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the roots will be warmer, and it will help to 
ripen the crowns for flowering. G. septemfida, 
G. arvernensis, and G. Pneumonanthe \ike a 
rather peaty soil, require a little shade, and 
do well on the edge of the bog garden. 
GERANIUM ARGENTEUM. A plant of very 
easy culture, which gives a fine effect when 
planted between the crevices of the rocks, 
leaving plenty of room for the roots to get 
well back. Limestone and loam, equal parts. 
GEUM REPTANS (Europe). A very interest- 
ing Alpine, and of quite easy growth, requiring 
sunny, sandy banks; in fact, it will do well in 
pure sand. It seems to run and root freely in 
this, making runners like a strawberry, which 
should be pegged down to enable them to 
root more freely. G. Rosst (NV. America) and 
Geum Roylit are very useful rock plants, 
and do well in ordinary loam in a sunny 
place. 
GLOBULARIA NANA (Europe, &c.). A very 
interesting little Alpine, requiring poor, sandy 
loam, mixed with grit in equal parts. Give it 
a full south aspect, either on the flat part or 
behind a rock, so that the roots can get well 
down behind and the foliage hang down the 
