K, »aúó
i.
f
\< I
GAM 248
ripened wood ^vill root in sand, under a glass,
in heat.
glandulòsa
glaîica . .
liirsùta. .
Yellow . 4. S. Ev. S. O Mexico . 1S24
Yellow . O, S. Kv. Tw. 8 ]\Icxico . 1829
. Yellow . 9, S. Ev. S. 4 I^Icxico . 1824
GAMA GRASS. See Tripsamm dactyloidcs.
GAMDEEU. See Uncd^ria Gdmhier.
GAMIIIER, See Uncdria Gdmhier.
GAMB5GE. Sec Gardinia Gavibbcjia and Naildea
Gdmhier. . .
GAMOLins, Do Candolle. From gamos, .]oined,
and Icpis, a scale. Linn. 10, Or. 2, ITat. Or.
Asteracece. Sec Oilionna.
GA]^r.0^ETAL0US, when tlic petals are joined at
the edge. . . i .
GAMOSJirALOUS, ^Yl^cn the sejiuls arc joined at
the edge.
(UNYMiiDES. See Narcissns.
G-AiiciNlA, Linn. In honour of Laurent Garcin,
M.D., F.lv.S., an oriental traveller. Linn. 11,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Clusidccm. 'J^his is a valuable
and much admired genus of fruit-bearing trees.
The plants thrive best in a light loamy soil
with a little peat mixed : they require a strong
moist heat to flourish well, and ripened cuttings
will root in sand, under a glass, in a
moist heat. The G. Mangostdna bears a fruit
which, in the East Indies, ranks with that of
the pine-apple. It rises with a taper stein,
•Bending out many branches, not unlike a iigtrce,
with oval leaves, seven or eight iuches
long. The flower is like that of a single rose ;
the fruit round, the size of a middling orange';
the shell is like that of the pomegranate, the
inside of a rose colour, divided by thin partitions,
as in oranges, in which the seeds are
lodged, surrounded by a soft juicy pulp, of a
delicious flavour, partaking of the strawberry
and the grape, and is esteemed one of the
richest fruits in the w^orld. According to Dr.
Garcin, it is esteemed the most delicious of the
~ East Indian fruits, and a .great deal of it may
be eaten without any inconveniencc ; it is the
only fruit which sick people are allowed to eat
without scruple. It is given with safety in
almost every disorder; and w^e are told that
Dr. Solander, in tlie last stage of a putrid fever
in Batavia, found h i m s e l f insensibly recovering
by sucking this delicious and refreshing fruit.
The pulp has a most happy mixture of the tart
and sweet, and is no less salutary than plea-
Fant. All the other species bear excellent
fruit, but by no means equal to the Mangosicina.
C. Gamhbgia produces the gamboge of
commerce : the fruit is powerfully purgative.
c5riaca . . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 E. Indies . 1823
C^wa . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 E. Indies . 1822
.Gamb5gla . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 E. Indies . 1820
Mangosti\na . Turple . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 Java . .1.89
GARDEN BALSAM. Sec Justicia 2'>(^ciordlis.
GARDEN CRESS. See Ltfidi%im saVivnm.
GARDENER'S GARTERS. See Ariindo Lonax
versicolor.
GARDiiNiA, Ellis. Kamed in compliment to
Alexander Garden, IM.D., of Charleston, Carolina,
a correspondent of Ellis and Linnaeus.
Linn 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. This
GAR
is a splendid genus of plants, producing their
sweet-scented flowers very freely. They require
a mixture of loam and peat ; and the
stove kinds, a strong moist heat and plenty of
water at the roots. Cuttings of all root readily
if not too ripe when taken off, planted in sand,
under a glass, in a moist heat, with the pots
plunged. Synonymes: 1, Mnsschida sinnosa ;
2, Cdnihiuvi coronàtum, Posoqitèria ditinctdncm;
3, Fosoqiièrïa frdgrans ; 4, P. longispina;
o, onUans; 6, CdntMiim cMnénse ; 7,
Mitssànda tetracdntha ; 8, Bdndia lov cjist flla ;
9, G. longifblia. See Gcnii^a, Mndia, Oxydntlms.
