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sown in the open border. In North America, they 
consider the root of G. macu/a^um a valuable astrin- 
gent, and in North Wales, G. Robertianum is used 
in nephritic complaints. Synonymes : 1. varium. 
2. albanum. 3. prostratwn. 4 Londesii. 5. pyre- 
naicum, nemorum. 
aconitifoUum . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 177.5 
albiflnrum . . Wlitsli. . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1827 
altaicum ... Pa. red . 7, H. Her. P. Altai . . 1818 
anemonefdlluin . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. Madeira . 1788 
angulatum . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. . 1789 
argenteum . . Striped . 7, F- Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1699 
hatrachioldes . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1817 
Briceanum . . White . . 6, H. A. Bristol . . 
cceruleum . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1824 
canescens . . . Pink . . 6, F. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1787 
cin^reuni, 1 . . Red . . 8, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 
collinutn . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1815 
criMatum, 2 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Iberia . ’1820 
dahuricum . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1820 
eriostemon . .Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1822 
palUdiUn . . Pa. blue . 8, H. Her. P. Nepal . . 1822 
fuscum . . . Brown . 7. H. Her. P. S. Eur. . .1759 
■^■mnocaulOn . Blue . . 7> H. Her. P. Iberia . . 1814 
iberrcum . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1802 
incanum . . . Pink . . 6, F. Her. P. a G. H. . 1701 
iuodurum . . . Pa. red . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1800 
L imberti . . . Red . 7, H. Her. P. Nepal . . 1824 
laneastriens^, 3 . Striped . 6, H. De. Tr. Britain . . 
longlpes, 4 . . Lilac . . 7, H. Her. P. . 1823 
lucidum . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
macrorhizum . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Italy . .1576 
maculatum . . Purple . 7i R- Her. 1’. N. Amer. . 1732 
multifidum . . Red . . 8, H. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1817 
uemorosum, 5 . Purple . 7. H. Her- P- Italy . . 1821 
nepalensi . . Red . . 6, H. Her. P. Nepal . . 1818 
nodosum . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. England . 
palustr^ . . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. Germany . 1732 
parviflorum . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. V. D. L. . 1816 
phaeum . . . Black . . 5, H. Her. P. England . 
pildsum . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. N. ZeaL . 1821 
pratensd . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
daiiricum . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Dauria . . 1818 
flore-filbd . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
florS-plend . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Scotland . 
fldre-variegato Varieg. . 7. H. Her. P. Britain . . 
purpureum . . Purple . 7i H. A. SwitzerL . 1819 
pvrenalcum . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
reflextim ... Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1758 
sangulndum . . Blood . . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
villosissimum Blood . . 7> H. De. Tr. Europe . . 
sibiricum . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1758 
striatum . . . Striped . 8, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1629 
sylvilticum . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
tuberOsum . . Pink . . 7i H. Her. P. Italy . . 1596 
ramusum . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 
umbrosum . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. Hungary . 1804 
villOeum . . . Blue . . 7, H. A. Italy . . 1820 
Vlassuvianum .Red . . 7. H. Her. P. Crimea . .1821 
WaUichianum . Striped . 7, H. Her. P. Nepal . . 1819 
bohemJcfim, CarolinianOm, columblntlm, 
divaricatflm, liicidQm, mSUf, pdllSns, puilllUm, 
Robert iunam, rotundifidiGm, l illBtQm. 
GbrArdTa, Linn. In honour of John Gerard, a 
famous old English botanist, and author of Gerard’s 
Herbal, published in 1597. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Scrophulariaceae. These are handsome pl2mts, 
growing well in a peaty soil. The perennial kinds 
may be increased by cuttings planted under a 
glass ; but the best way of obtaining young plants 
is by seed. 
aphvlld . . . Rose . . 7, H. A. Carolina . 1834 
delphinifOlU . . Pink . . 7, Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1800 
flavil .... Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1796 
maritime . . . Yellow . 7. H. B. N. Amer. . 1823 
purpurea . . . Purple . 7, H. B. N. Amer. . 1772 
quercifdlia . . Yelhrw . 7, H. Her. P. N. Am-r. . 1812 
tenuifolid . . .Purple . 7> H. B. N. Amer. . 1812 
Gerbera. Gronovius named this genus in com- 
pliment to J. Gerber, a naturalist and traveller in 
Russia. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositoe. A 
very pretty plant, of easy management ; it thrives 
in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and is in- 
creased the same w ay as other tender biennials. 
crenaU .... Purple . 7, G. B. C. G. H. . 1822 
Germ, or germen, the old name of the ovary. 
Germination, the first act of vegetation in the seed. 
German madwcrt, see AsperUgO. 
Geropogon, Linn. From geron, old man, and pogon, 
a beard ; alluding to the appearance of the seed. 
