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l)ut as soon as they begin to grow, or show
lilooin, they must be well supplied with water.
All airy situation suits them best ; they may
be increased by oftsets from the bulbs, or by
seeds.
hyaciiithina
Blue . 7, S. 111. V. 1 S. Amer.
intermedia
Blue . 4, S. BI. P. f Brazil .
Liboniàiia
Blue . 5, S. Bl. P. i Brazil .
pai'viflòra .
Pa.pur. 8, S. Bl. P. ^ S. Amer.
G u i F F Í T n s i A , Agardh.
In honour of
. 1815
. 1823
, 1848
. 1815
Mrs.
Grilliths, of Devonshire, who lias made many
discoveries in marine vegetation. Linn. 24,
Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucàcece. Small, red-coloured
species found on the sea shore most plentiful
in sumnier— harhàta^ corallina^ equisetifhlia^
muKifida, pilifera, setàcea^ simplicifòlia.
GRÌMMIA, Hedioig, In honour of J . F. Grimm,
a German botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or.
Bryàcece. Small plants, growing in rouiidish
tufts. G. 'piilvinàta is very common on the
tops of old walls and houses ; it forms little
cushion-like, brownish-green tufts or lumps.
Synonyme: 1, Dicrànum ovàU—apocàrpa,
atràta, nìgro-viridis, stricta, Doniàna, leucophèa,
maiitima, ovàta 1, pnlviuàta, saxicòla,
spiralis, torquàta, trichoplì^lla, unicolor See
Conòstomuin^ Didynwdon^ GlyphomUrion,
Gymnàstovmirij Splàchnnm^ Tétra-plvis^ and
Wussia.
GRINDÈLIA, Willdenow, Named after Grindel,
a German botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat.
Or. Astcràcece. Elegant plants, with very neat
foliage and yellow flowers ; they succeed without
difficulty in loam and peat, and readily increase
from cuttings in sand, under a glass.
Synonymes: 1, Dònia ciliàta j 2, G. angustifolia;
3, Dònia ghctinosa; 4, D. squarròsa.
See Aster,
8, G-. Her. P. 1 Mexico .
8, H. B. N. Amer.
8, G. Ev. S. 1 Mexico .
8, G. Ev. S. I J Mexico .
8, G. Ev. S. 2 Mexico .
. Yel.
ciliàta 1 Yel.
coronopifòlia Yel.
Duválii
Yel.
glutinósa 3
Yel.
grandiflòra
inuloìdes .
Lambértii
spatulàta .
speciósa .
squarròsa 4
Oran. 6, F. Her. P. 8 Texas .
Yel. . 8, G. Ev. S Mexico .
. 8, G. Ev. S. 2 Mexico .
. 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico .
. 5, F. Ev. S. Patagonia
, 8, G. Her. P. 2 Missouri
Yel.
Yel.
Yel.
Yel.
18-22
18-21
1826
1820
1803
1840
1815
1816
1819
1851
1811
GRÌSLEA, Linn, In honour of G. Grisley, a
Portuguese surgeon and botanical author.
Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythràcece. Interesting
stove shrubs, thriving best in a mixture
of sandy peat and loam, and increased by cuttings
in sand, nnder a glass, in heat,
seciinda . . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Cumana . . 1820
tomentósa . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Indies . 1804
GRISLÌENTA. See Sco;pòlia,
GRIST. See Avena nuda.
GROATS, the kernel of oats freed from the hnsk,
and kiln-dried.
GRÒBTA, Lindley. Named in honour of Lord
Grey, of Groby, a munificent patron of horticulture,
and a most zealous cultivator of orchidaceous
epiphytes. He died in 1836. Linn,
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidàcece. This is a very
curious and pretty genus, nearly allied to
Cymhidium. The flowers are pale ochre colour,
beautifully spotted with purple, and are proaiigMstifòlia
For culturo
duced on a pendulous raceme,
and propagation, see Stanhopea,
Anihérstise . Ochre spot 9, S. Epi. ^ Brazil .
galeàta . . Grn. pur. 3, S. Epi. I Brazil .
GROMWELL. See Litliospérmnm.
GRONÒVIA, Linn. In honour of J. F. Gronovius,
1829
1886
a botanist of Leyden. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Loasàcece. Plants of little beanty,
and easy cultivation ; they are increased by
seeds.
Ilumboldtiàna Yellow S. CI. B. 8, S. Amer.
. 1820
sciindens . . Gr.yel. 6, S. CI. B. G, Jamaica
. 1781
GROOVED, furrowed, channeled, niarked
with
grooves.