SherhoùrnL
amdena. . ,
angustifòlia
armìlta 1 .
campanulata
eitriodòra .
Dcvoniìina
Pink
White
"White
AVliitc
White
White
dumetòrum 2 White
7, S.
4, S.
0, S.
r, s.
flòrida . .
plbna . .
simi)líci .
Fortíinci .
fràgraiis 3
globósa
latifòlia .
longisplna 4
lonpst^la 1
lùcida . .
malleifera 9
mexicilna .
mici'ántha
monttina .
Mussàjnda
nitida . .
iiiitans 5 .
octonibra .
pánnea
parviaòra.
Pavdtta .
propinqua
pub(3scens
rjidicans .
Rotbmánnía
Sherbourniàna
. . ,
spinósa 6 . .
Stanlcyàna .
t e t r a c á n t h a T
tbeobromsefòlia
. .
Thunbi'irpfii
ni i gin òsa .
Whitfìóldii
Pa.yel
. Pa.yel,
. Wliite
. White
. White
. White
. Pa.yel.
. Wliite
. White
. White
7, S.
. White
7, S.
. White
7, S.
. White
4, a
. White
Ö. s.
. White
7, S.
. White 10, S.
. White 7, S.
. Wht.gr.S, S.
Yellow 6, "
4 China.
3 . 1823
8 W. Indies . 1813
4 K. Indies . 1815
4 Natal . . . 1850
4 S. Leone . IS-13
G E. Indies . 1777
4 China. . .1754
3 China. . .1754
4 E. Indies . 1831
5 China . . . 1845
4 E. Indies . 1820
6 N a t a l . . .1854
Ev. B. 6 E. Indies . 1787
Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1812
Ev. S. 5 S. Leone . 1846
Ev. S. 4 E. Indies . 1819
Ev. S. 4 S. Leone . 1843
Ev. S. 6 Mexico . .1817
Ev. S. 4 China . . 1806
Y.y. S. 8 E. Indies - 1819
Ev. S. 4 Carthage . 1820
2 S. Leone . . 1844
4 E. Indies . 1820
7, G. Ev. S.
0, a Ev. s.
7, S. Ev. S.
Ev. S.
Ev. S.
Ev. S.
Ev. S.
8, G. Ev. S.
8, G. Ev. S.
1, S. Ev. S.
5, G. Ev. S.
4, S. Ev. S.
3, G. Ev. S.
C, S.
7, S.
6, S
Ev, S
Ev. S.
Ev. S. 4 Fernando Po 1862
S. 4 S. Amer. . 1830
Ev. S. 3 E. Indies . 1818
Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1817
Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1823
Ev. S. 4 E. Indies . 1824
Ev. S. 1 China . . . 1804
Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1774
White 0, S.
AVhite 7, S.
AVhite 7, S.
White 7, S.
W^hite 6, G.
Pa.yel. 7, G.
Wt.red 6, S. Ev. S
4 S. Leone . . 1842
White
White
White
White
White
White
, White
7, S. Ev. S. 6 China.
4, S.
Ev.
4 S.
7, S.
Ev. S
4 S,
7, S. Ev. S. 4 S
2, G
7, S.
G, S.
Leone .
Amer.
Amer.
G. n .
Indies
Leone .
Ev. S. 5 C.
Ev. S. 3 E,
Ev. Ö. 4 S.
1800
1843
1820
1773
1802
1844
GAKDEN ROCAMBOLE. See Allium ojMoscòrdon.
GARDÒQUIA, Ruiz and Pavon. In hononr of
Don Die^^o Gardoqui, a Spaniard, who greatly
promoted the pnhlication of the Flora Peruviana.
Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Lamiacece.
