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Gkobva, Lindley. Named in honour of Lord Grey, 
of Groby, a munificent patron of horticulture, and 
a most zeEilous cultivator of orchidaceous epiphytes. 
He died in 1836. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchi- 
dacea. This is a very curious and pi-etty species, 
nearly allied to Cymbidium. The flowers are pale 
ochre colour, beautifully spotted with purple, and 
are produced on a pendulous raceme. For culture 
and propagation, see Stanhopea. 
Amhersti® . . . Ochre spot. 9, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1829 
Gromweli., see Lithospermum. 
Gronovia, Linn. In honour of J. F. Gronovius, a 
botanist of Leyden. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Loa- 
sacece. Plants of little beauty, and easy cultiva- 
tion ; they are increased by seeds. 
HumboIdtianS . Yellow . 7, S. Cl. B. S. Anier. . 1820 
scAudens . . . Gm. yel. . 6, S. Cl. B. Jamaica . 1731 
Grooved, furrowed, channelled, marked with 
grooves. 
GrOssum, thick, fat. 
Ground-cherrv, see Cerdsus ChameBcgrdsiis. 
Ground-cistus, see Rhododendron Chamaiclstds. 
Ground-crista, see Cassia Chamcecrlstd. 
Ground-cypress, see Santolind Chamcecyparissiis. 
Ground-ivy, see Glechomd. 
Ground-pine, see Ajngd Chamcepitys. 
Groundsel, see SenicW. 
Groundsel, see Hyoscydmils SeneciSnIs. 
Grove-dock, see Rumex Nemolapdthum. 
Grumose, clubbed, knotted. 
Gryllus, a cricket. 
Guaiacum, Linn. Guaiac is the South American 
name of the tree. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zygo- 
phyllaceoB. Lofty, ornamental-growing trees, cul- 
tivated in rich loam ; ripened cuttings, taken oflF at 
a joint, will root in sand, under a glass, in heat ; 
but great care must be taken not to break the 
fibres when the cuttings are rooted, as they are 
very brittle. The species are well known for their 
exciting properties. The bark and wood of G. 
ojficinale is bitter and acrid, and is chiefly used in 
sudorifics, diaphoretics, or alteratives. Synonyme : 
1. Zygophyllum arboreum. 
*rb0reum, 1 . . Blue . . S. Ev. T. Trinidad . 1816 
odicinale . . . Blue . . 8, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1694 
verticals . . . Blue . . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. , 1820 
Guarea, Linn. From Guara, the name given to one 
of the species by the natives of Cuba. Linn. 8, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Meliacex. These are tall-growing trees ; 
the soil best adapted to them is loam, mixed with 
a little sand ; and cuttings of the ripened wood, 
with the leaves not shortened, will root in sand, in 
heat, under a glass. Synonymes : 1. trichilioides. 
2. trichilioides. 
grandiflorA, 1 . . tVliite . . 6, S. Er. T. S. Amer. . 1752 
ramiflorA . . . White. . S. Ev. T. Porto Rico . 1824 
SwArtzii, 2 . . White . . 6, S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1818 
GuatterTa, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of John 
Baptiste Guatteri, an Italian botanist, and once 
professor at Parma. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 
Anonaceoe. This is a splendid genus of plants, suc- 
ceeding in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. 
Young plants are readily obtained by cuttings 
planted in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme : 
1. Vvaria lanceolata. 
cerasoldes . . . Green . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
laurifOliA . . . White . . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1818 
rufA ..... Brown . 7> S. Ev. S. China . . 1822 
suberOsA . . . White . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
virgAtA, 1 . . . White . , S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1793 
Guava, see Psididm. 
Guazuma, Plumier. The name of the plant in 
Mexico. Linn. 18, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sterculiaceoe. 
These are ornamental trees, described as growing 
from twenty to forty feet high ; they thrive in a 
mixture of peat and loam, and increase from cut- 
tings in sand, or soil, under a glass, in heat. Sy- 
nonymes ; 1. Bubroma guazuma, Theobroma guazuma, 
2. Bubroma polybotryum. 
polybOtryA, 2 . • S. Ev. T. Brazil . . 1816 
tomentosA ... S. Ev. T. Cumana . 1820 
ulmifOliA, 1 . . Yellow . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1739 
Guelder-rose, see Viburnum dpfilus. 
Gurrnsey-lily, see Nerine sarniSnsis. 
