GAGEA. [Liliaceae.] Hardy bulbs, closely related to 

 Ornithogalum. Light sandy soil. Increased by offsets. 



G. Bohefnica (Bohemian) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yel- 

 low, in April ; Bohemia ; I825. G. bracteolaris (bracteolate) ; 

 hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in April; Europe; 1817. 

 G. chlorantha (yellow-flowered) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in April ; Siberia; 1819. G. glauca (glaucous); hardy 

 bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in March ; Switzerland ; I825. 

 G. Liotardi (Liotard's) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, 

 in May, south of Europe ; 1825. G. lutea (yellow) ; hardy 

 bulb; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May; England. G. minima 

 (least) ; hardy bulb ; 3 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; Switzer- 

 land ; 1826. G. Podalica (Podalian) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; 

 flowers yellow, in May; Podalia ; 1827. G, pusilla (small); 

 hardy bulb ; 3 inches ; flowers yellow, in April ; Bohemia ; 

 1825. G. spathacea (sheathed) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in May; Germany; 1759. ^- U7iiJiora (one-flowered); 

 hardy bulb; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May; Siberia; 1781. 

 G. villosa (shaggy) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in 

 April ; Caucasus ; 1825. 



Gaillardia. [Compositae.] Showy hardy and half-hardy 

 perennials. Soil, sandy loam, or light garden soil. In- 

 creased by division. G. pida, a soft-stemmed plant, used 

 for flower-garden decoration, requires protection from frost 

 in a dry frame during winter, and is raised from seeds or 

 cuttings in autumn, for planting out in the following May. 



G. aristata (awned) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers deep- 

 yellow, in July; North America; 1812. G. bicolor {i\\o-co\- 



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