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by feathery seed-vessels. A very pretty plant for the rock garden, 

 and of easiest culture. Increased by seed or division. There are 

 two vainQ.i\es^aurantiacum, with rather deeper- coloured flowers, and 

 grajidifioru7n '^syn. Maximu7n\ which has larger flowers ; both are 

 good plants and should be grown. 



G. reptans. — Requires rather a dry position, in full sun. Forms 

 compact tufts of greyish-green leaves, which are velvety and 

 rather deeply cut. Flowers are large and of a beautiful pale yellow 

 colour. The plant spreads rather quickly by means of slender 

 runners, which often extend as far as 8 or lo inches. Is rather a 

 shy bloomer, and it would be well to grow it in poor and very stony 

 ground. Quite the best of the genus. Division. 



G. rivale. — Forms spreading tufts, increasing fairly rapidly. 

 Flowers rather a reddish colour, borne on stems about 9 inches 

 long. Increases very readily from seed. In bloom the whole 

 summer. 



Globularia (Selaginaceae) 



Creeping plants for dry, sunny positions in moist, light, sandy loam. 

 Not of very great value for rock garden. Increased by seed and 

 division. 



G. cordifolia. — Forms a dense carpet, only about 3 inches 

 high, with round, terminal clusters of blue flowers in early summer. 

 Of easy culture, and readily increased by seed or division. 



G. nana. — Only grows about i inch high, forming a dense carpet 

 with compact heads of light blue flowers from May to August. Is 

 a pretty plant for growing over stones. Easily increased by seed 

 or division. 



Other varieties are G. bellidifolia^ nudicaulis, and trichosantha., 

 all of which are much the same and carry heads of bluish-white 

 flowers in early summer. 



Gnaphalium {see Leontopodium and Antennaria) 



GOODYERA PUBESCENS (OrCHIDACEAE) 



A pretty little hardy orchid for a moist, peaty spot in shade. Its 

 flowers are white but insignificant, but its attraction lies in its leaves, 

 which lie close to the ground and are veined with silver. It likes 

 pieces of sandstone in the soil for its roots to cling around. 



Gunnera magellanica 



Very prostrate, creeping plant for covering some moist corner ; 

 it spreads rapidly. Pretty leaves, not rising more than a couple of 

 inches from the ground. Dentata is an even smaller form. 



