GAGEA. [Liliaceae.] Hardy bulbs, closely related to 

 Ornithogalum. Light sandy soil. Increased by offsets. 



G. Bohemica (Bohemian) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yel- 

 low, in April; Bohemia; 1825. G. bracteolaris (bracteolate) ; 

 hardy bulb ; 6 inches; flowers yellow, in April ;. Europe ; 1817. 

 G. chlorantha (yellow-flowered) ; hardy bulb ^ 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in April; Siberia; 1819. G* glauca (glaucous); hardy 

 bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in March ; Switzerland ; 1825. 

 G. Liotardi (Liotard's) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, 

 in May; south of Europe; 1825. G. lutea (yellow); hardy 

 bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; England. G. minima 

 (least) ; hardy bulb ; 3 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; Switzer- 

 land ; 1826. G. Podalica (Podalian) ; hardy bulb; 6 inches ; 

 flowers yellow, in May; Podalia ; 1827. G. pusilla (small); 

 hardy bulb ; 3 inches ; flowers yellow, in April ; Bohemia ; 

 1825. G. spathacea (sheathed); hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in May; Germany; 1759. G. uniflora (one-flowered); 

 hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May; Siberia; 1781. 

 G. villosa (shaggy) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in 

 April; Caucasus; 1825. 



GAILLARDIA. [Compositae.} Showy hardy and half-hardy 

 perennials. Soil, sandy loam, or light garden soil. In- 

 creased by division. G. picta, a soft-stemmed plant, used 

 for flower-garden decoration, requires protection from frost 

 in a dry frame during winter, and is raised from seeds or 

 cuttings in autumn, for planting out in the following May. 



G. aristata (awned) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers deep- 

 yellow, in July; North America; 1812. G. bicolor (two-col- 



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