GARDENING 



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GASTERIA 



GARDENING is the art of cultivating and arranging 

 plants, so as to obtain from them the greatest amount 

 of produce and of beauty. 



GARDEN ROCAMBOLE. A'Uium sati'vum. 



GARDEN SWIFT. (Hepialus lupulinus.) The cater- 

 pillar of this moth is more indiscriminate in its attacks 

 upon our plants than any other ravager of the garden. 

 The roots of the auriculas, snowdrops, bear's-ear, parsnips, 

 lettuces, celery, potatoes, and strawberries, have all been 

 observed destroyed by this larva. The moth, usually, is 

 chalky-brown, head and throax woolly, and its upper 

 wings dark, bright brown, with a broad line of white ; 

 but sometimes this is absent, and at other times the 

 upper wings are chalky-white. These moths appear 

 about the end of May, and are very abundant in the 

 evening in meadows and other grassy places. They 

 deposit their eggs apparently without discrimination, 

 v. r hich soon hatch, and the caterpillars produced are 

 cylindrical, and yellowish-white, with black dots and 

 hairs on the upper part and sides of their segments. 

 The caterpillar changes to an ochreous, shining, cylindrical 

 pupa. Card. Chron. 



GARDO QULA. (Named after Gardoqui, a Spaniard. 

 Nat. ord. Labiates, or Lipworts [Labiate]. Linn. i^-Didy- 

 namia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Melissa.) 



Of all the Lipworts, there is not a greenhouse rival to 

 G. Hooke'ri when well grown. Greenhouse evergreens, 

 except G. betonicoi'des, which is herbaceous. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in June, in sand, under a hand- 

 glass ; peat and loam, with a fair portion of sand, and 

 pieces of broken bricks and charcoal. Winter temp., 

 40 to 48 ; a shady place in summer. They should be 

 tried against a wall, with a slight protection in winter. 

 G. betonicoi'des (betony-like). See CEDRONELLA MEXI- 



CANA. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). Purple. June. Chili. 1827. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). 4. Scarlet. July. Peru. 1839. 

 Gillie'sii (Gillies's). 2. Lilac. June. Chili. 1828. 

 Hooke'ri (Hooker's). See CALAMINTHA COCCINEA. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). i. Purple. April. 

 Chili. 1837. ' 



GARLAND FLOWER. Pleura'ndra Cneo'rum. 



GARLICK. (A'Uium sati'vum.) Grows best in a light, 

 rich soil. 



Planting. It is generally propagated by parting the 

 root, but may be raised from the bulbs produced on the 

 stems. Plant any time in February, March, and early 

 in April ; but the middle of March is the usual time. A 

 single clove to be placed in each hole, made six inches 

 apart, and one deep, in straight lines, six inches distant 

 from each other, care being taken to set the roots down- 

 wards. To do this, it is the best practice to thrust the 

 finger and thumb, holding a clove batween them, to the 

 requisite depth without any previous hole being made. 

 Keep them frequently hoed, and in June the leaves are 

 to be tied in knots, to prevent the plants running to 

 seed. A few roots may be taken up as required in June 

 and July; but the whole must not be lifted until the 

 leaves wither at the close of July, or in the course of 

 August. It is usual to leave a part of the stalk attached, 

 by which they are tied into bundles, being previously 

 well dried for keeping during the winter. 



GARLIC PEAR. Crate'va. 



GA'RRYA. (Named after Mr. Garry, of the Hudson's 

 Bay Company, who facilitated Douglas's botanical re- 

 searches in North-West America. Nat. ord. Garryads 

 [Cornaceas], Linn. zi-Monacia, ^-Tetrandria.) 



Hardy evergreen shrubs. Layers in the autumn, and 

 cuttings toward the end of summer, in sandy soil, under 

 a hand-light ; sandy loam. 

 G. elli'ptica (oval-leaved). 6. Green. November to 



February. California. 1828. 



Fadye'nii (Fadyen's). 6. Green. Jamaica. 1842. 

 fiave'scens (yellowish). Greenish-yellow. Western 



N. Amer. 



Fremo'ntii (Fremont's). North- Western Amer. 1881. 

 laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 6. White. Mexico. 1839. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. Green. Mexico. 



