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Stemless herbs with radical, petioled Ivs. which are entire or sometimes lobed: fl.-heads solitary, many-fld., the conspicuous rays in 1 or 2 rows, those of the inner row, when present, very short and sometimes tubular and 2-lipped, as are the disk-fls.: achenes beaked.— There are 40 species, only one of which (G. jamesonii) is well known in Amer. and is sometimes found outside the collections of botanic gardens and fanciers. They should be grown in the temperate house, in a rich compost of sandy loam and peat. Prop, by seeds or by cuttings of side shoots.
Stemless herbs with radical, petioled Ivs. which are entire or sometimes lobed: fl.-heads solitary, many-fld., the conspicuous rays in 1 or 2 rows, those of the inner row, when present, very short and sometimes tubular and 2-lipped, as are the disk-fls.: achenes beaked.— There are 40 species, only one of which (G. jamesonii) is well known in Amer. and is sometimes found outside the collections of botanic gardens and fanciers. They should be grown in the temperate house, in a rich compost of sandy loam and peat. Prop, by seeds or by cuttings of side shoots.
G. aurantiaca, Sch. A handsome plant with fls. 2 ½ in. diam.: florets red. with bright yellow anthers. Natal and the Transvaal. B.M. 8079. Has been listed under name of G. elsae.—G. cantabrigiensis, Hort. A garden hybrid between G. jamesonii and G. viridifolia. G.M.47:386, desc.—G. viridifolia, Sch., is a little-known green-lvd. plant with showy Ms. that are white on the upper side, yellow beneath. S. Afr.—Well worth growing in temperate house.
N. Taylor.
Hairy, stemless herbs. Perennials which can be treated like annuals{{RHS}}. Leaves may spread or come up from a basal rosette, are entire to dentate (or rarely pinnately lobed), petiolate, and hairy underneath{{RHS}}.
Hairy, stemless herbs. Perennials which can be treated like annuals{{RHS}}. Leaves may spread or come up from a basal rosette, are entire to dentate (or rarely pinnately lobed), petiolate, and hairy underneath{{RHS}}.