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G. plicatus (Folded, or Russian Snowdrop).—The 
bulb of this species is much larger than that of the com- 
mon Snowdrop, but the flower is smaller, and the petals 
forming the inner part are of a deep green. The leaves 
are broader than of the common kind, and they are 
curiously folded at the edges, whence the specific name, 
which signifies plaited or folded. 
G. Elwesii.—A large-flowered form similar to the 
preceding; the leaves are twisted, instead of being 
folded. It was introduced from Asia Minor in 1875, 
and is regarded as the finest of the genus. 
GALAXTIA, 
A small genus of very pretty greenhouse bulbs, 
natives of Southern Africa; generally with large, showy 
yellow flowers. They can be successfully grown in a 
cold frame, if secure from frost, flowering in midsum- 
mer. They flower freely in the cool greenhouse, but are 
not of sufficient value to entitle them to the room and 
care required. ‘They are produced freely from offsets. 
They may be treated like the Gladiolus, but the bulbs 
must be kept cool and dark, and free from frost. 
GALTONTIA. 
| Hyacinthus candicans.} 
G. candicans, the only species, a native of South 
Africa, is one of our most ornamental border plants, grow- 
ing from four to six feet high, bearing from twenty to 
one hundred large bell-shaped flowers of a creamy white 
color, on drooping foot stalks. While it is quite as 
hardy as any of the species, and is of perennial habit, it 
should never be treated as such if its capabilities are to 
be fully brought out. It needs to be grown from seed, 
which grow readily when sown in the same manner as 
the seeds of the most common garden vegetables. In 
light, rich soil, flowering bulbs will be made the first 
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