GROSSULÀCEZE. See Grossulariàcea^,
GROSSULÀRIA. See Ribes Grossulària.
GROSSULARIÀCEÌE, or CURRANT-WORTS.
To
this order belong the gooseberry and currant
of our gardens ; these arc so well known, that
any further description is unnecessary.
GRÓSSUM, thick, fat.
GROUND-CHERRY. See Ccrasns Chama^cérasus,
GROUND-CISTUS. See Rhododendron Chama^-
cisfiis.
GROUND-CRISTA.
See Càssia Chawoecrista.
GROUND-CYPRESS.
See Santolina Oliamoecypa-
rissus.
GROUND-ELDER.
See Mermriàlis ;perénnis.
GROUND-FLAX. See Camellna.
GROUND-IVY. See Glecliòma.
GROUND-J\SMINE. See Stellerà Chamcejdsme,
GROUND OAK. See Teùcrium Cliawéyitys.
GROUND-PINE. See Aìùcja Chamé'pitys and Per^
soonia Ohamépithys.
GROUND-STAR. See Geàstrum.
GROUNDSEL. See Senecio.
GROUNDSEL. See Hyosc^amus Senecihnis.
GROUNDSEL-TREE. See Bàccharis halimifòlia.
GROVE-DOCK. See Rùmex Nemolàpatlium.
GRUMI-CHAMA. See Eugenia hrasiliénsis.
GRUMOSE, clubbed, knotted.
GRUYERE CHEESE is flavoured with Melilotiis
officinalis,
GRYLLUS, a cricket.
GUABINÒBA. See Psidiunn.
GUACO OF PERU. See Mikània Guaco, Aristalochia
Anguicìda, and Convolvulus,
GUAÌACUM, Linn. Guaiac is the South American
name of the tree. Linn, 10, Or. 1, Kit.
Or. Zygophyllacece, Lofty, ornamental-growing
trees, cultivated in rich loam ; ripened
cuttings, taken off at a joint, will root in sand,
nnder 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 officinale is
bitter and acrid, and is chiefly used in sudorifics,
diaphoretics, or alteratives. Synonyme :
1, ZygopMllum arhòreum.
arbóreuml . Blue . 8, S. Ev T. 40 Trinidad . 181G
officinale . . Blue . 8, S. Ev. T. 30 W. Indies . 1694
verticale . . Blue . 8, S. Ev. T. 6 W. Indies . 1820
GUARANA BREAD is prepared from the seeds of
Paullinia sòrhilis.
GUÀREA, Lin7i. From guara^ the name given
to one of the species by the natives of Cuba.
G U A 2 6 7 G U N
LAnn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melu^cem. These are
tall-growiug 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, nnder
a glass, Synonymes ; 1, trichilioldes; 2, triciiilioid.
es.
grandiflòra 1
ramiiìòra
Swàrtzii 2
White
White
White
S. Kv. T.
S. Ev. T.
S. Ev. T.
20 S. Amer. 1752
20 IlortoIlic(.1824
25 Jamaica. 1818
GUATIMÀLA. See Indigôfera Guatemala,
GUATTÌ^RIA, Ruiz and Pavón. In honour of
John Baptiste Guatteri, an Italian botauist,
and once professor at Parma. Linn. 13, Or,
6, Nat. Or. Anonàceoe. This is a splendid
genus of plants {G. virgàta is the lance-wood
of commerce) succeeding 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, Uvària lanceolata,
ccríiRüides . Green . 5, S. Ev. S. 16 E. Indies . 1820
laurifòlia . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 Jamaica . 1818
rîifa . . . Brown 7, S. Ev. S. 3 China . . 1822
suberosa . . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 8 E. Indies . 1820
virgtita 1 . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 40 Jamaica . 1739
GUAVA. See Psîdium.
GUAYACINE. A peculiar substance, differing
both from gum and resin, found in the various
species of Guaiacum.
GUAZÚMA, Plumier. The name of the plant in
Mexico. Linn. 18, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sterculiiiceoe.
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 cuttings in sand or soil, nnder a
glassi, in heat. Synonymei^: 1, Buòròma gvazûma,
Theoh oma guazùma ; 2, Buòròma polyhôtryum.
polybótrya 2 . . Tel. . 6, S. Ev. T. 25 Brazil . 181G
tomentósa . . Yel. . 0, S. Ev. T. 25 Cumana. 1820
nlmifòlia 1 . . Yel. . 6, S. Ev. T. 40 Jamaica 1739
GUELDER-ROSE. See Yihûrnum Ópulus,
GUEPÍNIA. See Teesdàlia.
GUERNSEY-LILY. See Nerìne sarniénsis.
