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G. isophy'lla (equal-leaved) ; 2. Pale lilac. 

 September. 



GOLDY LOCKS. Chryso'coma. 



GO'MPHEA. Button Flower. (From 

 gomphos, a club ; said to be the shape 

 of the fruit. Nat. ord., Oclmads [Och- 

 nacete]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.} 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with yellow flowers. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, getting firm, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in heat ; sandy loam 

 and a little peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 G. Jabota'pita (Jabotapita). 5. Jamaica. 1820. 



ItKviga'ta (smooth-leaved}. 4. 1820. 



laurifo'lia (Laurel-leaved). 5. Jamaica. 



1823. 



ni'tida (glossy-leaved). 4. Jamaica. 1803. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 3. Jamaica. 



1803. 



Zeyla'nica (Ceylon). 4. Ceylon. 1823. 



GOMPHOCA'RPUS. (From gomphos, a 

 club, and karpos, a fruit ; shape of the 

 seed -pods. Nat. ord., Asdepiads [As- 

 clepicliacese]. Linn., 5-Pcntandria 2- 

 Dif/ynia. Allied to Asclepias.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Seeds sown in a hotbedin spring. 

 Cuttings of the points of shoots, and better 

 still, small side shoots, when growth is com- 

 mencing, in sand, under a bell-glass. Sandy 

 loam and tibry peat. Summer temp., 55 to 

 75 ; winter, 40 to 48. 



G. arbore'scens (tree-like). 5. White. De- 

 cember. 1714. 



cri'spus (cuiled- leaved}. 1. Yellow. July. 



1714. 



frutico'sus (shrubby). 5. White. July. 



1714. 



GOMPHOLO'BIUM. (From gomphos, a 

 club, and lobos, a pod ; shape of seed- 

 vessel. Nat. ord., Leguminous I'ltnifs 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., lO-Dccandria 1- 

 Monogijnht.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from New Holland. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, about two inches in 

 length, in sand, under a bell-glass, in a shaded 

 place, in April or May ; peat and loam in little 

 fibry pieces, with rubbly charcoal, potsherds, 

 and silver sand; drainage must be well at- 

 tended to, as saturated soil is their ruin. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. All have yellow 

 flowers, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 G. adu'ncum (hooked). May. 1837. 



angitstifo'Hum (narrow-leaved). May. 1825. 



arista' turn (awned). May. 1837. 



barbi'gerum (bearded -keeled}. 2. June. 



1824. 



capita' turn (round-head-^owcred). 2. July. 



1830. 



Drummo'ndii (Drummond's) . August. 183Q. 



glabra'tum (smooth). 1$. June. 1820. 



glance' seem (milky-green). . June. 1824. 



grandlflo'ru m (large-flowered). 2. June. 



G. grandiflo'rum setifo'lium (bristle-leaved). 2. 

 June. 1826. 



Henderso'nii (Henderson's). August. 1840. 



Knightia'num (Knight's), f. August. 1830. 



lana'tum (woolly). l. May. 1824. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 2. May. 1803. 



margina'tum (edged). 2. May. 1820. 



7mYAetan'des(Mirbelia-like). 14. May. 1823. 

 peduncula' re (tog--flower-stalked). . May. 



1824. 



pinna'tum (leafleted). . May. 1820. 



polymo'rphum (many-form) . 3. June. 1803. 



reticula't urn (netted-Zeaued). 1^. May. 1824. 



sple'ndens (shining). June. 1843. 



tens' Hum (delicate). !. May. 1824. 



te'nue (slender). 1. August. 1838. 



tetrathecoi'des (Tetratheca-like). l. May. 



1824. 



tomento'surn (shaggy). 3. May. 1803. 



venulo'sum (\einy-leaved). l|. Purple. 



June. 1830. 



venu'stum (beautiful). 3. May, 1803. 



versi'color (changeable-coloured). l. Red, 



yellow. March. 1838. 



cau'libus purpu'reis (purple- 

 stalked). 1. Red. March. 1838. 



virga'tum (twiggy). l. May. 1820. 



GOMPHEE'NA. Globe Amaranth. 

 (From yomphosy a club ; the shape of 

 the flowers. Nat. ord., Amaranths 

 [ Amaranthaceae] . Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 1-Jlfonoqynia.) 



Stove plants. Perennials by seed and divi- 

 sions ; the shrubby by seed and cuttings ; the 

 annuals and biennials by seed in a hot bed. 

 The Globe varieties are very useful for orna- 

 ment, and should have equal care, potting, 

 soil, heat, c., as the Cockscombs. 



G. globo'sa (globe-flowered). l. Red. July. 



India. 1714. Annual. 

 a'lba (white). 1. White. July. India. 



1714. Annual. 



pere'nnis (perennial). 2. Pale yellow. 



August. South America. 1732. 

 Herbaceous. 



pulche'lla (pretty). l. Rosy. July. 



Brazil. 1843. Annual. 



villo'sa (long-haired). Striped. June. 



Monte Video. 1826. Evergreen shrub. 



GOHU'TUS. (A Palm of that name 

 in Malabar. Nat. ord., Palms [Pal- 

 rnacese]. Linn., 21-Dicecia <d-Ennean 

 dria.} 



Seed, on strong heat ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 G, saccha'rifer (sugar-bearing). 40. Moluc- 

 cas. 1820. 



GONGO'EA. (Named after a Spanish 

 Viceroy of New Grenada. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria \-Monandria. Allied to 

 Batemannia.) 



Stove Orchids. Divisions; baskets filled and 

 packed with sphagnum, fibry peat, and broken 

 pots, and pieces of charcoal. Summer temp., 



