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taking away that which straggled be- I low temperature, about 60° afterwards, 

 yond it. Let it be recollected that at and not higher than 40° at night. 

 the time when the young trees are i GORDONIA. — Four species. Hardy 

 growing in the nursery, and at all times! deciduous shrubs. G. hamatoxylon is 



after, the attention of the gardener 

 'must be directed to what is called 

 " stemming the trees," which is pro- 

 ducing and continuing a clear stem to a 

 given height, (accordmg to the growth 

 of the different kinds,) by taking off all 

 lateral shoots at their first appearance. 

 Espaliers. — No fruit is more benefited 

 than that of the gooseberry, by having 

 the tree trained as an espalier. It is 

 best done to stakes arranged lozenge- : seeds 

 wise, (see Espalier,) or the bush may , heat 

 be trained round hoops in this form. 



a stove evergreen tree. G. pubescens, 

 (the Franklinea) is a highly attractive 

 shrub or minor tree, indigenous to 

 Georgia, &c. Layers or cuttings. Peat 

 and loam. 



GOSSYPIUM. The Cotton Tree. 

 Eleven species. Stove annuals, bien- 

 nials, perennials, or evergreen shrubs. 

 For the shrubby kinds, cuttings and 

 seeds. The annuals and biennials, 

 A light rich soil and a moist 



Fig. 61. 



GOUANIA. Six species. Stove ever- 

 green climbers. Cuttings. Peat and 

 loam. 



GOURD, Sagenaria vulgaris, and 

 PUMPKIN, Cucurbita pepo, are chiefly 

 employed in the making of pies, &c. 

 There are numerous varieties, varying 

 in the shape and colour of their fruit: 

 as the globular, oval, pear-shaped, 

 green, striped, marbled, yellow, &c., 

 &c. One variety, of a pale buff or 

 salmon colour and globular form grows 

 to the weight of one hundred and ten 

 pounds and upwards : it is known in 

 France as the Potiron Jaune, and used 

 in soups, but in particular from being 

 Fruit. — This should be thinned, the ! mashed and eaten as potatoes or turn- 

 smaller berries be cut away with a pair ips, being of a very pleasant and pecu- 

 of scissors for tarts, &c., as required, j liar flavour. The bottle-shaped is of 

 and the fine berries left for dessert. If j little use for culinary purposes, but is 

 some of reds, as the Warrington, and i remarkable as being of the form of a 

 of the thick-skinned yellows, as the Florence or oil-flask. 

 Mogul, are matted over when the fruit j Cucurbita melopepo, the Squash. Cu- 

 is ripe, it will remain good until Christ- I curbita succada, the Vegetable Marrow. 



mas. This is easiest done when the 

 tree is grown as an espalier. To in- 

 crease the size of the berries, abund- 

 ance of water and liquid manure are 

 given to the roots, and the berries are 

 stickled by keeping their tips in saucers 



Both these are cultivated for the fruit, 

 which being gathered when of the size 

 of a goose's egg, is boiled vrhole in 

 salt and water, laid upon toast, and 

 eaten as asparagus. Of the squash, 

 there are almost as many varieties as of 



of water; this is sacrificing the flavour the pompion, and similarly character- 



to increase the circumference of the 

 fruit. 



ized. The young fruit is much used in 

 pickles. They may be sown in a hot- 



Vermin. — The caterpillar and the I bed of moderate strength, under a frame 

 black-fly are both destroyed by syring- ; or hand-glasses at the end of March or 



ing the bushes with water, and then 

 dusting the leaves above and beneath 

 with white hellebore powder, or with 

 lime and soot mixed in equal propor- \ 

 tions. 



early in April. In May they may be 

 sown in the open ground, beneath a 

 south fence, to remain, or in a hot-bed, 

 if at its commencement, to forward the 

 plants for transplanting at its close, or 



Forcing. — Neither the gooseberry early in June. The plants are fit for 

 nor currant can be forced without great transplanting when they have got four 

 care. No heat must be applied when j rough leaves, or when of about a 

 they are first put under glass. A very [ month's growth. They must be plant- 



