GARDEN FLOWERS. 1 7/ 



hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers yellow, in August ; North 

 America; 1812. G. purpurea (purple); hardy annual ; flowers 

 purple, in August; North America; 1772. 



Geum. Avens, [Rosaceas.] Hardy perennials, some of 

 which are ornamental. Soil, sandy loam. Propagated by 

 division or by seeds. 



G. album (white) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, in 

 July; North America ; 1730. 6^. Gz;/^^*^;^^.? (Canadian) ; hardy 

 perennial; 18 inches; flowers yellow, in July; Canada; 18 10. 

 G. Chilense (Chili) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers copper- 

 color, in July ; Chili; 1826. The \2ir\Qiy at ro-sanguine2i?n has 

 the flowers dark blood-colored ; variety graiidijlorinn, scarlet. 

 G. macrophyllum (large-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers yellow, in July; Kamtschatka ; 1804. G. Pyrenaicum (Py- 

 renaean) ; hardy perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; 

 Pyrenees ; 1804. G. Virginianum (Virginian) ; hardy perennial ; 

 18 inches ; flowers white, in July ; North America ; 1730. 



Giant-Fennel. See Ferula. 



GiLiA. [ Polemoniacas. ] Favorite hardy annuals, with 

 small cup-like, but very pretty simple flowers. There are 

 several varieties, and but little to distinguish them from each 

 other save the different shades of color. G. tricolor is the 

 best for general purposes ; it is neat, dwarf, and free flower- 

 ing. Being as hardy as most of the annuals, it may be sown 

 in May where it is to bloom, and should not be too much 

 crowded. It will bloom from June onwards in succession. 



G. achillecefoHa (milfoil-leaved) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers 

 purple-blue, in June ; California ; 1833. G. capitata (round- 

 headed) ; hardy annual ; 1^ feet ; flowers gray-blue or \vhite, in 

 June; Columbia; 1826. G. gracilis (slender); hardy annual; 

 6 inches; flowers pink, in July; North America; 1826. G. 

 temtifiora (slender-flowered) ; hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 rose and violet, in July ; California. G. tricolor (three-colored); 

 hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers lilac, yellow, and black, in June ; 

 California ; 1833. Of this there are the varieties nivalis^ white, 

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