GENISTA, Leguminosae. Shrubs with pea-like flowers, usu¬ 
ally yellow. They are best pleased with a porous well drained 
soil and a sunny sheltered position. They are not easy to trans¬ 
plant [5E, nursery]. 
G. ephedroides. Islands of N.W. Medit. 
G. Florida. Spain. 
G. germanica. C. and S. Eu. 
G. hispanica. Spain to N. Italy. 
G. pilosa . Eu. 
G. radiata. S.E. Eu. 
G. sagittalis. C. and S. Eu. 
G. sericea. Italy to Greece. 
G. silvestris. S.E. Eu. 
G. S. PUNGENS. 
G. Spachiana (Cytisus S.). Canary Islands. 
G. tinctoria. Dyer’s Greenweed; S.E. Eu. to W. Asia. 
GINKGO, Ginkgoaceae. Maidenhair-tree. Ornamental dioe¬ 
cious trees with fan-shaped leaves. Because of the disagreeable 
odor of the fruit, male trees should be selected for city and 
home planting. They grow best in good garden soil and will 
stand smoky city conditions. They are unaffected by diseases 
or insect pests [6G]. 
G. biloba. E. China. 
G. b. fastigiata. 
GLEDITSIA, Leguminosae. Honey-locust. Spiny trees with 
small pinnate leaves and persistent pods ranging from two 
inches in length in G. aquatica to more than twelve inches in 
G. triacanthos [2C, 5D, nursery]. 
G. aquatica. Water-locust; S. C. to Fla. and Tex. 
G. caspica. Transcauc., N. Persia. 
G. heterophylla. N.E. China. 
G. japonica (G. horrida ). Japan, China. 
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