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GONGORA 



G. arbore'scens (tree-like). 5. White. December. 1714. 

 cri'spus (curled-leaved), i. Yellow. July. 1714. 

 frutico'sus (shrubby). 5. White. July. Mediter- 

 ranean regions. 1714. 



navicula'ris (boat-shaped). White. July. 

 padifo'lius (Padus-leaved). S. Africa. 

 physoca'rpus (bladder-fruited). S. Africa. 

 ,, seto'sus (bristly). Greenish-yellow. S. Arabia. 1897. 

 ,, sina'icus (Sinai). See G. FRUTICOSUS. 

 ,, te'xtUis (textile). 3. White, violet. Tropics. 1902. 



GOMPEOLO BIUM. (From gomphos, a club, and Ipbos, 

 a pod; shape of seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 

 Greenhouse evergreens, from Australia. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, about two inches in length, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in a shaded place, in April or May ; peat 

 and loam in little fibrous pieces, with rubbly charcoal, 

 potsherds, and silver sand ; drainage must be well 

 attended to, as saturated soil is their ruin. Winter temp., 

 40 to 48. All have yellow flowers, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. 



G. adu'ncum (hooked). May. 1837. 

 angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). May. 1825. 

 arista'tum (awned). May. 1837. 

 ,, mu'ticum (snipped). August. 1839. 

 barbi'gerum (bearded-keeled). See G. LATIFOLII/M. 

 capita' turn (round-head-flowered). 2. July. 1830. 

 Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). See G. ARISTATUM 



MUTICUM. 



globra'tum (smooth), ij. June. 1820. 

 ,, gauce'scens (milky-green). See G. GRANDIFLORUM. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 2. June. 1803. 

 setifo'lium (bristle-leaved). 2. June. 1826. 

 ,, Henderso'nii (Henderson's). August. 1840. This is 



Burtonia Hendersonii. 

 Huege'lii (Huegel's). \. May. 1824. 

 knightia'num (Knight's). J. August. 1830. 

 ,, lana'tum (woolly). See G. TOMEXTOSUM. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 2. May. 1803. 

 ,, margina'tum (edged). 2. May. 1820. 

 mi'nus (lesser), ij. May. 1824. 

 mirbelioi'des (Mirbelia-like). i. May. 1823. 

 peduncula're (Jong-flower-stalked). See G. HUEGELII. 

 pinna'tum (leafleted). \. May. 1820. 

 ,, polymo'rphum (many- formed), i-ij. Purple, red, or 



yellow. 1803. 



,, reticula'tum (netted-leaved). ij. May. 1824. 

 , sple'ndens (shining). June. 1843. 

 , tene'Uum (delicate). i|. May. 1824. 

 , te"nue (slender). See G. POLYMORPHUM. 

 , tetrathecoi'des (Tetratheca-like). See G. MINUS. 

 , tomento'sum (shaggy). 3. May. 1803. 

 , venulo'sum (veiny-leaved). See G. POLYMORPHUM. 

 , venu'stum (beautiful). 3. May. 1803. 

 , versi color (changeable-coloured). See G. POLY- 

 MORPHUM. 

 ,, cau'libus purpu'reis (purple-stalked), ij. Red. 



March. 1838. 

 virga'tum (twiggy), ij. May. 1820. 



GOMPHRE NA. Globe Amaranth. (From gomphos, a 

 club ; the shape of the flowers. Nat. ord. Amarants 

 [Amarantaceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia). 



Stove plants. Perennials, by seed and divisions ; the 

 shrubby, by seed and cuttings ; the annuals and biennials, 

 by seed in a hotbed. The Globe varieties are very useful 

 for ornament, and should have equal care, potting, soil, 

 heat, &c., as the Cockscombs. 



G. brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). See MOGIPHAXES STRAMINEA. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). Orange-red. Mexico. 1853. 



Perennial. 



decu'mbens (decumbent). Rosy-red. Mexico. 

 obova'ta (obovate). Rose. 

 globo'sa (globe- flowered). ij. Red. July. India. 



1714. Annual. 

 a'lba (white), i. White. July. India. 1714. 



Annual. 

 pere'nnis (perennial). 2. Pale yellow. August. 



S. Amer. 1732. Herbaceous. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). i$. Rosy. July. Brazil. 1843. 



Annual. 



seri'cea (silky). White. Ecuador. 1820. 

 villo'sa (long-haired). Striped. June. Monte Video. 

