GRA GRE 
GRI GRI 
and roots of G. officinalis act as purgatives and 
emetics. 
aurSa .... Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
latitOlTJ . . . White . . 7, G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1822 
officinalis . . . Lgt. blue . 7, H. Her. P. Eorope . .1568 
ouadridentaU . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1821 
tetragona . . . Blue . . 8, F. Her. P. B. Ayres . 1830 
virginica . . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Virginia . 1759 
Gratus, grateful, agreeable. 
Gravkolens, strongly-scented. 
Great burnet, see SanguisOrba, 
Great centaurea, see Centaurea Centaurlflm. 
Great macaw tree, see AcrocCmid fusifdrmis 
Greek valerian, see PolemOnium. 
Green dragon, see Arum DracOntium, 
Greenish-glaucous, between a grey and green colour. 
Green laver, see Ulvd Lactucd. 
Gregarious, herding together. 
Grevillea, R. Brown. In honour of C. F. Greville, 
a patron of botany. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Pro- 
teaceae. This is a handsome genus of New Holland 
plants, which require to be grown in an equal mix- 
ture of sand, loam, and peat ; and ripened cuttings 
root without difficulty in sand, under a glass. 
Seed is frequently produced by some of the species, 
by which young plants may also be obtained. Sy- 
nonymes : \. blechnifolia. 2. concinna. 
acanthifdlli . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
acuminata . . . Red . , 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1805 
arenSrla . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1803 
asp6ra . . , . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
asplenifdlia . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1806 
Baueri .... Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
berberifolia . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1821 
buxifdlia . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1790 
Caleyl, 1 . . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. Moreton B. 1830 
canescens . . . Gn. taw. . G. Ev. S. Pt. Jack. . 1824 
cinerea .... Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1822 
coUina .... Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. P. W. . 1812 
concinna . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
dabla .... Violet . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1820 
Flindersn . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
heterophvUa . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1821 
juniperlua . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1822 
linearis. . . . White. . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. .1790 
alba .... White. . 6, G. Ev. & N. Holl. . 1790 
incamata . . Flesh . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1790 
montana . . . Violet . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1822 
mucronifOlia . . Violet . . 6, O. Ev. A N. S. W. . 1824 
mucronulata . . Pink . . 6. G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1809 
phylicoides . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1823 
planifOlia, 2 . . Orange . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1823 
podalyrisefOlia . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1821 
podocarpifOlia . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
pubeccens . . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1822 
punlcea .... Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1822 
riparia .... Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1791 
Tobusta .... Orange . 6, G. Ev. T. Pt. Jack. . 1829 
rosmarinifOlia . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. 1824 
sericea .... Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S.'N. S. W. . 1/90 
stricta .... Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1820 
stylOsa .... Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1809 
sulphQrea . . . Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
trifurcata ... Red . . 6. G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1821 
Grewia, Jussieu. In honour of Nehemiah Grew, 
IM.D., F.R.S., a fapnous English vegetable phy- 
siologist, who died in 1711. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Tiliacecp. These are shrubs, with elm-looking 
leaves, but not possessed of any great beauty ; they 
succeed in sandy loam and peat, and cuttings root 
in sand, under a glass, in heat. The fruit of G. 
asiatica is acrid and pleasant; it is much used in 
the manufacture of sherbet. Synonymes: 1. Mallo- 
cocca crenata. 2. G. hirsuta. 
affinls .... Green . . S. Ev. S. China . . 1824 
asiatica .... Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1792 
aspcra .... White. . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
bIcOlor .... White. . S. Ev. S. Guinea . . 1818 
bracteata . . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
carpinifOUa . . White . . S. Ev. S. Guinea . . 1823 
flnva Yellow . S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1819 
hirsuta .... Purple . S. Ev. S. E. led. . . 1816 
MaUococca, 1 . .Pa. pur. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1792 
MicrOcOs . . . Green . , S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1799 
obtusifolia . . . Red . . S. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1818 
occidentalls . . Purple . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1690 
oppositifoUa . . Purple . S. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1818 
orientalls . . . Pairple . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1767 
ovalifdlia . . . ^Vllite . . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
paniculata . . . White . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
ROthil .... White. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1819 
salvifolia . . . Wliite . . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
serrulata . . . White . . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
subinsequalls . White. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1816 
terebinthinacaa . White . . G. Ev. S. . 1820 
tili3ef<)lia . . . White . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1812 
tomentosa, 2 . . Purple . S. Ev. S. Java . . . 1820 
ulmifOlia . . . Wliite. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1816 
umbellata . . . Purple . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
villosa .... White . . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
Grias, Linn. From grao, to eat ; the fruit is edible. 
Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtacea. This is an 
elegant fruit-bearing tree, from thirty to fifty feet 
high, with leaves about three feet long, and large 
flowers growing out of the stem and old branches ; 
it thrives best in a loamy soU, and large cuttings 
will root under a handglass, in heat. In the West 
Indies, the fruit is eaten under the name of Anciwvy 
Pear. It is of a brown russet colour, and the size 
and shape of an alligator’s egg. It is pickled, and 
eaten in the same way as the East Indian mango, 
and is very similar to that fruit in taste. Don says, 
“ to grow it for fruit, it should be planted in a 
border, and trained near the light.” 
cauliflorfi . . . White . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1768 
Grielum, Li/in. From grielum, old, grey; hoary 
aspect of the plants. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 
Rosaceoe. Pretty Cape plants, said to thrive best in 
sandy gravel, with the pots well drained, as they 
are very impatient of water. Cuttings root with 
the greatest ease in the same kind of soil, with or 
without glasses. 
humifusum . • ifellow . 5, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1825 
laciniatum . . . Yellow . 8, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1825 
tenuifolium . . Yellow . 5, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1780 
Griffinia, Ker. In honour of William Griffin, Esq., 
of South Lambeth. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ama- 
ryllidacecB. These are very pretty bulbous plants, 
which, Mr. Sweet says, “ succeed best in a mixture 
of rather more than one-third turfy loam, a third 
of white sand, and the rest peat, keeping them 
quite dry when in a dormant state ; but as soon as 
they begin to grow, or show bloom, they must be 
well supplied with water. An airy situation suits 
them best ; they may be increased by offsets from 
the bulbs, or by seeds.” 
hyaclnthlua . . Blue . . 7> S. BL P. S. Amer. . 1815 
intermedia . . Blue . . 4, S. Bl. P. Brazil . .1823 
parviflOra ... Pa. pur. . 8, S. Bl. P. S. Amer. . 1815 
GriffIthsIa, Agardh. In honour of Mrs. Griffiths, 
of Devonshire, who has made many discoveries in 
marine vegetation. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algae. 
Small, red-coloured species, found on the sea shore 
most plentiful in summer— barbdtd, coralllnd, equi- 
setifdlld, niultlfldd, setdeSd. 
GrimmIa, Hedwig. In honour of J. F. Grimm, a 
German botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Musci. 
Sm^l plants, growing in roundish tufts. G. pwZ- 
vinala is very common on the tops of old walls and 
houses; it forms little cushion-like, brownish-green 
tufts, or lumps. Synonyme: 1. Dicranum ovale — 
apocdrpd, nigra-vlridis, strlctd, Donidnd, leucophwd, 
marltUnd, ovdtd 1, pulvindtd, saxlcOld, -*pirdlis, 
torquutd, trichophylld, unlcOlOr. 
Grindelia, Willdenow. Named after Grindel, a 
German botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Com- 
positce. Elegant plants, with very neat foliage 
and yellow flowers ; they succeed without difficulty 
in loam and peat, and readily increase from cut- 
tings in sand, under a glass. Synonymes; I. Donia 
ciliata. 2. G. angustij'olia. 3. Donia glutinosa. 4. 
D. squarrosa. 
aneustifolia . . Yellow . 8, G. Her. P. Mexico . . 1822 
cihata, 1 . . . YeUow . 8, H. B. N. Amer. . 1821 
coronopifOlia . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S Mexico . . 1826 
Duvfiin, 2 . ’ . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1820 
Klutioosa, 3 . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1803 
inuloldea . . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1815 
Lambertn . . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1816 
spatulfiU . . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. M-exico . .1819 
squarros^ 4 . . Yellow . 8, G. Her. P. Missouri . 1811 
Grislka, Linn. In honour of G. Grisley, a Portu- 
guese surgeon, and botanical author. Linn. 8j Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Lythraceae. Interesting stove shrubs, 
thriving best in a mixture of sandy peat and loam, • 
and increased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. 
eecundS ... S. Ev. S. Cumana . 1820 
tomentosS . . . Red . . 6, 8. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1804 
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