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harpoòdes . Bvn. yel. G, S. ITcr. P. 1 Brazil . 1841
ìncàiiniu . . Brn. yol. 6, S. ITur. P. 1 W. Ind. 1840
Lttipcs . . Yel.
menisene- jj^
lumi 3 . \
ncriifòlium 4 Brown
pccthiíltum 5 Yel.
pìlosclloìdcs. Yel.
scpúltiun 0 . Brown
G, S. Ilcr. P. 1 Brazil . 1839
6. S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1840
6, S. ner. P. Brazil . 1837
7, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. 1793
C, S. .Tier. P. 1 Brazil .
0, S. Her. P. Brazil . 1841
r>, S. Xlor. P. 1 Brazil . 1841
GONIÓPTEUIS, Presi. From goiiia, an angle, and
pùeris, a fern; fronds. Linoi. 24, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Polij^ìodiàccce. Stove and greenhonse ferns.
Synonymes: 1, PolyiJÒdium ásj^eruvi ; 2, P.
proUferitm; 3, P. viviparum ; Mcnisdum
jproliferiim,
áspera 1 . . Brn. yd. 7, S. TTcr. P. 1 I. of Luz.
asplenioìdos. Brn. yol 7, S. Her. P. Jamaica 1841
costj\ta . . Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind.
creníita . . Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. 1835
fraxinifòlia 2 Brn. yel. G, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . •]841
megalòdes . Brn. yel. G, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. 1843
penuífíera . Brn. yel. 6, G. Pier. P. 1 N. Zeal. 1835
prolifera 3 . Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. 1820
rùbida . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 I. of Luz.
tetragr)na . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. 1§43
urophi^lla , Brn. ycl. 6, S. Her. P. 1 E Ind.
GONIÓSTEMON, Ilaxöorili, From ^onia, an angle,
and stcmon, a stamen ; alluding to the shape
of the stamens. Linn. 5, Or. 2, ISTat. Or.
AscUpiadhcece, This is a genus of curious succulcnt
plants, nearly related to Stapelia ;
which genus see for culture and propagation.
Synonyme: 1, StapUia divaricai a.
divariciUus 1 Flesh . 8, S Ev. S. \ C. G. H. . . 1703
pállidus . . Pa.blue 8, S. Ev. S. ^ C. G. H. . . 1818.
strictus . . Pa.blue8, S. Ev. S. ^ C. G. II. . . 1814
GONÓGONO. See Myristica.
GONÓLOBUS, Richard. From gonia, an angle,
and lolos, a pod ; the pods are angular. Linn.
5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclcpiadàcece. Prettytwining
plants ; the stove and greenhouse
species thrive well in loam and peat, and cuttings
root readily in sand, under a glass. The
hardy kinds grow best in a warm dryish situation,
in any light soil, or in peat ; they are
increased by divisions or seeds. Synonymes:
1, 0. liirsùtus ; 2, Cynánclium discolor ; 3, O.
marltiimcm ; 4, Gonolohiis viridiflòrits ; 5,
Fisclièria Mariidna.