 1826. Evergreen shrub. 



GOMTTTUS SACCHA'RIFER. See ARENGA SACCHARI- 



FERA. 



GONATA'NTHTJS. (From gonu, a knee, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the flower spathe is bent. Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



Fine foliage stove plant. Offsets, which are freely 

 produced. Fibrous peat and loam, with some sharp sand. 

 G. sarmento'sa (trailing). Yellow. Himalayas. 



GONA TOPUS BOrVTNIL See ZAMIOCULCAS BOIVIMI. 



GONGO'RA. (Named after a Spanish viceroy of New 

 Grenada. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gytiandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Batemannia.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; baskets filled and packed 

 with sphagnum, fibrous peat, broken pots, and pieces 

 of charcoal. Summer temp., 60 to 90, with plenty of 

 atmospheric moisture ; winter, 55 to 65*, and dryish. 

 G. armeni'aca (apricot). Apricot. July. Nicaragua. 

 a' tro-purpu' rea (dark purple), i. Dark purple. June. 



British Guiana. 1824. 



major (larger). Purple. May. Demerara. 1834. 

 pi'cta (painted). Yellow, purple. May. Deme- 

 rara. 1836. 



beyrodtia'na (Beyrodtian). Pale yellow, purple- 

 spotted. Colombia. 1906. 

 bufo'nia (toad-coloured). i. Variegated. May. 



Brazil. 1841. 

 leucochi'la (white-lipped). Purple, white. May. 



Brazil. 1840. 



ma'jor (larger) Purple, white. May. Brazil. 1837. 

 fu'lva (tawny). $. Yellow, blue. July. Mexico. 



1838. 

 vitelli'na (yolk-of-egg). Yellow. May. Mexico. 



1841. 

 cassi'dea (helmeted). Yellow, purple. Guatemala. 



1874. 

 Charleswo'rihii (Charlesworth's). White, barred with 



brownish-purple. 

 Charo'ntis (Charontis). Yellow; h'p white, spotted 



with crimson. Colombia. 1877. 

 ftave'ola (yeUowish). Light ochre- yellow, spotted 



with brown. 1886. 

 galea'ta (hehneted). i. Yellow, spotted with brown. 



Mexico. 1828. 



,, galeottia'na (Galeottian). Red. Mexico. 1842. 

 gratulabu'nda (congratulating). Yellow, spotted 



brown. Colombia. 

 gro'ssa (large). Yellowish, with blackish-purple spots. 



Ecuador. 1877. 



fettcocAi'/a (white-lipped). See G. BUFONIA LEUCOCHILA. 

 macula'ta (spotted-flowered). z. Yellow-spotted. 



May. Demerara. 1832. 



a'lba (white- flowered). 2. White. May. Guiana. 

 1836. 



aura'nlia (orange). Orange. May. Guiana. 1842. 

 ca'ndida (white). White. May. Guiana. 1843. 

 citri'na (citron). Yellow. May. Guiana. 1837. 

 fu'lgens (blazing). Guiana. 1837. 

 fu'sca (dark brown). Guiana. 1836. 

 gra'cilis (slender). Guiana. 1839. 

 gri'sea (grey). Demerara. 1836. 

 i'gnea (flame-coloured). 2. Flame. May. Brazil. 

 1837- 



lu'tea (yellow). Guiana. 1835. 

 sangui'nea (blood-coloured). Demerara. 1836. 



squa'lens (mean). Guiana. 1837. 



tri' color ( three-coloured). 2. Golden-brown. May. 



Panama. 1842. 

 nigri'ta, (blackish). Dark purple. July. Demerara. 



1838. 

 portenio'sa (monstrous). Yellow, violet, purple. 



Ecuador. 1869. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose-purple ; lip citron-yellow. 



Colombia. 

 quinquene' rvis (five-nerved). Yellow, purple. May. 



Peru. 

 ,, sanderia'na (Sanderian). Yellow, with rosy spots. 



Peru. 



scaphe'phorus (skiff-bearing). 

 si'mUis (like). Colombia (?). 1881. 

 ,, specio'sa (show> T ). See CORYANTHES SPECIOSA. 

 trunca'ta (blunt- flowered). Red, yellow. April. 



Mexico. 1842. 

 vi'ridi-purpu'rea (green-purple). See CIRRH.SA LOD- 



DIGESII. 



