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the column. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchid- 

 aceae. A curious herbaceous species, succeed- 

 ing in peat and loam mixed, and increased by 

 divisions of the roots. 



sesaraoldes . . White . 5, S. Ter. $ N. Hoi. . 1826 

 Gastrol&BITJM, E. Brown. From gaster, the 

 belly, and lobos, a pod ; the pods are inflated. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabdceoz. These 

 are very elegant little shrubs. For culture and 

 propagation, see Pv.lte.nani and Adtus. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Oxylbbium ovalifblium ; 2, Chorozima 

 oppositifblium. 



acutum' . . Red yL 3, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan E. 



bil&bum . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. 



calyclnum . Yellow 4, G. Ev S. 2 Swan R. 



. Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



. Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



. Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 

 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



cordatum . 



cuneatum . 



obovatum . 



ovalifdlium . Yel. or. 



oxylobioldes . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



pyramidalis 1 Yel. red 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



1842 

 1803 



1641 

 1850 



1S50 

 1840 

 1S50 

 1830 



1840 



1839 

 1845 



retusum . . Or. soar. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. 



apathulatum . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



specidsum . Yel. red 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



spinbsum . . Yellow 3, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



trilbbum . . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



velutinum . Orange 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



vill&sum . . Orange 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 



Gastromycetes. See Lycoperdacece. - 



Gastronema, Herbert. From gaster, the belly, 

 and ««i, a filament ; the filaments are in- 

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

 acece. These are very pretty plants ; for culture 

 and propagation, see Cyrtdnthus. Synonyms : 

 1, Cyrtdnthus unifldrus. 



clavatum . . White . 5, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. . . 1816 

 sanguineum . Red or. 5, G. Bl. P. £ S. Africa . 1845 



GAUDlCHAtrDiA, H. B. and Kunth. In honour 

 of Charles Gaudichaud, the naturalist, who ac- 

 companied Freycinet in his voyage round the 

 world. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Malpighi- 

 acew. An ornamental plant, succeeding best 

 in light turfy loam and peat mixed ; cuttings, 

 if ripened, root well in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat, 

 oynaneholdes . Yel. . S. Ev. Tw. 10 Mexico. . 1824 



GAUDfuiA, Beaurois. In honour of M. Gaudin, 

 a Swiss botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. Uninteresting, and easily cul- 

 tivated. Synonyme: 1, Av'ena frdgilis — fra- 

 gilis 1. 



Gaoltheria, Kalm. After Gaulthier, a phy- 

 sician and botanist of Canada. Linn. 1 0, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Ericaccce. These are highly orna- 

 mental shrubs, thriving best in a peat soil. 

 The greenhouse kinds should be treated the 

 same as other hardy greenhouse plants. They 

 are all readily increased by layers. The suc- 

 culent fruits of G. proctimbmis and 6. Shdllon 

 are sometimes used as food. See Oxyciccus. 

 Synonymes: 1, G. odordia, ericta, cordifblia, 



ngida. 

 ripens. 

 antipoda . 

 bracteata 1 

 coi'data 

 discolor 

 ferruginea 

 fragrans . 

 jjindeniUna 

 nummula- 

 rioldeH 2 



And't 



bracteata; nummularis, 



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procumbens . White 7, H. Ev. Cr. J N. Amer. . 1762 

 Bhallon . . White 5, H. Ev. S. 2 N. Amer. . 1826 

 GAtjRA, Linn. From gauros, superb ; iu refer- 

 ence to the beautiful flowers of some of the 

 species. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Onagracece. 

 All the species of this genus are well worthy 

 of extensive cultivation. O. frulicisa, and 

 the perennial kinds thrive well in any light 

 rich soil ; the former may be increased from 

 cuttings, and the latter by seed. The annuals 

 and biennials require the same treatment as 

 other hardy and tender annuals and biennials. 



angustifdlia . Pink . 8, H. Her. P. 2 

 biennis .Redw. 9, H. B. 4 N.Amer. 17C2 



coccinea . . Scarlet 9, H. Her. P. i Louisianal811 

 fruticasa . . Red w. 7, B. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. 1815 

 Lindheimeri . Red . 8, H. Her. P. 2 



Tdr^ 61 ^' } Pu T ls t> H - B - 1 s - Amor - 1816 



mubSbilis . . Yellow 7, F. B. 2 N.Amer. 1795 



parvlfldra . . Yellow 8, H. B. 2 N.Amer. 1835 



sinuata . . Blush . 7, H. B. 1 N.Amer. 1826 



tripetala . . Pink . 8, H. A. li Mexico . 1804 



GA.YA, Kunth. After M. Gay, a distinguished 

 French botanist. Limn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Malvaceae. See Sida. 



GayltissAcia, Humboldt and Bonpland. Named 

 after M. Gay Lussac, the eminent French 

 chemist and philosopher. lAnn. 18, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. VaccindcecB. A very pretty hardy 

 greenhouse shrub, thriving in a mixture of 

 sandy peat and leaf-mould. It may be raised 

 from seeds or layers, as Taccinium ; the same 

 temperature as for Cape Heath suits it. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Andromeda coccinea; Vacclniuvi 

 brasilUwe. 

 pseudo-vaccniium Red . 5, H. Ev. S. 1} Brazil . 1844 



Gazania, Gartner. From gaza, riches ; alluding 

 to the splendour of the flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 

 3, Nat. Or. Aslerdcece. -Very showy and in- 

 teresting plants, of easy management. Peat 

 and loam suits them best, and young plants, 

 are obtained from cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass. G. subulala may also be increased by 

 dividing the roots. Synonyme: 1, Gorte~ria 



heterophylla . Orange 7, G. Her. P. i O. G. H. 1812 



pavdnia . Yellow 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1804 



rlgens 1 . . Orange 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1755 



subulata . . Yellow 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1792 



uniflbra . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1816 



GeAster. See Ge&strum. 



Geastrum, Michaux. From ge, the earth, and 

 aster, a star ; star-like appearance of the plants. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Lycoperdacece. Small, 

 mostly brownish species, found most plentiful 

 in pine-woods and pastures during the autumn 

 months. Synonyme: 1, Lycopirdon reablli- 

 gens — Bryantii, coliforme, multifidum 1, quad- 

 rifidum, striatum, striatum minus, Wood- 

 wardi. 



Geeang palm. See Gorfjpha Gebdnga. 



Geblera, Fischer and Meyer. In- honour of 

 Gebler, a German botanist. Lmn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Ewphorbidcece. 

 sufiruticc-sa . . H. De. S. Russia . 1835 



Gsfssois, Labil. From Geisson, the eaves of a 

 house ; the seeds are imbricated like the tiles 

 of a house. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cunoni- 



