GYNERIUM 



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HABENARIA 



G. pulche'lla (neat), i. White. June. Maranhatta. 



1825. This is Cleome pulchella. 

 sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). i. White. July. 



W. Ind. 1820, 

 triphy'tta (three-leaved). See G. PENTAPHYLLA. 



GYNE'RIUM. (From gune, the ovary, and crion, 

 wool; the stigmas are covered with long silky hairs. 

 Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Highly ornamental grasses, but more particularly 

 those now referred to Cortaderia. Divisions. Deep, 

 rich but light soil, or even sandy peat. 

 G. arge'nteum (silvery). See CORTADERIA ARGENTEA. 

 juba'tum (maned). See CORTADERIA JUBATA. 

 kermesfnum (carmine). See CORTADERIA KERMESINA. 

 saccharoi'des (sugar-cane-like). 8-12. S. Amer. 

 Seldom flowers. 



GYNOPLEU'RA. (From gune, the ovary, and pleura, a 

 rib ; the ovary being ribbed. Nat. ord. Passifloracese.) 



Hardy, branching, slender annuals. Seeds in heat 

 in March, or in the open border in April. Ordinary, 

 well-drained soiL 



G. fascicula'ta (bundled). White. July. Chili. 1832. 

 hu'milis (low). J. White, streaked purple-red. Chili. 



1831. 



linearifo'lia (linear-leaved). ij. Purple, blue. 

 September. Chili. 1831. 



GYNO'XYS. (From gune, the ovary, and oxus, sharp ; 

 the style is pointed. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings in sand in a close case, 

 with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, with a little peat and 

 sand. 



G. fra'grans (fragrant). See SENECIO SKINNERI. 

 inca'na (hoary). 3. Yellow. July. Jamaica. 1823. 



GYNU'RA. (From gune, the ovary, and oura, a tail ; 



the stigmas being long and hairy. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Stove perennial herbs. Cuttings in sand in a close case. 



Loam, leaf-mould, or peat, with some sharp sand. 



G. auranti'aca (orange). Orange. Stem, leaves, and 



bracts covered with purple hairs. Malaya. 1882. 



auricula'ta (eared). 3. Yellow. July. China. 1734. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 3. Yellow. Malaya. 1779. 



ce'rnua (drooping). Trop. Africa. 



divarica'ta (straggling). i. Purple. July. China. 



1801. Greenhouse biennial. 

 hamatophy'tta (blood-red-leaved). 2. Yellow. April. 



1789. 



ova'lis (oval). See G. AURICULATA. 

 Pseu'do-CMna (false-China), . Yellow. July. 



Trop. Asia and Australia. 1732. 



sarmento'sa (trailing). Dull orange. Stems reddish. 

 Malaya. 



GYPSO'PHILA. (From gupsos, chalk, and phileo, to 

 love ; in reference to the soil most suitable for them. 

 Nat. ord. Cloveworts [Caryophyllacea?]. Linn. lo-De- 

 candria, z-Digynia. Allied to Saponaria.) 



Both annuals and perennials by seed, and the latter 

 also by division ; common garden-soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



G. carmi'nea (carmine). Pale carmine. 1910. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant), i. White. July. Asia Minor. 



1828. 



tene'lla (delicate), i. White. July. Europe. 1816. 

 visco'sa (clammy), ij. White. June. Levant. 1773. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



G. anato'lica (Anatolian). White. Asia Minor. 



,, Arro'stii (Arrest's). White. S. Europe, Asia Minor. 



,, cerastioi' des (Cerastium-like). J. White, veined with 

 pink. Himalaya. 1882. 



fastigia'ta (peaked), i|. White. June. Germany. 

 1759- 



glau'ca (milky-green), ij. White. August. Cau- 

 casus. 1822. 



glomera'ta (crowded), i. Pale red. July. Tauria. 

 1818. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). i. White. August. Altai, 

 Siberia. 1831. 



My'rica (lllytian). See TUNICA ILLYRICA. 



G. libano'tica (Lebanon). J. White. Asia Minor. 

 ,, Mangi'nii (Mangin's). Pale rose. Siberia. 1898. 

 ,, mura'lis (wall). White. Europe, N. Asia. 

