GYM 



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GYP 



O.vetti'ta (clothed). Yellow. May. West 



Indies. 

 - villo'sa (shaggy). June. Brazil. 1836. 



GYMNO'PSIS. (From yymnos naked, 

 and opsis, like; naked-looking grains. 

 Nat. ord., (Composites [ Asteraceae] . 

 Linn., IQ-Synycnesia X-Fmstranea.) 



Same as Gymnolo'mia. Stove evergreen 

 shrubs with yellow flowers. Cuttings ot half 

 ripened shoots, in spring or summer, in sand, 

 under a bell glass, and in heat ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 50 to -55. 

 jljueulutu is very pretty. 



G. conna'ta (joined). 4. October. Brazil. 

 1821. 



macula' ta (spotted). 3. June. West 



Indies. 1821. 



tripline'rvia (triple-nerved). 3. October. 



New Spain. 1825. 



GYXNO'PTERIS. (From yymnos, naked, 

 and pteris, a fern. Nat. ord., Polypods 

 [Polypodiaceee]. Linn., ^-i-Cryjitoyamia 

 l-Fllices.} 



Stove ferns. Treatment similar to Oymno- 

 gramma. 



G. acumina'ta (sharp-pointed). Brown, yel- 

 low. July. 1831. 



axilla'ris (axillary-spored). Brown, yellow. 



June. Isle of Luzon. 



nicotianifo'lia (Tobacco-leaved). . Brown. 



July. West Indies. 1843. 



normu'lis (normal). Brown, yellow. June. 



Samarcand. 



ophioglossoi'des (adder's-tongue). Brown. 



July. West Indies. 



platyrhy'nchos (broad-tip). Brown. West 



Indies. 



quercifo'lia (Oak-leaved). Brown. West 



Indies. 1840. 



subrepu'nda (slightly-waved-teai'f). Brown, 



yellow. June. Isle of Luzon. 



taccfffo'lia (Yew-leaved). Brown, yellow. 



June. East Indies. 



triloba'ta (three-lobed). Brown, yellow. 



August. Isle of Luzon. 



GYMNOSPHJE'KA. (From^mwos, naked, 

 nnd sphaira, a globe ; rei erring to the 

 spore cases. Nat. ord., Polypods [Poly- 

 podiacepe], Linu., %-L~Cryptoy(imia 1- 

 Filices.) 



Stove fern. Treatment similar to Gymno- 

 gramma. 



G. squamula'ta (scaly). Brown, yellow. April. 

 Malacca. 



GYMNOSTA'CHYS. (From yymnos, 

 naked, and stachys, a, spike. Nat. ord., 

 Orontlads [Orontiaeese]. Linn., 4-7V- 

 Irandrla 1 Monofl-ynia. Allied to Acorus.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Suckers 

 and divisions ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 50. 

 . a'nceps (two-edged), 1. June. New Hoi- 

 land. 1820. 



GYNANDEO'PSIS. (From g-yne, female, 

 andros, a male, and opsis, like ; referring 

 to the appearance of the stamens as if 

 borne on the style. Nat. ord., Cappa- 

 rids [Capparidacese]. Linn., 15- 2V- 

 tradynamia. Allied to Cleome,) 



Hardy annuals, seed in the open border in 

 April, or in a slight hotbed in March, and 

 transplanted ; Tender annual and biennial in 

 a hotbed, in March, potted and flowered in the 

 greenhouse ; rich sandy loamy soil. 



STOVE. 



G. pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 2. White. July. 

 East Indies. 1640. Annual. 



specio'sa (showy). 3. White. July. Car- 



thagena. 1818. Biennial. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



G. eandela'brum (chandelier). 1. Red. July. 

 South America. 1824. 



pulche'lla (neat). 1. White. June. Ma- 



ranhatta. 1825. 



smj7//?o'm (stalkless-flowered). 1. White. 



July. West Indies. 1820. 



triphy'lla (three-leaved). 1. White. July. 



West Indies. 181 6. 



GYPSO'PHILA. (From gypsos^ chalk, 

 and phileo, to love ; in reference to the 

 soil most suitable for them. Nat. ord., 

 Cloveworts [Caryophylacete]. Linn., 

 10-Decandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to Sa- 

 ponaria.) 



Both annuals and perennials by seed, and the 

 latter also by division ; common garden soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



G. tene'lla (delicate). 1. White. July. Europe. 

 1816. 



visco'sa (clammy). l. White. June 



Levant. 1//3. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



G. e'legans (elegant). 1. White. July. Crimea. 



1828. 

 fastigia'ta (peaked). 1$. White. June. 



Germany. 1/59, 



glau'ca (milky-green;. 1$, White. August. 



Caucasus. 1822. 



glbmera'ta (crowded). 1. Pale red. July. 



Tauria. 1818. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). 1. White. August. 



1831. 



perfolitt'ta (le&f-pierced) . 2. Flame, July. 



Spain. 1732. 



prostra'ta (trailing). 1. Red. August. 



Siberia. 1759. 



re'pens (creeping). $. Striped. August. 



Siberia. 17/4. 

 j ri'gida (stiff). 5. Pink. July. France. 



1769. Trailer. 

 I sabulo'sa (sandy). l. White. July. Tauria. 



1817. 



sali'gna (willowy). Pink. June. Europe. 



1837. 



Saxi'fraga (Saxifrage). $. Pink. July, 



Germany. 17/4. Trailer. 