Linn. 19, Or. 1, N’at. Or. Composites. Very pretty 
plants, of easy culture; they grow in any common 
soil. 
calvculatus . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1774 
gla'ber .... Pink . . 7, H. A. Italy . . I7f>4 
hirsutus . . . Red . . 7, H. A. Italy . . 1759 
Gesnera. Named by Linnaeus, after the famous 
botanist, Conrad Gesner, of Zurich. Linn. 14, Or. 
2, Nat. Or. Gesneraceas. These are very handsome 
species, thriving well in any light rich soil ; and 
cuttings root readily in sand or soR, under a glass, 
in heat. Synonyme : 1. pendulina. 
acaulls . . . Scarlet . S. Her. P. J.imaica . 1793 
allagophylld . . Orange . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1834 
aggregate, 1 . . Scarlet . 6, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1816 
bulbbsa .... Scarlet . 6, S. Her. P. BrazU . . 1816 
calycina ... S- Ev. S. Jamaica 
Coojieri .... Scarlet . S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1829 
corvmbosa . . . Scarlet . 7, S- Ev. S. Jamaica . 1822 
/DouglasI . . Red yeL . 9, S. Her. P. Rio Jan. . 1826 
verticillata . . Crimson . 5, S. Her. P. Rio Jan. . 1835 
elongata . . . Scarlet . 9, S- Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1835 
faucialls . . . Scarlet . 7, S- Her. P. Brazil . . 1833 
hirsuta .... Scarlet . 7> S. Ev. S. Cumana . 1826 
humills .... Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Cuba . . 
lateriua . . . Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1834 
Lindleyi . . . Sear. yeL . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1825 
macmstachya . . Scarlet . S. Her. P. Rio Jan. . 1825 
Marchn . . . .Scarlet . 9, S. Her. P. Organ Mts. 1837 
rupestris . . . Scarlet . 8, S. Her. P. . 1835 
scahra .... Scarlet . 7, S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1820 
SellowH . . . Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1835 
spicata .... Scarlet . S. Her. P. N. Granada 1831 
SuttonI .... Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. Rio Jan. . 1833 
tubifldra . . . Scarlet . 3, S. Her. S. S. Amer. .1815 
rutaa .... Scarlet . 8, S. Ev. S. Brazil . .1825 
Grthyixis, Linn. From getheo, to rejoice ; alluding 
to the perfume of the flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Amaryllidaceae. These small, ornamental. 
Cape plants. Sweet says, “ thrive best in a mixture 
of sandy loam and peat, and require but little 
water when not in a growing state; thej' are in- 
creased by oflFsets from the bulbs, or by seeds.” 
ciliSrIs .... White . . 7, 0. Bl. P. C. 0. H. . 1788 
laneeolaU . . . White . . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1790 
spirsli* .... White. . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1780 
villoaa .... White. . 7, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1787 
GktSnIa. Named by Roxburgh, w’ho does not give 
the derivation. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Combre- 
iacex. Ornamental evergreen climbers, succeeding 
in loam and peat, and multiplied from cuttings in 
sand, in heat, under a glass, 
floribundi . . . YeL gm. . , S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . 1815 
nutaus .... Apetal . S. Ev. CL E. Ind. . . 1816 
Geum, Linn. From geyo, to give a relish; because 
of the roots of G. urbanum. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. 
Or. Rosacea. This is an ornamental genus, indeed 
some of the species, as G. coccineum, are extremely 
handsome. They all grow well in any rich light 
loamy soil, and are increased by dividing the roots, 
or by seeds. G. urbanum and rivals have been, for 
efficacy, compared to Cinchona. Synonymes : 1 
canadense. 2. coccineum. 3. sylvaticum. 4. incli 
natum. 5. Adamsia rotundifolia. 
Rgrimonioldcs . . Whit*. . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1811 
album, 1 . . . While . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1730 
atlantlcum. 2 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1810 
brachypetalum . YeUow . 7, H. Her. P. . 1818 
canadensa . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Canada . .1810 
chilocnse, 3 . . Copper . 7, H. Her. P. Chile . . 1826 
grand iflorflm . Scarlet . 7, H. Her. P. 
ciliatum . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1818 
heterophyUum .White. . 7, H. Her. P. .1316 
hybridum . . . Red bm. . 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 
intermedium . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Volhinia . 1794 
macrophyllum . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Kamtsch. . 1804 
nutans .... Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1825 
Portenschlagianum Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. . 1820 
pyrenaicum, 4 . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1804 
radiatum . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1815 
ranunculoldes, 5 . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. • 1823 
rivale .... YeUow . 7- H. Her. P. Britain . . 
intermedium . Yellow . 6. H. Her. P. Germany . 1794 
rotundifdllum, 6 . YePow . 7, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1820 
strictum . . . Strined . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1778 
urbanum . . . Yellow . 7- H- Her. P. Britain . . 
virgini&num . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
GhInia, Swartz. After Ghini, an Italian botanist. 
Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Verbenacmc. A curious 
little plant, of easy culture in sandy open loam. 
The seeds require to be sown in pots, which must 
be placed in a hothouse, and when the seedlings are 
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