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GES 



G. tubero'sum (tuberose - rooted}. 1. Pink. 



July. Italy. 15Q6. 

 ramo'sum (branching). 1. Purple. 



July. South Europe. 



umbro'sum (shaded). 1. Purple. July. 



Hungary. 1804. 



Vlassovia'num (Vlassov's). 1. Red. July. 



Crimea. 1821. 



Wallichia'num (Wallich's). $. Striped. 



July. Nepaul. 1819. 



GERA'IIDIA, (Named after Gerard, 

 the English herbalist. Nat. ord., Fig- 

 worts [Scrophulariacere]. Linn., 14- 

 Didyiiamia S-Anylospcrmia.} 



All but delphinifolia from North America. 

 Annuals, biennials, and perennials by seed, in 

 sandy peat ; perennials and biennials also by 

 cuttings in sandy peat, under a hand-light; 

 such as quercifolia, by divisions in spring; 

 sandy fibry loam, if peat is not to be had ; the 

 stove species requires similar treatment, but 

 extra heat. 



STOVE HERBACEOUS. 



G. delphinifo'lia (Larkspur-leaved). 2. Pink. 

 July. East Indies. 1800. 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 

 G. aphy'lla (lenfiess-stemmed). 3. Rose. July. 

 1934. Annual. 



mari'tima (sea-side). 2. Yellow. July. 1823. 



pedicula'ria (Pedicularis - like). 'Yellow. 



June. 1826, 



purpu'rea (purple). l. Purple. July. U72. 



tenuifo'lia (slender - leaved). 1. Purple. 



July. 1812. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 G.fta'ua. (yellow). l. Yellow. July. 1796. 



yuercifo'lia (Oak-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



1812. 



GERBE'RA. (Named after Gcrbcr, a 

 German naturalist. Nat ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteraceaai]. Linn., W-Synyc- 

 ncsia S-Superflua.') 



A greenhouse biennial ; seeds, or cuttings of 

 the side-shoots, and preserved over the winter ; 

 sandy loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 



G. cre'nata (scollop-leaved). . Purple. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1822. 



GERMAN CATCHFLY. J'isca'ria vul- 

 rju'ris. 



GERMANDER. Teu'crium. 



GERMINATION is the sprouting, or 

 first step in vegetation of a seed. To 

 enable it to germinate it must have a 

 perfectly-developed embryo, and be ripe 

 or nearly ripe. It must not be too old, 

 and there must be present a certain 

 degree of heat, moisture, and oxygen 

 gas, the latter being furnished by the 

 air. 



Old Man's Beard. 



(From gcron, old man, and pogoH, a 

 beard ; referring to the hair-like pap- 

 pus which crowns the calyx in this 

 order. Nat. ord., Composites [Aster- 

 aceto]. Uum. t 19-Syngenesia l-jEqualis. 

 Allied to Scorzonera.) 



Hardy plants from Italy. Annuals by seed 

 in April, in common soil; perennial by seed 

 and division of the plant in spring. 

 G. calycula'ttus (Jarg-e-calyxed). 2. Pink. July. 

 1774. Perennial. 



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



hirsu'tus (hairy). 1. Red. July. 1769- 



GE'SNERA. (Named after Conrad 

 Gesner, a celebrated botanist of Zurich. 

 Nat. ord., Gesnerworts [Gesneracea?]. 

 Linn., l-Didynamia %-Anyiospermia. 

 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. 



G. acau'lis (stetnless). 1. June. Jamaica. 1793- 



aggrega'ta (aggregate). 3. June. Brazil. 



1816. 



allagophy'lla (shifting-leaved). !. Orange. 



July. Brazil. 1834. 



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



breviflo'ra (short-flowered). 1. Red. Au- 



gust. 1847- 



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



calyci'na (large calyxed) . !. Jamaica. 



Caraccasa'na (Caraccas). 2. July. Caraccas. 



1842. 



Coope'ri (Mr. Cooper's). 2. May. Brazil. 



1829. 



corda'ta (hearWeai'erf). $. Pale scarlet. 



July. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. July. Jamaica. 



1822. 



digita'lis (Fox-glove-fre). June. Brazil. 



1842. 



diSco'lor (two-coloured). Red, yellow. Sep- 



tember. South America. 1843. 



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



September. Rio Janeiro. 1820. 



verticilla'ta (whorled-/ojt-ercd). 2. 



Crimson. May. Rio Janeiro. 1835. 



elli'ptica (oval). 



lu'tea (yellow-flowered). 1. Yellow. 



May. Santa Martha. 1844. 



elonga'tn (elongated). 2. Scarlet. Sep- 



tember. South America. 1835. 



jx~fr u tico'9a (shrubby). 2. August. 



fattcia'lis (wide-mouthed). 2. July. Brazil. 



1833. 



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



Brazil. 1841. 



Gerardia'ntt (Gerard's). 2. Red, yellow. 



September. South America. J843. 



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



Honde'nsis (Honda). I. Red, yellow. 



May. Brazil. 1845. 



hu'milis (humble), g. Cuba. 



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



Mexico. 

 - luteri'tia (brick-red). 2. July. Brazil, 1834, 