 ,, panicula'ta (panicled). 2. White. Europe. 

 fto're-ple'no (double-flowered). 2. White. Double 



by prolification. 1902. 

 ,, perfolia'ta (leaf-pierced). 2. Pink. July. Spain. 



1732. 



,, prostra' fa (trailing), i. Red. August. Siberia. 1759. 

 r added' na (Raddean). . Pale rose, with darker 



veins. Eastern Persia. 1889. 

 re'pens (creeping), i. Striped. August. Siberia. 



1774- 



,, ,, ro'sea (rosy). . Pink. 1905. 

 ri'gida (stiff). See TUNICA SAXIFRAGA. 

 ,, Roke'jeka (Rokejeka). 2. White. Egypt. 

 sabulo'sa (sandy). See G. TRICHOTOMA. 

 ,, sali'gna (willowy). Pink. June. Europe. 1837. 

 ,, Saxi'fraga (saxifrage). See TUNICA SAXIFRAGA. 

 spino'sa (spiny). Pink. June. Persia. 1837. 

 ,, Steve'ni (Steven's). 2. White. July. Iberia. 1822. 

 Stru'thium (Struthium). 2. White. July. Spain. 



1729. 

 ,, Unuifo'lia (fine-leaved), i. Red. July. Caucasus. 



1824. 



,, tomento'sa (felted). See G. PERFOLIATA. 

 ,, transsylva'nica (Transylvanian). White. Eastern 



Europe. 

 ,, tricho'toma (three-forked). ij. White. July. 



Tauria. 1817. 



GYPSUM, or PLASTER OF PARIS, is a sulphate of 

 lime, composed of Sulphuric acid, 43 ; lime, 33 ; water, 

 24. It has been employed advantageously as a manure 

 to clover, the turnip, and potato, at the rate of 3 cwt. 

 per acre. Potato sets are frequently rolled in it when 

 pulverised. It has been recommended to be sprinkled 

 in stables, and to be mixed with dunghills, " to fix the 

 ammonia," as it is popularly termed. All the ammonia 

 lost in fumes from a dunghill might be more readily 

 and as cheaply restored to it by mixing with it, when 

 dug into the soil, a little of the ammoniacal liquor from 

 the gasworks. 



GYRO MIA VIRGI'NICA. See MEDE'OLA VIRGI'NICA. 



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HABENA'RIA. (From habena, a rein ; referring to the 

 long, strap-shaped spur. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Gymnadenia.) 



Some will grow in peaty soil in the open border, if 

 kept a little protected, and somewhat dry in winter ; 

 others are stove orchids, requiring peat and loam, and 

 treatment similar to a Bletia. Divisions of the root. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; rest period, in winter, 50 ; 

 and when starting into flower, 70. 



HARDY. 

 H. bifo'lia (two-leaved). White. June. Britain. 



" Butterfly Orchis." 

 chlora'ntha (green-flowered), ij. Greenish-yellow. 



Britain. 

 Blephariglo' 'ttis (eyelashed-tongued). White, fringed. 



June. N. Amer. 1820. 



,, bractea'ta (large-bracted). See H. VIRIDIS BRACTEATA.. 

 chlora'ntha (green-flowered). See H. BIFOLIA CHLOR- 



ANTHA. 



,, cilia'ris (ciliated). Yellow. June. N. Amer. 1796. 

 ,, cono'psea (resembling). i. Purple. June. Britain. 

 ,, corda'ta (heart-shaped). |. Yellow-green. March. 



Europe and N. Amer. 1830. 

 ,, crista'ta (crested), i. Yellow. September. N. 



Amer. 1806. 

 dilata'ta. (dilated). i. White. September. N. 



Amer. 1823. 

 fimbria' ta (fringed), i. Lilac-purple. June. N. Amer. 



1789. 



,, Jierbi'ola (little herb). Green. June. N. Amer. 1789. 

 ,, hookeria'na (Hookerian). J-i. Greenish-white. June. 



N. Amer. 1822. 

 ,, hyperbo'rea (northern). Green. June. Europe and 



N. Amer. 1805. 

 inci'sa (incised). Sulphur. June. N. Amer. 1826. 



