GLOBULARIA 



GLORIOSA 



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lobes oblique or unequal; stamens 4, didynaraous, 

 attached at the throat: fr. small, inchided in the calyx. 

 — About a dozen species from the Old World. Probably 

 the commonest and best species is G. tricosantha, which 

 thrives at the front of well-drained borders, but is 

 particularly showy in the rockery. For this and G. 

 vulgaris and its forms, rather moist but well-drained 

 soil and partial shade are advised. Prop, by division 

 or seed. 



A. Hardy herbaceous plants about 6-12 in. high. 

 B. Root-h's. 1-nerved. 

 trichosantha, Fisch. & Mey. Height 6 in.: root-lvs. 

 epatulate, 3-toothed at apex; st.-lvs. obovate or oblong, 

 mucronate, sessile. July, Aug. Asia Minor. SjTia. 



BB. Root-h's. ■5-nerved. 

 vulgaris, Linn. [G. nudicaulis, Hort.). Height 8-12 

 in.: root-lvs. obovate, petiolate, nearly entire, apex 

 entire, notched or mucronate; st.-lvs. lanceolate, sessile. 

 S. Eu., Caucasus. July, Aug. B.M. 2256. 



1654. Gloriosa superba. ( X ^) 



AA. Prostrate, woody herb, forming mats. 

 cordifolia, Linn. A low prostrate perennial with 

 creeping, almost woody sts., and wedge-shaped, notched 

 Ivs., which form rosettes at the base of the solitary 

 pedicel: fls. in a close head, not showy. S. Eu. — U.seful 

 for the rockery. 



G. Alypum, Linn. Lva. obovate-oblong, mucronate or 3-toothed 

 at apex. NIedit. regions. — Cult, years ago in S. Calif, by Franceschi, 

 who says it is covered with fls. all winter: but not now in cult. .\lso 

 cult, abroad under glass. — G. bellidifdlia, Salisb. =G. spinosa. — 

 G. spindsa, Linn. One ft. and more: radical lva. obovate, attenuate 

 into petiole, 3-7-toothed at apex; st.-Iva. lanceolate and ses.sile: 

 head larger than in G. vulgaris; calyx 2-lipped, the tube ciliate and 

 throat barbed; upper Up of corolla 2-parted, lower 3-parted. Spain. 



N. TAYLOR.t 



GLOCHIDION (from Greek for point, the anthers 

 being long-pointed). Euphorbiacex. Tropical trees or 

 shrubs, rarely cult. Lvs. alternate, simple: fls. in axil- 

 lary clusters or singly; staminate calyx imbricate, of 

 3-8 sepals; pistillate fls. without disk, stigmas short 

 and thick, ovules 2 to each cell: fr. a caps. — About 135 

 species of Trop. Asia and Pacific islands, related to 

 Phyllanthus. j. g. g. Norton. 



GLONERIA: Psychotria. 



GLORIOSA (Latin for glorious). Syn., Methdnica. 

 Liliacese. Tall, weak-stemmed plants, supporting them- 

 selves by means of tendril-like prolongations of the 

 leaves. Odd and handsome plants, to be grown in 

 a warmhouse. 



Leaves oblong, lanceolate or lance-ovate: fls. 

 many and showy, long-stalked, borne singly in the axils 

 of the upper lvs.; perianth of 6 di.stinct long segms. 

 which are undulate or crisped, and reflexed after the 

 manner of a cyclamen, variously colored; stamens 6, 

 long and spreading, with versatile anthers; ovary 3- 

 loculed ; style long, and bent upward near the base. — 

 Five or perhaps more tropical species, all African, and 

 1 also Asian. 



Gloriosas are not difficult to grow. The brightest 

 flowers are produced in sunlight. The plants grow from 

 tubers. These tubers should be rested in early winter, 

 and started in pots in January to March. The plants 

 bloom in summer and fall. When potting the old tubers, 

 offsets may be removed (when they occur) and grown 

 separately for the production of new plants. The tubers 

 may be cut in two for purposes of propagation. Let the 

 plants stand near a pillar or other support. Give freely 

 of water when the plants are growing. In this country 

 they are sometimes bedded out in summer. Gloriosas 

 are sometimes grown outdoors in summer in Massa- 

 chusetts, and the plants so treated are not much 

 inclined to climb and flower so freely as under glass. 

 In Florida, they may be grown permanently in the open. 

 Success with gloriosa depends on having strong 

 bulbs. Consult Bulbs. 



A. Perianth-segms. about 2]/2 in. long. 



Cfirsonii, Baker. St. erect and climbing, the 

 lvs. St. -clasping, about 4-5 in. long, bearing long 

 tendril-like processes: fls. very numerous, in a loose 

 cyme; perianth-segms. not more than 2,' 2 in. long, 

 usually less than that, recurved and crisped, the 

 margins yellow; style erect; stigmas 3. — F.S.R. 

 2, p. 355. A showy plant from Cent. Afr. Intro, 

 in 1904. 



AA. Perianth-segms. longer than 3 in. 

 B. Segms. (or petals) much crisped. 



superba, Linn. Climbing Lily. Fig. 1654. St. 

 5-10 ft. high: lvs. ovate-lanceolate: segms. 2-3 in. long 

 and less than an inch wide, opening yellow, but chang- 

 ing to yellow-red and deep scarlet. Afr., Asia. B.R. 

 77. Gn. 38:576. B.H. 23:121. G.L. 18:277.— A 

 yellow-fld. form of unknown origin has been described 

 as G. liitea, Hort; it is scarcely known outside of 

 Kew. Var. grandiflora, Hort., is advertised as "color 

 a yellow-red, changing to deep scarlet;" it is unknown 

 in the wild state. 



BB. Segms. somewhat undulate, but not crisped. 



simplex, Linn. (G. virescens, Lindl. G. Pldntii, 

 Loud.). Fls. opening yellow, and remaining so in shade, 

 but becoming deep yellow-red when exposed to the 

 sun; wider than in G. superba, barely undulate and 

 wavy, and not prolonged or hooked at the end as in 

 the latter species. Afr. B.M. 2539. G. 26:556. Var. 

 grandiflora, Nichols. {Methdnica grandiflora. Hook.), 

 has fls. 8 in. across. B.M. 5216. G. 27:477. 



Rothschildiana, O'Brien. St. climbing, simple at 

 first, afterwanl branched: lvs. bright green, glabrous, 

 oblong-acuminate, alternate or opposite: fls. solitary 

 in the axils, or peduncles 3^ in. long, abruptly curved 

 near the ovary; perianth-segms. oblong-lanceolate, 

 recurved, over S14 in. long, crimson, with a dark 

 purple mark near the b:ise. Trop. .Vfr. — One of the 

 best species. G.C. III. 33:323. G.M. 47:.377. Gn. 65, 

 p. 451. G.W. 9, p. 112; 13, p. 535. R.B. 34:339. 

 F.S.R. 2:248. Var. citrina, Hort., has fls. citron-yellow 

 and claret-purple. It is a splendid showy addition. 

 G.C. III. 38:211. 



