V. they ivill 



GEAFTAGE 



If the cions are placed close togethe 



unite along their sides and make a continuous covering 



of the wound. 



Literature.— Tfor further discussion of the whole sub- 

 ject of grafting, the reader is referred to current works 

 on fruit-growing ; also to the two American special 

 books on the subject— Fuller's "Propagation of Plants" 

 and Bailey's "Nursery-Book." In English work, "Bal- 

 tet's "Budding and Grafting" is standard. It is an Eng- 

 lish version of "L'Art de Greffer." l. H. B. 



GKAM, or CHICK PEA. Cicer arietinum. 



GRAMMANGIS (Greek, f^rammn; perhaps referring 

 to the markings of the tls.). 0/■c7^^(ft!ce^, tribe \'tiiidi<r. 

 Species about i, of Madagascar and Java. Pseudobulbs 

 short and thick, with foliage-leaves only at their sum- 

 mit, hence not enclosed in the leaf -sheaths : fl. -clusters 

 from thi- base, many-fld., pendulous: fls. not spurred; 

 iiiil^ili -I [ i! -trcngly concave, lateral sepals somewhat 



s:i I ■ I IS,-, free, spreading; petals ascendiiii,'. 



SI I lilt in form and color; lip 3-lobed, with 



■tly 



bidii 



i tri.a 



liii im: :i.'.| in the position i.l' :'~ ; • ■ ' 



\- ■' . :! ■ ii '\ ill baskets hung u(;tr ■'- -- 



til i . , I I intense. The plant- ' ., . .^. 



su --iul\ 111 pots placed near the- I'ln-., -r i i-:. i.. 



to blocks, but in the latter case they must bu givrn moi 

 water. 



£llisii, Reichb. f. {6i-ammatophyllum ifllisi 

 Lindl.). Pseudobulbs 7-11 in. long, each bearing 5- 

 Ivs.: Ivs. lJ^-2 ft. long; sepals yellow, elegantly mark e 

 with dark transverse lines; petals and lip pale pink, tli 

 latter with a strong mid-nerve. Summer. Madagascti 

 B.M. 51711. 



ava. B.M. 5670. 

 GRAMMANTHES (Greek. ;i«, 



ith ohoi-ohitf stripes. .Tui 



T. H. Kearney, Jr. 



granadilla 665 



spurred; sepals and petals nearly 

 comparativelv small, with margin 



, witli I i-.,i l:ii.r:il loliis; column 



11 iif' I ii'i ■ 11, i.ibidium, 



riiiiiiiiiii.i ' , • - in having 



li l...ni.' u;.. 11 :i! ;i;.;.. i,.lai;o of the 



■ 1 rt-latoil .l;cikt.i tiny are attached 

 thout special appendages. 

 11 cultivation are such infrequent 

 wcring of a fine example 



propa 



m pi 



of 

 od- 

 atul need 

 I y should 



ith I 





T. H. Keaknet, Jr. 



Cultivate Gr.ammatnphyllums in shallow perforated 



pans tliree-fnurths tilled with broken potsherds. The 



soliil iNirt of 111.- potiin-nnitrriiil sIh.iiM be of fern 



lilii-r iiiifkfil \-iTy tii^lil itnil rliin. IMin-o in-iir Iliestrong- 



plenty of water while growing. They need a long sea- 

 son of rest, without water, in a shaded house, in a tem- 

 perature of 50° to 55°. Wm. Mathews. 



:.. r^.- ,7..'..,",: !■,-,- ;-.,:.;, ,..-.„- ^^r. ,v,';,., '., ,!,,uter. 



va. G.C. 

 :i7.-This 

 1 -^ family. 



vin roots 

 ; If. high; 

 'ii-i;o, each 



ivrrs. And 



plant is an epi- 

 [lerature, should 

 ilant. Owing to 

 iierican than in 



ha;i-i,,,ii,>, ;u;iii,:,l. snr.-nli-l.t pilinl, U ' : '. ~l,v 



Iv.,. .in.l .M-llu>v iU., whifh grow, ai. - : o , .,i,:i 



is used for edgings, baskets and ]>>>:. .\ , i ; 



cific names are now referred to one, *;. : . I- 



side the type, 4 botanical varieties w :■ i. _ : 1 in 

 Flora Capensis 2:331 (18G1-2). Calyx l-ii !ii|..'i, ■ mi 

 5-fld.; corolla tube as long as the calyx; limlp .i-O-lobt-d: 

 carpels 5-6, many-ovuled, with awl-shaped styles: scales 

 minute, and evanescent: follicles many-seeded. 



gentianoldes, DC. Glabrous, soninwlmt clnncnnB; 

 branches forking: stems rigid, fllifoin.: 1. . i; ..itc. 

 distant: fls. orange, yellow, or n .i i , and 



marked as above described. Cape. 1' I, h , , i -lul. 

 F.S. 5:518. The type (var. v*ra, Ilav, i 1,,^ l-~.o,at.- 

 oblong : limb of corolla ovate-oblontr, a thinl longer 

 than the stamens. Var. chloraeJlora, Haw., has Ivs. ob- 

 long or linear: fls. a little larger; limb of corolla ovate- 

 lauceolate, twice as long as the stamens. -w. ji. 



GRAMMATOPHfLHIM (Greek, gramma, a hue or 

 streak, and phyllon, leaf , probably referrmg to the 

 parallel leaf-veins) OiihidAceu title ^ ml i A 

 small genus of perhaps 8 or ') ] i| 1 I i li 



about half are well dehn I it I Is 



from Madagascar to the 1 liiiii i I i 



The genus includes some ol il 1 i if 



cultivated orchids. Roots nuiULi n i lu, i , uilo 

 bulbs many-leaved : Ivs long, ribbon bhaptd thick, 

 evergreen : racemes long stalked, looseh many fld , 

 springing from near the base of the pseudobulb: fls. 



B. Fts. il,: 



Fenzlianuiii 



spotted with irowH. 

 asuresiiintim, Hort.). 

 15 at one time, each 

 er 60 fls. : sepals and 

 ■.■enish yellow, tipped 



Kriinzlin) 



and spotted with bro ■ i .| :,iii;.l 

 purple. Apr. Island "f i 



J.H. III. 29:123. G.M. i | I - 

 the spots fewer and sniaiiii- laia m 



Rumphianum, Miq. ((.'. linil,'! 

 Pseudobulbs 6-8 in. long, ovoid or fusiform: Ivs. 1-2 ft. 

 long: raceme nodding or hanging, 3-4 ft. long from the 

 base of the stalk: fls. often 30-35, 3 in. in diameter, 

 green outside, green blotched with brown-purple within ; 

 sepals and petals similar; lip purple-veined, downy. 

 Molucca Islands, Borneo, New Guinea, and ( J) the Phil- 

 ippines. B.M. 7507.— A large, showy species. 

 BB. Fls. brown, streaked iclih green. 



multiilonim, Lindl. Lvs. 3-4: fl. clusters nearly 2 ft. 

 long. Summer. Philippine Islands. P.M. 6;217.-This 

 very desirable species has not yet foiind its way into 

 American trade. It is easily grown, either in a pot filled 

 with a well-drained" compost of heath soil and potsherds," 

 or merely fastened to copper wire and hung from the 

 roof. 



GRANADILLA. Consult Passiflora. 



