GRAFTAGE 



If the cions are placed close together, they will soon 

 unite along their sides and make a continuous covering 

 of the wound. 



Literalure.-¥oT 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_ jj_ B_ 



GRAM, or CHICK PEA. Cicer arietinmn. 



GBAMMANGIS (Greek, iiramma ; perhaps referring 

 to the markings of the lis.). Orchidflcfm. tribe Vdndeir. 

 Species about 4, of Madagascar and .lava. Pseudobulbs 

 short and thick, with foli;tL'< 1. ,i . , ^ Mnl\ ;ir their sum- 

 mit, hence not enclosed iui': i;~: 11. -clusters 

 from the base, niany-fld., ]" , iH>t spurred; 

 middle sepal strongly coucmn ^, In. r:il - iials somewhat 

 sac-shaped at base, free, spreading ; petals ascending, 

 somewhat different in form and color; lip 3-lobed, with 

 erect lateral lobes and recurved middle lobe ; column 

 slender, winged. Nearest Cjinbidium, differing chiefly 

 in having the foliage-leaves only at the end of the 

 pseudobulb, and the rostellum crescent-shaped (in Oym- 

 bidiumit is triangular). From Grammatophyllum (which 

 see), Gramm.angis diflFers in the attachment of its pol- 

 len masses and in tlie position of its foliage-leaves. 

 B("it culti\ all ,i III sa-lii- liuii^' near the glass, where 

 tin- liiiiiT I I I i 111.' ]>l;nits can also be grown 

 surr..s>iiii II |.. ! ! I ■■ i iii-av tlie glass, or fastened 

 tu lili.ck-;. i.iii ill ihr laiii I- cas.- tlii-y must be given more 



filliaii, Reichb. f. {arammatopliyllum jfllisii, 

 Lindl.). Pseudobulbs 7-11 in. long, each bearing 5-6 

 Ivs. : Ivs. lK-2ft. long: sepals yellow, elegantly marked 

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

 latter with a strong mid-nerve. Summer. Madagascar. 

 B.M. 5179. 



a. natoni. B. & H. (CymWdium Huttoni, Hook. (.). Pseudo- 

 btUbs of a single interuode, 3-5 in. long, elongated, obovoid, 

 green: Ivs. in pairs, 6-8 in. long, 2-23^ in. wide, dark green, coria- 

 ceous : raceme about lO-fld., drooping: sepals obovate, re- 

 curved, light brown outside, streaked transversely inside with 

 chocolate color; lip greenish, with chocolate stripes. June. 

 Java. B.M. 5676. T. H. KearneV, Jk. 



GRAMMANTHES (Greek, ietter-«OM>c»v the petals of 

 the full-colored varieties with a darker mark like a letter 

 V, whence also the name of the synonymous genus Vau- 

 anthes). CrassulAceie. This genus includes a small, 

 half-hardy, annual, succulent plant, with thick, fleshy 

 Ivs. and yellow fls., which grows about 6 in. high and 

 is used for edgings, baskets and pots. AH the 9 spe- 

 cific names are now referred to one, G. gentianoides. Be- 

 side the type, 4 botanical varieties were recognized in 

 Flora Capensis 2:331 (18G1-2). Calyx bell-shaped, semi- 

 5-fld. ; corolla tube as long as the calyx; limb 5-6-lobed: 

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

 minute, and evanescent: follicles many-seeded. 



gentianoides, DC. Glabrous, somewhat glaucous: 

 branches forking: stems rigid, filiform: Ivs. opposite, 

 distant : fls. orange, yellow, or creamy white, and 

 marked as above described. Cape. B.M. 4607 and G401. 

 P.S. 5:518. The type (var. vfera, Haw.) has Ivs. ovate- 

 oblong : limb of corolla ovate-oblong, a third longer 

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

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

 lanceolate, twice as long as the stamens. -^^ ]\f_ 



GRAMMATOPHYLLUM 



streak, and phi/Uon, leaf 

 parallel leaf-veins). On 

 small genus of perhaps 8 n 

 about half are well-detii 

 from Madagascar to the Philipp: 



■ing to the 



IS, of which 



he islands 



New Guinea. 



The genus includes some of the largest and showiest of 

 cultivated orchids. Roots numerous; stems or pseudo- 

 bulbs many-leaved : Ivs. long, ribbon-shaped, thick, 

 evergreen : racemes long-stalked, loosely many-fld.. 

 springing from near the base of the pseudobulb: fls. 



