GAU 



GEI 



Heathworts [Ericaceae]. 10-Dccandria 

 \-Monogyniu. Allied to Pemettia.) 



The oil of Wintergreens used to flavour drugs, 

 and also by perfumers, is obtained from the 

 berries of G. procumbens. Chiefly by layers and 

 seeds. Pnieumbens requires a moist peat soil ; 

 Shallon will grow in any soil. The fruit is 

 prized for its flavour so much by the natives, 

 that they make it into bread for winter use. 

 The greenhouse kinds require peat, and similar 

 treatment, with the exception of a temperature 

 from 35 to 45 in winter. 



HARDY. 



G. procu'mbcns (procumbent). . White. July. 

 North America. 1762. 



Sfta'llon (Shallon). 4. White. May. North 



America. 1826. 



GREENHOUSE. 



G.anti'poda (antipodal). 6. White. New 

 Zealand. 1820. 



bractea'ta (bracted). Red. July. Columbia. 



1848. 



corda'ta (heart-Zeayerf). White. May. Japan. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 6. Purple, red. Ne- 



paul. 1824. 



GAU'RA. (From yaiiros, superb ; re- 

 ferring to the beauty of some of the 

 species. Nat. orcl., Onayrads [Ona- 

 gracesc]. Linn. S-Octandria \-Mono- 

 yynia. Allied to Stenosiphon.) 



G. fruticosa may be propagated either by 

 seeds or cuttings ; the others, annuals, bien- 

 nials, and perennials, are all hardy, and may be 

 sown in April, and the perennials may also be 

 divided. Sandy rich loam suits them all. 

 G. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. Pink. 

 August. Perennial. 



bie'nnis (biennial). 5. Red, white. Sep- 



tember. North America. 1762. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). . Scarlet. September. 



Louisiana. 1811. Perennial. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). 3. Red,white. South 



America. 1815. Stove evergreen. 



muta! bilis (changeable). 2. Yellow. July. 



North America. 1/95. Biennial. 



another (Kfo'lia ((Enothera-leaved). l. Pur- 



E'e. July. South America. 1816. 

 iennial. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 4. Yellow. 



August. North America. 1835. .Bien- 

 nial. 



sinua'ta (twisted). Blush. July. North 



America. 1826. Biennial. 



tripe 1 tula (three-petaled). 1$. Pink. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1804. Annual. 

 GAYLUSSA'CIA. Named after M. Gay 

 Litssac, a celebrated French chemist. 

 Nat. ord., Cranberries [Y acciniacea;] . 

 Linn., IQ-Dccandria \-Monogynla. Al- 

 lied to Vaccinium.) 



Cranberry-like half-hardy evergreens. Seed 

 and layers ; sandy peat, a little loam and leaf- 

 mould ; require the protection of a pit or the 

 greenhouse in winter. 



G, pseudo-vacci'nittm (Bilberry-like). l. Rose, 

 red. May. Brazil. 1843. 



ro'seu (rosey-flowered). Rose. May. Peru. 



1843. 



GAZA'NIA. From yaza, richness, in 

 reference to the large gaudy flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. 

 Linn., \.$-8yngenesia S-Frustranca. Al- 

 lied to Gorteria.) 



Natives of Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of 

 side shoots, produced in abundance near the 

 base of the plant, in August, more sparingly in 

 spring, in sandy soil, under a hand-light ; peat 

 and loam, with a portion of sand. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 45. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



G. ri'gens (stiff). 1. Orange. June. 1/55. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 1. Yellow. July. 



1816. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



G. heterophy'lla (variable -leaved). . Orange. 

 July. 1812. 



pavo'nia (peacock). !. Yellow. July. 1804. 



subula'ta (awl-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



1792. 



GEISSOME'RIA. (From yeisson, a tile, 

 and meris, a part, referring to the way 

 the bracts are imbricated, or fall over 

 each other as tiles on a roof. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acantliaceas]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia %-Anyiospe-rmiu. Allied to 

 Baxleria.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of shoots 

 getting firm, any time in summer, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and a sweet bottom heat ; 

 loam and peat, with sand and a little old cow- 

 dung. 

 G. auranti'ucu (orange-coloured). 2. Orange, 



red. Autumn. 1848. 

 fu'lgida (brilliant). Scarlet. August. West 



Indies. 1804. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 3. Scarlet. July. 



Brazil. 1826. 



GEISSORHI'ZA. Tile Eoot. (From 

 f/eisso-n, a tile, and rhiza, a root, referring 

 to the dry coats which cover the fleshy 

 roots like tiles on a roof. Nat. ord., 

 Irids [Iridacea?,]. Linn., S-Triandri. 

 I-Mohoyynia. Allied to Trichouema.) 

 Half-hardy bulbs from Cape of Good Hope. 

 Except when planted out on a border, in front 

 of a greenhouse, the roots should be planted in 

 a handful of white sand ; offsets ; sandy peat, 

 with a little loam ; must be kept from the frost 

 in winter. 

 G. cilia'ris (hair- fringed). 1. May. 



ere'cta (upright). Yellow, blue. May. 1824. 



exci'sa (abrupt-fcaued). 4. White. May. 



1/89- 



hi'rta (hairy). 1. White. May. 1825. 



hu'mUis (humble), Yellow, rose. May. 



1822. 



