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turfy peat, mixed with a fourth part of light loam and a 

 sixth part sand. G.pinifolia and 6f. simplex are the best. 



GOAT'S RUE. See Galega. 



GODETIA. [Onagraceae.] Showy hardy annuals, nearly 

 related to (Enothera. Sown in the open beds or borders in 

 March and April, to flower in June, July, and August. As 

 soon as the plants come up they should be thinned, for if 

 crowded they grow weakly, and do not flower so well : six 

 or eight plants may be left in a patch. If they are required 

 early they may be sown in pots in March, to be forwarded 

 in frames, and turned out in May : the pots must be kept, in 

 this case, near the light, and beyond the reach of frost, which, 

 while the plants were young and tender, would injure them. 

 Several of the species are too much like others. When 

 vigorous the plants remain some time in bloom. 



GOLDEN ROD. See Soi.idago. 



GOMPHOLOBIUM. [Leguminosge. § Papilionace;©.] 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, some of them climbers, and 

 all among the most beautiful of greenhouse plants. The 

 general treatment of Chorozema, Dillwynia, &c., is suitable 

 to this genus. The climbing species, which, though shrubby, 

 are of very slender growth, require to be carefully handled in 

 training. To have a blaze of flowers the common plan of 

 training tjiem over a large flat shield-like trellis may be 

 adopted ; but a more elegant eff"ect is produced by a some- 

 what careless style of training on a pillar or column-shaped 

 trellis, such plants being also more convenient in a gi'een- 

 house, and harmonising better in their forms with the general 

 contour of the plants around them, than is the case with flat- 

 sided trellises of any design. Very perfect drainage and very 

 careful watering are indispensable to the healthiness of Gom- 

 pholobiums. Soil, light turfy peat, with one-third mellow 

 loam and an eighth part sand. Increased by cuttings in 

 sand under a bell-glass, or by seeds, which are not unfre- 

 quently produced. There are many varieties. 



GOMPHRENA. Globe Amaranth. [Amaranthaceas.] 

 Stove plants, some perennial and others annual. The popular 

 kind is G. glohosa, familiarly known as the Globe Amaranth. 

 It is an annual, and has long been raised in company with 

 Cockscombs, Egg plants, and Balsams, and regarded as one 