carolinénsis 1 Purple 7, G. De. Tw. 6 Carolina . 1824
erispiflòrus . Wt.gr. 7, S. Do. Tw. 2 S. Araer. 1741
diadomatus . Green. 9, S. Ev. Tw. 10 Mexico . 1812
discolor 2 . . Green . 7, H. De. Tw. 6 N. Amor. 1809
echinàtus . . Green . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6
grandiflòrus . Green. 7, S. De. Tw. 10 Trinidad 1826
hirstitus . . Purpl e 6, H. De. Tw. 6 N. Amcr. 180G
hispidus . . Black . 7, H. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . 1837
Isevis . . . Purpl e 6, H. De. Tw. 6 N. Amer. 1806
macroph^llus Yellow 7, H. De. Tw. 6 N. Am'er. 1822
maritimus 3 . Green. 6, S. Ev. Tw. G Carthage 1823
Martiànus 5 . Wt. gr. 5, G. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . 1845
nigcr . . . Dk.pr. 10, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Mexico . 1825
NuttahL\nus4 Green. 7, H. De. Tw. 4 Mississip. 1822
obllquus . . Green. 7, H. De. Tw. 4 Carohna . 1818
planiflòrus . Green. 7, S. Ev. Tw. 8 Trinidad 1818
prostràtus . Green . 7, G. Ev. Tr. 3 Mexico . 1823
racemòsus . White 7, S. Ev. Tw. 10 Caraccas. 1820
rostnUus . . Green. 7, S. Ev. Tw. 8 Trinidad 1824
suberò.sus . . Green . 8, S. Ev. Tw. 6 America . 1732
uniflorus . . "White 7, S. Do. Tw. 6 Mexico . 1825
vindiflòrus . Green . 9, S. Ev. Tw. 6 S. Amer. 182Ö
GONOSPJÉRMÜM, De Candolle. From gonia, an
angle, and sperma^ a seed ; seeds angular.
Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or, Astcràcece. Plants
of easy growth in light soil. Synonyme: 1, Tanacetum
canariinse.
¿Icgans 1 . . Y'cllow 5, G. Ev. S 2 Canaries .1810
multiil6rum . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Canaries . 1838
GONATANTI-IUS, ScJioU. From gonia, an angle,
and antJios, a flower ; Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or.
Ardccce. For culture, &c., see Riclidrdia.
sarmcnt6sus . Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. 2 India .1840
GooDi^NIA. ISTamed by Smith in honour of T)i\
Goodenough, Bishop "of Carlisle, and a botanical
author. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Oood-^
enidcecc. A very elegant genus of plants, requiring
to be grown in a mixture of peat and
loam ; and young plants are freely obtained
from cuttings in saud, under a glass ; they aro
also raised from seeds. See Scdivola.
bellidifòlia . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. ^ N". Holl,
decúrrcns. . Yel. . 5, G. Her. P. f N. S. W.
gi'ácilis . . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. H N. Holl,
gi-andiflòra . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. P. 4 N. S. W.
hederàcea . . Ycl. . 7, G. Her. P. ^ N. Hioll.
heterophj^lla . Pa.red. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Holl.
1823
1825
1822
1803
1813
1826
inc<\na . . . Blue . 5, G. Her. P. J Swan Riv. 1842
ováta . . . Ycl. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1793
panicultUa . Yel. , 7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1823
rígida . . . Bluo . Q, G. Her. P. 1 Swan Riv. 1837
stelligera . . Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. S. W. . 1823
GooDENilCEiE, or GooDENiADS. Herbaceous
plants and small slender shrubs constitute this
order. The well-known LesclunaiiUia formbsa
belongs here, and may be taken as an
example of the shrubby spccies.
GOODENÓVIÍE. See Goodenidcece.
GOOD HENRY. See Glieno-;podinm Bonus-IIénricus.
GOÓDIA, Salishury. In honour of Peter Good,
a collector of seeds in Kew Holland for the
botanic garden at Kew. ^ Linn. 16, Or. 6, I^at.
Or. Fabacece. This is a very elegant genus of
little shrubs, succeeding in a mixture of loam
and poat; and young cuttings root freely in
sand, under a glass. They may be raised from
seeds, which generally ripen in abundance.
latifülia . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L. . . 1793
polysp(5rma . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L. . . 1790
. pubéscens . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L, . . 1805
GOOD-NIGHT, See ArgyrUa hona-n6x.
GOODYÍÍRA, R. Brown. In honour of John
Goodyer, a British botanist. Linn. 20, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Orchiddcem. These are rather pretty
free-flowering plants. The stove kinds do best
in sandy peat, mixed with a little leaf-mould.
The hardy kinds do best in snndy peat, and
are readily increased by divisions of the roots.
Synonyme: 1, Neottia repens.
discolor . . White . 11, S. Ter.
proci)ra . . Whi te . 6, S. Ter.
pubéscens . Wliite . 7, H Ter.
ríípens 1 . . White . 7, H. Ter,
rubicúnda . Cinnamon 7, S. Tor.
tesselláta . . White . 7, H. Ter.