GUETTARDA, VentenanL In honour of Etienne
Gnettard, a French botanist. Linn. 21, Or.
6, Nat. Or. Cinchonàceoe. Splendid trees, attaining
from upwards of twenty feet high ;
they succeed best in peat and loam mixed ;
and cuttings strike in sand without any difficultv.
Synonymes: 1, Laugèria hirsiita ; 2,
L. lùcida; 3, L. odorata; 4, Mathlola scabra.
See Lsértia.
hirsuta 1 . . White .
lùcida 2 . . White .
odorata 3 . White .
rugósa . . Red .
tomentósa . Red .
scabra 4 . . White .
speciósa . . Scarlet
(ÌUEVÌNA.
5, S. Ev, T. 20 Peru . . 1820
5, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1818
5, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1818
5, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1793
5, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1820
Ev, T. 20 W. Ind.
Ev. T. 25 E. Ind.
1 8 1 ;
1771
5, S.
5, S.
See Quddria.
GUEVO UPAS, A valley in Java, of a fearfully
poisonous character, which deleterious nature
has been attributed, without sufficient anthority,
to the injurious influence of the Antiaris
toxicaria.
GUICHEN5TIA, Gay. In honour of Anthony
Guiclienot, who sailed round the world. Linn.
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Byttneriàcem. This is a
very pretty shrub; for culture, &c., refer to
Gorethrostylis.
macrántha . Pa. pur . 3, G. Ev. S. 3 Swan R. 1847
GUILANDÌNA, Jussieu, In honour of Melchior
Guilandina, of Prussia, a great traveller, and a
professor of botany at Padua, who died in 1580.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Ñat. Or. Fabhcece, These are
pretty stove shrubs, of easy culture in sandy
peat, mixed with a little loam ; and young
plauts are obtained eitlier by cuttings or by
seeds, without difficulty. The native practitioners
of India suppose the kernels of G. Bonducélla
to possess powerful tonic virtues.
164Í)
1700
Bóndtic . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 India .
Bonducélla . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. 8 E. Ind.
glabra . . . Yellow . 0, S. Ev. S. 6 India . .
microphylla . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. .
GUILBÒGUI. See Lardizábala biternàta,
GUIMAÙVE. See AUhàa officinalis,
GUINEA-HEN WEED. See Petivèria alUàcea.
GUINEA-PEACH. See Sarcocéphahcs.
GUINEZI-PLUM. See Parinàriiom excélsum.
GUIZÒTIA, Be Oandolle. In honour of M. Guizot,
the great French minister. Linn. 19, Or.
2, Nat. Or. Asteràceoi. See Verbesìna.
GULDENST^DTIA, Fischer. In honour of J. A.
Guldenstasdt, a liussian naturalist. Linn. 17,
Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabàcece. A dwarf plant, of
little beauty, and very simple culture. Synonyme:
1, Astrdgalus paucijldrus.
pauciflòra 1 . Red . . 7. H. Her. P. I Siberia . 1827
GUM-AMMONIAC. See IJeràcleum,
GUM-ANIMI is obtained from the roots of Lfymcnàa
Gourhdril.
GUM-AHABIC TREE. See Acàcia arábica.
GUM-BUTEA is yielded by Bùtea frondósa and
supèrba.
GUM-CISTUS. See Cistus Ladantferus.
GUM-DOCTORS is produced by Rhüs methpium.
GUM-DRAGON is the produce of Pierocmpns
Draco and Santallnus.
GUM-ELEMI is procured from a species of ícica.
GUM-GUTTA is the produce of Vismea guianénsis.
GUM-IIOG. See Rhüs.
GUM-KINO. See Coccoloba uvifera, Pterocàrpus
erinacevs, and Eucal'^ptus resinifera.
GUM-LAC is obtained from Erythrlna monospèrma.
GUMMIFEROUS, producing gum.
GUM-SANDARACH is produced by Thuja qvad.rivàlvis,
GUM-SENEGAL. See Acàcia vírele and Adánsonii.
GUM-SUCCORY. See Chondrilla.
GUM-TRAGACANTH. See Astrdgalus verus.
GUM-TREE. See Eucalyptus robüsta.
GUNDÈLIA, Tournefort. From Andrew Gundelscheimer,
a German botanist, and first discoverer
of the plant. Linn. 19, Or. 5, JSTat. Or.
Asteracem. A curious plant, though possessed
of no great beauty ; it does best in sandy peat,
and is readily increased by divisions.
Toumefòrtii Lgt. grn. 7, H. Her. P. l i Levant . 1739
GÚNNERA, Linn. In honour of E. Gunner,
bishop of Drontheim, a good botanist. Linn.