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GLADIOLUS 



G. Navare'ltia (Navarettia). i. Blue. Chili. 1833. 

 ,, parvifto'ra (small-flowered). 2. Blue. October. 



N.W. Arner. 1793. 



pharnaceoi' des (Pharnaceum-like). See G. LINIFLORA. 

 pube'scens (downy). J. Blue. June. California. 



1833. 



pulchc'lla (pretty). See G. AGGREGATA. 

 pu'ngens (prickly). See G. SQUARROSA. 

 pusi'lla (dwarf), i. June. Chili. 1833. 

 squarro'sa (squarrose). ij. Pink. July. N.W. 



Amer. 1827. 

 tenuiflo'ra (thin-flowered). 2. Rose, violet. August. 



California. 

 tricolor (three-coloured), i. Purple, orange. August. 



California. 1833. 



a'lba (white). . White. July. California. 1833. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). . Blue. Summer. California. 



1833- 



GELIBE'RTIA. (Named after Gilibert, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Ivyworts [Araliaceas]. Linn $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cussonia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the young shoots 

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

 fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



G. brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 4. Pale green. Brazil. 

 ,, palma'ta (hand-leaved). See TREVESIA PALMATA. 

 ,, umbella'ta (umbelled). Pale green. Peru. 1854. 



GILLE'NIA. (Named after one Gillenius. Nat. ord. 

 Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn i2-Icosandria, z-Pentagynia. 

 Allied to Spiraea.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with red and white 

 flowers, from North America. Division of the plant ; 

 common soil. 

 G. stipula'cea(large-stip\iled) 2. July. 1805. "American 



Ipecacuanha." 

 trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 2. July. 1713. " Indian 



Physic." 

 ma'jor (greater). 3. July. 



GILLIE'SIA. (Commemorative of Dr. Gillies of Men- 

 doza. Nat. ord. Liliacese.) 



Greenhouse or half-hardy bulb. Offsets. Fibrous 

 loam, a little peat, and a sufficiency of sand. 

 G. grami'nea (grass-like), i. Greenish. September. 

 Chili. 1825. 



GILLIFLOWER. By some supposed to be a corruption 

 of July flower, because the carnation (Dia'nthus Caryo- 

 phy'llus) flowers in July. Other spellings are Garryo- 

 phyllis, Gelovers, Gelouers, Gelyflours, Gillefloure, Gillo- 

 floure, and Gilloflower. The French form of the word is 

 Giroflee. These names are evidently all corruptions of 

 Caryophyllus, the specific name of the Carnation, and 

 that is derived from the Greek karuon, a nut, and 

 phullon, a leaf, applied by the old Dutch to Caryophy'ttus 

 aroma'ticus, now Eugenia caryophylla ta, the clove of 

 commerce. The name became applied to the Carnation 

 on account of its clove scent, and by the French also 

 to the Stock and Wallflower. In this country Gilliflower 

 means the Carnation only. 



GINGER. (Zi'ngiber officina'le.) Green ginger may be 

 easily cultivated two ways, either in pots, or in a deep 

 pit. If in pots, take the plants, shake them out of the 

 pots when at rest in February, divide them, and pot each 

 piece into a pot six inches across ; plunge them, as soon 

 as the heat is temperate, in a bark-pit, or a frame heated 

 with dung like a cucumber-bed, the surface being covered 

 with tan deep enough for the pots. As soon as the 

 plants come up give a small supply of water, gradually 

 increasing the quantity as the plants advance in growth. 

 By August they will be fit to take up and preserve. 

 If a large quantity is required, a deep pit of two or three 

 lights will be necessary, the bottom to be filled with 

 rich soil to the depth of a foot ; plant the roots in this 

 soil, and line the pit with hot dung, renewing it as the 

 heat declines. The time for planting in the pit is 

 February or March. Water whilst growing, give air in 

 hot weather, and in September you will have a large 

 supply of fine ginger-roots, equal to foreign. 



GINGER BEER PLANT. A minute fungus capable of 

 setting up alcoholic fermentation, and in different forms 

 known as Saccharomy'ces cerevi'sice and S. mycode'rma. 



GINGER BREAD PALM. Hyphce'ne theba'ica. 

 GINGER BREAD PLUM. Parina'rium macrophy'llum. 