These plants are well worthy of cultivation, on
account of their large showy llowers, especially
G. IIooMri. A mixture of equal parts of sand,
loam, and peat suits the specics well ; and cuttings
root readily in the same kind of soil,
under a iilass. See Cedronèlla.
betonicoldes . Purpl e 10, G. Her. P.
discolor . . Purple 0, S. Ev. S.
Gilli^sii . . Lilac . 6. G. Ev. S.
Ilookbri . . Scarlet 6, G. Ev. S.
multiflòra . Purple 4, G. Ev. S.
Ih Mexico ,
I Chile. ,
I Chile.
1-i Carolina
1 Chili .
1837
1827
182S
1832
1837
GARIDI^LLA, Livn. In honour of Pierre Garidel,
M.D., a botanical author of Provence in the
beginning of the last century. Linn. 10, Or.
s/lSTat. Or. llanitnculacex. An inconspicuous
GAß 249 GAS
plant, merely reiiuiring to be sown in the open
border in spring.
Nigellitstrum , Er. grn. 7, II. A. 1 France . 173G
GARLAND FLOWERS. See Pleurdndra Cneorum,
ErUa ])ersoluta, and Bdi^line Cncorum.
GARLIC. See Allium.
GARLIC PEAR. See Cmimm.
GÁRRYA. JSTamed by Douglas in compliment to
Nicholas Garry, Esq., of the Hudson's Pay
Coinpau}'-, to wdiose assistance ho was much
indebted during his travels. lÁnn. 21, Or. 4,
Nat. Or. Garryacece. This is a genus of ornamental
shrubs, very similar in appearancc to
Viburnum, and perhaps may be considered the
greatest botanical curiosity in all Mr. Douglas'
collections. The species prefer a loamy soil,
and may be readily increased by layers,
clliptica . . Grcun. 9, II. Ev. S. 6 N. Califor. . 1828
fcemina . . Yel. w. 9, II. Ev. S. 6 N.AV.Amer. 1849
laurifblia . . White 5, 11. Ev. S. (3 Mexico . . 1830
GARRYICEÍE. A small order of shrubs Avitli
opposite leaves, and pendulous amentaceous
racemes of flowers ; tliey are found m North
and Central America in temperate latitudes,
and in theAVest Indies.
GARUGA, Roxhicrgli. The Tolingas cíill it Garuga,
or Garoogoo. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Burserdceoi.
An ornamental genus, attaining the
height of twenty feet; for culture and ])ropagation,
see Boswéllia.
pinnáta . . . Yol. 5, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Indies . 1803
madagascariénsis Yol. 5, S. Ev. S. 20 Madagasc. 1824
GASTARÍA, IlawortU. Derived from gaster, the
belly; alluding to the enlarged base of the
flowers. Linn. G, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lilidcece.
These plants are all extremely interesting, ami
remarkable for producing their leaves, more or
less reguhxr, in two rows. Sandy loam, a little
leaf-mould, and peat, well mixed togetlier,
with a small quantity of brick rubbish, is the
best compost for them ; and being of a very
succulent nature, they xequire to bo only
moderately watered at any time, particularly
wlien not growing. They all increase from
suckers, or leaves, which will produce young
plants from their base, as Fiircréa and Aloe.
8ynonymes: 1, longifblia; 2, nigricans; 3,
oiigricans fascidta.
acinacifólia . Orange . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H.
minor . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H.
. lied . . 7, G. Ev. b. 2 C. G. II.
lied . . 8, G. Ev. S. HC. G. 11. 1820
. lied . . 6, G. Ev. S. l i C. G. 11. 1731
. lied . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1^- C. G. H. 1796
. lied or. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1824
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II.
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. H C. G. 11.
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. 11.
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2
. Red
; Scar, red' 7, G, Ev. S. 2 C. G. 11.
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 - --
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2
. Red . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. Ih C. G. II.
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. U C. G. H.
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II.
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II.
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II.
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II.
nngulàta 1
minor
angustifòlia
longifòlia
bicolor . .
brevifòlia .
perviridis
citndicans,
carinùta .
conapurcìlta
crassifòlia
decipiens 2
disticha .
mìljor
cnsifùlia .
cxcavàta .
obliqua .
fasciata 3 .
liixa . .
formósa .
gliibra . .
minor .
