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acteristics. A fungoid disease is one which appears to be 

 due to a fungus, but whose character is not understood. 



Fungous (adj.). Pertaining or due to a fungus or to fungi ; 

 as, a fungous disease. 



Fungus (pi. fungi). A flowerless plant, devoid of chlorophyl, 

 drawing its nourishment from living plants or animals, or 

 from decaying matter. 



Gardener. One who practices horticulture on a small or on 

 an intensive scale. 



Gardening. The art and science of raising kitchen-garden 

 vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants ; horticulture. The 

 term is commonly restricted, however, to the operations of 

 growing kitchen-garden vegetables and flowers. 



Genus (pi. genera). A group or kind containing a greater or 

 less number of closely related species ; as Bosa, the rose 

 genus, Tilia, the linden genus. 



Germination. The act or process by which a seed or spore 

 gives rise to a new and independent plant. 



Gourd. An ambiguous term, used in America to designate 

 various small fruits of the pumpkin and squash genus 

 which are grown for ornament and curiosity. In other 

 countries the term is generic for most pumpkins and 

 squashes. 



Graft. Scion, which see. 



Graftage. The process of grafting, or the condition or state 

 of being grafted. 



Grafting. The operation of inserting a bud or scion upon a 

 stock. It is commonly restricted to the operation of insert- 

 ing scions of dormant wood, or to those operations in which 

 wax or mastic is used to dress the wounds. 



Greenhouse. A glass house in which plants are grown. 

 Origiiially and properly, however, it was applied to houses 

 in which plants were simply preserved green during the 

 winter. 



Ha-ha. A sunken fence. 



Half-breed. A cross between varieties of the same species; 

 cross-breed, mongrel, variety-hybrid. 



