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eighty-four parts vegetable matter, thir- 

 teen parts sulphate of lime and magnesia, 

 mth a little phosphate of lime, and three 

 parts sulphate and muriate of soda. 



GREENWEED. Geni'sta pilo'sa and 

 tincto'ria. 



GKENVI'LLEA OONSPI'CUA. This is Pe. 

 largo' nium conspi'cuum. 



GEEYI'LLEA. (Named after G. P. 

 Greville, a patron of botany. Nat. ord., 

 Proteads [Proteacese]. Linn., 4-Tetran- 

 dria L-Monogynia. Allied to Hakea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land. Seeds sown in a slight hotbed, in spring, 

 or in the greenhouse, as soon as ripe ; cuttings of 

 the young shoots when ripened, in sand, under u 

 bell-glass, and when callused at the base to have 

 a slight bottom-heat ; peat and loam, with silver 

 sand and bits of charcoal, to keep the soil open. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. Rosmarinifo'lia and 

 acumina'ta have stood out in sheltered places, 

 with little or no protection. 

 G. acanthifo'lia (acanthus-leaved). 4. Purple, 

 June. 1824. 



acumina'ta (pointed-leaved'), 4. Red. April. 



1805. 



aquifo'lia (holly-leaved). 1820. 



a'spera (rough). 3. Pink. June. 1824. 



asplenifo'lia (asplenium-leaved). 5. Pink. 



July. 1806. 



Bau'eri (Bauer's). 4. Red. June. 1824. 



berberifo'lia (barberry-leaved). 4. Red. June. 



1821. 



bipinnati'fida (doubly-leafleted). 1837- 



brachya'ntha (short-flowered). Purple. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 6. Pink. June. 170. 



Cale'yi (Caley's). 5. Red. June. 1830. 



cane'scens (hoary-teayed). 5. Green, tawny. 



1824. 



ceratophy'lla (horn-leaved) . 1 839. 



cine'rea (ashy-coloured). 4. Red. June. 1822. 



colli'na (hill). 4. Pink. June. 1812. 



conci'nna (neat). 4. Purple. June. 1824. 



eriosta'chya (woolly-spiked). Orange. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 3. 1837. 



Flinde'rsii (Flinder's). 3. Purple. June. 



N. S. Wales. 1824. 



gibbo'sa (swollen-se7ramed). 1821. 



heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). 4. White. 



June. 1821. 

 juniperi'na (juniper-like). 4. Pink. June. 1822. 



Lawrencea'na (Mrs. Lawrence's). White. 



1839. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaped), 6. White, June. 



1790. 

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



1/90. 

 incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 4. Flesh. 



June. 1790. 



longifo'lia (long -leaved), Reddish - yellow. 



May. 



Mangle'sii (Mangles'). 



monta'na (mountain). 4. Violet. June. 1822 



mucronifo'lia (pointed-leaved). 3. Violet. 



June. 1824. 



mucronula'ta (small-pointed-Jeawed). 4. Pink 



June. 1809. 



planifoHia (flat-leaved). 2. Orange. June. 



1823. 

 ~ puni'cea (scarlet). Purple. June. 1822. 



*-obu'sta (robust, or silk-oak). 5. Orange 



June. 1829. 



G. rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). 4, Bed: 

 June. 1824, 



seri'eea (silky). 6. Pink. June. 1790. 



stri'cta (erect). 4. Pink. June. 1820. 



stylo'sa (long-styleA). 9. Red. June. 1809. 



sulphu'rea (sulphur-coloured). 4. Pale yel- 



low. June. J824. 



Thielemunnia'na (Thielemann's). Crimson. 



1838. 



trifurca'ta (three-forked). 3. Red. June. 1821, 



GKf AS. Anchovy Pear. (From grao, 

 to eat; the fruit being eatable. *Nat. 

 ord., Barringtoniads [Barringtoniacese]. 

 Linn., 13-Polyandrial-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Gustavia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 n sand, under a bell-glass, in peat ; rich, sandy 

 oam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 

 55. 



G. cauliflo'ra (stem-flowering). 50. White. Ja- 

 maica. 1768. 



GEIE'LUSL (From grielum, old-looking; 

 referring to the grey, hoary aspect of the 

 plants. Nat. ord., Eoseworts [Rosacese], 

 Linn., 13-Polyandria k-Tetragynia. Allied 

 to Neur&da.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, from the 

 Cape of Good Hope, all having yellow flowers. 

 Division of the roots in spring ; rough, sandy soil, 

 well drained. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 G. humifu'sum (trailing). 1. May. 1825. 



lacinia'tum (jagged). . August. 1825. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved;. 2. May. 1/80. 



GF.UFFI'NIA. (Named after W. Griffin, 

 Esq., a patron of botany. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Eu- 

 crosia in leaf, and to Lycorus in the 

 flower.) 



Stovi bulbs, from South America. Seeds in a 

 hotbed, either when ripe or early in spring, and 

 young offset-bulbs ; peat and loam, with plenty 

 of sand, and a little dried leaf-mould. Temp., 

 when growing, 60 to 80, with plenty of moisture ; 

 when at rest, 40 to 50, and dry. 

 G. hyaci'nthina (violet-coloured). 1. Blue. July. 

 1815. 



interme'dia (intermediate). &. Blue. April. 



1823. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 2. Pale purple, 



August. 1815. 



GRINDE 'LIA. ( Named after H. Grindel, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ore!., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., Id-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superjlua.) 



Half-hardy plants, all with yellow flowers, and 

 from Mexico, except when otherwise mentioned. 

 Cilia' ta is a hardy biennial, by seeds sown in au- 

 tumn, or early in spring, under protection ; her- 

 baceous species by division and cuttings ; ever- 

 greens, cuttings in April of half-ripened shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



HERBACEOUS. 



G. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), 1. August, 

 1822. 



