UASTERIA 



(tACRA 



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pulchra, Haw. {Alot^ pnh-hra ,Ji\ei\.]. Lvs. sometimes 

 purplish, uurrower and lousier, the rather coarse, pale 

 dots not elevated. Cape. B.M. 705. 



nitida, Haw. {Aide n'ltidn, Salra-Dyek). Lvs. Ki''^''n, 

 more or less j^lossy, short, deltoid, verj- thick, the coarse, 

 pale dots not elevated, and the margins nearly stuootli. 

 Cape. B.M. 2304. 



A A. LrifCf's H'l/h }ii'(irhi pit nilbl tH(ir</i )is , uhrni'fhi 



pi'inl.d or ,narr»iH,fe. 

 n. Leai'<:S str>l/>-s]Hl pr>l , Onr nr hnlh f,,r.'s fl.lt <n- rON- 



vnrc, the manjiua fn:qai:nllij d"i{blid. 



intermedia, Haw. ( (?. verrucb.'ia, var. hifi'miciUa ). 

 Lvs. "J-rauked, more rounded on the back than usual in 

 the group, and some of them tapering as in fcrrnrnsu , 

 gravish, rough, with numerous pale tubercles. Cape. 

 B.M. 1322 (as Aloe Untjua). 



6cab6rrima, Salm-Dyck {G. inii'rm^-din , var. f/.-^/n'rrl- 

 mii. G. vtrrnco.'ni , var. scab^- rriiini . AIne srahe'rriin'i i. 

 Lvs. thinner, less concave and tapering, often sword- 

 shaped, very rough, with coarse white tubercles. 



disticha, Haw. {G. denflculdta, Haw. Aide dlsiichu, 

 Thuub. ^i. liiKjiia, Thunb. A. luxjiiif^rmfs, Mill.]. 

 Lvs. somewhat cmcavo-convex, from apple-green be- 

 coming dull gray, evanescently pale dotted, smooth, 

 rough -margined. Cape. 



Var. conspurcita, Haw. {G. mnspurcitfa. Haw. Aide 

 conspurcdfa , Salm-Dyck). Lvs. with less roughened 

 margin, the numerous, more I'ersistent. I'ale dots not 

 elevated. 



Var. verrucdsa {Aide liiiijuifth-ittis. var. n'rni.-usit) . 

 Lvs. roughened bj' the persistent elevation of some of 

 the more remote greener dots. 



Var. angtil&.ta, Haw. {Aide foii/iddta, Wilb!.]. Lvs. 

 nearly flat on lioth surfaces, one or 1m. tli margins acutely 

 doubled. 



sulcMa, Haw. [Aloe stilcdtK. Salm-DyckK Lvs. very 

 concave, with angular, cnnspicu<")usly elevated and 

 mostly incurved margins, the green dots sometimes pro- 

 truding. Cape. 



nigricans. Haw. {Aide vlgricaiis. Haw. -.1. InK/na, 

 var. crassifdl/>i ). Lvs. plano-convex, rather turgid, from 

 dark green with pale dots becoming: uniformly pur- 

 plish, smooth, the occasionally doubled margins very mi- 

 nutely roughened. Cape. B.M. H38 (as Aloe lin'jwi. var. 

 crossi folia 1 . 



Var. subnigricans, Haw. {G. sfdni'iijricans. Haw.). 

 Greener, the sparse dots somewhat elevated and the 

 margins rough, especially below. 



BB. Leitves .s ICO rd -shaped, turgid, polished. 



planifolia, Bak. Lvs. 2-ranked. 2-e<lged, narrow, long, 

 biconvex, dark green, with nuuierons rather large, often 

 confluent pale blotches, the margin denti<-ulate next the 

 apex. Algoa Bay. 



maculata, Haw. [Aide maciiluta , Thuub. A. ohligno . 

 Haw.). Lvs. obliquely 2-ranked, occasionally 3-edged, 

 often twisted, broad, with confluent pale blotches, the 

 margin entire. Cape. i^.M. l'7!t. 



picta, Haw. (6^. and A. B'nvitdtiu). Lvs. spirally 2 

 ranked on an elongated stem, somewhat purplish, broad, 

 from biconvex becoming concave, smooth-margined or a 

 little roughened near the middle. (_'ape. 



marmor^ta, Bak. Lvs, spirally 2-rauked. often 3- 

 edged. uarrow, elongated, smooth, entire or the lower 

 partly rough-margined, highly polished, coarsely pale- 

 marbled. Cape ? 



parvif61ia, Bak. Lvs. spreading in all directions, 

 mostly 3-edi:ed, very short and thick, duller green, with 

 less confluent, small, pale dots, which are often slightly 

 elevated. Cape. V^y\. Tkelease. 



GASTONIA Palmata. See Trercsi.i. 



GASTRONllMA. A section of Ciirfaufhus. 



GAULTHfiRIA (named by Kalni after Dr. "Gaul- 

 thier," a physician iu Quebec, whose name was really 



written (TauUier). Ericdeeir. This includes the \\"intc'r- 

 green and some other ornamental low aromatic plants 

 with alternate, evergreen lvs., white, pink or scarlet, 

 often fragrant fls. in terminal or axillary racemes or 

 solitary, and with decorative, ben-y-like red or blackish 

 fr. G. prociitnhe)is is fully hardy North, "while the other 

 N. American species need protection during the winter; 

 they are well adapted for borders of evergreen shruli- 

 beries as well as for rockeries, and in suitable soil they 

 are apt to form a handsome evergreen ground-cover. 

