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384. Gardenia grandiflora. Cape jasmine. Rubiacece. 



A native of China, cultivated in the State. The fruit yields a yellow 

 lye with which the yellow robes of the mandarins are stained. 

 'Bailey's Cycl. Am. Hort, 626.) 



385. Garrya elliptica Dougl. Silk tassel tree. Cornacece. 

 Valued as a tonic in malarial fevers. (U. of C. Agr. Exp. Sta. Rep., 



1895-96, 1896-97.) 



386. Garrya fremontii Torr. California fever bush. Cornacece. 

 Used as a tonic and antiperiodic. Contains a bitter principle not 



unlike quinine in its action. (D. W. Ross, Am. Journ. Pharm., 1877.) 



387. Gaultheria myrsinites Hook. Wintergreen. Ericaceae. 

 Closely related to G. procumbens and no doubt has similar medicinal 



roperties. The fruit is delicious, likewise the fruit of G. shallon 

 rsh. (Salal.) (U. S. Disp.) (Calif. Geol. Surv. Bot. 1:455.) 



388. Gaura coccinea Pursh. Scarlet gaura. Onagracece. 



KSaid to be poisonous. Requires study. 

 389. Gelsemium sempervirens L. False jessamine. Logoniacece. 

 A native of the eastern and southern United States, cultivated in 

 alifornia. Properties well known. Used in fevers, rheumatism, aches 

 and pains. 



390. Genista tinctoria L. Dyer's weed. Leguminosce. 

 Cultivated. The flowering tops are used in preparing a yellow dye. 



The tops and seeds are used medicinally, having purgative and emetic 

 properties. 



391. Gentiana calycosa Griesb. Gentian. GentianacecB. 

 Properties similar to those of G. lutea L. Requires further study. 



392. Geranium species. Cranesbill. Geraniacece. 



The native species require further study as regards astringent prop- 

 erties. Rich in tannin. 



393. Geranium dissectum L. Common geranium. Geraniacece. 

 This species and G. carolinianum L. (Carolina geranium) are easy 



of cultivation. 



394. Geranium maculatum L. Wild geranium. Geraniacece. 



A native of the eastern United States, requires rich, moist wood- 

 land. Well known medicinally (U. S. Disp. and text-books on materia 

 medica.) 



395. Geranium viscossissimum. Wild geranium. Geraniacece. 

 A forage plant. Requires further study. 



