GEUM 



GILIA 



in sand, under a glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy peat and 

 fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 

 to 55- 

 G. floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). See CALYCOPTERIS 



FLORIBUNDA. 



nu'tans (nodding). See CALYCOPTERIS FLORIBUNDA. 



GE'UM. Avens. (From geyo, to stimulate ; the roots 

 of some of them, and of allied species, have the same 

 properties as Peruvian bark. Nat. ord. Roseworts 

 [Rosaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, ^-Polygynia. Allied to 

 Potentilla.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. G. chihense grandi- 

 florum is very showy. Seeds, and dividing the plants in 

 spring ; sandy loam, with a little leaf-mould. 

 G. agrimonioi' des (agrimony-like), rj. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1811. 



,, a'lbum (white), i. White. July. N. Amer. 1730. 

 ale'ppicum (Aleppian). See G. STRICTUM. 

 anemonoi'des (Anemone-Uke). i. July. Kamt- 



schatka. 1820. 



atla'nticum (Atlantic). See G. SYLVATICUM. 

 brachype'talum (short-petaled). i. Yellow. July. 



1818. 

 calthifo'lium (Caltha-leaved). i. Yellow. July. 



Arctic America. 1820. 

 canade'nse (Canadian), i. Yellow. July. Canada. 



1810. 



chiloe'nse (Chili). 2. Copper. July. Chili. 1826. 

 , a' tro-sangui'neum (dark-blood-coloured). 2. Dark 



blood. 



flo' re-pie 1 no (double-flowered). Bright scarlet. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). ii. Scarlet. July. 

 ,, minia'tum (cinnabar). iK Orange-sahnon. 

 ,, cilia' turn (hair- fringed). See G. TRIFLORUM. 

 cocci'neum (scarlet), i|. Orange-scarlet. Greece ; 



Asia Minor. 



cocci'neum (scarlet) of Lindley. See G. CHILOENSE. 

 ela'tum (tall). 1-2. Golden-yellow. Himalaya. 



1879. 

 Ewe'ni (Ewen's). ij. Orange-scarlet, semi-double. 



Gardens. 1906. 



glaci'ale (glacial), . July. Siberia. 1819. 

 Heldrei'chi (Heldreich's). i-ii- Deep orange-red. 



Gardens. 1896. 



heterophy'llum (various-leaved). See G. VIRGINIANUM. 

 hfspidum (roughly-hairy). Spain. 

 hy'bridurn (hybrid), i. Red, brown. July. Europe. 

 inclina'tum (inclined), i. Yellow. Switzerland. 

 interme'dium (intermediate), ij. Yellow. July. 



Europe (Britain). 1794. 

 japo'nicum (Japanese). 2. Yellow. July. Japan. 



1804. 



kolbia'num (Kolbian). See G. RH^TICUM. 

 Laxma'nni (Laxmann's). Yellow. April. Siberia. 

 ,, macedo'nicum (Macedonian). See G. COCCINEUM. 

 macrophy'ttum (large-leaved). See G. JAPONICUM. 

 ,, magella'nicum (Magellan). See G. PARVIFLORUM. 

 mo'Ue (soft). Servia. 

 monta'num (mountain). \. Yellow. July. Europe. 



I597- 



,, grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). Yellow, larger. 

 niva'le a'lbum (snowy-white). White. June. 

 ,, nu'tans (nodding). i|. Yellow. July. N. Amer. 



1825. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). Antarctic regions. 

 ,, Pe'ckii (Peck's). See G. RADIATUM. 

 portenschlagia' num (Portenschlagian). i. Yellow. 



July. 1820. 

 pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). i. Yellow. July. 



Pyrenees. 1804. 



Que'llyon (Quellyon). See G. CHILOENSE. 

 radia'tum (radiated.) i. Yellow. July. N. Amer. 



. 1815. 



,, ranunculoi'des (Ranunculus-like). See G. STRICTUM. 

 ,, re'ptans (creeping). J. July. Europe. 1597. 

 rhafticum (Rhaetic). $-f . Bright yellow. Engadine, 



Switzerland. 1882. 

 riva'le (river-bank). 1-2. Purple-brown. May to 



July. Britain. " Water Avens." 

