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Gardoquia continued. 



teeth, and with the throat naked inside. I. on short petioles, 

 roundish-ovate, obtuse, with scarcely revolute margins ; floral 

 leaves similar to the rest. Peru. This species is scarcely distinct 

 from the genus Micromeria, in consequence of the corolla hardly 

 exceeding the calyx. 



FIG. 83. CEDRONELLA MEXICANA (GARDOQUIA BETONICOIDES), 

 showing Habit and Single Whorl of Flowers. 



G. GllUesii (Gillies'). /., corolla scarlet, pubescent; calyx 

 elongated erect with lanceolate, subulate, nearly equal teeth ; 

 throat naked inside. June. I. oblong-linear, or cnneated, obtuse 

 quite entire, narrowed at the base, green on both surfaces flat' 



purple, mo 

 crenated 



than 



. long. April. , , 



little, rounded at the base, green, pale beneth Stems 



, ovate, bluntisn 

 , , beneath Stems 

 hard at the base, but scarcely woody, h. 1ft. Chili. (B. M. 3772.) 



GARIDELLA. Now included under Niffella (which 



see). 



GARLAND FLOWER. A common name for He- 

 dychium. It is also applied to Daphne Cneorum and 

 Pleurandra Cneorum. 



GARLIC (Allium sativum). This perennial has been 

 extensively cultivated in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, 

 from remote antiquity. It has become naturalised in 

 Sicily, the South of France, and most of the South of 



GARLIC. 



Europe, being found growing in meadows, pastures, and 

 waste places. According to De Candolle, the only country 

 in which it is known to be undoubtedly wild is the 

 Kirghis Desert. Garlic has been cultivated in this country 



Garlic continued. 



since 1548. At one time, it held a place in most 

 of the early pharmacopoeias ; but, like many other 

 of our vegetable medicines, has fallen into disuse. In 

 Britain, it is employed as a culinary ingredient ; but, on 

 account of its extremely penetrating and diffusive 

 odour, it is seldom served up in a solid state. Garlic is 

 easily propagated by seeds, which should be sown in the 

 open ground, in March ; or by dividing the cloves of the 

 bulbs (see Fig. 84) into as many parts as they admit, to 

 form separate plants. A light soil, and rather dry posi- 

 tion in the kitchen garden, suit them best, planting 

 the cloves early in March, about 9in. asunder, in drills 

 1ft. apart, and covering with 2in. of soil. An occa- 

 sional hoeing, to destroy weeds, will be all that is 

 necessary for the after treatment, until the tops die, 

 when the roots should be lifted and dried in the sun. 

 A few may be planted in autumn for an early supply, 

 only a small quantity being usually required at one 

 time in private gardens. 



GARLIC FEAR. See Cratava. 



GARRYA (named in honour of Michael Garry, of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company). Including Fadyenia. 

 TRIBE Garryacece of ORD. Cornacece. A genus con- 

 sisting of about eight species of ornamental hardy ever- 



FIG. 85. FtowjiaiNG TWIG OF MALE PLANT OF GARRYA 



ELLIPTICA. 



green shrubs, of which seven are found in California 

 and Mexico, and one in Cuba and Jamaica. Flowers, 

 male and female on different plants, arranged in elegant 

 pendulous catkins, proceeding from near the apex of 



