GLAUCIUM 



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GLOBE THISTLE 



GLAU'CIUM. Homed Poppy. ( From glaukos, greyish- 

 green ; referring to the colour of the leaves. Nat. ord. 

 Poppyworts [Papaveraceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Eschscholtzia.) 



Seeds in common borders, in March or April. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



G. fla'vum (yellow). 2. Yellow. August. Britain. 

 fu'lvum (tawny). 2. Orange. August. S. 



Europe. 1802. 

 tricolor (three-coloured). 1^-2. Coppery-orange, 



with black centre. Asia Minor. 1900. 

 lu'teum (yellow). See G. FLAVUM. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



G. ara'bicum (Arabian). Red. June. Arabia. 1837. 

 cornicula' 'turn (horned). 2. Purple. July. Europe. 

 fiaviflo'rum (yellow-flowered). 2. Yellow. July. 



Tauria. 1823. 



ru'brum (red), i. Red. July. Greece. 1818. 

 fu'lvum (tawny). See G. FLAVUM FULVUM. 

 lactucoi'des (lettuce-like). See CHELIDONIUM FRAN- 



CHETIANUM. 



leioca'rpum (smooth-fruited), i. Orange-scarlet, 



with four black blotches. Asia Minor. 1907. 

 lepto'podum (slender-stalked). See CHELIDONIUM 



FRANCHETIANUM. 



pc'rsicum (Persian), i. Red. August. Volhynia. 

 1829. 



phceni'ceum (purple). See G. CORNICULATUM and 

 varieties. 



ru'brum (red). See G. CORNICULATUM RUBRUM. 



Serpie'ri (Serpier's). Yellow. Greece. 1873. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). Yellow. Greece. 

 1873- 



squami'gerum (scale- bearing). Yellow. Altai Moun- 

 tains. 1879. 



tricolor (three-coloured). See G. FLAVUM TRICOLOR. 



GLAUCOUS. Greyish, milky-green, or sea-green. 



GLAU X. (From glaukos, greyish-green. Nat. ord. 

 Primeworts [Primulaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Anagallis.) 



Hardy British perennial trailers, found in marshes 

 near the sea. Sandy, moist soil ; seeds. 

 G. mari'tima (sea). Flesh. June. 

 a'lba (white- flowered). J. White. May. 



GLAZING. See GREENHOUSE and STOVE. 

 GLECHO'MA. See NEPETA GLECHOMA. 



GLEDI'TSCHIA. (Named after Gleditsch, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. 

 Linn. 2^-Polygamia, 2-Dioxia. Alh'ed to Ceratonia.) 



Ornamental hardy deciduous trees. Seed imported 

 from America and the South of France, where tri- 

 aca'nthos, &c., ripen their seeds. Sine'nsis na'na, &c., are 

 generally grafted on the other. The seed should be sown 

 in March, after being soaked twelve hours in warm 

 water. Common soil. 

 G. aqua'tica (aquatic). 20. Green. July. S. United 



States. 1723. 

 eleganti'ssima (most-elegant). Spineless, with 



finer leaves than the type. 1905. 

 austra'lis (southern). S. China. 

 Delava'yi (Delavay's). Yunnan. 

 fta'va (yellow). See G. TRIACANTHOS. 

 ,, ho'rrida (horrid). See G. SINENSIS. 

 ine'rmis eleganti'ssima (most-elegant). See G. AQUA- 



TICA ELEGANTISSIMA. 



japo'nica (Japanese). Shoots brown-purple. Japan. 



,, Ice'vis (smooth). See G. TRIACANTHOS INERMIS. 



macraca'ntha (large-spined). 20. Green. July. 



China. 



micraca'ntha (small-spined). 10. Green. July. 

 monospe'rma (one-seeded). See G. AQUATICA. 

 ,, sine'nsis (Chinese). 20. Green. China. 1812. 

 ,, ine'rmis (unarmed). See G. SINENSIS NANA. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). 30. Green. June. China. 

 na'na (dwarf). 12. Green. June. China. 

 pe'ndula (weeping). Green. June. 



G. sine'nsis purpu'rea (purple). 20. Green. July. 



China. 1774. 



texa'na (Texan). Texas. 1901. 

 triaca'nthos (three-spined. Homy Locust). 30. Green. 



