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trifl&ra . BIus . 7, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1S07 



umbollaca . Purple 6, H. Her. P. j Caucasus 182S 



utriculbsa . . Purple 4, H. Her. P. J S. Eur. 1S22 



lirna . . . Blue . 5, H. Her. Cr. i Bng. , hills, 



flbre-albo . White . 5, H. Ev. Tr. } Gardens. 



GentianAce.^;, or Gentian-worts, form a 

 well-known order of plants, principally her- 

 baceous, and extending over almost all parts 

 of the world. Bitterness in roots, leaves, and 

 flowers are their characteristics, and on this 

 account they are much used in medicine. 



Gentianella. See Gentiana. 



Geod6eum, Jackson. From ge, the earth, and 

 doron, a gift. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chidacece. These are rather interesting plants, 

 succeeding well in a hot, damp stove, with the 

 same treatment as is recommended for BUtia. 

 citrlnum . . Yellow 9, B. Tor. 1 E. Indies . . 1500 

 dilatatum . Pink . 7, S. Ter. 1 E. Indies . . 1800 

 fucatum . Rose . 7, S. Ter. 1 Ceylon . . 1832 

 pallidum . . Pink . 7, S. Ter. 1 Sylhet . . 1837 

 purphreum . Purplo 7, S. Ter. 1 E. Indies . . 1800 



Geoffr6ya, Joxquin. In honour of M. E. F. 

 Geoffroy, author of Materia Medica, who died 

 in 1731. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fab&eece. 

 Stove trees, from twenty to thirty feet high ; 

 loam and peat mixed suits them well, and cut- 

 tings root freely in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. See Andira. 



Bredemeyeri Yellow 7, S. Ev. S. 10 Caraccas . 1S24 

 spinbsa . Yellow 6, S. Ev. T. 25 S. Amer. . ISIS 



violacea . . Violet 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Guiana . . 1S23 



Geoglosstjm, Persoon. From ge, the earth, and 

 glossa, tongue ; alluding to the form of the 

 plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Helvcll- 

 acciB. Small species of a brownish colour, 

 found in autumn among grass, and in moist 

 meadows ; whence the English name Earth- 

 Tongue — diffbrme, glabrum, glutindsum, hir- 

 slitum, vlride, vUcosum. 



Ge6noma, Willdenow. From geonomos, skilled 

 in agriculture ; the species are difficult to pro- 

 pagate. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Palmaaece. 

 A tine genus of palms, the species of which 

 grow from four to twenty feet high. They re- 

 quire to be grown in a rich sandy loam, and a 

 strong neat. They can only he increased from 

 seed, which, in this country, is seldom pro- 

 duced. 



acaulis . . Apetal 4, S. Palm. 4 Brazil . . 1823 

 corallifera . Or.red. 4, S. Palm. 6 Brazil . . 

 macrostachys Apetal 4, S. Palm. 6 Brazil . . 1823 

 pinn&ifrons . Apetal 4, S. Palm. 15 Caraccas . 1821 

 Schottlana . Apetal 4, S. Palm. 10 Brazil . . 1820 

 simplicifrons Apetal 4, S. Palm. 6 Trinidad . 1818 

 Spixiilna . Apetal 4, S. Palm. 15 Brazil . . 1824 



Geophila, Don. From ge, the earth, and phileo, 

 to love ; alluding to the trailing habit of the 

 plant. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonaccce. 

 A minute species, with but little beauty, and 

 of easy cultivation. Synonyme : 1, Psychdlria 

 Jierbacea. 

 ■renifbrmis 1 Pa. red 6, S. Her. Tr. J W. Indies . 1793 



GeorqIna. See Ddhlia. 



Geranium. Named by Linnseus from geranos, 

 a crane ; in allusion to the crane-like beak 

 terminating the carpels. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. 

 Or. Gerani&cece. Some species of this exten- 

 sive genus produce very handsome flowers, 

 while others are mere weeds. The greenhouse 



and frame kinds thrive in loam and peat, 

 mixed with vegetable soil, and are easily in- 

 creased from cuttings or seeds. The hardy 

 kinds do well in the open border ; 67. arg&n- 

 tewm, however, requires to be protected in 

 winter : they ripen seeds freely, from which 

 they may be increased. The annual kinds 

 merely require to be sown in the open border. 

