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Gord6nia, Ellis. In honour of Alexander Gor- 

 don, a celebrated nurseryman at Mile End, 

 London, who lived in the time of Miller. 

 Linn. 16, Or.2, Nat. Or. Ternslrbmictceoe. This 

 is a genus of elegant plants, well deserving of^ 

 extensive cultivation on account of their large 

 and beautiful flowers. The plants are hardy 

 enough to stand our British winters in the 

 open air, yet the young shoots often get in- 

 jured, owing to the shortness of our summer 

 not suffering them to ripen the wood, or even 

 to flower in perfection ; they should therefore 

 be treated as greenhouse plants. The best soil 

 for them is peat, mixed with a little loam ; 

 they are readily increased by layers, or cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass. G. HcemaMxylon re- 

 quires to be grown in the stove ; and cuttings 

 of the ripened wood will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonyms: 1, Lacathkt flbrida. 

 See Polgspora. 



Franklinii . . White . 9, H. De. S. 3 N. Amor. 1774 

 H»mat6xylon White . 9, S Ev. T. 30 Jamaica 1820 

 javamca . . White . 11, S. Ev. S. 2 Java . . 1849 

 Lasianthus . Yellow 9, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1789 

 pubesceus 1 . White . 7, H. De. S. 3 Carolina 1774 



Gorse. See tJUx ewropaius. 



GortBRIA, Linn. In honour of David Gorter, 



a Dutch professor of botany at Hardewyck. 



Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracece. This is 



a dwarf Cape plant, of little beauty and easy 



culture. See Gazania. 



personata . . Yellow . 8. G. A. J C. G. H. 1774 



Gory-dew. See PalmUla cruinta. 



Gossy PIUM, Linn. From goz, or gothn, an Ara- 

 bic word, signifying a soft substance ; whence 

 the Latin and English name of the- genus. The 

 name of the cotton-tree in Egypt is Gotnensei- 

 giar. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvaceas. 

 This is a highly valuable genus of plants, espe- 

 cially the species barbadinse and herbaeeum, 

 the former being extensively cultivated in the 

 West Indies, and the latter in the south of 

 Europe. A light rich soil and a moist heat 

 suit all the species best. Cuttings of the 

 shrubby kinds, if not too ripe, will root freely 

 in a light soil, under a glass ; they may also 

 be increased by seeds. The annual and bien- 

 nial species should be sown in pots in spring, 

 and. placed in heat, and when the plants are of 

 sufficient size, they should be planted singly 

 into small pots, and shifted as they grow. See 

 Cochlospirmum Qoss$pivm. 



acuminatum. Yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Indies . 1822 

 arb6reum . . Yel. . 7, a. Ev. T. 10 E. Indies . 1694 

 barbadense . Yel. . 9, S. B. 4 Barbadoes . 1759 

 herbaeeum . Yel. . 7, S. A. 3 E. Indies . 1594 

 hirshtum . . Yel. . 7, G. B. 3 S. Amer. . 1731 

 tndioum ' . . Yel. . 8, S. B. 8 E. Indies . 1800 

 latifolinm. . Yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 .1800 



micranthum . Yel. . 7, S. B. 8 Persia . . 1820 

 obtusifdlium . Yel. . 7, S. Ev. 8. 4 E. Indies, 

 religidsum . Yel. . 7, 8. Her. P. 3 India . . 

 vitfiblium . Yel. . 7, 8. A. 8 E. Indies 



Gouania, Linn. In honour of Anthony Gouan, 

 once professor of botany at Montpelier, and 

 author of the Hortus Monspeliensis. Linn. 23, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ranunculacece. Interesting 

 evergreen climbers, growing about ten feet 

 high, and succeeding well in a mixture of peat 



.1777 

 . 1805 



and loam ; cuttings root freely in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



cordifolia . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. CI. 10 Rio Jan. . 1820 

 domingensis . Yellow 5, 8. Ev. CI. 10 W. Indies 1739 

 integrifblia . Gr.yel. 5, 8. Ev. CI. 10 . 1800 



leptostachya . Green . 5, 8. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies . 1810 

 mauritiana . Gr.yel. 5, 8. Ev. CI. 10 Mauritius 1823 

 Retinaria . . Green . 5, 8. Ev. CI. 10 Mauritius 1834 

 tilisefdlia . . Yellow 7, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies . 1810 

 tomentosa . Gr.yel. 6, 8. Ev. CI. 10 W. Indies 1823 



GouFFElA, Robil. Named after Gouffe de la 

 Cour, a botanist of Marseilles. Limn. 10, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Caryophylldcece. Unworthy of 

 much regard, 

 holosteoldes . White . 7, H. A. 2 Russia . . 1836 



Gourd. See Cuc&rbita. 



Gourda. See Lagenaria vulgaris Goiirda. 



Goutweed. See jEgopbdium. 



Govenia, Lindley. In compliment to J. E. 

 Gowen, Esq., the originator of some splendid 

 hybrid Rhododendrons, &c, at Highclere. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. These are 

 remarkably handsome plants when in flower. 

 For culture and propagation, see Btttia. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Cymbidium uiriculatu/m, Limodb- 

 rwm utricul&lum. 



faBciata . . Yellow 1, 8. Epi. 1J Mexico . . 1843 

 Gardneri . . Gr.yl. 12, S. Ter. 2 Organ Mts. . 1837 

 lagen6phora . White . 1, 8. Epi. 1£ Mexico . . 1844 

 liliacea . . ; White . 7, S. Ter. 1 Mexico 

 supei-ba . . Yellow 3, S. Ter. 4 Xalapa . . 1828 

 utriculata 1 . Cream 8, 8. Epi. 1J Jamaica.. 



Grab6wsKIA. Schlechtendahl named this genus 

 in compliment to Mr. H. Grabowsky, an apo- 

 thecary, and a botanical author of Ohlaf, in 

 Silesia. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solan&cece. 

 G. boerhaavimfolia is a curious spiny, scramb- 

 ling shrub, in appearance much like Atriplex 

 H&limtts. It is said to be sufficiently hardy 

 to stand our winters when planted against a 

 south wall. The soil best suited for it is a 

 mixture of peat and loam, and it may be in- 

 creased from cuttings without any difficulty. 

 Synonymes: 1, Lyeium boerhaavicefolium, 

 Ehretia halimifblia, L. heterophjUum. 

 boerhaavisefdlia 1 Pa. pur. 4, H. Ev. S. 6 Peru . 1780 

 duplicata . . . White . 7, S. Ev. 8. 4 Peru . 1838 



GrAllsia, Boissier. Named in honour of M. 

 Graells, Prof, of Zoology at Madrid. Linn. 15, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. A plant very 

 much resembling the little Saxifraga grauu- 

 lata ; it does well on rock-work, and looks 

 very pretty when in flower. Synonyme : 1, 

 Cochlearia saxifragifblia, 

 saxifragiftlia 1 White . 7, H. Her. P. J Persia . 1844 



GrAmia. See CepJiaUphora. 



Grains- op-paradise. See Ammnum Grana- 

 Paradlsi. 



GraminAckje, Grasses. An extensive order of 

 the most useful plants : here we have fodder, 

 for cattle, food for man, and many other use- 

 ful products for domestic purposes. Perhaps, 

 altogether, this is one of the most important 

 and interesting orders of the vegetable world. 



Grammanthes, De, OandolU: From gramma, a 

 writing, and anthos, a flower ; on account of 

 the segments of the corolla having the appear- 

 ance of the letter V on them. Linn. 5, Or. 5, 



