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garden at I'Levv. Linn, 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Legu- 
yninosoe. This is a very elegant genus of little 
shrubs, succeeding in a mixture of loam und peat ; 
and j'oung cuttings root freely in sand, under a 
glass. They may be raised from seeds, which 
generally ripen in abundance, 
latifolia .... Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. V. D. L. . 1793 
p.'lvsperma . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. V. D. L. . 1790 
pubescens . . . YeUow . 6, G. Ev. S. V. D. L. . 1805 
Good-night, see Argyreid bOnd-nOx. 
Goodvera, R. Brown. In honour of John Goody er, 
a British botanist. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 
chidacece. These are rather pretty free-flowering 
plants. The stove kinds do best in sandy peat, 
mixed with a little leaf-mould. The hardy kinds 
do best in sandy peat, and are readily increased by 
divisions of the roots. Synonyme : 1. Neottia repens. 
dUcdlflr . . . .White . 11, S. Ter. S. Amer. . 1815 
procera .... White . 6, S. Ter. Nepal . . 1821 
pubescens . . . White . 7, H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1802 
re pens, 1 ... ^Vhite . 7, H. Ter. Scotland 
tessellata . . . White . 7, H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1821 
Gooseberry, see RlbSs Grossuldrtd. 
Goose-corn, see JUncus squamOsds, 
Goose-foot, see Chenopbdlum. 
Goose-foot, see Aspaldthus Chendpbdd. 
Goose- TANSY, see Potentilld Anserlnd. 
GordOnia, Ellis. In honour of Alexander Gordon, a 
celebrated nurseryman at Mile End, London, who 
lived in the time of Miller. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. 
Or. Ternstromiacex. This is a genus of elegant 
plants, well deserving of extensive cultivation on 
account of their large and beautiful flowers. The 
plants are hardy enough to stand our British win- 
ters in the open air, yet the young shoots often get 
injured, owing to the shortness of our summer not 
suffering them to ripen the wood, or even to flower 
in perfection ; they should therefore be treated as 
greenhouse plants. The best soil for them is peat, 
mixed with a little loam; they are readily in- 
creased by layers, or cuttings in sand, under a 
glass. G. Hxmatoxyion requires to be grown in the 
stove ; and cuttings of the ripened wood will root 
in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1. 
Lacatheajlorida. 
FrankUnI . . . White , . 9, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1774 
Haematoxyldn . . White . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1820 
LasiSnthus . . Yellow . 9, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1739 
pubescens, 1 . . White . . 7> H. De. S. Carolina . 1774 
Gortekia, Linn. In honour of David Goiter, a 
Dutch professor of botany at Hardewych. Linn. 
19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composita. This is a dwarf 
Cape plant, oi little beauty and easy culture, 
person ata . . . YeUow . 8, G. A. C. G. H. . 1774 
Gossypium, Linn. From goz, or gothn, an Arabic 
word, signify'ing a soft substance ; whence the 
Latin and English name of the genus. The name 
of the Cotton-tree in Egypt is Gotnenseigiar. Linn. 
16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvacece. This is a highly 
valuable genus of plants, especially the species 
barbadense and herbaceum, the former being exten- 
sively cultivated in the West Indies, and the 
latter in the South of Europe. A light rich soil 
and a moist heat suit all the species best. Cut- 
tings of the shrubby kinds, if not too ripe, will root 
freely in a light soil, under a glass ; they may also 
be increased by seeds. The annual and biennial 
species should be sown in pots in spring, and placed 
in heat, and when the plants are of sufficient size, 
they should be planted singly into small pots, and 
shifted as they grow. 
acuminatum . . Yellow . 7> S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . 1822 
arbbreum . . .Yellow . 7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1694 
barbadensS ... YeUow . 9, S. B. Barbadues . 1759 
herbaceum . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1594 
hirsutum . . . Yellow . 7, G. B. S. Amer. . 1731 
Indicum . . . Yellow . 8, S. B. E. Ind. . . 1800 
latifoUam . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. . 1800 
micranthum . . YeUow . 7, S. B. Persia . . 1820 
obtusifollum . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 
religiosum . . . Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. India . . 1777 
ritifolium . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1805 
GouanIa, Linn. In honour of Anthony Gouan, once 
prof^essor of botany at Montpelier, and author of 
the Hortus Monspeliensis. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Ranunculacece. Interesting evergreen climbers, 
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growing about ten feet high, and succeeding well 
m a mixture of peat and loam ; cuttings root freely 
in sand, under a glass, in heat 
cordifdlia . . . Y'ellow . S. Ev. CT. Rio Jan. . 1820 
domingensis . . YeUow . S. Ev. Cl. W. Ind. . 1739 
integrifolia . . Grn. yel. . S. Ev. Cl. . 1800 
mauritiani . . Grn. yel. . S. Ev. Cl. Mauritius . 1823 
tUiaefolra . . . Y'ellow . 7, S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . 1810 
tomentOsa . . . Grn. yeh . S. Ev. Cl. W. lud. . 1823 
Gourd, see CucurbUd. 