 Ro'ssii (Ross's). N. Amer. 



rotundifo'lium (round-leaved). See G. CALTHIFOLIUM. 

 Roy' lei (Royle's). Himalaya. 



,, specio'sum (showy). iJ-2. Orange-yellow. Caucasus. 

 1897. 



G. stri'ctum (upright), i. Striped. June. N. Amer. 



1778. 

 sylva'ticum (wood), i. Yellow. July. Portugal ; 



N. Africa. 1810. 



Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). See G. PYREXAICUM. 

 trifio'rum (three-flowered), i. Yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1818. 



tyrole'nse (Tyrolese). Tyrol. 

 virginia'num (Virginian), i$. White. July. N. 



Amer. 



GIANT FENNEL. Fe'rula. 



GIBRALTAR MINT. MSntha Pule'gium gibralta'- 

 ricum. 



GIGANTOCHLO'A. (From gigas, giant, and chloa, 

 young grass ; in reference to the fresh green colour. 

 Nat. ord. Graminese.) 



Stove evergreen Bamboos. Seeds, when obtainable ; 

 suckers. Fibrous loam, with a little peat. 

 G. a'tra (dark). Java. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). 20. Java. 1803. 



GI'LIA. (Named after Gilio, a Spanish botanist. Nat. 

 ord. Phloxworts [Polemoniaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy annuals, except G. aggrega'ta and G. coronopi- 

 fo'lia. Sown in September, and slightly protected during 

 winter, they bloom early in the summer ; sow in the 

 end of March in open border ; common soil. The green- 

 house biennials, sown in August, potted, and kept over 

 the winter, will bloom freely the following summer. 

 G. achtileaifo'lia (milfoil-leaved), i*. Pink. August. 

 California. 1833. 



,, aggrega'ta (crowded). Scarlet. July. America. 1822. 

 Greenhouse biennial. 



adrosa'c#t(Androsace-like). i. Blue, white. August. 

 California. 1833. 



,, ,, ro'sea (rosy). Rose. 



,, arena' ria (sand-inhabiting). See G. INCONSPICUA. 



Brande'gei (Brandege's). J. Pale yellow. N.W 7 . 

 Amer. 1878. 



califo'rnica (Californian). 3. Pink. July. Cali- 

 fornia. 1854. 



capita' ta (round-headed). z\. Blue. July. N.W. 

 Amer. 1826. 



coro'Ua a'lba (white-corollaed). 2. White. June. 

 Gardens. 1829. 



cUia'ta (eyekshed). Pink, yellow. N.W. Amer. 

 1853- 



ow>rtoi/o7ta (Coronopus- leaved). z\. Scarlet. July. 

 Carolina. 1726. Greenhouse biennial. 



cotulcefo'lia (Co tula-leaved). |. White. June. 

 California. 1833. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. Yellowish. June. 

 Chili. 1832. 



densiflo'ra (dense-flowered), i. Purple. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1833. 



a'lba (white), i. White. June. California. 1833. 



dianthoi'des (Dianthus-like). f. Lilac. July. Cali- 

 fornia. 1855. 



dicho'toma (forked). i. Pink. California. 1838. 



eryngioi'des (Eryngium-like). See G. NAVARETTIA. 



flocco'sa (woolly). J. Yellow. June. N.W. Amer. 

 1833- 



,, gra'cilis (slender). See COLLOMIA GRACILIS. 



,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). ij. Blue, yellow. 

 August, September. California. 



inconspi'cua (inconspicuous). 2. Blue. August. 

 N. Amer. 1793. 



interte'xta (interwoven). i. Blue. June. N.W. 

 Amer. 



lacinia'ta (cut-leaved). |. Purple. July. Chili. 

 1831. 



Leptosiphon (Leptosiphon). See G. DENSIFLORA. 



liniflo'ra (flax-flowered). J. White. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1833. 



lu'tea (yellow). See G. MICRANTHA LUTEA. 



micra'ntha (small-flowered). ^. Rose. California. 

 1870. 



aur'ea (golden). |. Golden-yellow. California. 



lu'tea (yellow). ^. Yellow. California. 1852. 



pal'lida(pzle). |. Pale yellow. California. 1833. 



multicau'lis (many-stemmed). 2. Blue. California. 

 1833. 