 Most of the foreign species can bo grown only South or 

 as greenhouse shrubs. SoTne have edible fruits, and an 

 aromatic oil used iu perfumery and medicine is ob- 

 tained from G. jirociinihens and several Asiatic species. 

 They grow best iu sandy or peaty, somewhat mtnst soil 

 and partly shaded situations. Prop, by seeds, layers or 

 suckers, division of okler plants, and also by cuttings of 

 lialf -ripened wood under glass. About 90 species in the 

 warnu.'r and sulitropical regions of Asia, Australia, and 

 in Amrricii from Canaila to Chile. Erect or procumljent 

 shrui.)s, rarely small trees, usually hairy and glandular: 

 lvs. petioled, roundish to lanceolate, mostly serrate : 

 fls. in terminal panicles or axillary racemes or solitary; 

 calyx 5-])arted; corolla urcoolate, 5-lobed; stamens IC: 

 ovary superior : fr. a o-(.'elle<l, <hdiiscent capsule, usuall\' 

 enclosed by the fleshy and berry-like calyx. 



procumbena, Liim. WixTERiiiiEEx. Cheokekbekkv. 

 BoxBEKKV. I'ARTKiDiiE I'-EicKV. Steni creeping, Send- 

 ing up erect l)ranches to .". in. hii;h, I'caring toward tin- 

 end 3-8 <lark green, oval or olio^-ate, almost ^dalirons 

 lvs., 1-2 in long, with ciliate teeth : fls. solitary, nod- 

 ding; corolla ovate, w^hite, about ^4 in. long: fr. scarlet . 

 .ru!v-Sei)t. Canada to (fa., west to Mich. D. 73. B.;\I. 

 19GG. L.B.C. 1:82. 



Shallon, Pursh. Low shrul>, to 2 ft., with spreading. 

 Lrlanilular-hairy Ijranches : hs. roundish-ovate or ovate, 

 cordate or rounded at the Iki^c. serrulate, 2—1 in. long : 

 ris, noddint,', iu terminal ami axillary racemes ; corolla 

 ovate, white or pinkish: fr. ]iurp]ish black, glandular. 

 Iiairv. i\lav, June. Brit. ( 'olunibia to Calif. Called 

 "shallon" or "salal" bv Indians. B.M. 2843. B.K. 

 17:1411. L.B.C. 14:1372. 



G. antlpoda, Forst. Slinib.to '-* ft., sometimes promunbent, 

 liairy: lvs. orbicidar to oblon<^, /4-^^ in.: 11. solitary, white cr 

 piuk, campaiuilate. N. Zealand, Tasmani;i.— C. corrinra, HBK. 

 Slirnb, to 2 ft., hairy: lvs. ronu'lisli ovate, about 1 in.: fls. 

 s]ender-]H-diceIled, in elon^'ated, spcimd racemes; coridlaovate, 

 pink. Veiieziuda. R.H. 1S4!): ]S1.— G. fcrniginea, Tham. &. 

 S'dileelit. Small sbndi. rnfously hiiiry : lvs. ovate or oblonK. 

 1-2 in.: Hs. almost like the former. Brazil. B.M. 4G97.— tV. 

 fragrantissiiiiri, "Wall. Shrnl) or small tree, glabrous: lvs. el- 

 liptic to lanceolate, 2bj-:;bj hi. lou^: racemes axillary, erect, 

 shorter than tin- ]\s, ; enrnda, \vliii(" rjr pinki.sh. gloliular ovate. 

 Himalayas, ('e.\!nn. E..M. :>:is4.-(7'. mnnuiularo'ides,]:). Don. 

 ((?. Nininnvlarin , DC). Procuml'ciit : branches deiisely vn- 

 foLislv hairv: lvs. orbicidar to ovate, ^->-l in. long: fls. solitary, 

 ovate, white. Himalayas. G.C. II. 22:4.^7. P.F.G. 2:li;4.-6'. 

 nratifdlia, Gray. Procutabent. with ascending and sparingly 

 liairy branches: lvs. ovate, acute, 1-Po in. long: fls. solitary, 

 rampannlate: fr. scarlet. Brit. Columb. to Ore.— (3. p>/rolo'ide.s. 

 Hook. f. & Thorn, ((t. pyroln^t'olia, Hook. f.). Low shrub, some- 

 times procumbent, almost glahrous: lvs. elliptic-obovate, about 

 p2 iu. long; racemes few-tid., axibury. Himab, Japan. 



Alfked Rehder. 



GAtTEA (Creek, superh). Onnrirdrece. This includes 

 several herbs which are distinct in appearance, bur 

 scarcely possess general garden value, though they are 

 pleasant incidents iu the hardy border of those who like 

 native plants. The bio. no ascends the slender racemes 

 too slowly to make the pbnits as sJiowyas possible. The 

 best kind is G. Lindheiuicri, which has white fls. of 

 singular ajipearance, with rosy calyx tubes. Gaura is a 

 genus of 2()-2o species of annual and perennial herbs 

 conlined to the warmer regions of X. Amer.: lvs. alter- 

 nate, sessile or stalked, entire, dentate, or sinuate: fls. 

 white or rose, in spikes or racemes; calyx tube decidu- 

 ous, obconical, much prolonged beyond "the ovary, with 

 4 reflexed lobes; petals clawed; stamens mostly 8, with 

 a small scale-like appendage befiu-e the base of each 

 filament; stigma d-lobed, surrounded by a ring or cup- 

 like border: fr. nut-like, .3-4-ribbed, finally 1-celled, and 

 1-4-seeded. Cauras are easily prop, by seed. They pre- 

 fer liirbt soils, and the seedlings can be transplanted 

 directly into permanent quarters. 