Goutweed, see .^gopOdiUm. 
Govenia, Lindley. In compliment to J. R. Gowen, 
Esq., the originator of some splendid hybrid Rho- 
dodendrons, &c., at Highclere. lAnn. 20, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Orchidaceae. These are two remarkably 
handsome plants when in flower. For culture and 
propagation, see Bletia. 
UUacea .... YVhite . . 7, S. Ter. Mexico . . 
super ba .... Y’’eUow . 3, S. Ter. Xalapa . . 1828 
Grabowskia. Schlechtendahl named this genus in 
compliment to Mr. H. Grabowsky, an apoth'tecary, 
and a botanical author of Ohlaf, in Silesia. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanaceoe. A curious spiny, 
scrambling shrub, in appearance much Vike Atriplex 
Halimus. It is said to be sufficiently hardy to 
stand our winters when planted against a sout*h 
wall. The soil best suited for it is a mixture of 
peat and loam, and it may be increased from cut- 
tings without any difficulty. Synonymes : 1 . Lycium 
boerhaavuefolium, Ehretia halamifoUa. 
boerhaaviaefOlia . Pa. pur. . 4, H. Ev. S. Peru . . 1780 
Grain-of-paradise, see Amffmwm Grdnd-Paradisl. 
Grammanthes, Decandolle. From gramma, a writing, 
and anthos, a flower ; on account of the segments of 
the corolla having the appearance of the letter V 
on them. Linn, 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassulaceae. 
The seeds of this pretty little succulent plant should 
be thinly sown in carefully drained pots, filled with 
loam and a little lime rubbish mixed. Synonymes : 
Vauanthes chlorajlora, Crassula dichotoma. 
chloraflora . . Y'ellow 7. S. A. C. G. H. . 1774 
GrammatophyllCm, Blume. Name unexplained. 
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceoe, This is a fine 
species, but very rare in collections. It appears to 
grow well in a hot part of the house, treated the 
same as the genus Stanhopea, 
multiflbrum ... S. Epi. Maniha . 1837 
Grangea, Adanson. Probably after Grange, some 
person known to Adanson. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Composite. Annuals of little beauty ; they may 
be sown in the open border, or raised on a gentle 
hotbed, and transplanted. Synonymes: 1. Cotula 
latifolia. 2. C. cuneifolia. 
cingrea .... Yellow . 7, H. A. Eg^'pt . . 1818 
decumbens. . .Yellow . 7, H. A. N.HolL .1816 
sonchifOlia . . . Yellow . 7> H. A. Caucasus . 1821 
blcbldr 1, chinSnsts 2, maderaspatdnd, mitnnid. 
Grangeria. Commerson dedicated this genus to N. 
Granger, a traveller in Egypt and Persia. Linn. 
11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chrysobalanacece. A stove plant, 
described as ornamental, and succeeding in peat 
and loam ; it is increased from cuttings, 
borbonica . . . White . . S. Ev. T. Bourbon . 1823 
Graniform, formed like grains of corn. 
gSan!J!;1?ed,} covered, as if with grains. 
Granuuferous, bearing grains. 
Grape, see Vitis vinifera. 
Grape-hyacinth, see Muscdrt. 
Grape-pear, see Ameldnchiir Botrydpinm, 
Graphis, Acharius. From grapho, to write ; in re- 
ference to the apothecia being like writing. Linn, 
24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Lichenes. Species found at all 
seasons of the year, chiefly on the bark of trees — 
dendriticd, eligdns, hyelli, scrlptd, S. cSrasi, S. pul- 
verulentd, serpentina. 
Grass-of-parnassus, see Parndssld. 
Gratiola, Linn. From gratia, grace of God ; on 
account of its supposed medicinal virtues. Linn. 
2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacex. Some species 
of this genus are very prettj' free-flowering plants, 
thriving well in any rich moist soil, and are readily 
multiplied by divisions of the roots. The leaves 