1 S. Amor. 1815
I J Nepal . 1821
I N. Amer. 1802
I Scot.,woods.
1 Manilla 183S
t N.Amer.l821
See Reptònia hiixifölia.
See Ribes Grossulària.
See Júncns squamosus.
See Glienopòdium.
See ÄspdlathiLS Glienopoda.
S,ee Galium Aparine.
See PoteniUla Anserlna.
. See Laiosonia dlba.
GOORGOÒRA.
GOOSEBERRY.
GOOSE-CORN.
GOOSE-FOOT.
GOOSE-FOOT.
GOOSE-GRASS.
GOOSE-TANSY.
GOPHER WOOD
'é-
GORDÒNIA, Ellis, iu honour of Alexander Gordon,
a celebrated nurseryman at Mile End,
London, who lived in the time of Miller.
Linn. 16, Or.2, ^N'at. Or. Ternstr'òmiàcece. This
is a genus of elegant plants, well deserving of
extensive cultivation on account of their large
and beautiful ilowers. The plants are hardy
enough to stand our British winters in the
open air, yet the young shoots often get injured,
owing to the shortness of our summer
not suifering them to ripen the wood, or even
to flower in perfection ; they should therefore
be treated as greenhouse plants. The best soil
for them is peat, mixed with a little loam ;
they are readily increased by layers, or cuttings
in sand, under a glass. G. Llccmatòxylon requires
to be grown in the stove ; and cuttings
of the rii)oned wood will root in sand, under a
glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, Lacathèaflòrida.
Sec Polyspora.
Eranklinii . . White . 9, IT. De. S. 3 N. Amor. 1774
Hsematóxylon White . 9, S Ev. T. 30 Jamaica 1820
javiinica . . White . 11, S. Ev. S. 2 Java . . 1849
Lasiitnthus . Yellow 9, II. De. a. 6 N. Amer. 1739
pubéscens 1 . White . 7, II. De. S. 3 Carolina 1774
GORSE. See tllex europàns.
GORTÌÌRIA, Linn. In honoiir of David Gorter,
a Dutch professor of botany at Hardewyck.
Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteràcem. This is
a dwarf Cape plant, of little beauty and easy
culture. See Gazània.
pcrsonilta . . Yellow . 8. G. A. ^ C. G. H. 1774
GORY-DEW. See Palmélla cruènta.
GOSS^PIUM, Linn, From goz, or gotlin, an Arabic
word, signifying a soft substance ; whence
the Latin and English name of the genus. The
name of the cotton-tree iu Egypt is Gotnenseigiar.
Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvàcece.
Tliis is a highly valuable genus of plants, especially
the species harhadénse and herbàceum,
the former being extensively cultivated in the
West Indies, and the latter in the south of
Europe. A light rich soil and a moist heat
suit all the species best. Cuttings of the
shrubby kinds, if not too ripe, will root freely
in a light soil, under a glass ; they may also
be increased by seeds. The annual and biennial
oecies should be sown in pots in sprmg,
aced in heat, and when the plants are of
s
and p
snflicient size, they should be planted singly
into small pots, and shifted as they grow. See
Cochlospdrmum Gossypium.
acuminàtum. Yel.
arbóreum.
Yel.
barb adénse
Yel.
herbàccum
Yel.
hirslitum .
Yel.
indi cum .
Yel.
latifòlium.
Yel.
micránthum
Yel.
obtusifòliurn. Yel.
relip;iòsum . Yel.
vitifòlium . Yel.
7, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Indies
7, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Indies
9, S. B. 4 Barbadoes
7, S. A.
3 E. Indies
7, G. B.
