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GOMPHOCARPUS 



G. sangui'neum (bloody). See HELICHRYSUM SANGUI- 



NEUM. 



undula'tum (waved), i. Yellow, white. July. S. 

 Africa. 1732. Hardy annual. 



GNI'DIA. (An ancient name for laurel. Nat. ord. 

 Dapknads [Thymeleaceae]. Linn. &-Octandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Pimelea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, with pale yellow flower?, from 

 South Africa. Young shoots, when two or three inches 

 long, in sand, above sandy peat, well drained, under 

 a bell-glass; stagnant water quickly destroys them. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48 ; rather shaded in summer. 

 G. arge'ntea (silvery). 2. June. 1826. 



bifto'ra (two-flowered). 2. June. 1800. 

 capita'ta (round-headed). See LASIOSIPHON LINI- 



FOLIUS. 



carina'ta (keeled), i. July. 1786. 

 denuda'ta (denuded). ij. Pale yellow. 1820. 

 ,, filamento'sa (thready). 2. May. 1800. 

 fla'va (yellow). 2. Dark yellow. June. 1825. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated). 2. June. 

 juniperifo'lia (juniper- leaved). 2$. June. 1810. 

 laviga'ta (polished). See G. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 

 linoi'des (Linum-like). 3. White. May. 1820. 

 oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved), i. June. 1783. 

 ,, pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). 2. June. 1768. 

 , polysta'chya (many-spiked). 1-6. Yellow. 1905. 

 , seri'cea (silky), ij. July. 1786. 

 , si'mplex (simple). See G. CARINATA. 

 , stri'cta (upright). 2$. June. 1818. 

 , tomento'sa (felted). 4. Pale yellow. March. 



GOAT MOTH. See Cossus LICNIPERDA. 

 GOAT'S BEARD. Spirce'a Aru'ncus. 

 GOAT'S FOOT. O'xalis capri'na. 

 GOAT'S RUE. GaU'ga. 

 GOAT'S THORN. Astra' galus Tragaca'ntha. 

 GOBBO. See ARTICHOKE. 



GODE'TIA. (Named after M. Godet, a foreigner. Nat. 

 ord. Onagrads [Onagraceae]. Linn. &-Octandria, \-Mono- 

 gynia. United to CEnothera.) 



G. albe'scens (whitish). See CENOTHERA ALBESCENS. 

 decu'mbens (leaning-down). See (ENOTHERA DECUM- 



BENS. 

 grandflio'ra (large-flowered). See CENOTHERA WHIT- 



NEYI. 



le'pida (pretty). See CENOTHERA DECUMBENS. 

 Lindle'yii (Lindley's). See CENOTHERA AMOSNA. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). See CENOTHERA PUMILA. 

 purpu'rea(pwple-flowered). See CENOTHERA PURPUREA. 

 quadrivu'lnera (iour-spotted-petaled) . See CENOTHERA 



QUADRIVULNERA. 



Romanzo'vii (Romanzow's). See CENOTHERA ROMAN- 



ZOWII. 



ro'seo-a'lba (red and white), i. Red, white. May. 



Nepaul. 1827. 



rubicu'nda (ruddy). See CENOTHERA AMOSNA. 

 Scha'mini flo're pie' no (Schamin's double-flowered). 



2. Pink, double. 1906. 



tene'lla (delicate). See CENOTHERA TENELLA. 

 tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). See CENOTHERA TENUIFOLIA. 

 vimi'nea (twiggy). See CENOTHERA VIMINEA. 

 vino'sa (vrme-colowed-flowered). See CENOTHERA 



AMCENA. 



Whi'tneyi (Whitney's). See CENOTHKRA WHITNEYI. 



GODO'YA. (Named after E. Godoy, whose Spanish 

 title was the Prince of Peace. Nat. ord. Ochnaceae. 

 Linn. iz-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripened shoots in 

 sand, under a glass, and in strong bottom-heat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50* to 55. 

 G. gemmiflo'ra (bud-flowered). 8. Yellow. Brazil. 1820. 



This is Blastemanthus gemmiflorus. 

 sple'ndida (splendid). 10. White. Colombia. 1869. 



GODWTNIA GI'GAS. See DRACONTIUM GIGAS. 



