garrya
Britishnoun
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Origin of garrya
C19: named after Nicholas Garry (1781–1856), an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company
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Beyond the Garrya, in the extreme angle, is a Clematis montana.
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At the western end, the only part which is in shade for the greater part of the day, is a Garrya elliptica.
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Garrya elliptica.—This always flowers on the previous year's wood.
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There are other species of Garrya in cultivation, but they are more suitable to the south-western counties than to the average climate of Britain.
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In the neighbourhood of London Garrya elliptica is quite hardy in ordinarily sheltered positions, but does not flower so freely as against a south wall.
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