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GiEBTNEKA, Lamarck. In honour of J. 

 Gsertner, H.D., F.B.S., a celebrated bo- 

 tanist. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Loganiaccce. 

 These plants are ornamental, and thrive well 

 in a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root readily in sandy soil, under a glass, in 

 heat. Synonymes ; 1, Hlptage oblusifolia ; 2, 

 H. mandabldta. 



obtusifilial . White 4, S. Ev. Tw. 20 China . . 1810 

 racembsa 2 . Wt. yl. 4, 8. Ev. Tw. 15 E. Indies 1796 



Gagea, Salisbury. In honour of Sir Thomas 

 Gage, a botanical amateur. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Liliaeece. The species of this genus 

 are very handsome, and thrive well in any 

 light soil, in the open ground, and may be 

 readily increased from offsets. Synonymes : 1, 

 Ornithogalum boMmicum ; 2, 0. luteum; 3, 

 0. luteum, Gagea lutca ; 4, 0. pygmcbum; 5, 

 Anthericum serbtinum ; 6, 0. minimum, ar- 

 vinsc ; 7, 0. striatum; 8, 0. unifl&rumj 9, 0. 

 fistulbrum. 



bohemica 1 Tel. 4, H. Bl. P. I Bohemia . . 1825 

 bracteolaris 2 Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. i Europe . . 1817 

 bulbffera . . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. } Tauria . . . 1829 

 cblorantha . Yd. 4, H. Bl. P. | Siberia . . . 1819 

 circinata . . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. J Siberia . . . 1789 

 fascicularis S Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. £ Britain, woods, 

 glauca . Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. i Switzerland . 1825 



Liotardi 9 . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. i S. Europe . . 1825 

 pod61ica . . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. i Podolia . . 1827 

 pusllla . YeL 4, H. Bl. P. fc Bohemia . 1825 



pygm*a 4 Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. i Spain . . . 1825 

 serdtina 5 . Yel. 6, H. Bl. P. | Wales, woods. 



spathacea . . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. \ Germany . 



1753 

 1759 



. 1826 



17S1 

 1825 



stellaris 6 . . Yel. 6, H. Bl. P. J Sweden 



Sternbergii Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. | Switzerland 



striata 7 . Yel. 7, H. Bl. P. f Europe . 



sylvatica Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. 1 Europe . 



uniflora 8 . Yel. 5, H. Bl. P. J Siberia . . 



villosa . Yel. 4, H. Bl. P. i Caucasus . 



Gaglee. See Arum maculatum. 



GagnebIna, NecTcer. The meaning unknown. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabcuece. Very or- 

 namental evergreen shrubs, growing about six 

 feet high. For culture and propagation, see 

 Mimosa. Synonymes: 1, Mimosa pterocarpa ; 

 2, Acacia tamariscina. 



axillaris 1 .' . Yellow . 4, S. Ev. S. 6 Maurit. . 1824 

 tamariscina 2 Yellow . 4, S. Ev. S. 6 Maurit. . 1824 



GAHNIA, R. Brown. In honour of H. Gahn, a 

 Swedish botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. — procera. 



GaillArdia. Named by Fougeroux, in honour 

 of M. Gaillard de Marentonneau, an amateur 

 botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Astericew. 

 Ornamental species, particularly 6. blcolor j 

 they grow well in any common soil, and in- 

 crease readily by dividing the roots. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Virgilia helddes; 2, G. bicolor, 

 Drummondii. 



aristata . Orange 8, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1812 



Bseselari . . Or. red 7, G. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 

 blcolor 1 . . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 1787 

 coronata . . Eedbm.7, G. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 

 picta 2 . . . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 2 Louisianal833 

 Kichardsoni . Orange 7, H. Her. P. 1J N.Amer. 1829 



Galactia, P. Brovm. From gala, milk. G. 

 pindula yields a milky juice when cut or 

 broken. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaccw. 

 These are very handsome plants, especially G. 

 pendula, which is a very desirable twiner. 

 They require precisely the same treatment in 

 culture and propagation as Clitbria, except 

 that the North American species do not require 

 to be grown in heat. Synonymes : 1, Ervum 

 volubile; 2, Hedysarum volubile. See Bar- 

 bidria. 



cubensis . . Rose . 7, S. Her. CI. 4 Cuba . . 1826 



glabella 1 . . Purple 7, H. De. Tw. 4 N. Amer. 



mollis 2 . . Purple 7, H. De. Tw. i N. Amer. 1827 



pendula . . Red . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Jamaica . 1794 



sericea . . . Rose . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Bourbon . 1824 



GalactJtes, Mcench. From gala, milk ; al- 

 luding to the white veins of the leaves. Linn. 

 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Astcracece. \ Very pretty 

 annuals, which only require to be sown in the 

 open border in spring. Synonyme : 1, Cen- 

 tauria Galaetltes. 



australis . . Purple . 7, H. A. 1 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 tomentdsa 1 . Purple . 7, H. A. 1} S. Eur. . 1738 



Galactodendkon, Kunth. Derived from gala, 

 milk, and dendron, a tree. Linn. 23, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Arlocarpacece. This is a lofty-grow- 

 ing tree, attaining the height of fifty feet ; 

 it may be grown in a mixture of peat and 

 loam, and may be increased by cuttings. See 

 Ficus. 

 utile . . Grn. wht. 4, S. Ev. T. 60 Caraccas . . 1829 



Galam butter. See Pentadisma Butyracea. 

 Galangale. See Kasmpferia Galdnga and 



Alpinia Galdnga. 

 Galanthus, Linn. From gala, milk, and 



anthos, a flower ; alluding to the milk-white. 



flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllid- 



acece. These are dwarf, but very pretty species, * 



of the simplest culture. 



nivalis . . . White 2, H. Bl. P. i Britain, mead, 

 plicatus . White 2, H. Bl. P. i Crimea . . 1818 

 reflexus . . Green 2, H. Bl. P. J Levant . 1856 



Galardia. See Gaillardia. 



GalatiSlla, Be Candolle. Derivation unknown. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraeece. See 

 Aster. 



Galax, Linn. From gala milk ; alluding to 

 the whiteness of the flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Pyrolacece, The species is pretty, 

 and succeeds best in peaty soil, in a moist 

 situation ; it is readily increased by divisions. 

 Synonyme : 1, Blandfirdia cordata. 

 aphylla . . White . 7, H. Her. P. } N. Amer. . 1786 



Galaxta, Thunberg. From galalctiao, to abound 

 in milk. Linn. 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacea;. 

 These are very pretty Cape bulbs, and grow 

 best in a sandy peat soil ; they are easily in- 

 creased from offsets. See LapeyroHsia. 

 gramfnea . . Lt yel. 7, G. Bl. P. i O. G. H. 1795 

 grandiflbra . Dk.yel. 7, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. . 1799 

 mucronularis. Purple 7, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. . 1799 



