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G.puncta'ta (dotted-tew<?rf). 2j. Violet, yel- 

 low. August. Hungary. 1815. 



GA'LAX. (From gala, milk; referring 

 to the milk-white flowers. Nat. ord., Win- 

 tergreens [Pyrolaceze]. Linn., 5-Penlan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Pyrola.) 



Little bog-earth plants. Divisions in spring ; 

 rruist, sandy peat ; may be treated as an alpiue, 

 as it is subject to casualties in the border. 

 G. aphy'lla (leafless). $. White. July. N. 

 Amer. 1/86. 



GALA'XIA. (Fromgalaklido^to abound 

 in milk; referring to the juice. Nat. 

 ord., Irids [Iridacese]. Linn., IQ-Mona- 

 delphial-Triandria. Alliedto Patersonia.) 



Greenhouse bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Offsets ; sandy peat, with a little fibry loam. In 

 a state of rest keep in the greenhouse or cold pit. 

 If planted in a sheltered place, out of doors, the 

 roots must be protected from frost. 

 G. grami'nea (grass-leaved). $. Light yellow. 

 July. 1/95. 



grandiflu'ra (large-flowered). . Dark yellow. 



July. 1/99. 



mucronulu'ris (hard-pointed). $. Purple. 



July. 1799- 



ona'ta (egg-leaved). . Dark yellow. July. 1/99. 



versi'color (various-coloured). $. Purple. 



July. 1/99. 



GALEA'NDRA. (From galea, a helmet, 

 and rtner, a stamen; referring to the 

 crested male organ on the top of the 

 column. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cese] . Linn., 20-Gynandria i-Monandria. 

 Allied to Eulophia. ) 



Stove terrestrial orchids. Fibry peat, and a 

 little turfy loam, with some broken pots, and 

 pieces of charcoal. Summer temp., 60 to 85, 

 with moisture ; winter, 48 to 55, and rather dry. 

 G. Bau'eri (Mr. Bauer's). . Pink. August. 

 Guiana. 1840. 



erista'ta (crested-anfAered). Purple. May. 



Cayenne. 1844. 



Devonia'nu (Duke of Devonshire's). 2. Purple, 



white. May. S. Amer. 1840. 



gra'cilis (slender). 2. Green, yellow. May 



Sierra Leone. 1822. 



GALE'GA. Goat's Eue. (From gala, 

 milk; referring to an old idea that the 

 herbage was superior for milk-cows, 

 goats, &c. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 6- 

 Decandria.} 



Hardy herbaceous, rather rambling perennials 

 Seeds sown in spring ; division of the plant at 

 the same time ; common soil. 

 G. biMba (two-lobed). 3. Blue. July. 1823. 



officina'lis(shop). 4. Blue. July. Spain. 1568. 

 a'lba (white-lowered). 4. White. July. 



Spain. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 4. Blue. July. Levant. 



1801. 



Pe'rsica (Persian). 2. White. July. Persia.1826 

 lilu'cina (lilac). 3. Lilac. June. Persia 



1830. 



tricolor (three-coloured). 3. Blue. July. 1822 



GALEO'BDOLON. Dead Nettle. (From 

 fjalc, weasel, and bdolos, fcetid ; referring 

 to the strong disagreeable odour of the 

 plant. Nat. ord., Labiates, or Lip worts 

 [Lamiacese]. Ij.m\.,l4: DidynamiaL-Gym- 

 nospermia.} 



This herbaceous British plant has so long gone 

 by the name Galeobdolon, that we have retailed 

 't ; but it is only a species of Lamium. Dmsiuu 

 n spring ; moist, common soil. 

 G. lu'teum (yellow). 1. Yellow. June. 



variega'tum (variegated - leaved). \. 



Yellow. May. 



GALIPE'A. (The Indian name in South 

 America. Nat. ord.. Rue worts [Eutacene]. 

 Linn., 2-Diandria \-Monogynla. Allied 

 to Almeidea.) 



The Angostura bark is that of trifolia'ta. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripened shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-elass, in April, and in heat ; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to /5 ; win- 

 ter, 48 to 55. 



G. odorati'ssima (most fragrant). 9. White. 

 May. Rio Janeiro. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 4. Green. Guiana. 



1816. 



GA'LIUM. Bed Straw. (From gala, 

 milk ; referring to the flowers of G. 

 ve'rum having been used to curdle milk. 

 Nat. ord., Stellate* [Galiacese]. Linn., 4- 

 Tetrandria i-Monogynia. Allied to Eubia.) 



Few of these plants are interesting to the gar- 

 dener, except to cover rock or root-work. They 

 possess, in a more or less degree, the dyeini? 

 qualities of Madder. Of the following selected 

 species all are herbaceous perennials, except G. 

 suave'olens, which is an annual. Annuals merely 

 require to be sown in the common border, in. 

 March ; and the perennials divided at the same 

 time. 



G. campanula 1 turn (bell- flowered). J. White. 

 June. South Europe. 1821. 



capi'llipes (hairy-stalked). 1. White. Octo- 



ber. Russia. 1838. 



GrtK'Cum (Grecian). . Purple. July. Can- 



dia. 1798. 



- Pe'rsicum (Persian). Yellow. July. Persia. 

 1837. 



purpu'reum (purple). 1. Purple. July. 



Switzerland. 1831. 



ru'brum (red). 1. Purple. July. Italy. 1597. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). 1. White. July. 



North Europe. 1821. 



Tau'ricurn (Taurian). 4. Yellow. July. 



Tauria. 1818. 



Vailla'ntii (Vaillant's). 2. Green. May. 



England. 



GALL is a tumour formed in conse- 

 quence of the part being punctured by an 

 insect, the tumour becoming the nidus 

 of the insect brood. The Oak-apple 

 caused by the Cynips querci is a familiar 

 example ; as, also, are the bunches of 

 leaves, not unlike a rose, on the Eose 

 Willow, and the mossy tufts on the twigs 

 of the Wild Eose, and erroneously called 



