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to make them say twenty feet wide at 

 base, the roof forming what is known as 

 a three-quarter span; that is, the long 

 slope of the roof, which must face south, 

 is about eighteen or nineteen feet long, 

 while the short slope to the north is six 

 or seven feet, both at an angle of about 

 thirty degrees. The front or south wall 

 should be four or five feet high, and 

 the rear or north wall seven or eight feet 

 high, making the apex from the ground 

 level about ten feet. Our space will not 

 admit of details of construction, for 

 which see our work, Practical Floricul- 

 ture, pages 53 and 266. 



Greens. The common name for Spinach, 

 Cabbage, Kale, and other leafy esculents. 



Griseus. Pure gray, a little verging to blue. 



Grossification. The swelling of the ovary 

 after fertilization. 



Grossus. Coarse; larger than usual; thus, 

 grosse crenatus, coarsely crenated; grosse 

 serratus, coarsely serrated. 



Growing Point. The soft center of a bud, 

 over which the nascent leaves are formed; 

 and all modifications of it. 



Grumous. Divided into little clustered 

 grains; as the fecula in the stem of the 

 Sago Palm. 



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. A vegetable secretion which may be 

 detected in the sap of most plants, and 

 which is excreted by many, and hardens 

 on their surface. 



Guttatus. Spotted. 



Gyrnnogynous. Having a naked ovary. 



Gymnos. In Greek compounds means 

 naked or uncovered. 



Gymnosperm. Bearing naked seeds. 



Gynandrous. Having the stamens, and 

 style, and ovary all blended into one 

 common body, as in Orchids, Aristolochia, 

 etc. 



Gynixus, Gynizus. The depressed stig- 

 matic surface of Orchids. 



Gynobase. The growing point inserted be- 

 tween the base of carpels, in a conical 

 manner, so as to throw them into an 

 oblique position. 



Gyncecium. The pistil and all that belongs 

 to it. 



Gynophore. The stalk of the ovary, within 

 the origin of the calyx. 



Gynostemium. The column of Orchids; 

 that is to say, the part formed by the 

 union of stamens, style, and stigma. 



Gyrate. The same as Circmate, (which 

 see;) curled inward like a crozier. 



Gyrose. Turned round like a crook. 



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JIlTabit. The general appearance of a 

 plant; its manner of growth, with- 

 out reference to details of structure. 



Habitat. The situation in which a plant 

 grows in a wild state. 



Hcemattiieus. Doll red, with a slight mix- 

 ture of brown. 



Hand Glass. This is used to protect Mel- 

 <ons, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, or other ten- 



der plants, on being set out early in the 

 open ground. They are usually about 

 twenty inches square, with a flat or 

 conical top. A cheaper contrivance for 

 the same purpose is a wooden frame of 

 about the same size, having a small sash 

 to fit the top. Thousands of these are 

 used by the London and Paris gardeners 

 to forward Cucumbers and Melons, but 



