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GES 



G. calycula'tiis (tor^r-calyxed). 2. Pink. July. 

 1774. Perennial. 



gla'ber (smooth). l. Pink. July. 1704. 



hirsu'tus (hairy). ). Red. July. 1759. 



GE'SNERA. (Named after Conrad Ges- 

 ncr, a celebrated botanist of Zurich. Nat. 

 ord., Gesnerworts [Gesneracesej. Linn., 

 14.-Didynamia 2-Angiospermia. Allied to 

 Gloxinia. ) 



A most interesting family of plants, that, by 

 regulating their rest period, may be brought into 

 bloom at almost any time. All scarlet-flowered, 

 except where otherwise stated. 

 O. acau'lis (stemless). 1. June. Jamaica. 1793. 



aggrega'ta (ajigreeate). 3. June. Brazil. 1816. 



aUugophy'lla (shifting-leaved). l. Orange. 



July. Brazil. 1834. 



- Arno'ldi (Arnold's). 1. July. Brazil. 1841. 



- breoiflo'ra (short-flowered), "l. Red. August. 



1847- 



bulbo'sa (bulbous). 2. June. Brazil. 1816. 



c/tlffci'na (/arg-e-calyxed), 14. Jamaica. 



Curaccasa'nu (Caraccas). 2. July. Caraccas. 



1812. 



Coope'ri (Mr. Cooper'*). 2. May. Brazil. 1829. 



corda'ta (heart-/e/>ed). f . Pale scarlet. July. 



f-orymbn'sa (corymbed). 2. July. Jamaica. 1822. 



digita'lis (foxglove-like). June. Brazil. 1842. 



di'ncolor (two-coloured). Red, yellow. Sep- 



tember. S. Amer. 1843. 



Dougla'sii (Douglas's). l. Red, yellow. 



September. Rio Janeiro. 1826. 

 verticilla'tatyhorled-flowered'). 2. Crim- 

 son. May. Rio Janeiro. 1&35. 



elli'ptica (oval). 



lu tea (y Mow-flowered). 1. Yellow. May. 



Santa Martha. 1844. 



elonga'ta (elongated). 2. Scarlet. Septem- 



ber. S. Amer. 1835. 

 frutico'aa (shrubby). 2. August. 



faucia'lis (wide- mouthed). 2. July. Brazil. 1833. 



Gardne'ri (Gardner's). 2. Red. July. Brazil. 



1841. 



Gerardiu'na (Gerard's). 2. Red, yellow. 



September. S. Amer. 1843. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). 1. July. Cumana. 1826. 



Honde'/isis (Honda). 1. Red, yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1845. 



hu 1 mills (humble), f . Cuba. 



lasiu'ntha (woolly-flowered). 3. Autumn. 



Mexico. 



lateri'titi (brick-ied). 2. July. Brazil. 1834. 



latifu'lia (broad-leaved). August. Caraccas. 



1839. 



Libane'nsis (Lebanon. Many-flowered}. $. 



June. Cuba. 1847. 



Lindle'yi (Lindley's). Scarlet, yellow. July. 



Brazil. 1825. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Red. June. 



Guatimala^. 1841. 



macra'ntha (large-flowered). Purplish. 

 purpu'rea (purple-flowered). %. August 



1847. 



macrosta'chya (large-spiked). Rio Janeiro. 



1825. 



magni'flca (magnificent). August. 



oblonga'ta (oblong). Crimson. April. S. 



Amer. 1830. 



p(mli'na(leov*rd-spotted). l. Orange, red- 



spotted. August. Brazil. 1847. 



)enduli'na (drooping-^owered). 2. June 



S. Amer. 1825. 



- polt/a'ntha (many.flowered). 2. June. Brazil 

 1830. 



G. reflt'xa (bent-back). April. Valparaiso. 1937. 



rupe'stris (rock-inhabiting). $. August. 1835. 



rupi'cola (rock), f. May. B azil. 1835. 



ru'tilu (brilliant). 2. Scarlet, yellow. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1825. 



a'tro-sangui'nea (dark red). 2. Crimson. 



August. Brazil. 1826. 



tca'bra (.rough). 1. July. Jamaica. 1820. 



sce'ptrum (sceptred). 4. July. Brazil. 18a5. 

 i'gnea (fiery). 3. Rendish-yellow. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1835. 



Schiedia'na (Schiede's). 1$. July. Mexico. 



1844. 



Sello'wii(Sellov>'B'). 2. July. Brazil. 1835. 



spica'ta (spiked). Grenada. 1831. 



stri'cta (upright). 5. July. Brazil. 1835. 



Sutto'nii (Captain Sutton's). 2. July. Rio 



Janeiro. 1833. 

 a'lba (white). July. Brazil. 1840. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 2. Yellow, red. 



July. New Grenada. 1846. 



ttibero'sa (tuberous), J. Autumn. Brazil. 1834. 



tubiflo'ra (tube-flowered). 2. March. S. 



Amer. 1815. 



vesti'ta (clothed). l. Oranj-e. July. Bo- 



gota. 1842. 



zebri'na (zebra-^n;?ed). 2. Scarlet, yellow. 



September. Brazil. 1840. 

 Propagation : by Cuttings. They may 

 be propagated by cuttings of three kinds. 

 1st, the young shoots, as soon as they are 

 three inches long, springing from the old 

 tubers (these are the best) ; 2nd, leaves 

 taken off with a bud at the base ; and 

 3rd, by the leaves only, without buds. 

 The first mode may be used when the 

 kind or variety is plentiful, and the bulbs 

 so strong as to send out more shoots 

 than are wanted for flowering ; the 

 second mode, w^ p n the variety is new 

 and more scarce ; and the last when it 

 is more rare still. There is an advantage 

 in the first and second mode, that the 

 cuttings, if struck early in the year, will, 

 with moderate care and attention to re- 

 potting, flower the same year ; whereas 

 those struck from leaves, or parts of 

 leaves, will only form small tubers that 

 season. Each kind of cutting requires 

 to be put in sand, under bell or hand- 

 glasses, in bottorn-heat, to strike them 

 quickly. A moist, warm heat is neces- 

 sary ; a moist, cold place would rot the 

 cuttings immediately. Such species as 

 do not make bulbs must be propagated 

 by the first kind of cuttings. 



By Seed. To raise new varieties it is 

 necessary to save seed. Choose the 

 finest and brightest-coloured to save it 

 from. As soon as it is ripe, gather it and 

 dry it ; keep it very dry till the March 

 following ; then sow the seed on the sur- 

 face of a light, sandy compost, place it in 

 a warm, moist atmosphere, and as soon as 

 the seedlings are up, and the plants have 



