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Gloxinia—continued. 
and peg them down flat on pans of light soil, or on cocoa 
fibre, in a propagating frame. Numerous bulbils will 
eventually be formed at all the firmer parts of the mid- 
ribs where incisions have been made, and may be col- 
lected from the soil of fibre when the other portions of 
the leaf are decayed. 
Cultivation. Gloxinias are naturally summer-flowering 
plants, and should be started into growth about February, 
or earlier, if desired. A portion may be retained for a 
succession, to be followed, in early autumn, by seedlings, 
thus securing a long period for a display with even a 
limited number of plants. The roots should be removed 
from the dry soil in which they have been stored, or from 
other sources, as the case may be, placed in small pots, 
and stood in a temperature of about 65deg. The soil best 
suited is leaf mould, not too much decayed, and lumpy 
peat, in equal proportions, with the addition of a little 
sand or charcoal. Loam is sometimes used, but it is not 
required if watering is attended to. The pots should be 
well’ drained, and nearly filled, the bulbs being pressed 
in and covered with soil, which is best raised above them 
in the middle of the pot. No water is required until 
growth begins, except a little syringing round the pots, 
to prevent the soil becoming too dry. When growing, 
the plants require plenty of water, and are much bene- 
fited by copious syringings with tepid water morning and 
evening, in summer. Cold water must on no account 
be applied, or much injury will ensue. Before the small 
Fig. 120. GLOXINIA GESNEROIDES. 
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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Gloxinia—continued. 
pots are filled with roots, and if the plants are calculated 
to grow strongly, a shift into the flowering sizes, which 
range from Šin. to 8in. in diameter, may be effected. A 
light position, and shading from sunshine, will ensure a 
sturdy growth, which eventually produces flowers of good 
substance. Air should be carefully admitted, and the 
leaves handled with caution, as they are exceedingly 
brittle. Artificial manure, or manure water, is beneficial 
when the flowers appear, but it should be kept from the 
foliage. The flowers last longer if the plants are sub- 
jected to a cooler temperature and more air at the flower- 
ing season. As the leaves ripen, water should be withheld ; 
and when they die away, the roots may be stored in a 
dry place till the following spring, but they must not be 
exposed to cold. 
Insects. The leaves and flower-stalks are frequently 
much injured by Thrips. If these are allowed a footing, 
it is difficult to effect eradication; but injury may be 
largely prevented by maintaining a moist atmosphere ` 
during the time the plants are growing. 
G. diversifiora (variable-flowered). A pretty, dwarf, free- 
flowering hybrid, probably of garden origin. See Fig. 119. 
G. —— (Gesnera-like) is said to be a hybrid between 
a — and Gesnera Donkelaariana. It has fiery-red flowers. 
See Fig. 120, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Carter. The 
absurdity of the name is apparent ; it is mentioned here solely 
because it is known by no other name in gardens. 
G. glabra (glabrous). . white; throat yellow, spotted with 
— — funnel-shaped; lobes nearly equal, with wavy, 
nely-fringed edges; calycine segments foliaceous; peduncles 
axillary, solitary, one-flowered. August. l. ovate, acute, ser- 
rated, glabrous. Stem erect, simple, sub-tetragonal. h. Qin. 
1847. (B. M. 4430, under name of G. fimbriata.) 
G. maculata (spotted). jl. purplish-blue, downy ; peduncles axil- 
lary, one-flowered, solitary. June to October. l., radical ones 
cordate, obtuse, doubly toothed, shining above, reddish beneath. 
Stems simple, spotted. h. 1ft. South America, 1739. (B. M. 1191.) 
G. multiflora., See Negelia amabilis. 
G. pallidifiora (pale-flowered). fl. pale blue; lobes of corolla 
concave ; calycine segments linear, reflexed. August. l. broad, 
sub-obliquely ovate, obscurely serrated, rather pilose above. Stem 
erect, simple, spotless. h. lft. Santa Martha, 1844. (B. M. 4213.) 
G. Passinghamii (Passingham’s). A synonym of Sinningia 
speciosa. 
G. speciosa (showy). A synonym of Sinningia speciosa. 
Varieties. As a much greater variety in- colour may 
be secured from mixed seeds than from a limited number 
of named sorts, the general and most satisfactory method 
of growing seedlings is here recommended. Seeds of erect 
and drooping varieties are sold in separate mixtures. 
GLUMES. The floral envelopes of grasses. 
GLUTINOSE. Adhesive, gluey. 
GLYCINE (from glykys, sweet; the leaves and roots 
of one or two of the species are sweet). ORD. Legumi- 
nose. A genus of about twelve species of stove or green- 
house, twining or prostrate, slender or rarely sub-erect 
herbs, distributed over Asia, Africa, and Australia. G. 
hedysaroides (probably the only species introduced) 
thrives in a compost of peaty loam and a little sand. 
Propagated, in spring, by cuttings of young side shoots, 
inserted in sand, under a bell glass; or by seeds, sown 
in a hotbed. 
G. Apios (Apios). A synonym of Apios tuberosa. 
G. biloba (two-lobed). A synonym of Cologania biloba. 
G. h des (Hedysarum-like). fl. purple, axillary, usually 
five together. June. l, leaflets ovate, obtuse, mucronate, pilose 
beneath. Branches twining a little. Stem erect, tomentose. 
Guinea, 1823. Stove. 
GLYCOSMIS (from glykys, sweet, and osme, smell; in 
allusion to the scent of the leaves and flowers). ORD. 
Rutacew. A genus comprising five species of unarmed 
stove trees and shrubs, inhabiting tropical Asia and 
Australia, and (one, doubtful) Africa. Flowers small, in 
axillary, rarely terminal, panicles. Berries small. Leaves 
unifoliolate or impari-pinnate ; leaflets alternate, entire or 
serrate. The species thrive in a rich mould. Increased 
by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a hand glass, in heat. 
