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GOAT'S THORN. Astragalus Tra^ I GOOSEBERRY. Ribes grossularia 

 gacantha. The European succeed but indifferently 



GOBBO. See Artichoke. [in this country, unless it be in the dry 



GODETIA. Three species. Hardy I atmosphere of a city. Mildew, the 

 annuals. Seeds. Common soil. j especial enemy of this fruit, seizes on 



GODOYA geminijiora. Stove ever- i it, and speedily arrests the circulation 

 green tree. Ripe cuttings. Peat and of the juices — the consequence is inevi- 

 loam. table disease. It has been said that a 



GOLDBACHIA lavigata. Hardy an 



nual. Seeds. Common soil 



GOLDEN HAIR. Chrysocoma co- 

 maurea. 



GOLDEN ROD. Bosea. 



GOLDEN THISTLE. Scolymus. 



GOLDEN THISTLE. Protea Scoly- 

 mus. 



GOLDFUSSIA anisophylla. Stove 

 evergreen shrub. G. glomerata, stove 

 herbaceous perennial. Cuttings. Loam 

 and peat. 



GOLD OF PLEASURE. Camelina. 



GOLDY LOCKS. Chrysocoma. 



GOMPHIA. Six species. Stove ever- 

 green shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam. 



GOMPHOCARPUS. Three species. 

 Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cut- 

 tings. Loam and peat. 



GOMPHOLOBIUM. Twenty-five spe- 

 cies. Chiefly green-house evergreen 

 shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. 



GOMPHRENA. Seven species. 

 Stove or green-house annuals and bien- 

 nials, herbaceous perennials, or ever- 

 green shrubs. Seeds; and the shrubby 

 kinds, cuttings. Rich mould. 



GONGORA. Four species. Stove 

 orchids. Division. Wood. 



GONOLOBYS. Twenty-one species. 

 Stove evergreen and hardy and green- 

 house deciduous twiners. The hardy 

 require a dry situation, and increase by 

 division or seeds. Peat or any light 

 soil. For the stove and green-house 

 kinds, cuttings. Loam and peat. 



GONOSTEMON. Three species. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. San- 

 dy loam. 



'GOODENIA. Seven species. Green-! 

 house evergreen shrubs, and herbaceous fj^een Prin 



solution of whale-oil soap will destroy 

 the parasite, and preserve the fruit 

 healthful and perfect. 



Varieties. — If quality be the chief 

 consideration, as most assuredly it ought 

 to be, the following are the best: — 



Red Champagne. 



Red Turkey. 



Keen's seedling, Warrington. 



Early White. 



Woodward's Whitesmith. 



Hebburn. 



Green Prolific. 



White Fig. 



Pigmaston. 



Green Gage. 



Yellow Champagne. 



Taylor's Bright Venus. 



Red Warrington. 



Rumbullion. 



If size be the primary object, the 

 following may be cultivated : — 



Reds. 

 Briton. I Lion's Provider. 



Companion. | London. 



Conquering Hero. | Roaring Lion. 



Guido. 



' Cossack. 

 Fleur-de-Lis. 

 Freedom. 

 Lady Stanley. 



Broom Girl. 

 Bird Lime. 

 Catherina. 

 Goldfinder. 

 Gunner. 



perennials. Seeds or cuttings. Peat 

 and loam. 



GOODIA. Three species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings or 

 seed. Loam and Peat. 



GOOD NIGHT. Argyreia bona nox. 



GOODYERA. Six species. Stove or 

 hardy orchids. The former do best in 

 sandy peat and leaf mould : the latter 

 require sandy peat, and are increased 

 by division. 



Young Wonderful. 



Whites. 



Miss Walton. 



Philip the First. 



Tally-ho. 



White Eagle. 

 Yellows. 



Leader. 



Pilot. 



Teazer. 



Two-to-one. 



Greens. 



Peacock. 

 Turn-out. 

 Thumper. 

 Weathercock. 



Keepsake. 



Overall. 



Providence. 



The size to which some of these have 



been grown are as follows : — 



Roaring Lion .... 29 dwts. 



Teazer 32;" 



Young Wonderful . . . 27i " 



Companion 28 " 



London 35 " 



