1^8 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



with yellow throat ; albiflora, white, with yellow and black ; and 

 splendens, pink, with yellow and black. 



GILLENIA. [Rosaceae.] Hardy herbaceous perennials. 

 Peaty soil, rather moist. Propagated by division. 



G. stipulacea (large-stipuled) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers white and red, in July ; North America ; 1803. G. trifoliata 

 (three-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers white and red, 

 in July; North America ; 1713. 



GLADIOLUS. [Iridaceae.] A large family of showy bulbs, 

 mostly tender. The hybrids of G. Gandavensis have of late 

 attracted much attention. Though less delicate, they are 

 not excelled in beauty by any of the rarer species. They 

 will often endure the winter in the open air as far north as 

 Massachusetts ; but the safest and best way is take up the 

 bulbs after the leaves are killed by the frost, dry them rapidly 

 in the sun, and preserve them in a dry, cool, frost-proof cel- 

 lar until spring. Seeds ripen freely, but produce new varie- 

 ties, the older being propagated by division of the bulbs and 

 by bulblets. Seedlings bloom the second year. 



For a list of varieties consult the florists' newest catalo- 

 gues. Some of the best, however, are : Light El Dorado, 

 Penelope, Madame Leseble, Junon, Madame Binder, Ceres, 

 Vesta, Calypso, Queen Victoria, Canari, Samuel Walker, 

 Rebecca, and Imperatrice. Dark Pluton, Napoleon III., 

 Mars, Brenchleyensis, Anatole Levanneur, Preinice de Mont- 

 Rouge, Vulcain, Mrs. Basseville, La Poussin, Count de 

 Morny. 



G. communis and Byzanthium are hardy bulbs, requiring to 

 be treated like crocuses. 



GLAUCIUM. [Papavaraceas.] A family of annuals and 

 biennials, grown from seed sown in the open borders in 

 May. The chief species are G. Arabicum, Persiatm, Phtzni- 

 cium, rubrum, and tricolor, all annuals ; and G. flavum and. 

 fulvum biennials. 



