GASTERIA 



GAURA 



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pulchra, Haw. (Aide pulchra, Jacq.). Lvs. sometimes 

 purplish, narrower and longer, the rather coarse, pale 

 dots not elevated. Cape. B.M. 765. 



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, abruptly 

 pointed or mucronate. 



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

 cave, the margins frequently doubled. 



intermedia, Haw. (G. verrucdsa, var. intermedia). 

 Lvs. 2-ranked, more rounded on the back than usual in 

 the group, and some of them tapering as in verrucosa, 

 grayish, rough, with numerous pale tubercles. Cape. 

 B.M. 1322 (as Aloe lingua). 



scaberrima, Salm-Dyck (G. intermedia, var. asptrri- 

 ma. G. verrucdsa, var. scaberrima. Aloe scaberrima). 

 Lvs. thinner, less concave and tapering, often sword- 

 shaped, very rough, with coarse white tubercles. 



disticha, Haw. (G. denticuldta, Haw. Aloe disticha, 

 Thunb. A. lingua, Thunb. A. linguifdrmis , Mill.). 

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

 coming dull gray, evanescently pale dotted, smooth, 

 rough -margined. Cape. 



Var. conspurcata, Haw. (G. conspurcdta, Haw. Aide 

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

 margin, the numerous, more persistent, pale dots not 

 elevated. 



Var. verrucdsa (Aide linguifdrmis, var. verrucdsa). 

 Lvs. roughened by the persistent elevation of some of 

 the more remote greener dots. 



Var. angulata, Haw. (Aide anguldta, Willd.). Lvs. 

 nearly flat on both surfaces, one or both margins acutely 

 doubled. 



sulcata, Haw. (Aide sulcdta, Salm-Dyck). Lvs. very 

 concave, with angular, conspicuously elevated and 

 mostly incurved margins, the green dots sometimes pro- 

 truding. Cape. 



nigricans, Haw. (Aide nlgricans, 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 lingiia, var. 

 crass ifolia). 



Var. subnigricans, Haw. (G. subnlgricans , 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 maculdta, Thunb. A.obliqua, 

 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. Sowiedna). Lvs. spirally 2 

 ranked on an elongated stem, somewhat purplish, broad, 

 from biconvex becoming concave, smooth-margined or a 

 little roughened near the middle. Cape. 



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

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

 partly rough-margined, highly polished, coarsely pale- 

 marbled. Cape ? 



parvifolia, 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 



evated. Cape. WM . TRELEASE. 



GASTONIA palmata. See Trevesia. 

 GASTRONfiMA. A section of Cyrtanthus. 



GAULTHfiRIA (named by Kalm after Dr. Gaul- 

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



written Gaultier). Ericaceae. This includes the Winter- 

 green and some other ornamental low aromatic plants 

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

 often fragrant fls. in terminal or axillary racemes or 

 solitary, and with decorative, berry-like red or 'blackish 

 fr. G. procumbens is fully hardy North, while the other 

 N. American species need protection during the winter; 

 they are well adapted for borders of evergreen shrub- 

 beries as well as for rockeries, and in suitable soil they 

 are apt to form a handsome evergreen ground-cover. 

 Most of the foreign species can be grown only South or 

 as greenhouse shrubs. Some have edible fruits, and an 

 aromatic oil used in perfumery and medicine is ob- 

 tained from G. procumbens 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 older plants, and also by cuttings of 

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

 warmer and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, and 

 in America from Canada to Chile. Erect or procumbent 

 shrubs, rarely small trees, usually hairy and glandular: 

 Ivs. petioled, roundish to lanceolate, mostly serrate : 

 fls. in terminal panicles or axillary racemes or solitary; 

 calyx 5-parted; corolla urceolate, 5-lobed; stamens 10: 

 ovary superior: fr. a 5-celled, dehiscent capsule, usually 

 enclosed by the fleshy and berry-like calyx. 



procumbens, Linn. WINTEBGBEEN. CHECKEBBEBRY. 

 BOXBERRY. PARTRIDGE BERRY. Stem creeping, send- 

 ing up erect branches to 5 in. high, bearing toward the 

 end 3-8 dark green, oval or obovate, almost glabrous 

 Ivs., 1-2 in long, with ciliate teeth : fls. solitary, nod- 

 ding; corolla ovate, white, about 34 in. long: fr. scarlet. 

 July-Sept. Canada to Ga., west to Mich. D. 73. B.M. 

 1966. L.B.C. 1:82. 



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

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

 cordate or rounded at the base, serrulate, 2-4 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. Shrub, to 5 ft., sometimes procumbent, 

 hairy: Ivs. orbicular to oblong, %-% in. : fl. solitary, white or 

 pink, campanulate. N. Zealand, Tasmania. G. coccinea, HBK. 

 Shrub, to 2 ft., hairy: Ivs. roundish ovate, about 1 in.: fls. 

 slender-pedicelled, in elongated, secund racemes; corolla ovate, 

 pink. Venezuela. R.H. 1849:181. G. ferruginea, Cham. & 

 Schlecht. Small shrub, rufously hairy : Ivs. ovate or oblong, 

 1-2 in.: fls. almost like the former. Brazil. B.M. 4697. G. 

 fragrantissima, Wall. Shrub or small tree, glabrous: Ivs. el- 

 liptic to lanceolate, 2K~3% in. long : racemes axillary, erect, 

 shorter than the Ivs. ; corolla white or pinkish, globular ovate. 

 Himalayas, Ceylon. B.M. 5984. G. nummularoldes, D. Don. 

 (G. Nummuldria, DC.). Procumbent: branches densely ru- 

 fously hairy: Ivs. orbicular to ovate, %-l in. long: fls. solitary, 

 ovate, white. Himalayas. G.C. II. 22:457. P.F.G. 2:164.-G. 

 ovatifdlia, Gray. Procumbent, with ascending and sparingly 

 hairy branches: Ivs. ovate, acute, 1-1% in. long: fls. solitary, 

 campanulate: fr. scarlet. Brit. Columb. to Ore. G.pyrololdes, 

 Hook. f. & Thorn. (G. pyrolaefolia, Hook. f.). Low shrub, some- 

 times procumbent, almost glabrous : Ivs. elliptic-obovate, about 

 1% in. long: racemes few-fld., axillary. Himal., Japan. 



ALFRED REHDEB. 



GAtTRA (Greek, superb). Onagrdcece. This includes 

 several herbs which are distinct in appearance, but 

 scarcely possess general garden value, though they are 

 pleasant incidents in the hardy border of those who like 

 native plants. The bloom ascends the slender racemes 

 too slowly to make the plants as showy as possible. The 

 best kind is G. Lindheimeri, which has white fls. of 

 singular appearance, with rosy calyx tubes. Gaura is a 

 genus of 20-25 species of annual and perennial herbs 

 confined to the warmer regions of N. Amer.: Ivs. alter- 

 nate, sessile or stalked, entire, dentate, or sinuate: fls. 

 white or rose, in spikes or racemes; calyx tube decidu- 

 ous, obconical, much prolonged beyond the ovary, with 

 4 reflexed lobes ; petals clawed; stamens mostly 8, with 

 a small scale-like appendage before the base of each 

 filament ; stigma 4-lobed, surrounded by a ring or cup- 

 like border: fr. nut-like, 3-4-ribbed, finally 1-celled, and 

 1-4-seeded. Gauras are easily prop, by seed. They pre- 

 fer light soils, and the seedlings can be transplanted 

 directly into permanent quarters. 