GRANADILLA 665 



large, not obviously spurred; sepals and petals nearly 

 equal, spreading; lip comparatively small, with margin 

 entirely free, 3-lobed, with erect lateral lobes; column 

 slender. Allied genera are Grammangis and Cymbidium, 

 from both of which Grammatophyllum differs in having 

 the pollen masses each borne upon an appendage of the 

 stalk, while in the two related genera they are attached 

 to a common stalk without special appendages. 



The few species in cultivation are such infrequent 

 bloomers that the flowering of a fine example is some- 

 thing of an event. They are propagated from pieces of 

 the pspudohullis. The plants are best grown in good- 

 sizi'il and well drained pots filled with peat, and need 

 consiiieral.Ie wate.wliile actively growlug. They should 

 be alli.wril I., r. -I .leoasionally. Season of bloom and 

 furth.r i-ultural ■iet:dls with each species. 



T. H. Ke.vrney, Jr. 



Cultivate Gramraatophyllums in shallow perforated 

 pans three-fnurths filled with broken potsherds. The 

 solid part of tlie pottiiiL' m.aterial should be of fern 

 fiber packed v- i x ulIu an.l iliin. Place near the strong- 

 est sunlight. I i I -haded glass. Keep a tem- 

 perature of ;i ■ ihe growing season. Give 

 plenty of water Min!! L'i.\\intr. They need a long sea- 

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

 perature of 50° to 55". -nrji, Mathews. 



A. Pseudobulbs ver\j long, comparatively slender. 

 specidsum, Blume (C. .'^aurhrhliium, Hort.). Letter 



Plant. Pseudobulbs C.-lo ft. lo,,-, slender, flexuous: 

 Ivs. 2-ranked, 1-2 ft. l..!!-: Ilinv.r elusters open, some- 

 times ft. long from tlie ) 



purple. Winter. Mrilavaii 

 III. 7:297; 14 :!.-.: 22: It:.. 

 magnificent plant. ..tie ..f t 

 has been well-iuuned tlie " 



individual growing on a tree in the open at the Bo- 

 tanical Garden of Buitenzorg, Java, has the following di- 

 mensions: diameter of whole plant, 18 ft. ; collar about the 

 trunk of the tree formed by the closely interwoven roots 

 7}4 ft. in diameter, 2% ft. thick, and over 3 ft. high: 

 flower-clusters (appearing at the same time) 50-60, each 

 2 ft. or more in length and bearing 70-100 flowers. And 

 it must be remembered that this huge plant is an epi- 

 phyte! Temperature, especially soil temperature, should 

 be carefully regulated in growing this plant. Owing to 

 the brighter light, it does better in American than in 

 European hothouses. 



AA. Psendobitlbs comparatively short and thick, leafy 

 only at summit. 



B. Fls. greenish or yellotrish, spotted with brown. 

 Fenzliinum, Reichb. f. (G. Mmsiiresianiim, Hort.). 



Lvs. 4-6: fl. clusters -.iieinii.- '.:. ai ..!!.■ time, each 



over 5 ft. long and ■■..111 I II . ' .i.als and 



petals narrow, cream ■ 1 .m. tipped 



and spotted with bn.vvn ,ii ; |.iir|.. ; ii|. - i. aked with 

 purple. Apr. Islandi.f .\iiil...iiia. l'liili|.|.iii.- lslands(?). 

 J.H. III. 29:123. G.M. :;4 ::;:;4.-The ris. are smaller and 

 the .spots fewer and smaller than in Runiphianum. 



Rumphia.num, Miq. {C. Gidlilmi IT, Kriinzlin). 

 Pseudobulbs 6-8 in. long, ovoid or fusiform: lvs. 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 (?) the Phil- 

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

 BE. Fls. brown, streaked with green. 



multilldrum, Lindl. Lvs. 3-4: fl. elusters nearly 2 ft. 

 long. Summer. Philipiiino Islands. P.M. 6:217. -This 

 very desirable species has not yet found its way into 

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

 with a well-drained "compo.st of heath soil and potsherds," 

 or merely fastened to copper wire and hung from the 

 roof. 



GRANADILLA. 



.lit Passiflora. 



