PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
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384. Gardenia grandiflora. Cape jasmine. Rubiacece. 
A native of China, cultivated in the State. The fruit yields a yellow 
dye with which the yellow robes of the mandarins are stained. 
(Bailey’s Cycl. Am. Hort., 626.) 
385. Garrya elliptica Dough Silk tassel tree. Cornacece. 
Valued as a tonic in malarial fevers. (U. of C. Agr. Exp. Sta. Rep., 
1895-96, 1896-97.) 
386. Garrya fremontii Torr. California fever bush. Cornacece. 
Used as a tonic and antiperiodic. Contains a bitter principle not 
unlike quinine in its action. (D. W. Ross, Am. Journ. Pharm., 1877.) 
387. Gaultheria myrsinites Hook. Wintergreen. Ericaceae. 
Closely related to G. procumbens and no doubt has similar medicinal 
properties. The fruit is delicious, likewise the fruit of G. shallon 
Pursh. (Salal.) (U. S. Disp.) (Calif. Geol. Surv. Bot. 1:455.) 
388. Gaura coccinea Pursh. Scarlet gaura. Onagracece. 
Said to be poisonous. Requires study. 
389. Gelsemium sempervirens L. False jessamine. Logoniacece. 
A native of the eastern and southern United States, cultivated in 
California. Properties well known. Used in fevers, rheumatism, aches 
and pains. 
390. Genista tinctoria L. Dyer’s weed. Leguminosce. 
Cultivated. The flowering tops are used in preparing a yellow dye. 
The tops and seeds are used medicinally, having purgative and emetic 
properties. 
391. Gentiana calycosa Griesb. Gentian. Gentianucece. 
Properties similar to those of G. lutea L. Requires further study. 
392. Geranium species. Cranesbill. Geraniacece. 
The native species require further study as regards astringent prop- 
erties. Rich in tannin. 
393. Geranium dissectum L. Common geranium. Geraniacece. 
This species and G. carolinianum L. (Carolina geranium) are easy 
of cultivation. 
394. Geranium maculatum L. Wild geranium. Geraniacece. 
A native of the eastern United States, requires rich, moist wood- 
land. Well known medicinally (U. S. Disp. and text-books on materia 
medica.) 
395. Geranium viscossissimum. Wild geranium. Geraniacece. 
A forage plant. Requires further study. 