 GINGI'DIUM. See ACIPHYLLA. 



GI'NKGO. (The Japanese name of the Maidenhair 

 Tree. Nat. ord. Conifers.) 



Hardy ornamental trees suitable for town as well as 

 country. Seeds. Ordinary, well-drained soil. 

 G. bi'loba (two-lobed). 60-80. Spring. China. 1754. 

 ,, fastigia'ia (upright). Gardens. 1888. 

 lacinia'ta (cut). See G. BILOBA MACROPHYLLA 



LACINIATA. 



,, macrophy'lla lacinia'ta (large cut-leaved). 

 ,, ,, pe'ndula (drooping). A weeping variety. 

 ,, ,, pyramida'lis (pyramidal). See G. BILOBA FASTI- 



GIATA. 



,, ,, tri'loba (three-lobed). Leaves three-lobed. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



yellow. 



GIPSY MOTH. Hypogy'mna di'spar. 

 GITHA'GO SE GETUM. See LYCHNIS GITHAGO. 



GITHO'PSIS (From Githago, and opsis, resemblance ; 

 the plant resembling Githago or Lychnis Githago. Nat. 

 ord. Campanulaceae.) 



A hardy annual, resembling " Venus' Looking Glass " 

 (Specularia). Seeds. Garden soil. 

 G. specularioi'des (Specularia-like). i. Blue. California. 

 1894. 



GLA'DIOLUS. Corn Flag. (From gladius, a sword ; 

 referring to the shape of the leaves. Nat. ord. I rids 

 [Iridaceae]. Linn. y-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope, except where 

 otherwise mentioned. The hardiest merely require 

 border-room, and are propagated by seeds, and by 

 taking up and dividing the bulbs before growth has com- 

 menced. Those generally designated frame and green- 

 house species will thrive very well in dry, sandy loam 

 and peat out of doors, if planted from six to ten inches 

 deep, according to the strength of the bulbs. The 

 earliest-flowering, such as bla'ndus, &c., may be planted 

 in the end of October ; ramo'sus, formosi'ssimus, &c., in 

 December ; and gandave'nsis, ftoribu'ndus, psittaci'nus, 

 and sple'ndens from February to March, when they will 

 keep blooming all the autumn. The whole make fine 

 pot-plants, potted in autumn and spring, and kept in a 

 cold pit until they show flower. They may also be 

 forced for the greenhouse after the roots have filled the 

 pots. 



G. abbreviate (shortened). See ANTHOLYZA QUADRANGU- 

 LARIS. 



,, Adla'mi (Adlam's). i|. Dull yellow, spotted with 

 red. Transvaal. 1889. 



cequinoctia' Us (equinoctial). See ACIDANTHERA ,EQUI- 



NOCTIALIS. 



,, ala'tus (wing- flowered). . Scarlet, yellow. June. 



1795- 



,, algoe'nsis (Algoa Bay). J. Orange. July. 1824. 

 a Ibidus (whitish). See G. BLANDUS ALBIDUS. 

 ,, pi'ctus (painted), i. Red, white. July. 1794. 



See G. BLANDUS PICTUS. 



ale'ppicus (Aleppan). See G. ATROVIOLACEUS. 

 angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). See BABIANA TUBI- 



FLORA. 



,, angu'stus (narrow-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 1756. 

 ,, arena'rius (sand). S. Africa. 

 armeni'acus (Armenian). Deep purple. Armenia. 



1892. 

 atroviola' ceus (dark-violet). Purple-black, blue, white. 



Palestine. 1889. 



,, auranti' acus (orange). Orange. Natal. 

 ru'bro-ti'nctus (red- tin ted). Orange-yellow, dotted 



red. 1894. 



,, bifio'rus (two-flowered). S. Africa. 

 , bla'ndus (fair). ij. Flesh. June. 1774. 

 , a'lbidus (whitish), i. White. June. 1774. 

 , campanula' tus (bell-shaped). Pale purple. 

 , ,, pi'ctus (painted), i. Red, white. July. 1794. 

 , brachya'ndrus (short-anthered). i. Pale scarlet. 



S. Trop. Africa. 1879. 

 brevifo'lius (short-leaved). i. Pink. June. 1802. 



