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2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Araliaceos. A curious Cape 

 genus, growing best in rich mould kept moist ; 

 it is increased by divisions. 



perpensa . Purple . 7, G. Her. P. 1J C. G. H. 1688 

 scabra . . Purple . 7, G. Her. P. lj C. G. H. 



GtJNNiA, Lindley. In compliment to Ronald 

 Gunn, Esq., a zealous investigator of the 

 botany of Van Diemen's Land. Linn. 20, Or. 



1, Bat. Or. Orchidacece. This is a curious 

 genus, with dingy purple flowers, succeeding 

 well with the treatment recommended for Bur- 

 UngtOnia. 



linearis . . Purple . . 6, S. Epi. i N. Hoi. . 1886 

 picta . . Purple . . 6, S. Epi. J Sydney . 1S37 



Gustavia. Linnaeus dedicated this genus to 

 his patron Gustavus III. of Sweden, who pre- 

 sented a large collection of Indian plants to 

 him. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Myrtaccce. 

 G. augusta is a truly splendid plant, growing 

 upwards of ten feet high ; all the species thrive 

 well in rich soil, and increase from cuttings in 

 sand, in heat, under a glass. 



augusta . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 10 Guiana . 1794 

 fastudsa . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 8 Guiana . 1824 

 insignia . . W.pu.yl. 5, S. Ev. S. 4 S. Amer. . 1857 

 pterocarpa . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 8. Amer. . 1860 



GUTTfFER^;. See Clusiaceos. 



Guzmannia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of A. 

 Guzman, a naturalist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Bromeliacem. This is a pretty species, 

 and will do well in any rich mould ; it is in- 

 creased by suckers, 

 tricolor . . Grn. sea. 4, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. . 1820 



Gymnadenia, B. Brown. From gymnos, naked, 

 and aden, a gland ; in allusion to the gland of 

 the pollen masses. Linn. 20, Or. 1 , Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. The plants of this genus do best 

 in saiidy loam and peat, and if grown in pots, 

 they must be well drained, and very little 

 water given to them when not in a growing 

 state ; they are increased by divisions of the 

 roots. Synonymes: 1, Orchis angustifdlia, 

 ibirica ; 2, Orchis condpsea ; 3, Habenaria tri- 

 denlata ; 4, Satfirium lAride. See Perlstylis. 

 angustifblia 1 Whito . 6, H. Ter. i Caucasus 1819 

 con6psea 2 . Purple . . 6, H. Ter. 1 Brit. , mead. 



alba . . . White . 6, H. Ter. j Scot, mount, 

 cncullata . . White . . 6, H. Ter. i Podolia . 

 odoratlssima . White . 6, H. Ter. J Switzerl. 1824 

 tridontata 3 White . . 6, H. Ter. j Canada . 1830 

 viridis 4 . . Green . . 6, H. Ter. g Eng., mead. 



Gymnema, R. Brown. From gymnos, naked, 

 and nema, a thread ; in referenee to the sta- 

 mens. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacecs. 

 Interesting stove twiners, easily cultivated in 

 loam and peat ; cuttings take in sand, in heat, 

 under a glass. The milky juice yielded by Q. 

 lactiferum is used by the Cingalese for food, 

 who also use the leaves when boiled. Indigo 

 of excellent quality is obtained from G. tin- 

 gens. Synonymes: 1, Asclepias tenaclssima ; 



2, A. tingens. 



lactiferum Yel. . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Ceylon . 1824 



Sylvester. . Green. . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 8 Ceylon . 1816 



te miim 1. } Tel - ■ ■ r > s - Ev - Tw - 6 E - Ind - ■ 1800 

 tingens 2 . . Yel. . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 E. Ind. . 1828 



GymnocArpus. Sec Paronychia. 



GymnocIdium. The swelling occasionally found 

 at the base of the spore case of Urn Mosses. 



Gymnocladus, Lamarck. From gymnos, naked, 

 and Mados, a branch ; appearance of the 

 branches. Linn. 22, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fabacece. 

 A veiy handsome hardy tree, growing well in 

 open loamy soil, and propagated by cuttings 

 of' the roots, 

 canadensis . White . 5, H. De. T. 20 Canada . 1748 



GymnodIscus, De CandoHe. From gymnos, 

 naked, and discus, a disk. Linn. 19, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Askracece. Grows in any common 

 soil, 

 capillaris . . Yellow . 6, H. A. 1J C. G. H. 1822 



Gymnogens. A large class of trees and shrubs, 

 including firs, yews, and other similarly con- 

 stituted plants. 



GymnogrAmma, Desfontaines. From gymnos, 

 naked, and gramma, writing ; alluding to the 

 naked sori. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podidecce. The species of this genus are among 

 the most interesting of the fern tribe, and not 

 difficult of cultivation, growing well in a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat; and young plants are 

 obtained by divisions of the roots. Synonymes : 

 1, Acr6stichum calomilanos ; 2, A. chryso- 

 phfflla ; 3, A. leptophglla; 4, HemionUis pe- 

 data; 5, H. rOfa; 6, H. tarlarea ; 7, Acr6sii- 

 chum trifoliata. 



asplenioldes . Brnwn . 7, S. Her. P. 1£ Jamaica . 



calomelanosl Brown . 7, S. Her. P. l| W. Ind. . 1790 



chierophylla Brown . 6, S. Her. P. J Brazil . 1825 



chrysophyUa2Brown . 7, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 1824 



oordata . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1838 



falcata . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 

 hybrida . . Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 



javanica . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. I Java . . 



leptophylla 3 Brown .7, H-Her. P. 1 S. Eur. .1819 



lanata . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Veragua . 1850 



Massbnii . . Brown . 9, S. Her. P. 1 Hybrid . 1838 



myriophylla Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1824 



pedata i . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. J N. Spain 1822 



peruviana . Brown . 7, S. Hor. P. 1 Peru . . 1822 



puleh^lla . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 



rufa 5 . . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. J Jamaica . 1793 



sulphurea . Brown . 7,.S. Her. P. 1 Jamaica . 1808 



tartarea 6 . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 1817 



toment&sa . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1831 



trifoliata 7 . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. 1$ Jamaica . 1S10 



vestlta . . Yel. . . 5, 8. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 



Gymnol6mia, HumU., Bonp., and Kimth. From 

 gymnos, naked, and loma, a border ; in refer- 

 ence to the margin of the grains. Limn. 19, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracea:. An interesting 

 genus of stove shrubs, particularly the species 

 maculata, which is very pretty ; they require 

 a mixture of loam and peat, and young plants 

 are obtained from cuttings in soil, under a 

 glass, in heat, without difficulty. G. macu- 

 lata is very readily increased by divisions of 

 the roots. 



connata . Yellow . 10, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . 1821 

 maculata . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. 8. 3 W. Ind. . 1821 

 triplinervia . Yellow . 10, 8. Ev. S. 3 N. Spain 1825 



Gymk'6psis. See Gymnolomia. 



Gymnopteris, Presl. From gymnos, naked, 

 and pleris, a fern ; fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Polypodiacem. Stove ferns. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Polybttrya acumvnhta ; 1, Acrbsti- 

 chum axillare, LeptochUus axillaris ; 3, Acr6s- 