3 S. Amer.
3 E. Indies
4
3 Persia
4 E. Indies.
3 India . .
3 E. Indies
1822
1G94
1759
1594
1731
1800
1800
1820
S. B.
S. Ev. S.
S. B.
S. Ev. S. _ -
S.Her.P. .1777
S. A. Indies , 18U5
GOTJINIA, Linn. In honour of Anthony Gouan,
once professor of botany at Montpelier, and
author of the Ilortus Monspelieusis. Linn. 23,
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ranunculàeem. Interesting
climbers, growing about ten feet
high7 and suceeeding well in a mixture of peat
fasciàta
Gardnöri .
lagenóphora
liliácea . .
supèrba .
utriculàta 1
evergreen
ami loam ; cuttiugs root freely in sand, under
a glass, in heat.
cordifòlia . . Yellow 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 Rio Jan. . 1820
domingénsis . Yellow 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 W. Indies 1789
integrifòlia . Gr.yel. 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 . 1800
leptostáchya . Green. 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies . 1810
mauritiàna . Gr.yel. 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 Mauritius 1823
Retini\ria . . Green. 5, S. Ev. CI. 10 Main-itius 1834
tilia3fòlia . . Yellow 7, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies . 1810
tomentósa . Gr.yel. 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 W. Indies 1S23
GOUFFÈIA, Rohil. Named after Gouifé de la
Conr, a botanist of Marseilles. Linn. 10, Or.
2, Nat. Or. Caryophyllàcece. Unworthy of
much regard.
holosteoldes . White . 7, H. A. 2 Russia . . 1830
GOURD. See Cucúrbita.
GOÍTRDA. See Lagenaria milgàris Goùrda.
GOUTWEED. See JEgopòdium.
GOVÌÌNIA, Lindley. In compliment to J. I?.
Gowen, Esq., the originator of some splendid
hyhr'ul Rhododendrons, &c., at Ilighclere. Linn.
20, Or. Nat. Or. Orchiddcem. These aro
remarkably handsome plants when in liower.
For culture and propagation, see BUtia. Synonymes
: 1, Cymbidium utriculàtumy Limodò-
Tum% utricuUitum.
Yellow 1, S. Epi. Mexico . . 1843
Gr.yl. 12, S. Ter. 2 Organ Mts. . 1837
White . 1, S. Epi. Mexico . . 1844
White . 7, S. Ter. 1 Mexico
Yellow 3, S. Ter. 4 Xalapa . . 1828
Cream 8, S. Epi. Jamaica..
GRABÒWSKIA. Schlechtendahl named this genus
in compliment to Mr. H. Grabowsky, an apothecary,
and a botanical author of Ohlaf, in
Silesia. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanàcem.
G. boerhaavimfilia is a curious spiny, scrambling
shrub, in appearance much like Átriplex
JIdlimus. It is said to be suificiently hardy
to stand our winters when planted against a
south wall. The soil best suited for it is a
mixture of peat and loam, and it may be increased
from cuttings without any diííiculty.
Synonymes : 1, Lycium boerhanmmfolium^
Ehrètia halimifòlia, L. heterophjllum.
boerhaaviaifòlia 1 Pa. pur . 4, H. Ev. S. 6 Peru . 1780
duphcàta . . . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Peru . 1838
GR^LLSIA, Boissier. Named in honour of M.
Grcells, Prof, of Zoology at Madrid. Linn. 15,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brassicàcece. A plant very
much resembling the little Saxífraga gratiulàta
; it does well on rock-work, and looks
very pretty when in flower. Synonyme: 1,
CocJileària saxifragifòlia.
saxifragifòlia 1 White . 7, H. Her. P. ^ Persia . 1844
GRÍÍMIA. See GepliaUphora.
GRAIIÍS-OF-PARADISE. See Amhmmx Grana-
Paradisi.
GRAMINICETE, Grasses. An extensive order of
the most useful pknts : here we have fodder
for cattle, food for man, and many other use^
ful products for domestic purposes. Perhaps,
altogether, this is one of the most important
and interesting orders of the vegetable world.
GRAMMÁNTHES, De Candolle. Erom gra7nma, a
writing, and anihos, a flower ; on account of
the segments of the corolla having the appearance
of the letter Y on them. Linn. 5, Or, 5,