1 GAL GAL 
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nivalis .... White . . 2, H. Bl. P. Britain . . 
plicatus. . . .White. . 2, H. Bl. P. Crimea . .1818 
GatAx, Linn. From gala, milk; alluding to the 
whiteness of the flower. Linn, 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Pijrolacea. The species is pretty, and succeeds best 
in peaty soil, in a moist situation ; it is readily in- 
creased by divisions. Synonyme- 1. Blandfordia 
cordata. 
aphylla .... White . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1786 
Gai.axia, Thunberg. From galakllao, to abound in 
milk. Linn. 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacea. These 
are very pretty Cape bulbs, and grow best in a 
sandy peat soil; they are easily increased from 
offsets. 
graminfea . . . Lgt. yel. . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. .1795 
grandiflora . . . Drk. vel. . 7. G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1799 
mucronularis . . Purple . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1799 
ovata . . . .Drk. vel. . 7. G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1799 
verslc6l6r . . . Purple . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1799 
Galeandka, Lindley. The meaning of the name is 
unexplained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. 
A pretty little plant, thriving well with the treat- 
ment given to the genus Bletia, Synonyme: 1. 
Eulophia gracilis. 
gracilis .... Gm. yel. . 5, S. Ter. . 1822 
Gai.kate, helmeted ; the upper lip of a ringent corolla 
is the galea of that corolla. 
Gai.ega, Tournefort. From gala, milk; the plants 
are said to increase the milk of such animals as eat 
of them. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Leguminosoe. 
Ornamental, tallish plants, well .suited tor flower- 
borders, provided they have plenty of room. They 
are readily increased by dividing the roots, or by 
seeds. 
bildba .... Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. . 1823 
officin&lls . . . Blue . . 7. H. Her. P. Spain . .1568 
alba ... . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Spain . . 
orientalls . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . .1801 
pcrsica .... While . . 7, H. Her. P. Persia . . 1826 
lilacma . . . Lilac . . 6, H. Her. P. Peisia . .1830 
tricolor .... Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. . 1823 
Gai.enYa, Linnaeus. After C. Galenus, a celebrated 
physician of Pergamus. Linn. 8, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Chcnopodiaceae. A species of little beauty, succeed- 
ing in peat and loam ; and young plants are readily 
obtained from cuttings. 
africana . . . White. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1752 
GAi.EoBi>(3r>6N, Hudson. From gale, weasel, and bdolos, 
foetid smell ; alluding to the smell of the species. 
Linn, 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Labiatee. A prettv plant, 
found abundantly in most parts of England in 
marshy places ; increased by divisions, 
luteom .... Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
GaleSpsTs, Linn. From gale, weasel, and opsis, 
resemblance ; the mouth of the corolla is gaping 
like that of the animal. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. ()r. 
Labiatee. Annu£il weeds, common in corn-flelds, 
and therefore unworthy of cultivation. Synonymes : 
1. cannabina. 2. ochroleuca — angustifolia, canes- 
cens, Ladanum, parv\flora, pubescens, Tetrahit, ver- 
sicolor 1, villosa 2. 
Gai.ericui.ate, having a tuft or plume. 
Gai.insOoYa, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of M. M. 
Galinsoga, superintenflant of the Madrid botanic 
garden. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositae. A 
genus of little beauty ; the seeds may be sown in 
the open border in spring. 
balbisioides . . Yellow 8, H. A. Mexico . . 1825 
parviJlBri, trilobatd. 
GaeTpea, Aublet. The name given to the plant in 
Guiana. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutaceoe. These 
plants are described as being handsome, and attain- 
ing the height of four feet. They succeed well in 
peaty soil, and are increased by cuttings in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
odoratis.sIm3 . . White . . 5, S. Ev. S. Rio Jan. 
trifoli&lA . . . Green . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1816 
Gai.Tum, Linn. From ga/a, milk; the flowers of G. 
verum are used for curdling milk. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Stellatae. This is an extensive genus of 
plants, of very little merit. They all grow well 
in common garden soil. The herbaceous kinds are 
increased by dividing the roots, and the annuals 
need only be sown in the open ground. Synonymes : 
1. glaucum. 2. r^flexum, Valantia taurica. 3. G, 
anisophyllum. 4 Valantia cucullaria. 5. G. vernum. 
