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GALACTODE'NDRON. Cow Tree. (From 

 gala, milk, and dendron, a tree. We 

 introduce this name as being in com- 

 mon use ; but the true name of the 

 Cow Tree is Broximum utile, to which 

 refer.) 



( I ALAN G ALE . Komipfe 'rio, 



GALA'NTHUS. Snowdrop. (From 

 yalfi, milk, and anthos, a flower. Nat. 

 ord, Amaryllids [Amaryllidacefe]. 

 Linn., fi-Hexandriu l-Monogynla.} 



Hardy bulbs. Offsets ; division of masses of 

 bulbs ; common garden soil ; should be lifted 

 every four or five years. 



G, niva'lis (Common. Snow). . White. Feb- 

 ruary. Britain. 



plica' tus (plaited). . White. February. 



Crimea. 1818. 



rejie'xus (bent - backed - pet tiled) . White, 



green. Mount Gargarius. 1844. 



fiALATE'LLA. (A diminutive of gala, 

 milk, literally, milky ; referring to the 

 colour of the leaves. "Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 gencsia 3-Frustranea. Allied to Aster.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Division in spring ; com- 

 mon garden soil. 



G. puncta'ta (dotted-leaved). 2. Violet, yel- 

 low. August. Hungary. 1815. 



GA'LAX. (From gala, milk, referring 

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

 Wintergreens [Pyrolacere]. Linn., ;">- 

 Pentandria \-Monogynla. Allied to 

 Pyrola.) 



Little bog-earth plants. Divisions in spring ; 

 moist sandy peat ; may be treated as an Alpine, 

 as it is subject to casualties in the border. 

 G. aptiy'lla (leafless). . White. July. North 

 America. 1786. 



G ALA'XIA. ( From galaktido, to abound 

 in milk, referring to the juice. Nat. 

 ord., Irids [Iridaeeeel. Linn., l(J-Mo- 

 nade-lphia l-Triandria, Allied to Pater 

 sonia.) 



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. 



Light yellow . 

 . Dark 

 . Purple. 



G. grami'nea (Grass-leaved). 4- 



July. 1795. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 



yellow. July. 1799- 



mucronula'ris (hard-pointed). 



July. 1799- 



ova'ta (escg-leaved). $. Dark yellow. July. 



1799- 



versi 1 color (various- coloured). . Purple. 



July. 1799. 



GALEA'NDRA. ( From yulea, a helmet, 

 and aner, a stamen, referring to the 

 crested male organ on the top of the 

 column. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacece]. Linn., 20- Gynandrla l-Monan~ 

 drift. 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 b , and rather 

 dry- 



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

 Guiana. 1840. 



crista'ta(crested-anthered). Purple. May. 



Cayenne. 1844. 



Devonia'na (Duke of Devonshire's). 2. Pink, 



white. May. South America. 1840. 



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



Sierra Leone. 1822. 



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

 milk, referring to an old idea that the 

 herbage was superior for milk-cows, 

 goats, c. Nat. ord., Leguminous plants 

 [Fabacece]. 16-MonadeIphia Q-Decan- 

 dria.} 



Hardy herbaceous, rather rambling perennials. 

 Seeds sown in spring ; division of the plant at 

 the same time ; common soil. 

 G. bilo'ba (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. 



lila'cina (Lilac). 3. Lilac. June. 



Persia. 1830. 



tri' color (three-coloured). 3. Blue. July. 



1822. 



GALEO'BDOLON. Dead Nettle. (From 

 gale, weasel, and bdolos, foetid, referring 

 to the strong disagreeable odour of the 

 plant. Nat. ord., Labiates, or Lipivorts 

 [Lamiaceae]. Linn., 14,-Didynamia 1- 

 Gymnospermia.) 



This herbaceous British plant has so long 

 gone by the name Galeobdolon, that we have 

 retained it, but it is only a species of Lamium. 

 Division in spring ; moist common soil. 

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



vuriega'tum (variegated-/u>ed). 1. 



Yellow. May. 



GAUPE'A. (The Indian name in 

 South America. Nat. ord., Hue worts 

 [Rutacese]. Linn., 2-Diandria l-Mo- 

 nogynla. Allied to Almeidea.) 



The Angostura bark is that of trifoliata. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April, and 

 in heat; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 

 to 75; winter, 48 to 55. 



