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GASTERIA 



GAULTHERIA 



BBB. Lvs. nearly radical, typically keeled or triquetrous. 

 c. The Ivs. in 2 spiral ranks. 



13. excayata, Haw. (Aloe excavdta, Willd. A. 

 obscura, Willd.). Lvs. smooth, rather thin, spreading, 

 lanceolate, mucronately acute, denticulate, \-\Yz x 45 

 in., dull pale green with small greenish white spots: infl. 

 2 ft. high, simple. Cape. Salm, Aloe 29, f. 22. B.M. 

 1322, f. 4. 



cc. The Ivs. not 2-ranked. 



14. parvifdlia, Baker. Lvs. thick, deltoid-oblong, 

 submucronate, somewhat roughened on keel and 

 margin, 1 x 2-3 in., purplish green with small whitish 

 spots: infl. \}/z ft. high, simple. Cape. Berger 49. 



15. carinata, Haw. (Aloe carinata, Mill. A. tristicha, 

 Medikus). Lvs. thick, spreading, triangular -lanceo- 

 late, somewhat falcate, acute from the 2-in. base, 5-6 

 in. long, grooved above, dull green with coarse whitish 

 warts sometimes in irregular lines: infl. 2^-3 ft., 

 sometimes branched. Cape. B.M. 1331a. Salm, 

 Aloe 29, f, 20. Berger 50. Varies into a larger 

 smoother form, var. strigata, Baker (G. strigata, Haw. 

 A. carinata lasvior, Salm); a form with narrower more 

 falcate Ivs. with smaller pale points, var. falcata, 

 Berger; and a form with short broad still finer-punctate 

 Ivs., var. latifdlia, Berger. It is said to have been 

 crossed with G. verrucosa intermedia. 



16. glabra, Haw. (Aloe glabra, Salm. A. carinata 

 subgldbra, Haw.). Lvs. triangular-lanceolate, acute or 

 mucronate from the 2-in. base, 6-8 in. long, dull green 

 with small scarcely raised whitish points: infl. 2^-3 

 ft. high. Cape. Salm, Aloe 29, f. 19. B.M. 1331, 

 If. at left. Respectively larger and smaller forms are 

 sometimes designated as vars. major and minor. 



17. nitida, Haw. (Aloe nitida, Salm). Lvs. triangular- 

 lanceolate, acute from the 2-in. base, 6-9 in. long, 

 smooth, light glossy green with white ox ten banded 

 spots, the margin roughish: infl. 3 ft. high, simple. 

 Cape. Salm, Aloe 29, f. 17. Varies in a form with 

 more numerous smaller pale dots, var. parvipunctata, 

 Salm (A. nitida major, Salm). B.M. 2304; and one with 

 fewer, larger and more confluent spots, var. grandi- 

 punctata, Salm (A. nitida minor, Salm). 



AA. Fls. 1^-2 in., little inflated, long-stalked: large for 

 the genus. 



18. acinacifdlia, Haw. (Aide acinacifdlia, Jacq.). 

 Lvs. acute, 3-edged, spreading in a large 2-ranked 

 rosette, 2 x 14 in., rather glossy dark green with scat- 

 tered low pale dots: infl. about 4 ft. high, branched 

 below. Cape. B.M. 2369. Berger 52. Varies in a 

 more erect-lvd. form, var. ensifdlia, Baker (G. ensi- 

 fdlia, Haw.), Salm, Aloe 29, f. 12; a form with more 

 confluent low mottling, var. nitens, Baker (G. nitens, 

 Haw. Aloe nitens, R. & S.); and a narrower-lvd. 

 form with somewhat seriate slightly raised whiter 

 spots, var. venusta, Baker (G. venusta, Haw. Aloe 

 venusta, R. & S. A. acinacifdlia venusta, Salm). It 

 has been crossed with Aloe striata. 



G. brevifdlia, Haw. Lvs. 3-4 in. long, Ungulate, close together: 

 fls. red, about 1 in. long. Afr. G. Huttonix, N. E. Br. Lvs. in a 

 loose rosette, 16-18 in. long, broad at base, narrowed above, 

 obliquely keeled: fls. pendulous, nearly 1 in. long, rose with green- 

 keeled lobes. S. Afr. G. obtusifdlia, Haw. Lvs. thinner than in 

 G. sulcata and shorter than in G. lingua. 



WILLIAM TKELEASE. 



GAST6NIA PALM ATA : Trevesia. 