Gusttarda, Vtntenat. In honour of Etienne Guettard, 
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a French botanist. Linn. 21, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Cin- 
chonacex. Splendid trees, attaining from upwards 
of twenty feet high ; they succeed best in peat and 
loam mixed ; and cuttings strike in sand without 
any difficulty. Synonymes : 1. Laugeria hirsuta. 
2. L. lucida. 3. L. odorata. 4. Mathiola scabra. 
hirsutA, 1 . . . S. Ev. T. Peru . . 1820 
lucidA, 2 . . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1818 
odcratA, 3 . . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1818 
rugosA .... S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1793 
tomentOsA ... S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1820 
scabra, 4 . . . R Ev. T. W. Ind. .1818 
speciosA . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . I77I 
Guilandina, Jussieu. In honour of Melchior Gui- 
landina, of Prussia, a great traveller, and a pro- 
fessor of botany at Padua, who died in 1589. Linn. 
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosx. These are pretty 
stove shrubs, of easy culture in sandy peat, mixed 
with a little loam ; and young plants are obtained 
either by cuttings, or by seeds, without difficulty. 
The native practitioners of India suppose the 
kernels of G. Bonducella to possess powerful tonic 
virtues. 
BOnduc .... Yellow . S. Ev. S. India . . 1640 
BondiicellA . . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . I7 OO 
Guinea-peach, see SarcocSphdlUs. 
Guinea-plum, see Parindrium excSlsUm. 
Guldenst.*dtia, Fischer. In honour of J. A. Gul- 
denstaedt, a Russian naturalist. Linn. I7, Or. 4, 
Nat. Or. Leguminosx. A dwarf plant, of little 
beauty, and very simple culture. Synonyme: 1. 
Astragalus paucijlorus. 
pauciflorA, 1 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1827 
Gum-arabic trek, see Acacld ardbicd. 
Gum-cistus, see Clstus LadanifgrUs. 
Gummieerous, producing gum. 
Gum-succory, see Chondrilld. 
Gum-tree, see Eucalyptus robttstd. 
Gundelia, Tournefort. Prom Andvew Gundelschei- 
mer, a German botanist, and first discoverer of 
the plant. Linn. 19, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Composites. 
A curious plant, though possessed of no great 
beauty ; it does best in sandy peat, and is readily 
increased by divisions. 
Toumefortn . . Lgt. grn. . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1739 
Gunnera, Linn. In honour of E. Gunner, Bishop of 
Drontheim, a good botanist. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. UrticacecB. A curious Cape plant, growing 
best in rich mould kept moist ; it is increased by 
divisions. 
perpensA . . . Purple . 7> G. Her. P. C. 0. H. . 1688 
Gunnia, Lindley. In compliment to Ronald Gunn, 
Esq., a zealous investigator of the botany of Van 
Diemen’s Land. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchi- 
daceoB. This^is a curious little plant, with dingy 
purple flowers, succeeding well with the treatih'ent 
recommended for Burlingtonia. 
picta Purple . 6, S. Epi. Sidney 1837 
Gustavia. Linnaeus dedicated this genus to his 
patron Gustavus III. of Sweden, who presented a 
large collection of Indian plants to him. Linn. 16, 
Or. 8, Nat. Or. Myrtaceoe, This is a truly splendid 
plant, growing upwards of ten feet high ; it thrives 
well in any rich soil, and increases from cuttings 
in sand, in heat, under a glass. 
augustA . . . . White. . S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1794 
Guzmannia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of A. Guz- 
man, a naturalist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bro- 
meliacece. This is a pretty species, and will do 
well in any rich mould ; it is increased by suckers. 
trlcblOr .... Gm. scar. 4, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1820 
Gymnadenia, R. Brown. From gymnos, naked, and 
aden, a gland ; in allusion to the gland of the pollen 
masses. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. The 
plants of this genus do best in sandy loam and peat, 
and if grown in pots, they must be well drained, 
and very little water given to them when not in a 
gi'owing state; they are increased by divisions of 
the roots. Synonymes: 1. Orchis conopsea. 2. Ha- 
benaria tridentata. 
conopsga, 1 . . . Purple . 6, H. Ter. Britain . . 
cucuUatA . . . White . . 6, H. Ter. Podolia . . 
odoratissimA . . White. . 6, H. Tor. Switzerl. . 1824 
tridentatA, 2 . . White. . 6, H. Ter. Canada . . 1820 
