GASTERIA 



pulchra, Haw. {Aide pulchra,Ja.cq.). Lvs. sometimes 

 pui'plish, narrower and loua:er, the rather coarse, pale 

 dots not elevated. Cape. B.M. 7G5. 



nitida, Haw. {Aide nitida, Salm-Dyck). Lvs. green, 

 more or less glossy, short, deltoid, very thick, the coarse, 

 pale dots not elevated, and the margins nearly smooth. 

 Cape. B.M. 2304. 



AA. Leaves with nearly parallel margins, (ibrupthj 



pointed or mucronate. 

 B. Leaves strap-shaped, one or both faces flat or con- 

 care, the marijins freqitcntlij iloiil,l,,l. 



intermedia. Haw. (G. verrucfisn, var. itih nii, ■}ia). 

 Lvs. 'J-ranked, more rounded on tlit- Lark than usual in 

 the group, and some of them taperini; as in r> rntrasa, 

 gravish, rough, with numerous pale tubercles. Cape. 

 B.M. 1322 (as Aloe lingua}. 



scaberrima, Salm-Dyck (<?. intermedia, var. aspirri- 

 ma. O. verrucosa, \-jiX. scaMrrima . AU,c scahrrrimu). 

 Lvs. thinner, less concave and tap.ri;!-. i.ii. n svvMni- 

 shaped, very rough, with coarse whit' iij.^ : : 



dlsticha, Haw. (C. (ien/(CKj(Wrt. II i I 



Thunb. ^. ;;»f/K«, Thunb. A. /<,;".'<,,... MiM . 

 Lvs. somewhat concavo-convex, from apple-green be- 

 coming dull gray, evanescently pale dotted, smooth, 

 rough-margined. Cape. 



Var. conspurcita, Haw. (G. conspurcAta, Haw. Aide 

 consptircdta, Salm-Dyck). Lvs. with less roughened 

 margin, the numerous, more persistent, pale dots not 

 elevated. 



Var. vemicoaa {Aloe linguifdrmis, var. verruclisa). 

 Lvs. roughened by the persistent elevation of some of 

 the more remote greener dots. 



Var. angniiata, Haw. (Alfic anguhMa, Willd.). Lvs. 

 nearly flat on both surfaces, one or both margins acutely 

 doubled. 



suIcMa, Haw. (AUe sulcAta, Salm-Dyck). Lvs. very 

 concave, with angular, conspicuously elevated and 

 mostly incurved margins, the green dots sometimes pro- 

 truding. Cape. ^ 



nigricans, Haw. {Aide nigricans. Haw. A, lingua, 

 var. crassifdlia). Lvs. plano-convex, rather turgid, from 

 dark green with pale dots becoming uniformly pur- 

 plish, smooth, the occasionally doubled margins very mi- 

 nutely roughened. Cape. B.M. 838 (as Aloe lingna,va,r. 

 erassifolia). ' 



Var. Bubnigricans, Haw. ((?. snbn)gricans, Haw.). 

 Greener, the sparse dots somewhat elevated and the 

 margins rough, especially below. 



BB. Leaves sword-shaped, turgid, polished. 



planifdlia, Bak. Lvs. 2-ranked. 2-edged, narrow, long, 

 biconvex, dark green, with numerous rather large, often 

 confluent pale blotches, the margin denticulate next the 

 apex. Algoa Bay. 



maculata. Haw. {Aide macul(\ta,T]i\mh. A.ohliqua, 

 Haw.). Lvs. obliquely 2-ranked, occasionally 3-edged, 

 often twisted, broad, with confluent pale blotches, the 

 margin entire. Cape. B.M. 979. 



picta, Haw. {G. and A. Bowie&na). Lvs. spirally 2 

 ranked on an elongated stem, somewhat purplish, broad, 

 from l)icouvex becoming concave, smooth margined or a 

 little roughened near the middle. Cape. 



marmorita, Bak. Lvs. spirally 2-ranked, often 3- 

 ertged, narrow, elongated, smooth, entire or the lower 

 partly rough-margined, highly polished, coarsely pale- 

 marbled. Cape i 



parviSdlia, Bak. Lvs. spreading in all directions, 

 mostly 3-edged, very short and thick, duller green, with 

 less confluent, small, pale dots, which are often slightly 

 elevated. Cape. YV'm. Trelease. 



GASTdNIA Palmata. See Trevesin. 



GASTKONEMA. A section of Cijrtanthus. 



GAULTHfiEIA (named by Kalm after Dr. "Gaul- 

 thier," a physician in Quebec, whose name was really 



GAURA G29 



written Gaultier) . EHcAceai. This includes the Winter- 

 green and some other ornamental low aromatic plants 

 with alternate, evergreen lvs., white, pink or scarlet, 

 often fragrant fls. in terminal or axillary racemes or 

 solitary, aud with decorative, berry-like red or blackish 

 fr. 6. procnmbens is fully hardy North, while the other 

 N. Anu-riean sp.eies need jTotection during the winter; 

 th.-y ail' \< !I .p1:i;.lr.l f i I.urders of evergreen shrub- 

 lirri , " ,, ! r^i. !. ri,s, and in suitable soil they 

 ar. : ' : iin- evergreen ground-cover. 



.M"-i i - I i I i, .,.,, -, an be grown only South or 

 as iii\. nii.MsL .slinil.s. .Suiiie have edible fruits, and an 

 aromatic oil used in perfumery and medicine is ob- 

 tained from G. procnmhens and several Asiatic species. 

 They grow best in sandy or peaty, somewhat moist soil 

 and partly shaded situations. Prop, by seeds, layers or 

 suckers, division of okler plants, and also by cuttings of 

 half-ripened wood under glass. About 90 species in the 

 warmer and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, and 



enclosed by the fleshy aud berry like calyx. 



procumbens, Linn. Wintergreen. Checkerberry 

 BoxBERHV. Paktridge Berky. Stc-m ci-eeping, send 



-Mich. D. 73. U.-M. 



Julv-S.-|,t. r,,: Mia ^.. 0:i., 



19G6. L.B.C. 1:!^2. 



Shillon, Pursh. Low shrub, to 2 ft., with spreading, 

 glandular-hairy branches : lvs. roundish-ovate or ovate, 

 cordate or rounded at the base, serrulate, 2-t in. long : 

 fls. nodding, in terminal and axillary racemes ; corolla 

 ovate, white or pinkish: fr. purplish black, glandular, 

 hairy. May, June. Brit. Columbia to Calif. Called 

 "shallon" or "salal" by Indians. B.M. 2843. B.R. 

 17:1411. L.B.C. 14:1372. 



G. antipoda, Forst. Shnib, to 5 ft., sometimes procumbent, 

 hairy: lvs. orbicular to oblong, M-3^ in. : fl. solitary, white or 

 pink, faniijanulatc. N. Zfalan.l, Tasmauia.-G. cm-cin,-a. HIiK. 



GAtTKA {( 

 several lie.l 

 scarcely pus 

 pleasant iia-i 



nate, s 

 white ' 



l_4-se,.4.-,l. 



fer light s„ 

 directly int.. 



, almost Khtbrous; lvs. elliptic-otjovfite, about 

 IBS few-fid., axillary. Himal.. Japan. 



Alfred Rehder. 



).. 'I,., ,-.. iT,-. ,;,,-,r,t6. This includes 



■I ' ■ : iM ..appearance, but 



II.: liiii-. though they are 



iv «, with 

 of each 



■lied, and 

 I'hev pre- 

 isplanted 



