GARDENIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ga3r-den(dan)'i-as. From Garden, an American botanist. Fr., gardene, gardenie. Ger., Gardenie. A genus of the Gardeniacece (or of the Garden ice, or the GardenariuR). The Gardeniacece. of Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth are a section of rubiaceous plants, consisting of Genipa, Gardenia, Randia, Mu cenda, etc., or (De Candolle) of the Sarcocephalece and Gardeniece. The Garden ice of Richard are a tribe of the Rubiacece, containing the genera of the Gardeniacece, and Argostemma, Spicillaria, Bertiera, etc. The Gardenia rice of Reicnenbach are a section of the Cinchoneoe, including the Hameliece, Isertiece, and Gardeniece. [B, 42, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. aculeata. See RANDIA aculeata. G. arborea. A tree found in the East Indies, yielding a sort of elemi: by some regarded as identical with G. gummifera. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. camp a mil at a. Ger., glockenformige Gardenie. A Bengal species bearing large yellow berries, used by the natives as an emetic, purgative, and vermifuge. [B, 5, 180 (a, 24).] G. dumetorum. Fr., qardene des haies. See RANDIA dumetorum. G. florida. Fr., gardene d larges fleurs, jasmin fleuri. Ger., jasminartige Gardenie. A species found in Japan or China and cultivated in southern Asia for the sake of its fragrant flowers. The fruits are used in China as a cooling and soothing remedy in phthisis, fever, inflamed eyes, and skin diseases. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. genip a. The Genipa american a. [B, 180 (a, 24).] G. grandiflora. Fr., gardene d grandes fleurs. Ger., gro bliithige Gar GARDENIA FLORIDA. [A, 327.] denie. A species found in China, where it is used like G. florida. According to Mayer, the fruit contains croc in. [B, 5, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. gummifera. Fr., gardene gommifere. Ger., harzbringende Gardenie. A species found in Ceylon and Coromandel. It yields a yellow resin, similar to gum elemi, and is the source of East Indian elemi. [B, 172, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. jasmiiioides. Fr., gardene d feuilles de jasmin. See RANDIA scandens. G. long i flora. _ Of Ruiz and Pav6n, the Randia ruiziana. [B, 42 (a, 35).] G. lucid a. Ger., gldnzende Gardenie. An East Indian species, O, no; O, not; O3, whole; Tli, thin; Th, the; U, like oo in 213 [s. 147]