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Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds in a hotbed ! 

 in spring; cuttings, &c., as for Guajacum. 

 G. Bo'ndue(Bonduc). 10. Yellow. India. 1640. j 



Bonduce'lln (small Bonduc). 8. Yellow. East j 



Indies. 1/00. 



tnicrophy'llu (small-leaved). East Indies. 



GUINEA PEACH. Sarcoce'phahis. 



GUINEA PLUM. Parina'riumtwe'lsinn. \ 



GUM AMMONIAC. Durc'ma ammoni'a- \ 

 cum. 



GUM ARABIC TREK. Aca'cia Ara'blca. 



GUM CISTUS. Ci'stus ladanl'j'erus. 



GUM ELEMI THEE. A'myrls Plu- 

 mic'ri. 



GUM LAC TREE. BH' tea f rondo' sa. 



GUM SENEGAL TREE. Aca'cia Senega' I. 



GUM TREE. 'Eucaly'ptus robu'sta. 



GUMMING. See Extravasatcd Sap. 



GUSTA'YIA. (Named after Gusta- 

 vns III. of Sweden. Nat ore!., Bar- 

 rinytoniads [Barringtoniacefe]. Linn., 

 \Q-Monadelphhi S-Polyandriu.) 



There are several species of these fine stove 

 evergreens not yet in cultivation. Cuttings of 

 ripe shoots, sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and 

 in bottom-heat ; rich loamy soil. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 to 60. G. au- 

 giifstu is a splendid low evergreen tree, some- 

 thing like a myrtle or a Barringtonia. 

 G. aiigu'sta (august). 10. White. Guiana. 1794. 

 fastuo'sa (disdainful). 20. White. May. 

 Guiana. 1824. 



GUZMA'NNIA. (Named after A. Guz- 

 man, a Spanish naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Bromdworts [Brorneliaceso], Linn., 

 C)-Hcxandria l-Monoyyuia. Allied to 

 Bonapartea.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial. Suckers ; rich 

 soil. Stove temp., 6i) to 80; winter, 55 to 

 60. 



G. tricolor (three-coloured). 1. Green, scarlet. 

 April. South America. 1820. 



GYMNE'MA. (From yyinnos, naked, 

 and tiema, a filament; in reference to 

 the stamens. Nat. ord., Asclcpiads 

 [Asclepiadacece]. Linn., b-Pcntandria 

 2-l)i(jyitict. Allied to Stephanotis.) 



G. lactifenim is the Cow Plant of Ceylon, the 

 milk of which is used as food by the natives. 

 Stove evergreen twiners, with yellow flowers. 

 Cuttings of stiff young side-shooti, in May, in 

 sand, under a hell-erluss, in heat ; tibry loam 

 and sandy peat, welfdrained. Summer temp., 

 00 to 80; winter, 50 to 58. 

 G. tenaci'ssimum (most tenacious). 8. East 

 Indies. 1806; 



ti'iiqens (staining). 8. July. East Indies. 



1823. 



GYM.NO'CLADT-S, Kentucky Coffee 

 Tree. (From <tymiws, naked, and 



Mados, a branch ; in reference to the 

 soft young wood, devoid of buds. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacea-]. 

 Linn., '2^-Dimcia O-Dccandrla. Allied 

 to Parkinsonia.) 



Hardy deciduous tree. By imported seeds 

 and cuttings of the roots, keeping the part 

 nearest the surface uppermost; deep mellow 

 loam. The tree has a peculiar dead-like ap- 

 pearance in winter, as the buds are incon- 

 spicuous, but has a line effect in summer with 

 its very large green leaves. 

 G. Canade'nsis (Canadian). 20. White. Canada. 

 1748. 



, GYMNODI'SCUS. (Fromgymnos, naked, 

 and discus, a disk. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-f/H</ee~, 

 sla k-Necessaria. Allied to Othonna.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in March or April, in 

 any common soil. 



G. capilla'ris (hair-like). Yellow. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1822. 



(TYJMNOGRA'MMA. (From^j/mwoA 1 , naked 

 and yramma, writing ; in reference to 

 the spore cases. Nat. ord., Polypods 

 [PolypodiaceeeJ. Linn., 2-Crypto<jamla 



Beautiful stove ferns, with brown spores, ex- 

 cept where otherwise stated. Division of the 

 plant ; and spore cases from the fronds scattered 

 freely on rough peat, in a pot, and covered with 

 a square of glass, before being placed in a damp, 

 warm, shady, place ; peat and loam, most of 

 the former, with a little silver sand. Summer 

 temp., (50 to 85, a little shade ; winter, 50 to 

 60, and rather dry. 



G, calomela'nos (beautiful-black). 2. July. 

 West Indies. );yo. 



charophy' tin (Chervil-leaved). . June. 



Brazil. 1825. 



chr>/sof>/ii/'l!<i (golden-leaved). 1. July. 



West Indies. 1824. 



corda'ta (heart-shaped). 1. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1838. 



falcu'ta (sickle-shaped). May. West Indies. 



hy'ltridu (hybrid). May. South America. 



Jnoa'nif'a (Javanese). 'May. Java. 



leptophii'lla (slender-leaved). 1. July. South 



Europe. 181Q. 



myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved). 1. Brazil. 



1824. 



ochra'cea (yellow). 1. Yellow. March. 



Buenos Ayres. 



peda'ta (doubly-lobed). $. June. New 



Spain. 1822. 



Peruvia'na (Peruvian). 1. July. Peru. 1822. 



rtt'fa (red-huired). . June. Jamaica. 



1793. 



sulphu'rea (sulphur-coloured). 1. July. 



Jamaica. 1808. 



t'arta'rea (infernal). 1. August. West 



Indies. 1817. 



tomento'sa (downy). Brazil. 1831. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 2 k July. Jamaica. 



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