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Nat. Or. Crassulacece. The seeds of this pretty- 

 little succulent genus should be thinly sown in 

 carefully-drained pots, filled with loam and a 

 little lime rubbish mixed. Synonymes: 1, 

 Vaudntlies chloroeflora, Cr&ssula dichbtoma ; 2, 

 Crdssula retrojUxa. 



ehloraefldra 1 . Yellow 7, S. A. J C. G. H. . 1774 



gentianoldes . Yellow 6, H. A. i C. G. H. . 1818 

 rotroflexa 2 . Orange 6, H. A. | C. G. H. . 1788 



Grammatocarptjs. See Lo&sa. 



Grammatophyllum, Blume. Name unex- 

 plained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchid- 

 acece. G. speciosum is a fine species, but rare 

 in collections. It grows 'well in a hot part 

 of the house, if treated the same as the 

 genus StanJidpca. Synonymes : 1, Angrcecum 

 scriptum, Epidindrum scriptum, Cymbidium 

 scrlptum. See Bromheddia. 



Elltsii . . . Gr.ol rd.5, S. Bpl. 1 Madagascar . 1859 

 fastuosum . Brn.yeL 5, S. Epi. 1 Malacca . . 1850 

 multifl&rum . Grn. br. 5, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . . 1837 

 tigrlnum . Spotted 5, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . . 1837 

 speciosum 1 . YeLbrn. 5, S. Epi. 1 E. Indies. . 1837 



GRAMM1TIS, Linnaeus. Gramme, lettering ; al- 

 luding to the sori. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiaceoz. Stove ferns. Synonymes: 1, 

 G. aurita ; 2, Polyphdiwm caudifblium ; 3, 

 Gymnogrdmma grdcilis, Leptogrdmma gracilis. 

 See CHerach. 



aurita 1 . . Brn.yeL 7, S. Her. P. i Assam, 

 austrllis . . Bm.yel. 7, G.Her. P. } ST. S. W. . 1822 

 caudifbrmis 2 Brn.yel. 7, S. Her. P. J Pacific Isl. 

 cucullata . . Bm.yel 7, S. Her. P. i I. of Luzon 1840 

 elongata . . Brn.yel. 7, S. Her. P. f W. Indies . 1824 

 furcata . . . Brn.yel. 7, S. Her. P. j Trinidad . 1825 

 Hewardii 3 . Brn.yeL 7, S. Her. P. £ Jamaica, 

 hirta . . . Brn.yel. 7, S. Her. P. J I. of Luzon 1840 

 lanceolata. . Brn.yel. 7, 8. Her. P. £ Mauritius . 1824 

 linearis . . Brn.yel. 7, S. Her. P. i Jamaica . 1823 



Granadilla. See Passifldra guadranguldris. 



Grana PARADlsr. See Amdmum Grana-Para- 

 dlsi. 



GranAtum. See Punica. 



GrAngea, Adanson. Probably after Grange, 

 some person known to Adanson. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. Annuals of little 

 beauty ; they maybe sown in the open border, 

 or raised on a gentle hotbed and transplanted. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cdlula latifolia ; 2, C. cunei- 

 fdlia. 



cinerea . . Yel. . 7, H. A. ± Egypt . 1818 

 decumbens . YeL . 7, H. A. J N. Hoi. . 1816 



sonchifolia . . YeL . 7, H. A. i Caucas. 1821 



blcolor 1, chininsis 2, maderaspdtana, minima. 

 Grangeria. Commerson dedicated this genus to 



N. Granger, a traveller in Egypt and Persia. 



Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chrysobalandceoe. 



A stove plant, described as ornamental, and 



succeeding in peat and loam ; it is increased 



from cuttings. 



borbonica . white . 5, S. Ev. T. 40 Bourbon 1823 

 Graniform, formed like grains of corn. 

 Granular, 1 , - c •,!, 



Granulate, } covered > as lf wlth « rams - 

 Granuliferous, bearing grains. 

 Grape. See VUis vinifera. 

 Grape-hyacinth. See Muscari. 

 Grape-pear. See Ameldnchier Botryapium. 

 Grapheph6rdm, Kunth. From grapho, to 



write, and phoreo, to bear. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 



Nat. Or. Gramindcece. Synonyme: 1, Alra 

 melicoides — melicoldes. 



Graphis, Acharius. From grapho, to write ; 

 in reference to the apothecia being like writing. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Graphidacem. Species 

 found at all seasons of the year, chiefly on the 

 bark of trees — dendritica, Uegans, hyilli, 

 seripta, s. c/irasi, s. pulvernlinta, serpentina. 



Grapple plant. See Uncaria procumbens. 



Graptophyllum. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Acanthacece. Synonyme: 1, Justicia picta-dlba. 



hortenso . . Crimson 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies . 1780 

 album . . wtcrim. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies . 1815 



GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS. See Parndssia. 



Grass tree of Tasmania and Australia. See 

 Xanthorrh&a. 



Grass wrack. See Z6siera. 



Grateloupia, Agardh. Named in honour of 

 Dr. Grateloup, a French algologist. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ceramidcece. This plant is 

 fouud in the ocean — filiclna. 



GratIola, Linn. From gratia, grace of God ; 

 on account of its supposed medicinal virtues. 

 Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scrophularidcece. 

 Some species of this genus are very pretty free- 

 flowering plants, thriving well in any rich 

 moist soil, and are readily multiplied by divi- 

 sions of the roots. The leaves and roots of G. 

 officinalis act as purgatives and emetics. See 

 Bonnhya and ifornemdnnia. 



ailrca . . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. J N. Amer. . 1820 

 latifaiia . . White . 7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1S22 

 megalocarpa . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. J N. Amer. . 1828 

 officinalis . . Lt.blue 7, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1568 

 pilosa . . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1827 

 quadridentata White . 0, H, Her. P. J N. Amer. . 1821 

 tetragona . . Blue . 8, P. Her. P. 1 B. Ayres . 1830 

 virginica . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia . 1759 



Gratus, grateful, agreeable. 



Graveolens, strongly scented. 



Great burnet. See Sanguisbrba. 



Great centadrea. See Centdurea Centailrium. 



Great macaw tree. See Acrocdmia fusifdrmis. 



Gree-gree, or Ordeal tree of Guinea, is the Ery- 

 throphl&um Guineinse. 



Greek nuts. See Amfigdalus communis. 



Greek valerian. See Polemeniwn. 



Green dragon. See Arum Dracbntium. 



Green-gage plum. See Primus domistica. 



Green-heart tree of Demerara is Nectdndra 

 Rodi&i. 



Green-man orchis. See Aceras anlhropbphora. 



Greenish-glaucous, between a grey and green 

 colour. 



Green laver. See Olva Lactuca. 



Green osier. See Sdlix ritbra. 



Green6via, Hooker. A succulent genus, sepa- 

 rated from Semperxivum, and named in honour 

 of George Bellas Greenough, Esq., the cele- 

 brated geologist. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Crassulacece. They require a dry situation, 

 and will grow freely in any common light soil, 

 provided damp be carefully guarded against. 

 Synonymes .- 1, Sempervivum aureum, S. caly- 

 cifirme. 



aurea 1 . . Yel. 5, P. Ev. S. 1 Canaries . . 1815 



spurium . . Yol. 6, P. Ev. S. 1 Canaries . . 1820- 



rupifraga . . Yel. 5, P. Ev. S. 1 Canaries . . 1830 



