli'aca (orange), ij. Brilliant red. Natal and 



Transvaal. 1905. 



Bellidia' strum (Bellidiastrum). See G. ANANDRIA. 

 crena'ta (scotiop-leaved). See MAIRIA CRENATA. 

 ,, E'lsa (Mrs. Elsa's). See G. AURANTIACA. 

 Jameso'm (Jameson's). 1-2. Orange-scarlet. S. 



Africa. 1889. 

 transvaale'nsis (Transvaal). Flowers larger and 



lighter. S. Africa. 1901. 

 kunzea'na (Kunzean). i. Himalaya. 

 ,, nfvea (snowy), i. White. Himalaya. 

 viridifo'lia (green-leaved), i. White. S. Africa. 

 1896. 



GERMAN CATCHFLY. Ly'chnis Visca'ria. 

 GERMANDER. Teu'crium. 



GERMINATION is the sprouting or first step in vegeta- 

 tion of a seed. To enable it to germinate it must have 

 a perfectly developed embryo, and be ripe, or nearly 

 ripe. It must not be too old, and there must be present 

 a certain degree of heat, moisture, and oxygen gas, the 

 latter being furnished by the air. 



GEROPO'GON. Old Man's Beard. (From geron, old 

 man, and pogon, a beard ; referring to the hair-like 

 pappus which crowns the calyx in this order. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia i-&qualis. 

 See TRAGOPOGON.) 

 G. calycula'tus (large-calyxed). See SCORZONERA HIRSUTA. 



gla'ber (smooth). See TRAGOPOGON CROCIFOLIUS. 



,, hirsu'tus (hairy). See TRAGOPOGON CROCIFOLIUS. 



GERRARDA'NTHUS. (Commemorative of Gerrard, a 

 botanical collector, and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. 

 Cucurbitaceae.) 



Stove climber. Seeds. Fibrous loam and plenty of 

 sand. 

 G. tomento'sa (felted). Yellow. August. S.Africa. 1874. 



GE SNERA. (Named after Conrad Gesner, a celebrated 

 botanist of Zurich. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae]. 

 Linn. n-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Gloxinia. 

 A most interesting family of plants that, by regulating 

 their rest period, may be brought into bloom at almost 

 any time. All scarlet-flowered, except where otherwise 

 sta'ted. 



G. acau'lis (stemless). See PENTARHAPHIA SLOANEI. 

 ,, aggrega'ta (aggregate). 3. June. Brazil. 1816. 

 allagophy'lla (shifting-leaved), ij. Orange. July. 



Brazil. 1834. 



Arno'ldi (Arnold's), i. July. Brazil. 1841. 

 barba'ta (bearded). See LIGERIA BARBATA. 

 Bla'ssii (Blass'). i. Brazil. 

 breviflo'ra (short-flowered). See ISOLOMA BREVI- 



FLORUM. 



bulbo'sa (bulbous). 2. June. Brazil. 1816. 

 calyci'na (/argc-calyxed). See PENTARHAPHIA CALY- 



CINA. 



caracasa'na (Caracas). 2. July. Caracas. 1842. 



cardina'lis (scarlet), i. Scarlet. 



,, purpu'rea (purple). . Purple. August. 1847. 



,, chelonoi'des (Chelone-h'ke). Colombia. 



cinnabari'na (cinnabar). See N^GELIA CINNABARINA. 



coMea'ris (shell-like). 2. Scarlet. May. Brazil. 



Coope'ri (Mr. Cooper's). 2. May. Brazil. 1829. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). J. Pale scarlet. July. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. July. Jamaica. 1822. 



Digita'lis (foxglove-like). June. Brazil. 1842. 



,, di'scolor (two-coloured). Red, yellow. September. 



S. Amer. 1843. 



Donkla'rii (Donklar's). 2. Red. June. Colombia. 

 Dougla'sii (Douglas's), ij. Red, yellow. September. 



Rio Janeiro. 1826. 

 verticilla'ta(whorled- flowered). 2. Crimson. May. 



Rio Janeiro. 1835. 



