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FURZE. See Ulex. 



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

 Ornithogalum. Light sandy soil. Increased by offsets. 



GAILLARDIA. [Compositse.] Showy hardy and half- 

 hardv perennials. Soil, sandy loam or light garden soil. 

 Increased by division. G. picta, a soft-stemrned plant, 

 used for flower-garden decoration, requires protection from 

 frost in a drv frame duringr winter, and is raised from seeds 

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



GALANTHUS. Snowdrop. [Amaryllidacese.] Well- 

 known hardy bulbs, dwarf, pretty, and very general favourites, 

 partly, perhaps, from the season at which they appear, as the 

 heralds of spring. The bulbs require planting in October in 

 common soil, and should be left undisturbed for several years ; 

 they then form thick patches, and are more showy when in 

 flower. They should be planted in patches instead of single 

 rows along the edging of borders. There are single and 

 double. 



GALAXIA. [Iridaceee.] Greenhouse bulbs. Soil, sandy 

 peat, with one-third fibry loam. Propagated by offsets. The 

 bulbs require to be rested in winter. 



GALEGA. Goat's Rue. [Leguminosse, § Papilionacese.] 

 Large-growing hardy perennials. Common soil. Increased 

 by division or by seeds. 



GARDENIA. [Cinchonaceae.] A most desirable family 

 of evergreen stove or greenhouse shrubs, containing many 

 noble species. We shall confine ourselves, however, to the 

 popular species, commonly known as Cajje Jasminen, which 

 are grown abundantly for the London market. G. radicans 

 grows eighteen inches high, but it may be produced with 

 bloom on it in the smallest-sized pots. It ma}' be grown to 

 perfection in a common hotbed ; indeed, no place suits it 

 better. Take cuttings about three inches long of the points 

 of the half ripe shoots as early in the season as they can be 

 had ; plant them firmly in pots of very sandy loam and peat, 

 having about an inch of sand on the top, and let them be 

 well watered, to settle the sand and soil close to their stems. 

 Place the cutting-pots in the shady part of a hotbed, and 

 water sufficiently often to keep the sand moist. When they 

 are rooted pot them separately in three-inch 'pots, using for 