6. saxatile. 7. murale. 8. hispidum. 9. saccharatum, 
Valantia aparine. 
campanulatum. 1 White . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1821 
grscum .... Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Candia . . 1798 
hiisutum . . . White . 8, F. Her. P. Teneriffe . 1830 
purpureum . . Purple . 7» H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 1831 
rfibium .... Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . .1597 
suaveOlens . . .White . 7, H. A. N. Eur. . .1821 
taurlcum, 2 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Tauria . . 1818 
alpSstrS 3, angltcUm, apartnS, aristatum, austridcfim, 
baldensi, BoccSnl, boredle, brevifOlium, campSstre, 
capillarg, caucasicum, cinerium, cuculldrld 4, deblli, 
d\fftisum, divaricatum, elllptlcnm, erSetnm, fragile, 
fruticBsum, gldbrum, HallSri 5, helBdes, helvetlcHm 
6, infestum, Iceve, linifollum, tithospermifolium, 
lUcidum, maritlmdm, megalospSrmum, microcdrpnm, 
microspSrmGm, minimum 7, mullUgB, montanfim, 
obliqutim, palustri, parisiSnsS, pilOsfim, pubSseSns, 
pumilum, pustllftm, rigidum, rotundifOlifim, rubi- 
oides, satureifuHnm, saxatile, scaberrimfim 8, sed- 
brum, spurifnn, sylvdticfim, supinfim, tenuifdlium, 
tenutsslmfim, tricorne, trifidum, tyrolense, uliginO- 
siim, valantioides, verrucOsUm 9, verum, verlicilld- 
tOm, Villdrsii, villBsum, Witheringii. 
GaephimiA, CavauH/es. An anagram of Malpighia. 
Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Malpighiaceae. Handsome 
shrubs, thriving well in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood will root in 
sand, under a glass, in heat. 
gUuo& .... Yelliiw . S. Ev. Tw. Merrico . 1829 
hirsOU .... Yellow . 9, S. Ev. S. Mexico . 1824 
Gamboge, see Garcina Gambogia. 
Gamo.'EPAeous, when the sepals are joined at the edge. 
GarcInia, Linn. In honour of Laurent Garcin, 
M.D., F.R.S., an oriental traveller. Linn. 11, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Guttiferce. This is a valuable and much 
admired genus of fruit-bearing trees. The plants 
thrive best in a light loamy soil with a little peat 
mixed : they require a strong moist heat to flourish 
well, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under 
a glass, in a moist heat. In Loudon's Encyclo- 
pnedia of Plants, the following description is given 
of G. Mangostana — “ This tree bears a fruit which, 
in the East Indies, ranks with that of the pine- 
apple. It rises with a taper stem, sending out 
many branches, not unlike a fir-tree, with oval 
leaves, seven or eight inches long. The flower is 
like that of a single rose ; the fruit round, the size 
of a mid-dling orange ; the shell is like that of the 
pomegranate, the inside of a rose colour, divided 
by thin partitions, as in oranges, in which the seeds 
are lodged, surrounded by a soft juicy pulp, of a 
delicious flavour, partaking of the strawberry and 
the grape, and is esteemed one of the richest fruits 
in the world. According to Dr. Garcin, it is 
esteemed the most delicious of the East Indian 
fruits, and a great deal of it may be eaten without 
any inconvenience; it is the only fruit which sick 
people are allowed to eat without scruple It is 
given with safety in almost every disorder; and 
we are told that Dr. Solander, in the last stage of ! 
a putrid fever in Batavia, found himself insensibly 1 
recovering by sucking this delicious and refresh- f 
ing fruit. The pulp has a most happy mixture of 
the tart and sweet, and is no less salutary than 
pleasant.” 
cornW .... Yellow . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823 
Cawa .... Yellow . S Ev. T E. Ind. . . 1822 
Gambogia . . . Yellow . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1820 
Mangostana . . Purple . S. Ev. T. Java . . 1789 
Garden Baesam, see Justlcld pcctordlis. 
Gardenia, Ellis. Named in compliment to Alex- 
ander Garden, M.D., of Charleston, Carolina, a 
correspondent of Ellis and Linnaeus. Linn. 5, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Cinchonaceae. This is a splendid genus of 
plants, producing their sweet-scented flowers very 
freely. They require a mixture of loam and peat ; 
and the stove kinds, a strong moist heat and plenty 
of water at the roots. Cuttings of all root readily 
if not too ripe when taken off, planted in sand, 
under a glass, in a moist heat, with the pots 
plunged. Synonymes: 1. Musscenda spinosa. 2. 
Canthium coronatum, Posoqueria dumetorum. 3. 
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