GAZANIA 



lobes. B.M. 90 shows a head of scarlet rays, with basal 

 markings of brown, black and white. 



CC. Basal markings without brown. 



spUndens, Hort. Fig. 895. Hybrid, said to resemble 

 G. uniflora in habit but dwarf er and more compact. Of 

 the kinds in common cult, it is nearest to G. Pavonia 

 in coloring of fls. 



BB. Lvs. mostly pinnate. 



Pavbnia, R. Br. Peacock Gazania. B.R. 1;35 shows 

 markings of brown, white, yellow and blue, which are 

 marvelous in design and precision of execution. Invo 

 lucral scales short, the inner broad, acute or subacute 



Latest monograph by Baker in Flora Capensis G:0o-7G 



(iS'ju-;)?). 



Eochfensis, Ker. Lvs. glabrous, basal ones narrow, 

 few-ribbed: stem-sheath loose and swelling: fls. 1-2 in. 

 across ; perianth tube shorter than the spathe ; seg- 

 ments with a nectary at the base. B.M. 598 (not 072. as 

 stated in Index Kewensis), where the whole plant is a 

 trifle over 3 in. high and the fls.. purple, with a dark red 

 eye the Htter surrounded bv a pale blue circle 



1 Itil : 



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 m ne wh hi elong to 1 ft 

 A genus ot o ly spe e I 

 Cai 1 na\e!l v Je sa n n 

 the South wh h climb on 

 g een t 1 a^-e and a prof 

 1 r fel t ello V ery fragrant 

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pygmaea, Sond. Lvs. spatulate, entire. Rays white, 

 striped purple beneath, tin. 47:1011. LH. 43:53. B.M. 

 7-155. Var. maculata, N.E. Br. Rays pale creamy white, 

 with a blackish spot at tlie base, reverse striped dull 

 purple. Var. sup6rba, X. E. Br. Rays white, unspotted, 



able about its involiicral scalt-s. which may be short or 

 long, sometimes cup-shaped at the base, and again al- 

 most free. This upsets one of the most important fea- 

 tures of Harvey's key. -s^ jj^ 



GEAN. Primus Avitmi. 



GEIGER TREE. Corilia Sebestena 



GEISSORHiZA (Greek words alluding to the coats of 

 the bull', wlii.-h cnvir it somewhat like overlapping 

 tiles). /,■.././.,„,. A l...ut 30 species of Ixia-like, half- 

 hardy Cn\"- I'll II I,, w lih-h are dormant from Aug. to Nov., 

 and are usually il.jncr.il under glass in spring and early 

 summer. The spatiie-valves are all green and membra- 

 nous at the tip. while in Ixia the outer spathe-valve is 

 short, brown and notched at the tip. The genus has a 

 wide range in habit and in color of fls., but these plants 

 are presumably inferior to Ixias for general culture. 

 The following species is advertised in some of the 

 Dutch bulb catalogues that are printed in English. 



GENlPA(Braz 1 anname) B I Ace(e Th s 

 ncludes i We t 1 1 an shr 1 all ed to the 

 C a] e Ta u ne a d I ■» el k to Amen 



c n hort culture e ] and den i are 



hir 1 to ei irate S lite 1 w th short 

 or n t Il\ op} OS e 1 1 tl r obovate 



or lance 1 te h n i jme ax llary few 



fld fls vh te to yellow si cil x 1 ml 1 ell 

 shaped truncated or 5 toothe 1 lolH ilver 

 shaped 1 nb tw sted to the left 5 parted 

 stigma club-shaped or bifld: ovary 1-celled: 

 placentas 2, almost touching each other in the 

 axis: berries edible. 

 cluBiifdlia, Griseb. Shrub on maritime rocks 

 of Cuba, etc.: lvs. 4 in. or less long, black when dried, 

 obovate, glabrous: corymbs short-peduneled : calyx limb 

 5-cut : corolla glabrous; berry ovoid. 



GENlSTA (ancient Latin name). Legumindsw. Orna- 

 mental low shrubs with -miill Ji. iciu.Mis or half ever- 

 green lvs., showy y ' i iilly in terminal 

 racemes or clusters, .i; i ■ m, ;. -m-ily in spring or 

 summer, and followed I >> -rii;Hi, in-iL'niiiraiii pi>ds. None 

 of the species is i|UHe Jiani> :\oiiii, but G. tinctoria, 

 Avf/tica, Germanica and soiue other European species 

 will do well in a sheltered position or if somewhat pro- 

 tected (luring the winter, while the others are more 

 suited for cult, in southern regions. They are well 

 adapted for covering dry, sandy banks and rocky slopes, 

 and for borders and rockeries. They grow in any well- 

 drained soil, and like a sunny position. Prop, by seeds, 

 sown in spring, also by layers and l>y grci-nwood cut- 

 ting's uncli-r i^la^s. AliMiit sc -|h ,h - in I iir'.|..-, Canar.. 

 N. All-.. \V. A-ia, Alh.-.l I.. ( • -, -I • i,..ut callose 



ai'l-'"l-^- -< tl-' 1 — 'I- ,1 . . ..:... ..sually 



stripe.l, s„n„.|nn.s s,,iny: Iv-^ ,„.,,.. .inr-iate, rarely 

 0]iposile. siniple, sometimes 3-loliolaH' : Jls. yellow, rarely 

 white, style hardly curved; calyx 2-lipped, with the up- 

 per lip deeply 2-parted. The Genista of florists is 

 Cvtisus. 



A. Color of fls. white. 



monosp^rma, Lam. {Betdma monospirma, Boiss.). 

 Shrub, to 10 ft., with slender grayish branches, almost 