 In North America they consider the root of G. 

 maculatum a valuable astringent, and in North 

 "Wales, G. Robertianum is used in nephritic 

 complaints. Synonymes: 1, varium; 2, al- 

 bUnnm ; 3, prostratum ; 4, Londisii ; 5, pyre- 

 nalcum, nenioruvi; 6, ribifdliwin. See Erd- 

 dium, Pdargbnium and Sarcocaulon. 

 aconitifdlium White . 6, H. Her. P. 1J Switzld. 1775 

 afflne . . Bluo . 0, H. Her. P. 1 Altai . 1832 

 albmornm . Wbtsh. 7, H. Her. P. 1 i N. Amer. 1827 

 altalcum . . Pa. red 7, H. Her. P. 1£ Altai . ISIS 



a foHum e ~ } Eed ■ 8 > G - Et - S - 3 Madeira im 

 angulatum . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1 . 17S9 



argentsum . Striped 7, F. Her. P. i S. Eur. . 1699 

 asphodeloldes Purple . 5, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1S2S 

 batrachioldes Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1817 

 Brioeanum . White . 6, H. A. i BristoLrocks. 



cteruleum . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Dahuria 1824 

 canescens . . Pink . 0, F. Hor. P. i C. G. H. 17S7 

 cinereum 1 . Bed . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees, 

 colllnum . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1815 

 cristatum 2 . Red . 7, H. Her. P. H Iberia . 1820 

 dalmricum . Purplo . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Dahuria 1820 

 eriahthum . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 1839 

 eriostemon .- Blue . 7. H. Her. P. li Siberia . 1S22 

 pallidum . Pa. blue 8, H. Her. P. H Nepal . 1822 

 fulgens . . Purple IS, H. Her. P. 1 

 ftiscuin . . Broyn . 7, H. Her. P. 1J S. Eur... 1759 

 gymnooaulon Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Iberia . 1814 

 ibericum . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1802 

 incanum . Pink . 6, F. Her. P. } C. G. H. 1701 

 inodbrum . . Pa. rod 6, H. A. J N.Amer. 1800 



Lamberti . . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Nepal . 1S24 



Ii tose 3*" ] Stri l led 6 ' H ' I)e - Tr - * Brit '' roci;S- 



lanueinbsum Rose . 7, H. A. 1 N.Amer. 1817 



Mugipes 4 . Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. 1 . 1823 



lucidum . . Pink . 6, H. Her. P. J Brit.rubbish 



macrorhlzurn Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1J Italy . 1576 

 maculatum . Purple 7, H. Her. P. J N.Amer. 1732 



mexicanum . Pa. pur. 8, F. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1832 



multiftdum . Eed . 8, H. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1817 



nemor&sum 5 Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . 1821 

 nepalehse . . Bed . 6, H. Her. P. i Nepal . ISIS 



nodosum . . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., hills, 



palustro . . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 2 Germy. 1732 

 parvifldruin . Purple 0, H. Her. P. 3 V. D. L. 1816 



ph&uni . . Black . 5, H. Her. P. 1 i Eng., thick, 

 pilosum . .Purple 7, H. Her. P. i N". Zeal. 1S21 



pinnatum . Purple 0, H. Her. P. 1 



pretense . .Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1J Brit. , meads, 



dauricum . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. l£ Dauria . ISIS 



fldre-albo . White . 6, H. Her. P. H Brit., gards. 



fl5re-pleno . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. l| Scott , gards. 



fl ^Mo Sri " } Varie K- 7 ' H - Her ' P ' 14 Br *" gard3 ' 



purpureum . Purple 7, H. A. 1 Switzld. 1819 



pyronaicum . Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1 Brit, meads, 



reflexum . . Red . 7, H. Her. P. li Italy . 1758 



rubif61ium 6 . Pink . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Himaly. 1S39 



sangumeum . Blood . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Brit., rocks. 



vUloslssi- ) B1 d r H Tje. Tl . j Europe, 

 mum . J 



sibiricum . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1/5S 



striatum . . Striped 8, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . 1629 



sylvaticum . Bluo . 6, H. Her. P. U Brit. , thicks. 



Thunbergii . Purple 6, G. A. 1 Japan . 1S50 



tuberdsum . Pink . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . 1596 



ramdsmn . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 S. Europe. 



umbr&Bum . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Hungar. 1S04 



villdsum . . Blue . 7, H. A. 1 Italy . 1S2) 



Vlassovianum Red . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Crimea . 1S-J1 



Walhehianum Striped 7, H. Her. P. i Nepal . 1S19 



