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Gleichenia continued. 



ecus beneath. Tropical regions. Stove. SYNS. G. ferruginea, 

 G. Hermanni, G. rufinervis, and many others. 



G. excelsa (tall). A synonym of G. longissima. 



G. ferruginea (rusty). A synonym of G. dichotoma. 



G. flabellata (fan-shaped), fronds very proliferous ; branches 

 dichotomously flabelliform ; pinnje ascending, about 6in. long, 

 lin. to 2in. broad, lanceolate; segments linear. Australia, <fcc., 

 1823. Greenhouse. 



G. flagellaris (whip-like).* fronds, branches glabrous, repeatedly 

 dichotomous, copiously foliaceous, glabrous, often glaucous 

 beneath, sub-coriaceo-membranaceous ; pinnae erecto-patent or 

 divaricating, extremely variable, broad or narrow, or linear- 

 lanceolate, 5in. to 1ft. and more long; segments Jin. to2in. and 

 more long, linear, sometimes ferruginep-tomentose at the base 

 beneath. Capsules two to four. Mauritius and Bourbon, Ma- 

 dagascar ; abundant in Java and Malay Islands. Stove. SYNS. 

 6. bifurcata, G. bracteata, G. latvigata, G. plunueformis. 



G. furcata (forked). A synonym of G. pubescens. 



G. glgantea (gigantic). A synonym of G. longissima. 



G. glauca (glaucous). A synonym of G. longissima. 



G. hecistophylia (smallest-leaved). A synonyn of G. diearpa 

 alpina. 



G. Hermanni (Hermann's). A synonym of G. dichotoma. 



G. Iwvigata (smooth). A synonym of G. flagellaris. . 



G. longipinnata (long-pinnated). A synonym of G. pubescens. 



G. longissima (longest).* sti. stout, forked ; branches very long ; 

 pinnae numerous, 4m. to Sin. long, lin. to 2in. broad, deeply pin- 

 natifld; segments linear, acuminated, or oblong, China and 

 Japan. Greenhouse. SVNS. G. Bancroftii, G. excelsa, 0. gigantea, 

 G. glauca. (H. S. F. i. SB.) 



FIG. 113. GLEICHENIA CIRCIXATA SEMI-VESTITA. 

 G. Matthewsll (Matthews's). A synonym of G. pubescens. 

 G. miorophylla (small-leaved). A synonym of G. circinata. 

 G. peotinata (combed).* sti. zigzag, branched ; branches bearing 

 divaricatin 



one to three pairs of forked div 



ing pinnae ; segments never 



decurrent, frequently glaucous beneath, sori of eight to ten 

 capsules. Tropical America, 1824. Very distinct. Stove. 



G. plumeeformis (feather-formed). A synonym of G. flagellaris. 



G. pubescens (downy).* sti. and rachises often woolly ; branches 

 of the frond repeatedly dichotomous, leafy ; pinnae 5in. to 2ft. 

 long, lin. to 2in. broad, pectinato-pinnatifld, clothed with cob- 

 webby pubescence ; segments spreading, linear. Capsules two to 

 five. Tropical America. Stove. SYNS. G. furcata, G. longipin- 

 nata, G. Natthewsii, G. tomentosa. 



Q. quadripartite (quadripartite), fronds coriaceous, black when 

 dry, rufous-brown beneath, not proliferous, only once-forked; 

 each branch dichotomously flabelliform ; pinnae lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, falcately curved, pectinato-pinnatifld, 4in. to 6in " 

 lin. to IJin. broad; lobes narrow-linear, sub-falcate, s__.,_. 

 acute, the margins a little recurved. Capsules one to three in a 

 sorus. Straits of Magellan. Greenhouse. SYN. G. acutifolia. 



G. rufinervis (red-nerved). A synonym of G. dichotoma. 



G. rupestris (rock).* fronds 2ft. to 6ft. long; lobes of pinnae 

 rounded or obtusely sub-quadrangular, coriaceous ; margins 

 thickened and recurved, sub-glaucous beneath, sori of three or 

 four capsules, superficial. Australia, 1860. Greenhouse. Per- 

 haps only a variety of G. circinata. 