GASTROCHILUS (Greek-made name, alluding to 

 the swollen lip). Zingiberacese. A very few Indian 

 and Malayan herbs, perennial or annual, that may 

 sometimes be found in choice collections of hothouse 

 plants. Allied to Hedychium and Kaempferia, differ- 

 ing from the former in the character of the connective 

 and from the latter in the sac-form lip: sometimes 

 provided with a creeping rootstock: st. very short or 

 none, or reaching 12 in. high: Ivs. oblong and acute: 



fls. mostly white with lip yellow or pink, solitary or in 

 spikes; corolla-tube slender and the segms. connivent: 

 staminodia present and petal-like; lip oblong and 

 entire but the margin sinuate, exceeding the corolla; 

 ovary 3-celled, each cell many-ovuled. G. pulcherrima, 

 Wall., is leafy-stemmed, to 12 in., from a creeping 

 rootstock: fls. white in a spike 2-3 in. long, the lip 

 tinged pink. H. U. 4, p. 100. G. longifldra, Wall., 

 is acaulescent, with Ivs. to 12 in. long: fls. 1 or 2 

 from the crown, long-tubed, white, the lip tinged red. 

 The Gastrochilus of Don is orchidaceous, and is now 

 referred to Saccolabium. L jj g 



GASTROLOBIUM (Greek-made name, referring to 

 the swollen pods). Legumindsze. More than 30 shrubs 

 of W. Austral., little known in cult. Lvs. simple 

 and entire, mostly stiff: fls. yellow or in part purple- 

 red, racemose in corymbs or whorls; calyx 5-lobed; 

 petals clawed, the standard orbicular or kidney-shaped, 

 and emarginate, the wings oblong, and the keel broad 

 and short; stamens free; style filiform, incurved: pod 

 turgid, ovoid or nearly globular. G. velutinum, Lindl. 

 A handsome shrub: Ivs. in 3's or 4's, varying from 

 obpvate to linear-cuneate, very obtuse, emarginate, 

 %in. or less long: fls. orange-red, on villous pedicels, 

 in terminal clusters to 13^ in. long: pod ovoid, about 

 J^in. long. G. cunedtum, Henfr., may be the same as 

 the foregoing, perhaps with longer racemes. J.F. 3:258. 

 G. villdsum, Benth. Decumbent with ascending 

 sts. : Ivs. opposite, ovate to almost lanceolate, very 

 obtuse, 1-2 in. long: fls. in terminal pedunculate racemes 

 3-4 in. long; standard orange-red, shorter lower petals 

 purple-red: pod broadly ovoid, about J^in. long. B.R. 

 33:45. J.F. 4:341. G. ovalifdlium, Henfr. Diffuse 

 shrub: Ivs. mostly opposite, ovate or oblong or orbicu- 

 lar, 1 in. or less long, often emarginate: fls. nearly 

 sessile in racemes 1-3 in. long, orange or orange-red, 

 the lower petals deeply colored. J.F. 3:247, 324. 



L. H. B. 



GASTRONEMA: A section of Cyrtanthus. 



GAULTHERIA (named by Kalm after Dr. "Gaul- 

 thier," a physician in Quebec, whose name was really 

 written Gaultier). Ericdcese. Ornamental woody plants 

 grown for the attractive flowers and fruits and also for 

 their handsome evergreen foliage. 



Evergreen erect or procumbent shrubs, rarely small 

 trees, usually hairy and glandular: Ivs. petioled, 

 roundish to lanceolate, mostly serrate: fls. in terminal 

 panicles or axillary racemes or solitary; calyx 5-parted; 

 corolla urceolate, 5-lobed; stamens 10; ovary superior: 

 fr. a 5-celled, dehiscent caps., usually inclosed by the 

 fleshy and berry-like calyx. About 90 species in the 

 warmer and subtropical regions of Asia, Austral., and 

 in Amer. from Canada to Chile. Some have edible 

 fruits, and an aromatic oil used in perfumery and 

 medicine is obtained from G. procumbens and several 

 Asiatic species. 



This genus includes the wintergreen and some other 

 ornamental low aromatic plants with alternate, ever- 

 green leaves, white, pink or scarlet, often fragrant 

 flowers in terminal or axillary racemes or solitary, and 

 with decorative, berry-like red or blackish fruit. G. 

 procumbens is fully hardy North, while the other 

 North American species are somewhat tenderer and 

 need protection during the winter; G. Veitchiana prom- 

 ises to be hardy as far north as Massachusetts. They 

 are well adapted for borders of evergreen shrubberies 

 as well as for rockeries, and in suitable soil they are 

 apt to form a handsome evergreen ground-cover. Most 

 of the foreign species can be grown only South or as 

 greenhouse shrubs. They grow best in sandy or peaty, 

 somewhat moist soil and partly shaded situations. 

 Propagation is by seeds, layers or suckers, division of 

 older plants, and also by cuttings of half-ripened wood 

 under glass. 



