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If the cions are placed close together, they will soon 

 unite along their sides and make a continuous covering 

 of the wound. 



Lit era Inn'. — For further discussion of the whole suh- 

 ject of grafting, the reader is referred to current works 

 on fruit-growing ; also to the two American special 

 hooks on the subject— Fuller's "Propagation of Plants ' 

 and Bailey's "Nursery-Book." In English work, "Bal- 

 tet's "Budding and Grafting" is standard. It is an Eng- 



lish version of "L'Art de Grefler.' 



L. II. B. 



GEAM, or CHICK PEA. Civer arletinnm. 



GEAMMANGIS {(.tV^-.k^X^, grain iiui : perhaps referring 

 to the markings of the Hs.). Orchiih'icece, tribe Winden'. 

 Species about i, of Muda;i^ascar and Java. Pseudobulbs 

 short and thick, witli fidiage-leaves only at their sum- 

 mit, hence not enclosed in the leaf-sheaths: fl. -clusters 

 from the base, many-dd., pendulous: tls. not spurred; 

 middle sepal strongly concave, lateral sepals somewhat 

 sac-shaped at base, free, spreading ; petals ascending, 

 somewhat different in form and color; lip IMobed, with 

 erect lateral lobes and recurved middle lobe ; column 

 slender, wunged. Nearest Cymbidium, differing cbietly 

 in having the foliage-leaves only at the end of the 

 pseudobulb, and tlie rostcUumcrcscrnt-shaped {in Cym- 

 bidium it is triangular). From (.Jramuiatdpliyllum (which 

 see), Graiuniangis diifers in the att;u_'hmcnt of its pol- 

 len masses and in the position of its foliage-leaves. 

 Best cultivated in baskets hung near the glass, whero 

 the light is most intense. The plants can also be grown 

 successfully in pots placed near the glass, or fastened 

 to blocks, but in the latter case they must be given moru 

 water. 



Elli-sii, Keichb. f. ( Gra»unaioph(iUiim E 11 i .s- > i, 

 Lindl.). Pseudulnill)s T-11 in. long, each bearing ,')-*! 

 Ivs.: Ivs. l.^o-2ft. lung: sepals yellow, elegantly marked 

 with dark transverse lines; petals and lip pale pink, the 

 latter with a strong mid-nerve. Summer. Madagasca]-. 

 B.M. 5170. 



G. Huttoni,B. &H. (CymhirUum Hiittom, Hook. f.). Psemln- 

 bulhs ot a single iiitoruude, 3-.'> iu. long, elongated, o1j<i\<miI, 

 greeu: Ivs. iiipaii's, (J-y in.lmig, ^-'J-'.j in. wide, dark green, rori;L- 

 (.■eous : raceme about 10-tid., drooping: sepals ohnvate, it- 

 ciu-ved, light browii outside, streaked transversely inside with 

 ehutolate color; lip greenish, witli chocolate stripe'^. Jinie. 

 Java. B.M. 5670. T. H. KEAiiXi-:v, Jk. 



GRAMMANTHES {Grei^.k.lclti'r-f longer; the petals of 

 the full-colored varieties with a darker mark like a b-tter 

 V, whence also the name of the synonymous genus \'<ni- 

 unthes). Crassuldceie. This genus includes a small. 

 half-hardy, annual, succulent plant, with thit-k, tlesljy 

 Ivs. and yellow fis., which grows about. in. high ami 

 is used for edgings, baskets and pots. All the 9 spe- 

 cific names are now referred to one, G. gentianoides. Be- 

 side the type, 4 botanical varieties were recognized in 

 Flora Capensis 2:331 (18G1-2). Calyx bell-shaped, semi- 

 5-tld. ; corolla tube as long as the calyx; limb 5-G-lobed: 

 carpels 5-0, many-ovriled, Avith awl-shaped styles : scales 

 minute, and evanescent: follicles many-seeded. 



gentianoides, DC Glabrous, somewhat glaucous: 

 branches forking: stems rigid, filiform: Ivs. opposite. 

 distant : lis. orange, yellow, or creamy white, ami 

 marked as above described. Capo. B.M. 4007 and 0401. 

 F.S. 5:518. The type (var. v6ra, Haw.) has Ivs. ovate- 

 oblong : limb of corolla ttvate-obloug. a third longer 

 than the stamens. Var. chloraeSlora, Haw., has Ivs. ob- 

 long or linear: lis. a little larger; limb of riiroUa ovat-'- 

 lanceolate, twice as long as the stamens. "\v. ]\I. 



GEAMMATOPH'S'LLUM (Greek, gramma, a line or 

 streak, and phi/lloii, leaf; probably referring to tlie 

 parallel leaf-veins). Orcliiddceir, tribe Vf'nuh'iC. A 

 small genus of perhaps 8 or 9 epiphytic species, of which 

 about half are well-defined, inhabiting the islands 

 from Madagascar to the Philippines and New Guinea. 