G. speluncae (cavern). A synonym of G. circinata. 



G. tomentosa (tomentose). A synonym of G. pubescens. 



Vol. II. 



GLEICHENIACE.2E. A group or sub-order of 



Filices. 



GLOBBA (native Molucca name). SYN. Sphcerocarpus. 

 ORD. Scitaminece. A genus of about twenty-four species 

 of pretty stove herbaceous perennials, natives of India and 

 the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers yellow or pinkish, 

 very curious-looking ; calyx three-cleft, tubular ; corolla 

 with a slender tube. Globbas are of easy culture in a 

 warm, moist stove ; and may be readily increased by 

 dividing the roots. 



G. atro-sanguinea (dark red).* fl. yellow, with scarlet bracts, 

 disposed to dense terminal racemes. In blossom the greater part 

 of the year. 1. alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, deep glossy 

 green. Stems about as thick as a goose quill, much crowded, 1ft. 

 to lift, long, gracefully arching on all sides. Borneo, 1881. An 

 elegant plant. SYN. G. coccinea. (B. M. 6626.) 

 G. coccinea (scarlet). A synonym of G. atro-sanguinea. 

 G. Schomburgkii (Schomburgk's).* fl. golden-yellow, with a 

 bright orange-red base to the lip ; panicle drooping ; lip narrowly 

 cuneate, with a broad, retuse, truncate end. August. I. elliptic- 

 ovate or lanceolate, with slender acuminate tips, contracted into 

 a short petiole above the vagina. Stems tufted, 6in. to 12in. high. 

 Siam, 1864. (B. M. 6298.) 

 G. sessiliflora (sessile-flowered), fl. yellow ; spike whorled ; 



; bracts lanceolate, withering. 

 August. 1. lanceolate, acuminate. A. lift. Pegu, 1807. (B. M. 



lateral segments of corolla longest 



August. I. ' 



1428.) 



GLOBE AMARANTH. See Gomphrena globosa. 

 GLOBE FLOWER. See Trollius. 



GLOBE MALLOW. See Spha- 

 ralcea. 



GLOBE THISTLE. See Echiuops. 

 GLOBOSE, GLOBULAR. Bound or 

 spherical. 



GLOBULARIA (from globulos, a small 

 round head ; in allusion to the form of the 

 capitate flower). ORD. Selaginece. A genus 

 comprising twelve species of hardy or green- 

 house perennial herbs, shrubs, or sub-shrubs, 

 inhabiting the Mediterranean region, &c. 

 Flowers collected upon a common recep- 

 tacle, surrounded by a many-leaved invo- 

 lucre. Leaves radical or alternate, cori- 

 aceous, obovate-oblong or lanceolate, entire 

 or argutely sparingly toothed. Globularias 

 are pretty plants for the rock garden, in 

 a moist, free soil; they may also be grown 

 in the margins of borders. Propagated by 

 seeds, or by division. 



O. Alypum (Alypum).* fl.-heads pale, terminal. 

 August and September. I. lanceolate, three- 

 toothed and entire. Stem shrubby, h. 2ft South 

 Europe, 1640. Greenhouse shrub. See Fig. 114. 

 (Fl. Ment. 34.) 



G. cordifolia (heart-leaved), fl.. heads blue, small, globular," 

 solitary, terminal. Summer. 1. petiolate, obovate - cuneate, 

 emargmate. Stem shrubby, prostrate, much branched. Europe, 

 Western Asia, 1633. Hardy sub-shrub. 



FIG. 114. FLOWER-HEAD OF GLOBULARIA ALYPUM. 



G. longifolia (long-leaved), fl. -heads white, axillary, sub-sessile, 

 solitary. July and August. I. lanceolate, linear, entire. Stem 

 shrubby, h. 3ft. Madeira, 1775. Greenhouse. (B. R. 685.) 



G. nana (dwarf). fl.-heads bluish, globular, nearly Jin. in 

 diameter. Summer. I. radical, fleshy, narrowly obcordate- 

 cuneate. Stem woody, creeping, prostrate. South Europe, 1824. 

 Hardy herb. 



G. nudicaulis (naked-stemmed).* fl.-head* blue, larger than 



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