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running to seed. A few roots may be ff. 

 taken np as required in June and July, ! 

 but the whole must not be lifted until ' _ 

 the leaves wither at the close of July, 

 or in the course of August. It is usual 

 to leave a part of the stalk attached, by i " 

 which they are tied into bundles, being > 

 previously well dried for keeping during 

 the winter. 



GAHJJC PEAK. Cratm'ra. , _ 



GA'RRYA. (Named after Mr. Garry, 

 of the Hudson's Bay Company, who ! _ 

 facilitated Douglas's botanical re- _ 

 searches in North West America. Nat. 

 ord., Garry ads [Garryaeese]. Linn., 

 '21-Moncecia -Tetrandria.) 



Hardy evergreen shrubs. Layers in the an- j 



tumn, and cuttings toward the end of summer, ' 



in sandy soil, under a hand-light; sandy loam. 



G. elli'ptica (oval-leaved). 6. Green. October. 



California. 1828. 



laurifo'lia (Laurel-leaved). 6. White. Mex- 



ico. 1839- 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. Green. Mex- 



ico. 1846. 



Macfadyenia'na (Mac Fadyen's). 6. Green. 



Jamaica. 1842. 



GARU'GA. (Its East Indian name. 

 Nat. ord., Ami/rids [Amyridaeeee]. 

 Linn,, H)-Dccandria \-Mo)io<jynia. Al 

 lied to Boswellia.) 



One of the frankencense trees so celebrated 

 in the east. Stove evergreen trees, with yellow 

 flowers ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and set in a little 

 bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 G. Madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 50.' May. 

 Madagascar. 1824. 



pinna'ta (leafleted). 60. East Indies. 1808. 



GAS-HEATING. If the flame is sup- j 

 plied with air by the aid of a small j 

 pipe communicating with the outside j 

 of the house, is enclosed in a small I 

 iron stove, and has the gases produced 

 carried away by a pipe, gas may be ; 

 employed for protecting greenhouse . 

 plants in winter. We have known a 

 small greenhouse, Hi feet by I'-ij thus ! 

 protected by a single Argand burner. 



GASTE'RIA. (From t/aster, a belly; 

 alluding to the swollen base of the ; 

 flowers. Nat; ord., Lilt/ irnrts [Liliaceeo]. , 

 Linn., (i-Hcxandria l-Monogynta.} 



Greenhouse evergreens from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and all with red flowers, except where 

 otherwise specified. This genus ought to be 

 united to Aloe, which see for culture. 

 G. acinacifo'lia (scimitar-leaved). 3. Orange. 

 July. 18)9. 



acinacifo'lia mi' nor (smaller). 1 2, Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



angula'ta (angled). 2. July. 1/91. 

 --- - mi'n-or (smaller). l. August. 1820. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 1^. June. 



1731. 



longifo'lia (long -leaved). 



July. 1/96. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). 1. 1824. 

 brevifo'lin (short-leaved). 3. July. 1809- 

 1 peri'i'ridis (very green.) l. Scar- 

 let. July. 1820. 

 ca'ndicans (rough marble, white). 1. July. 



1822. 



carina'ta (roH#7t-keeled). 2. July. 1/31. 

 conspurca'ta (dirtied). 2. Jane. 1796. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). l. July. 1820. 

 deci'piens (deceiving). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 di'stichu (two-rowed). 2. Scarlet. July. 

 1820. 



ma'jor (larger). 2. Scarlet. July. 



1620. 



ensifu'-lia (sword-leaved). 1. July. 1823. 

 ejccava'ta (excavated). l. 1824. 



obli'qua (twisted-leafed). 1^. July. 



1759. 

 fascia'ta (banded). l. July. 1820. 



la'xa (loose). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 



fonno'sa (beautiful). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 gla'bra (smooth-keeled). 3. July. 1/96. 



mi'nor (smaller). 2. Scarlet. July. 



1820. 

 intcrme'dia(rai&dle-tongued).2. July. 1790. 



aspe'rrima (roughest-Zeaued). 2. 



July. 1-820. 



Ice'vior (smoother). 2. Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



lo'ngior (longer-Jeoi-ed). 2. Scar- 

 let. July. 1820. 



lee'tejmncta'ta (lively-spotted). 2. Scarlet. 

 July. 1820. 



denticula'ta (small -toothed). 



2. Scarlet. July. 1822. 

 iee'uis (smooth). l. July. 1820. 

 lini'ta (smeared). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 macula'ta (spotted). 2. Scarlet. July. 1759- 



fa'lliix (fallacious). 2. Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



mo' His (soft-muddy-leaved). 1. July. 1823. 

 ni'gricans (dark). 2. July. 1790. 



marmora'ta (marbled). ij. July. 



1820. 

 ni'tens (shining). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 



bre'vior (shorter-leaved). 2. Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



- ni'tida (shining). 1. July. 1820. 

 grandipuncta'ta (large-dotted). 1. 



July. 1822. 

 obtu'sa (blunt). l. July. 1820. 



- obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 1^. July. 1796. 

 pa'rva (small). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 -pi'cta (painted). 3. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 -pluripuneta'ta (many-dotted). 2. Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



-pu'lchra (fair), 3. Scarlet. July. 1/59- 

 -re'pens (creeping-roofed). 1. July. 1821. 



- rota'ta (netted). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 



- strigu'ta (rigid). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 



- subcarina'ta (obscure-keeled). 2. Orange. 



July. 1818. 



viri'dior (greener). 2. Scarlet. 



July. 1820. 