N. Amer. 1700. 



, Ip'liis variega'tis (variegated- leaved). 

 ine'rmis (unarmed). 30. Green. July. 



GLEICHKNIA. (Named after Gleichen, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24-Crypto- 

 gamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with brown spores. Division of the 

 plant ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 45 to 65. 

 G. bifurca'ta (two-forked). See G. FLAGELLARIS. 



circina'ta (coiled). July. Australia, Tasmania, 

 Malacca. 1823. 



cryptoca'rpa (hidden-fruited). 3. Chili and Chiloe. 

 1865. 



,, dica'rpa (two-fruited). Australia, Tasmania. 



, alpi'na (alpine). Smaller, more compact. Tas- 

 mania, New Zealand. 



longipinna'ta (long-pinnaed). Pinna? 4-5 in. long. 

 Australia. 1879. 



dicho'toma (twice-forked). Tropical and subtropical 

 regions. 1839. 



exce'lsa (lofty). See G. LONGISSIMA. 



flabella'ta (ian-leaved). July. N. Holland. 1823. 



flagetta'ris (whip-like). Mauritius, Madagascar, &c. 



furca'ta (forked). See G. PUBESCENS. 



gigante'a (gigantic). See G. LONGISSIMA. 



hecistophytta (least-leaved). See G. DICARPA ALPINA. 



Herma'nni (Hermann's). See G. DICHOTOMA. 



longi'ssima (longest). China, Japan, Malay Islands. 



MendJlii (Mendel's). Fronds bluish-green, metallic 

 above. Australia. 1879. 



microphy'Ua (small-leaved). See G. CIRCINATA. 



mucrona'ta (sharp-pom ted). Mindora. 



pectina'ta (comb-like). 3. August. Trinidad. 1824. 



pube'scens (downy). 3. August. S. Amer. 1822. 



rigida (stiff). June. Isle of Luzon. 1839. 



rupe'stris (rock). N.W. Australia. 1860. 



semivesti' ta (half -clothed). See G. CIRCINATA. 



Spelu'nca (cavern). See G. CIRCINATA. 



GLO'BBA. (A native name. Nat. ord. Gingerworts 

 [Scitaminacea?]. Linn. i-Monandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Colebrookia.) 



Stove herbaceous plants. Parting the roots ; sandy 

 loam. 



G. a'lba (white). See G. A'LBO-BRACTEA'TA. 

 a'lbo-bractea'ta (white-br acted), zj. White, yellow. 



Sumatra. 1882. 

 atrosangui'nea (dark blood-red). 1-2. Yellow, 



crimson. Borneo. 1882. 

 ,, brachyca'rpa (short-fruited). Perak. 

 ,, bractea'ta (large-bracted). See G. BULBIFERA. 

 bulbi'fera (bulb-producing). 2. Yellow. July. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



,, careya'na (Dr. Carey's). See G. SESSILIFLORA. 

 ,, cocci'nea (scarlet). See G. ATROSANGUINEA. 

 ,, ere"cta (upright). See ALPINIA CALCARATA. 

 maranti'na (Maranta-like). ij. Yellow. July. E. 



Ind. 1800. 



orixe'nsis (Orixian). 2. Pink. July. E. Ind. 1819. 

 pattidiflo'ra (pale-flowered). Malaya. 

 pe'ndula (weepuig). i. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1822. 

 ,, racemo'sa (racemed). i. Yellow. July. Ceylon. 



1812. 

 Schombu'rgkii (Schomburgk's). J-i. Golden-yellow, 



orange-red. Si am. 1864. 

 ,, sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). i. Yellow. August. 



Pegu. 1807. 



,, strobili'fera (cone-bearing). See G. BULBIFERA. 

 ,, varia'bilis (variable). Malaya. 

 ,, versi' color (changing-coloured). Malaya. 

 Walli'chii (Wallich's). Penang. 



GLOBE AMARANTH. Gomphre'na. 

 GLOBE FLOWER. Tro'Uius. 

 GLOBE MALLOW. Sphara'lcea. 



GLOBE THISTLE. Echi'nops. 



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