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aceos. A very pretty plant, with bright crim- 

 son flowers, hanging in racemes. It forms a 

 handsome tree, thriving in very sandy loam 

 and a little peat, and is increased by cuttings 

 planted in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 racemosa . Crimson 5, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Caledon. . 1850 



Geissomeria, Lindley. From geisson, a tile, 

 and meris, a part ; in allusion to the imbri- 

 cated calyx. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanth- 

 acece. These are very handsome species ; rich 

 soil, comprising loam and rotten dung, suits 

 them best ; and cuttings root without difficulty, 

 either in sand or soil, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonyme: 1, RuHlia f&lgida. 



fulgida 1 . Scarlet 8, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Indies 1804 

 longifldra . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev. S. 8 Brazil . . 1826 

 nltida . . . Scarlet 8, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil. . . 



GeissorhIza, Kcr. From geisson, a tile, and 

 rhiza, a root ; shape of the root. Linn. 3, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. Handsome Cape bulbs ; 

 for culture, &c, see Galdxia, 



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Geitonoplesium, Cunningham. From geiton, 

 neighbour, and plesion, near ; alluding to the 

 scrambling habit of the plants. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Liliaceos. These form a genus 

 of curious and ornamental plants, requiring 

 to be grown in a mixture of peat and loam, or 

 sandy peat ; and increasing by cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass. Synonymes : 1, Luzu- 

 riaga cymbsa; 2, L. montana. 

 asperum . . Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1831 

 eymosum 1 . Green 5, G. Ev. Tw. 1 N. S. W. 1825 

 montanum -2 . Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1820 



Gela, Loureiro. From geleo, to shine ; sup- 

 posed to refer to the leaves. Linn. 8, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Xanthoxylaceae. Ornamental plants, 

 succeeding in sandy peat, and increased by 

 cuttings planted in sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nymic : 1, Silas lanceolata. See Cymin6sma. 

 lanceolata 1 . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 4 Cochin Ch. 1820 

 oblongifdlia . Wht.gr. 6, G. Ev. T. 8 N. Hoi. . 1823 



Gelasine, Herbert. From kelas, the latter 

 season ; continues in flower until late ; or per- 

 haps from gelasinas, a smiling dimple, alluding 

 to the delicacy of the flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Jridacca. A hardy herbaceous plant, 

 growing freely in common soil in the open 

 borders, and increased by division of the roots, 

 azurea . . Blue . 4, H. Her. P. 1J N. Amer. . 1838 



Gelatine, jelly, a term in chemistry. 



Gelatinous, consisting of jelly. 



Gelidus, cold, frigid. 



Gel6niitm, Roxburgh. The meaning unknown. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacecs. Unin- 



teresting stove shrubs, of the easiest culture— 

 bifarium, fasciculatum, lanccolahim. 

 Gelsemium, Jussieu,. An Italian name of the 

 jasmine. In America the species is known 

 under the name of Carolina Jessamine. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bignoniacece. This species 

 is not possessed of much beauty ; it thrives 

 best in sandy peat, and cuttings root readily 

 under a glass. Synonyme: 1, Bignbnia sem- 

 ' rens. 



sompervlleus . Yellow 6, F. Ev. Cl. 6 N. Amer. 1640 

 Geminate, twin, producing flowers or leaves in . 



pairs. 

 GEMMiE, leaf buds, as distinguished from ala- 

 . bastra, or flower-buds. 

 Gemmiferous, bearing buds. 

 Gendarussa, Nees. An alteration of the Indian 



name. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Acanthaccai. 



See Justlcia. 

 Genet? llis, De Candolle. Meaning unknown. 



Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtacece. For 



culture, see Myrtus. Synonyme: 1, O. pu- 



diosmoldes . Whito 4, G. Ev. S. 3 Australia . 1827 



Hookeriana 1 Scarlet 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1854 



macrostegia . Red . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1854 



tulipifera . . YeLred 6, G. Ev. S. 3 Australia . 1851 



Geniculate, swollen jointed. 



Geniosp6rum, Wallich. Meaning unknown. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaccoz. For 

 culture, see Ocymum. Synonymes : 1, Ocymum 

 proslralum ; % Plectrdnthus coloratus. 

 prostr&tum 1 . Pa.blue 6, S. A. E. Indies . 1812 

 strobiliferum 2 Blue . 6, S. Ev. S. Nepaul . 1804 



Geni<3stoma, Forst. From geneion, a beard, 

 stoma, a mouth. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Loganiacem. A genus nearly related to Loyu- 

 nia, to which genus refer for culture. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Logania ligustrifolia, Genitstoma 

 rupistris. 

 ligustrifblia 1 . White 5. G. Ev. S. 4 N. Zealand . 1837 



GENiPA, Plumier. From genepapa, the name 

 of one of the species in Guiana. Linn. 5, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. A genus of fruit- 

 bearing trees. The fruit produced by G. ame- 

 ricana is said to be excellent, and iu much 

 request in Dutch Guiana, where the plant is 

 called Marmalade Box ; for culture, see Gar- 

 denia. Synonyme : 1, Gardenia escuUnta. 

 americana . Pa. yel. 4, S. Ev. T. 30 S. Amer. .1779 

 edulis . . - . White . 4, S. Ev. T. 25 Guiana . 1824 

 esculenta 1 . White . 5. S. Ev. T. 30 China . . 1823 

 Merianse . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 10 Cayenne . 1S00 

 oblongifblia . Yellow 4, S. Ev. T. 20 Peru . . 1821 



Genip-tree. See Genipa. 



GENfsTA, Lamarck. Derived from the Celtic 

 word gen, a small bush. Linn. 10, Or. 6, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaeem. These are all exceedingly orna- 

 mental and free-flowering plants. The green- 

 house and frame kinds thrive best iu a mixture 

 of loam, peat, and sand ; and young cuttings 

 planted in sand, under a glass, root very rea- 

 dily. The hardy species are particularly 

 adapted for the front of shrubberies, on ac- 

 count of their generally low growth ; they may 

 be increased from layers or seeds. Some of 

 the species are purgatives, and others are diu- 