 The genus includes some of the largest and showiest uf 

 cultivated orchids. Roots numerous: stems or pseudo- 

 bulbs many-leaved : Ivs. long, ribbon-shaped, thick, 

 evergreen: racemes long-stalked, loosely many-tid., 

 springing from near the base <>f the psemlnlmlb : Hs. 



large, not obviously spurred; sepals and petals nearly 

 equal, sprea<ling; lip comparatively small, with margin 

 entirely free, 3-lobed, with erect lateral lobes; column 

 slender. Allied genera are Grammangis and Cymbidiuni. 

 from both of which Grammatophyllum differs in having 

 the pollen masses each borne upon an appendage of the 

 stalk, while in the two related genera they are attached 

 to a common stalk without special appendages. 



The fow species in cultivation are such infrequent 

 bloomers that the flowering of a fine example is some- 

 thing of an event. They are propagated from pieces of 

 the pseuddbulbs. The plants are best grown in good- 

 sized and well-drained pots filled with peat, and need 

 considerable water while actively growing. They should 

 be alloweil to rest occasionally. Season of bloom and 

 further cultural details with each species. 



T. H. Keakxev, Jr. 



Cultivate Gramniatophyllums in shallow perforated 

 pans three-fourths filled with broken potsherds. The 

 solid part of the potting material should be of fern 

 fiber packed very tight and thin. Place near the strong- 

 est sunli;j:ht, under lightly shaded glass. Keep a tem- 

 perature of 70° to 95° in the growing season. Give 

 plenty of water while growing. They need a hmg sea- 

 son of rest, without water, in a shaded house, in a tem- 

 perature of 50° to 55°. -^^j^ Mathews. 



A. Pseudobitlbs V'jrij long, coniparativeJij slender. 

 Bpecidsum, Blurae (G. Sanderiduuni, Hort.). Letter 

 Plant, Pseudobulbs 0-10 ft. long, slender, flexuons: 

 Ivs. 2-ranked, 1-2 ft. long: flower clusters open, some- 

 times ft. long from the base of the stalk: fls. numer- 

 ous, in. in diam., elear yellow, spotted with deep red- 

 ])urple. Winter. Malayan region, notably Java. G.O. 

 111.7:2117; 14:15; 22:145,147; i;!:l. B.M. 5157.-This 

 magnificent plant, one of the very largest of its family, 

 has l>een well-named the "Queen of Orchids." A hug*^ 

 individual growing on a tree in the open at the Bo 

 tanical Garden of Buitenzorg, Java, has the following di- 

 mensions : diameter of whole plant, 18 ft. ; collar about tin- 

 trunk of the tree formed Iiy the closely interwoven roots 

 7*2 ft. in diameter, 2*2 ft. thick, and over 3 ft. high: 

 llower-clusters (appearing at the same time) 50-00, each 

 2 ft. or moi-e in length and bearing 70-100 flowers. And 

 it must be rememhered that this liuge plant is an epi- 

 phyte! Temperature, especially soil temperature, should 

 be carefully regulatecl in growing this plant. Owing to 

 the brighter light, it does better in American than in 

 European hothouses. 



A.\. P.'<'-iiil"?ninis c<>)n/ia rat I >:>'?;/ .short and fliiclc, leafii 



i'dIij at SKiiDnit. 



n. Fls. greenish or jjellotcish, spotted with hroivn. 



FenzliELnum, Reicldt. f. (<?. Measuresittnum , Hort.). 

 Lvs. 4-0: fl. clusters sometimes 15 at one time, each 

 over 5 ft. n>ng and containing over 60 fls.: sepals and 

 petals narrow, cream color to greenish j-ellow, tipped 

 and spotte<l with brown and purple; lip streaked with 

 purple. A]">r. Island of Amlioina. Philippine Islands('?). 

 J.H. III. 29:123. G.:\I. 34:334. -The fis. are smaller and 

 the spots fewer and smaller than in Rumphianum. 



Kumphianum, Miq. (C. Gnilehni IT, Kriinzlinj. 

 PseudobuH's 0-8 iu. long, ovoid or fusiform: Ivs. 1-2 ft. 

 long: raceme nodding or hanging, 3-4 ft. long from tho 

 base of the stalk: fis. often 30-35, 3 in. in diameter, 

 green outside, green blotched with brown-pur])le within ; 

 sepals and petals similar; lip purple-veined, downy. 

 ^lolncca Islands, Borneo, New Guinea, and ( ?) the Phil- 

 ippines. B.M. 7507.— A large, showy species. 



BB. FU. hroioi, streaJ^ed with green. 



multiflomm, Lindl. Lvs. 3—1: fl. clu.sters nearly 2 ft. 

 long. Sunnner. Philippine Islands. P.M. 0:217. — This 

 very desiral'le species has not yet found its way into 

 American trade. It is easily grown, either in a pot filled 

 with a well-drained " compost of heath soil and potsherds, " 

 or merely fastened to copper wire and hung from the 

 roof. 



G. EUisli, Lindl. ^Ovammangis ElUsii.— G. indetermindl ■ 

 Hurt.= ?-(r-. lei-ictxun, Hurt.— I -p. H. EJEARN-EY, Jr. 



GRANADILLA. 



suit Passiflora. 



