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GAYLUSSACIA 



GAZANIA 



A. Lvs. evergreen, obtusely serrate. 

 brachycera, Gray. Low shrub, with creeping and 

 ascending st. and spreading angled glabrous branches: 

 Ivs. oval, glabrous, ^-1 in. long: racemes short, with 

 few white or pinkish fls. : fr. blue. May, June; fr. July, 

 Aug. Pa. to Va. B.M. 928. L.B.C. 7:648 (as Vac- 

 cinium buxifolium). 



AA. Lvs. deciduous, entire. 

 B. Fls. in loose racemes; corolla campanulate. 



c. Plant glandular-pubescent. 



dumosa, Torr. & Gray. Shrub, to 2 ft., with creeping 

 st. and almost erect, somewhat hairy and glandular 

 branches: Ivs. obovate-oblong to oblanceolate, mucro- 

 nate, shining above, leathery, 1-2 in. long: fls. white or 

 pinkish; bracts foliaceous and persistent: fr. black, 

 usually pubescent, rather insipid. May, June; fr. Aug., 

 Sept. Newfoundland to Fla. and La. in moist sandy or 

 swampy soil. B.M. 1106 (as Vaccinium). 



1623. Gazania splendens. ( X J 2) 



cc. Plant slightly pubescent or glabrous. 



frondosa, Torr. & Gray. BLUE HUCKLEBERRY. DAN- 

 GLEBERRY. TANGLEBERRY. Shrub, to 6 ft., with spread- 

 ing, usually glabrous branches: Ivs. oblong or oval- 

 obovate, obtuse or emarginate, pale green above, 

 whitish beneath, membranaceous, 1-2 in. long: fls. 

 slender-pedicelled; corolla broadly campanulate, green- 

 ish purple: fr. blue, with glaucous bloom, sweet. May, 

 June; fr. July. N. H. to Fla., west to Ky., preferring 

 moist, peaty soil. Em. 2:451. G.C. III. 7:580. 



ursina, Torr. & Gray. Shrub, to 6 ft., with somewhat 

 pubescent, spreading branches: Ivs. obovate to oblong, 

 acute, membranaceous, 2-4 in. long: fls. white or pink- 

 ish: fr. black, shining, sweet. May, June; fr. July, Aug. 

 N. and S. C. Harlan P. Kelsey writes of this species: 

 "Shrub 2 to 6 feet high; very local in a few counties in 

 southwestern North Carolina, though common in these 

 stations. Locally it is known as 'buckberry,' a name 

 given by the native mountaineers from the fact that 

 deer feed on the very abundant clustered fruit in late 

 summer. The berries are much used for pies and jams, 



and have a most peculiar and pleasant acid flavor, 

 unlike any other Vaccinium. It promises to be a 

 valuable addition to our garden fruits." 



BB. Fls. in short, sessile racemes; corolla ovate. 



baccata, Koch (G. resinosa, Torr. & Gray). BLACK 

 HUCKLEBERRY. Erect shrub, to 3 ft., resinous when 

 young: Ivs. oval or oblong-lanceolate, mucronulate, 

 yellowish green above, pale beneath, 1-1 J^ in. long: 

 fls. short-pedicelled, nodding, reddish: fr. black, rarely 

 white, sweet. May, June; fr. July, Aug. Newfound- 

 land to Ga., west to Wis. and Ky., preferring sandy or 

 rocky soil. Em. 451. B.M. 1288 (as Vaccinium). 

 I. T. 4:152. Var. glaucocarpa, Rob. Frs. larger, blue 

 with glaucous bloom. 



G. Pseudo-Vaccinium, Cham. & Schlecht. Evergreen, usually 

 glabrous shrub, to 3 ft., with elliptic, entire Ivs. and red fls. ia 

 secund, many-fld. racemes. Brazil. B.R. 30:62. R.H. 1845:285. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



GAZANIA (after Theodore of Gaza, 1393-1478, 

 translator of Aristotle and Theophrastus; by some con- 

 sidered to be derived from Greek, riches, owing to the 

 splendid floral coloring). Composite. Showy plants 

 grown in a cool greenhouse or in the open border in 

 summer. 



Herbaceous, mostly perennial, rarely annual, with 

 short sts. or none: Ivs. crowded at the crown of the 

 root, or scattered along the st. : involucral scales in 2 

 or several rows, cup-like at the base, toothed at the 

 apex: achenes wingless, villous; pappus in 2 series of 

 very delicate, scarious, toothed scales, often hidden in 

 the wool of the achene. Species 24-30. This group 

 contains some of the finest of the sub-shrubby com- 

 posites from the Cape of Good Hope. They have a wide 

 range of color, pure white, yellow, orange, scarlet, and 

 the backs of the rays are in some cases rich purple, 

 and even azure-blue. Their foliage is often densely 

 woolly beneath, and the range of form is unusual. 

 The group is also notable for the spots near 

 the base of the rays of G. Pavonia and 

 some others. These markings suggest the 

 eyes of a peacock's tail. The plants are 

 also remarkable for their behavior at night, 

 when they close their fls. and turn their 

 foliage enough to make the woolly under 

 sides of the Ivs. more conspicuous. 



Gazanias are now rarely met with in 

 some of the oldest-fashioned florists' estab- 

 lishments. Few of the more prominent 

 firms keep them now, and they may be said 

 to be practically out of the trade in 

 America. All the kinds described below 

 are old garden favorites abroad, particularly 

 G. rigens, a common bedding plant, culti- 

 vated for nearly a century and a half, but 

 whose precise habitat has never been ascertained. They 

 are of easy culture in the cool greenhouse, and are 

 commended for summer use in the borders of those 

 who can keep them under glass in winter. They can 

 be rapidly propagated in midsummer by cuttings made 

 from the side shoots near the base and placed in a 

 close frame. 



A. Color of heads yellow. 

 B. Rays not spotted: heads 2 in. across. 



uniflora, Sims. Sts. woody at the base, spreading 

 6-12 in. or more from a center: Ivs. varying as men- 

 tioned above. The woolliness also varies greatly: 

 sometimes the whole plant is snowy white; sometimes 

 the whiteness is confined to the under sides of the Ivs. 

 B.M. 2270. L.B.C. 8:795. The involucre is woolly, 

 according to Harvey, but the pictures cited do not 

 show it. This and G. rigens have short sts. with 

 branches alternately leafy, while G. pinnata, G. Pavonia 

 and G. pygmsea have little or no st. and the Ivs. radical 

 or tufted at the ends of the short branches. 