GOE'THEA. (In honour of the poet Goethe. Nat. ord. 

 Mallowvorts [Malvaceae], Linn. ib-Monadelpkia, S-Poly- 

 andria.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings in sand in a close case, with 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam and sand. 

 G. cauliflo'ra (stem-flowering). Brazil. 

 ,, makoya'na (Makoyan). 2. Maroon, rose. Brazil. 



1878. 



mullifto'ra (many-flowered). See PAVONIA MULTI- 

 FLORA. 



,, sirictifto'ra (upright-flowering), ij. Crimson, white. 

 August. Brazil. 1852. 



GOLDEN APPLE. X'gle. 



GOLDEN HAIR. Chryso'coma Co'ma-au'rea. 



GOLDEN ROD. Solida'go. 



GOLDEN SAXIFRAGE. Chrysosple'nium. 



GOLDEN THISTLE. Sco'lymus and Pro' tea Sco'lymus. 



GOLDFU'SSIA ANISOPHY'LLA. See STROBILANTHES 



ANISOPHYLLUS. 



GOLDFU'SSIA GLOMERA'TA. See STROBILANTHES 



GLOMERATUS. 



GOLDFU'SSIA ISOPHY'LLA. See STROBILANTHES 



ISOPHYLLUS. 



GOLDFU'SSIA THOMSO'NI. See STROBILANTHES 

 WALLICHII. 



GOLDSCHMI'DTIA. See DENDROBIUM VEXANS. 

 GOLDYLOCES. A'ster Lino'syris. 



GOME ZA. (Commemorative of Bernhard A. Gomez, a 

 Portuguese surgeon, who wrote about Brazilian plants. 

 Nat. ord. OrchidaceaB.) 



Cool stove or intermediate house Orchids. See 

 ORCHIDS FOR CULTURE. 



G. Barke'ri (Barker's). Green. January. Brazil. 1836. 

 Bino'tii (Binot's). Orange, white. Brazil. 1904. 

 chryso'stoma (golden-mouthed). Light green. Brazil. 



1834. 

 cri'spa (crisped). Greenish-yellow. October. Brazil. 



1839. 



folio'sa. (leafy). Yellow, red. Brazil. 1825. 

 ,, Glazio'vii (Glaziov's). Light green. Brazil. 1906. 



Climbing. 



laxifto'ra (lax-flowered). See G. CHRYSOSTOMA. 

 planifo'lia (flat-leaved). Yellow, white. Brazil. 

 recu'rva (recurved), i. Yellow. June. Brazil. 1824. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). See G. GLAZIOVII. 



GO'MPHIA. Button Flower. (From gomphos, a club ; 

 said to be the shape of the fruit. Nat. ord. Ochnads 

 [Ochnaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with yellow flowers. Cuttings 

 of young shoots getting firm, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and in heat ; sandy loam and a little peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 G. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 4. India and Malaya. 



1823. 

 ,, cuspidate, (short-pointed). 3-6. Yellow, crisped. 



Brazil. 1907. 

 deco'ra (becoming). 2-3. Golden-yellow. Brazil. 



1879. 

 guyanne'nsis (Guiana). 4. Yellow. Trop. Amer. 



1803. 



,, Jabota'pita (Jabotapita). 5. Jamaica. 1820. 

 ,, laviga'ta (smooth-leaved). See G. OBTUSIFOLIA. 

 ,, laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 5. Jamaica. 1823. 

 ,, ni'tida (glossy-leaved). See G. GUYANNE'NSIS. 

 obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 3. Madagascar. 1803. 

 ,, olivczfo'rmis (olive-shaped). Yellow. Brazil. 1861. 

 ,, Theophra'sta (Theophrasta). 10. Orange. Brazil. 



1859. 

 ,, zeyla'nica (Ceylon). See G. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



GOMPHOCA'RPUS. (From gomphos, a club, and 

 karpos, a fruit ; shape of the seed-pods. Nat. ord. 

 Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, z-Di- 

 gynia. Allied to Asclepias.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. Seeds 

 sown hi a hotbed in spring. Cuttings of the points of 

 shoots, and better still, small side-shoots, when growth 

 is commencing, in sand, under a bell-glass. Sandy loam 

 and fibrous peat. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 

 40 to 48. 