1846. 

 macfadyenia'na (MacFadyen's), See G. FAPYENH, 



GARU'GA. (Its East Indian name. Nat. ord. Bur- 

 serads [Burseraceae]. Linn. 10-Decandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Boswellia.) 



One of the frankincense-trees so celebrated in the 

 East. Stove evergreen trees, with yellow flowers ; 

 cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and set in a little bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 G. madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 50. May. Mada- 

 gascar. 1824. 

 ,, pinna'ta (leafleted). 60. E. Ind. 1808. 



GARU'LEUM. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. ord. 

 Composite.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Seeds ; cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass. Sandy loam and a 

 little fibrous peat. 

 G. visco' sum (clammy). 3. Blue. July. S.Africa. 1774. 



GAS-HEATING. If the flame is supplied with air by 

 the aid of a small pipe communicating with the outside 

 of the house, is enclosed in a small iron stove, and has 

 the gases produced carried away by a pipe, gas may be 

 employed for protecting greenhouse plants in winter. 

 We have known a small greenhouse, 16 feet by 12, thus 

 protected by a single Argand burner. 



GASTE'RJA. (From gaster, a belly ; alluding to the 

 swollen base of the flowers. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen succulents, from South Africa, 

 and all with red flowers, except where otherwise specified. 

 This genus is allied to ALOE, which see for culture. 

 G. acinacifo'lia (scimitar- leaved). 3. Orange. July. 



1819. 



mi'nor (smaller). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 nftens (shining). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 ni'tensbre'vior (shorter). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 ,, pluripuncta' ta (many-dotted). 2. Scarlet. July. 



1820. 



,, venu'sta (lovely). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 ,, angula'ta (angled). See G. DISTICHA ANGULATA. 

 ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See G. DISTICHA 



ANGUST1FOLIA. 



,, apicroi'des (Apicra-like). 2. S. Africa. 1879. 

 Bayfie'ldii (Bayfield's). |. S. Africa. 

 ,, bi'color (two-coloured), i. 1824. 

 , brevifo'lia (short-leaved). 3. July. 1809. 



pervi'ridis (very green). i. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 , ca'ndicans (rough-marble, white), i. July. 1822. 



lini'ta (smeared). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 ', carina'ta (rowg/t-keeled). 2. July. 1731. 

 cheilophy'lla (tongue-leaved). S. Africa. 1879. 

 colubri'na (serpent-like). 2-4. Coral-red, green. 1877. 

 , conspurca'la (dirtied). See G. DISTICHA CONSPURCATA. 

 ,, crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). See G. NIGRICANS. 

 Crouche'ri (Croucher's). 2. Red, white. August. 



S. Africa. 1870. 



deci'piens (deceiving). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 dicta (word), ij. Coral-red. 1876. 

 ,, di'sticha (two-rowed). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 angula'ta (angled). 2. July. 1791. 

 angula'ta mi'nor (smaller). ij. August. 1820. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). i. June. 1731. 

 conspurca'la (dirtied). 2. June. 1796. 

 denticula'ta (finely- toothed). 2. Scarlet. July. 

 1822. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). i. July. 1796. 

 ma'jor (larger). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 natale'nsis (Natal). Natal. 1879. 

 elonga'ta (elongated). S. Africa. 

 ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). See G. ACINACIFOLIA. 

 excava'ta (excavated). i. 1824. 



,, obli' qua (twisted-leaved). if. July. 1759. 

 exce'lsa (tall). S. Africa. 



fascia' ta (banded). See G. NIGRICANS FASCIATA. 

 , formo'sa (beautiful). See G. PICTA. 

 fu'sco-puncta'ta (brown-spotted). 2. S. Africa. 1860. 

 gla'bra (smooth-keeled). 3. July. 1796. 



,, mi'nor (smaller). 2. Scarlet. July. 1820. 

 gra'cilis (slender). S. Africa. 1860. 

 Hutto'nice (Mrs. Hutton's). 4-5. Rose-cinnabar. 



S. Africa. 1908. 



inierme'dia (middle-ton gued). See G. VERRUCOSA and 

 varieties. 