1819
1820
1791
1809.
1820
18:22
G. II. 1731
; Ò; G. EV. S. 2 C. G. II. 179Ö
. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. II. 1820
- - ~ - ' ' 1820
C. G. 11. 1820
C. G. II. 1820
. 7, G. Ev. S. 1
C. G. H. 1823
• 1S24
1750
1820
1820
1S20
170(.>
1820
intermedia . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IT. 1790
aspèrrima . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II. 1820
'hbvior . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. IJ C. G. II. 1820
lóngior . . Sear, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II. 1820
Lì3tepunctàta Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820
denticulàta. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II. 1822
htìvis . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. l è C. G. H. 1820
Unita . . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. U G. G. li. 1820
maculata . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1759
f<illax. . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1820
móllis . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. 11. 1823
nigricans . . Red . . 7, G. Kv. S. 2 C. G. IT. 1790
marmorrita . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1820
nitens . . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1820
brbvior . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S 2 C. G. IL 1820
nitida . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. IL 1820
^^ummù, \ • • ^ ^^^^
o U h s a . . .Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. IL 1820
obtusifòlia . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. I j C. G. ]L 179(3
ptirva . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. IL 1820
pietà . . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. li. 1820
pluripunctàta Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. 11. 1820
"^'unctata \ '' ^
púlchra ? . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. II. 1759
ripens . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. IL 1821
r o k t a . . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 1-} C. G. IL 1820
strigata . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. IL 1820
subcarinàta .Orango . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1818
viridior . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820
subnigricans. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C G. IL 1S20
glàbrior . . Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820
subverrucòsa Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820
parvipunctàta
sulcìxta. .
trigòna
undàta
venústa .
verrucòsa .
I Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II. 1820
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. l i C. G. H. 1820
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. II. 1820
. Scar, red 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1820
. Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. IL 1731
GASTÒNIA. Dedicated by Commerson to Gaston
de Bourbon, son of Henry lY. of France, a
promoter of botany. Linn. 11, Or. 5, ]N"at. Or.
Aralidcece. Kather an ornanicntal shrub, requiring
a soil composed of a mixture of sand,
loam, and peat ; and cuttings root readily
when planted in sand, under a glass, in heat,
palmata . . Wht. grn. 3, S. Ev. S. 4 . 1818
GASTRÍDIUM, Beauvois. Derived from gastrldion,
a little swelling. LÁnn. 3, Or. 2, ITat.
Or. Graminàcece. Plants of little interest, and
of the easiest culture. Synonyme : 1, MUiura
lendlgcriim.
australe 1 . . Apetal . 7, n . Grass, i Brit., Sa. fields,
muticum . . Apetal . 7, II. Grass. 1 Sicily . . 1819
GASTROCIRPIIA, Don. From gaster, the belly,
and karphe, chaiF ; alluding to the form of the
receptacle. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Kat. Or. Asteracece.
This is an ornanaental plant, succeeding
in any common soil, and increased readily
from-seeds. Synonyme: 1, G. moscdria, Moschdria
pinnailfida. See Moschdria.
runcinàta 1. . White . 7, F. Her. P. 3 Chile. . 1827
GASTROCIIÌLUS, Wallich. From gaster, the belly,
and chcilos, a lip ; alluding to the belhed lip.
Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zingiberàeece. These
species are all more or less ornamental, and
succeed well in sandy loam ; they may bo increased
by divisions. See Saccolàhium.
Jenkinsònii . Or. cri. 6, S. Her. P. U ^.Ind. . 1841
longiñórus . Yel.red 7, S- Her. P. 2 E.Ind. . 184.3
pulchurrimus Yel. pk. 8, S. Her. P. 2 Rangoon . 1823
GASTRÒDIA, R. Brown. From gaster, the belly,^
and odous, a tooth ; referring to the top oí