166 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



Gaulthieria Myrsinites, Hooker. 



^Northern California, Oregon, British Columbia. The fruit of this 

 procumbent shrub is said to be delicious. It would prove adapted for 

 any of the Alps. 



Gaulthieria Shallon, Pursh. 



North- Western America. This handsome spreading bush would 

 yield its pleasant edible berries in abundance, if planted on alpine 

 mountains, where it would likely become naturalized. G. procumbens 

 (L.) is the North-Eastern American Wiutergreen used in medicine. 



Gaylussacia frondosa, Torrey and Gray. 



The Blue Tangleberry of Eastern North- America. A bush with 

 deciduous foliage; fruit very sweet. 



Gaylussacia resinosa, Torrey and Gray. 



The Black Huckleberry of North-Eastern America. A dwarf 

 shrub, with deciduous leaves. It likes swampy woodlands, and thus 

 would find ample space in any forest-ranges. Berry of pleasant taste. 

 Perhaps some of the South-American species may also produce edible 

 fruits. 



Geitonoplesium cymosum, Cunningham. 



Through the whole East- Australian forests. It is mentioned here, 

 to draw attention to the likelihood, that special culture may convert 

 this into a culinary plant, as Mr. P. O'Shanesy found the young 

 shoots to offer a fair substitute for Asparagus. 



Gelsemiuni nitidum, Michaux. 



Southern States of North-America, also in Mexico. " Yellow 

 Jessamine. " A twining shrubby plant of medicinal value, long 

 since introduced into Australia by the writer, with numerous other 

 plants of industrial or therapeutical importance. Active principle: 

 gelsemin. The perfume of the flowers has also come into use as a 

 cosmetic. 



Genista monosperma, Lamarck. 



Mediterranean regions. One of the best of Broom-brushes for 

 arresting sand-drift. G. sphaerocarpa, Lamarck, is of like use, and 

 also comes from the Mediterranean Sea. 



Genista tinctoria, Linne". 



Europe, Northern and Western Asia. A perennial herb, of some 

 medicinal use. From the flowers a yellow dye may be extracted, 

 which with woad gives a good green, and comes well in for domestic 

 dyeing, particularly of wool. A kind of Schiittgelb, different from 

 the one prepared from Madura tinctoria, is obtained from this Genista, 

 known also as factitium-yellow, and perhaps not altogether to be 

 superseded by picric acid or by Anilin-colors (G. Don; Rosenthal; 

 Brockhaus) . 



