. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GAZANIA GENISTA 631 lobes. 90 shows a head of scarlet rays, with basal markings of brown, black and white. cc. Basal marlcings without brotvn. splftndens. Hort. Fig. 895. Hybrid, said to resemble G. nniflora in h
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GAZANIA GENISTA 631 lobes. 90 shows a head of scarlet rays, with basal markings of brown, black and white. cc. Basal marlcings without brotvn. splftndens. Hort. Fig. 895. Hybrid, said to resemble G. nniflora in habit but dwarfer and more compact. Of the kinds in common cult, it is nearest to G. Pavonia in coloring of lis. BB. Lvs. mostly pinnate. Pavdnia, R. Br. Peacock Gazania. 1:35 shows markings of brown, white, yellow and blue, which are marvelous in design and precision of execution. Invo- lucral scales short, the inner broad, acute or 895. Gazania splendens (X J^). AAA. Color of heads white above. pygmsea, Sond. Lvs. spatulate, entire. Rays white, striped purple beneath. Gn. 47:1011. 43:53. 7455. Var. maculata, Br. Rays pale creamy white, with a blackish spot at the base, reverse striped dull purple. V;ir. sup6rba, N. E. Br. Rays white, unspotted, reverse stripiil liliiisli. This species is very unreason- able about its involurral scales, which may be short or long, sometimes cup-shaped at the base, and again al- most free. This upsets one of the most important fea- tures of Harvey's key. ^ jj 6EAN. Primus Avi^tm. GEIGER TREE. Cordia Sebestena GEISSOBHtZA (Greek words alluding to the coats of the bulb, \vhic4i cover it somewhat like overlapping tiles). Irid<\ceiie. About 30 species of Ixia-like, half- hardy Cape bulbs, which are dormant from Aug. to Nov., and are usually flowered under glass in spring and early summer. The spathe-valves are all green and membra- nous at the tip, while in Ixia the outer spathe-valve is short, brown and notched at
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