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Galega offtcinalis, Linne". 



Southern Europe and South-Western Asia. A perennial herb, 

 though not equal in value to the best clovers [Langethal] , yet recom- 

 mendable as a fodder-herb on account of the large proportion of its 

 albuminous contents [Stebler] ; withstands drought through its deeply 

 penetrating roots. It will live on poor soil, provided that such is 

 porous ; the yield is large. 



Garcinia Mestoni, F. M. Bailey. 



North-Eastern Queensland. Ripens its Mangosteens up to the cool 

 elevation of 4,000 feet, the fruit attaining the size of ordinary 

 oranges [Meston]. 



Garcinia Travancorica, Beddome. 



Madras-Presidency, up to elevations of 4,500 feet. This seems 

 to be the hardiest of the superior Gamboge-trees ; hence there is 

 some prospect of its prospering in forests of the warmer temperate 

 zone. G. anomala (Planchon and Triana) ascends to 6,000 feet in 

 Martaban, but its Gamboge is of an inferior kind. G. elliptica 

 (Wallich) furnishes superior Gamboge, but advances up the moun- 

 tains only to 4,000 feet [Kurz]. G. Cambogia (Desrousseaux), 

 furnishes no useful pigment. 



Garcinia Xanthochynros, J. Hooker. (Xanthochymus pictorius, Rox- 

 burgh. ) 



India. A middle-sized tree, yields inferior gamboge, but in 

 abundance. It has flowered somewhat outside the tropics in East- 

 Australia [Edgar]. G. morella (Desrousseaux), the best Gamboge- 

 tree, ascends only to 2,000 feet. G. Hanburyana (J. Hooker) is an 

 allied pigment-yielding species. 



Gardenia Thunbergii, Linne. 



South- Africa. Tree to 30 feet high, 2 feet in diameter, the wood 

 used in waggon-work and farm-carpentry. Flowers 4 inches across, 

 pure white, very showy and as fragrant as those of G. florida ; it 

 flowers very profusely ; could likely be used for scent [T. R. Sim]. 

 The fruits of the latter are in China and Japan used for dyeing 

 yellow. 



Garuleum bipinnatum, Leasing. 



South-Africa. A perennial herb of medicinal properties ; praised 

 like numerous other plants there and elsewhere as an alexipharmic, 

 but all requiring close re -investigation in this respect. 



