Gymnostachys 



( 394) 



Gynerium 



calomelauos, 1 ' to 3' long, 

 6" to 12" broad, creamy 

 wli. ; very variable, 

 many vars. (xee p. 392). 



chrysophylla, H' to 2' 

 long, golden yel., 

 briglitest of all. Many 

 BUb-vars., of whicli the 

 crested form grandi- 

 ceps; laucheana, with 

 its triangular fronds. 

 and also its crested 

 form ; Massouii, which 

 has very long, relatively 

 narrow fronds ; and 

 Parsousi, 1', heavily 

 tasselled and dark 

 golden, are the best. 



peruviaua, 1' to 2', 

 fronds triangular. Sev- 

 eral sub- vars., one, 

 argyrophylla, 11' to 21 

 long, silver, being 

 generally recognised as 

 the finest of all the 

 Silver Ferns. Hayi has 

 light, sulphur yel. 

 powder on both the 

 upper and under sur- 

 faces of tile fronds. 



decomposita, 1' to H' 

 long, 1' broad, In 1 ., yd. 

 A natural hybrid be- 

 tween Pearcei and cal- 

 umelanos chrysophylla; 

 one of the most vigorous 

 of the genus. 



elegantissima, of garden 

 origin, very close to 

 schizophylla, which it 

 resembles, but referred 

 to decomposita by the 



forked, very slightly 

 powdered, silver, good 

 for baskets. 



gloriosa, (strong- 

 superba, ) gro win g 



vars., admirable basket 

 Ferns. 



sulphurea, 6" to 12" long, 

 3" to 4" broad, gold, 

 the smallest of the gold 

 Ferns ; rather tender. 



tartarea, 1' to 2' long, 6" 

 to 12" broad, triangu- 

 lar, silver. 



oohracea, like the type 

 in habit, but has golden 

 powder. 



japouica, 11' to 2' long, 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 abyssiuica, 1' long, 1" close to japonica, which 



broad, smooth. see. 



alisma>fo!ia, 5" to 9" long, leptophylla, 2" to 4" long, 



2"'to 21 "broad. smooth. 1" to 11" bi 



arpentea, 6" to 12" long, 

 3" to 4" broad, silver. 



caudiformis, 6" to 9"loug. 



chierophylla, 4" to 8" 

 long, 2" to 4" broad, 

 smooth, ann. 



ferruginea, 1' long, 3" to 

 . r >" broad, woolly. Var. 

 lanata has larger pin- 

 nules and less wool. 



flexuosa, 3' to 4' long, of 

 climbing habit. 



hamiltoniana, 6" to 12" 

 long, smooth. 



hispida, 3" to 6" each 

 way, woolly. 



javanica, 1' to 4' long, 

 4" to 3" broad, smooth ; 



Principal Species, Varieties, and Hybrids : 

 [XoxE. The lengths given below refer to the 

 size of the fronds, liot to the height of the plants. 

 The latter may be taken to be about two-thirds of 

 the former. The colours refer to the farina or 

 powder. All require stove heat, except where 

 otherwise stated.] 



1' broad, grh. Has no 

 powder, and is more 

 like, a Pteris in general 

 appearance than a Gym- 

 uogramme. Javanica 

 is very close to it, and 

 probably the one is a 

 geographical var. of the 

 other. There is a varie- 

 gated form, but it is 

 rarely seen in cultiva- 

 tion. 



Latliamiee, 2' to 21', silver, 

 a hybrid between de- 

 composita and schizo- 

 phylla. 



Pearcei, 14.' long, 1' broad, 

 triangular, silver (see p. 

 peruviaua, 1' to 'I', 392). 



fronds triangular. Sev- pulchella, 9" to 18" long, 

 4" to 6" broad, silver. 



wettenhalliana, a 

 crested var. with smaller 

 fronds and sulphur yel. 

 powder (see p. 393). 

 schi/ophylla, H' to IV 

 long, 6" to 9" broad, 



broad, ann. 



The Annual Maiden- 

 hair, 

 macrophylla, 1' to 11' 



long, 3" to 4" broad. " 

 rufa, 1' to 1-r long, 3" to 



5" broad, woolly on 



lower surface, 

 rutii'iolia, 2" to 3" long, 



grh. 

 tomentosa, 9" to 15", 



woolly, 

 triangularis, 3" to 4" 



each way, triangular, 



grh., golden, very vari- 



able. 

 trifoliata, 2' to 3' long, 



6" to 8" broad, once 



pinnate, silver or gold, 

 very variable. 



GYMNOSTACHYS. 



Greenhouse herbaceous plants with tuberous 

 roots (iird. Aroideae). One species only is known, 



that being anceps, an Australian plant with large 

 ornamental leaves and white flowers. Propagation, 

 by division of the tubers in spring, or by seeds. 

 Soil, peat and loam. It requires abundance of 

 moisture whilst growing, and none at all when at 

 rest. 



GYMNOSTACHYUM. 



Intermediate house or stove evergreen shrubs 

 (ord. Acanthacea;), with erect racemes of tabular 

 flowers. They may be propagated and grown 

 under the same conditions as Eranthemums, and, 

 like those plants, are best grown from cuttings 

 each year. 



Principal Species : 

 ccylanicum, 9", sum., yel. decurrens, 8", sum., wh. 



GYNANDROPSIS. 



Annual herbs (ord. Capparidesc), half-hardy, or 

 needing a greenhouse temperature for the most 

 part. Although the flowers of several of the 

 species are comparatively large and showy, the 

 plants are seldom seen. They may be raised from 

 seeds sown in heat in spring, the plants being 



GVNEIIU'M ARGENTEUM (correctly CoUTADElUA 



AUGENTEA). 



subsequently transferred to their flowering quarters 

 outside. A light but rich soil and a sheltered bat 

 sunny position are the chief cultural requirements. 



Principal Species :- - 

 coccinea, 6' to 9', sum., grh., wh. (si/it. Cleome 



grh., sc. pentaphyllaof flotaiiicttl 



peutaphylla, 2', Je., Jy., Mniiiizhie 1681). 



GYNERIUM. (PAMPAS GRASS.) 

 Although this genus (or A. Gramineie) is still 

 kept up, one species only is placed in it, 

 and the plant which has done most to make it 

 famous argenteum, the elegant Pampas Grass 

 is referred by botanists to Cortaderia argentea. 

 All the Gyneriums are handsome Grasses, of 

 stately presence, but argenteum and saccharoides 

 are the two chief members. Argenteum is hardy, 



( 1 1/ m n]>tcris (see Acroitichuni). 

 fli/niiuithri.j' (ace Pennisctuni). 

 Gynandra (see Erythrcca). 



