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forms a good compost. Propagation is by division in spring, or 

 spores. Circinata, flabellata, and rupestris are the principal species. 

 There are several varieties of each. 



Globe Amaranth. See Gomphrena. 

 Globe Flower. See Trollius, 

 Globe Thistle. See Echinops. 



Gloriosa (glorio-sa, from gloriosus, glorious, in reference to the 

 beautiful flowers. Ord. Liliaceae) .Gloriosa superba is a brilliant 

 hothouse twiner, with long orange and yellow flowers which are 

 curiously contorted. It should be repotted, when required, in 

 January; but that is only when the pots get very crowded. The 

 opportunity should be taken of removing some of the offsets for 

 fresh stock. It likes plenty of moisture in summer, but none in 

 winter. Peat and loam in equal parts, with sand, suit. The 

 variety grandiflora is shown in the Botanical Magazine, t. 5216. * 



Glory Pea. See Clianthus. 



Gloxinia (gloxm-ia, after P. B. Gloxin. Ord. Gesneraceae). 

 The Gloxinia is one of the most beautiful of all tuberous-rooted 

 plants, for it produces broad, handsome leaves and abundance of 

 large, bell-shaped flowers. It is very easy to grow, and therefore 

 takes rank as one of the best plants for amateurs. Heat is required 

 in the early stages of growth, but when the plants come into bloom 

 they are best in a cool house, where the flowers last well. The old 

 type had drooping flowers, but the modern class has erect ones. 

 Gloxinias may be raised from seed in winter in the same way as 

 tuberous Begonias, and good plants can be flowered in less than 6 

 months. By using or withholding heat for different batches a suc- 

 cession of bloom can be had. Those who do not wish to raise plants 

 from seed every year may store the tubers in winter like those of 

 Begonias and restart them in spring. Loam, with a fourth each of 

 leaf mould and decayed manure and some sand, is suitable. Propa- 

 gation may also be effected by leaves, either inserting the leaf stalk 

 in sandy soil, or nicking the midrib and laying it in the soil. The 

 tubers may be divided in spring. The species of Gloxinias are 

 rarely grown in gardens nowadays, attention being devoted to the 

 florists' varieties. 



Goat's Beard, Spiraea aruncus. 

 Goat's Rue, Galega. 



Godetia (gode-tia, after M. Godet. Ord. Onagrarieae) . Beauti- 

 ful hardy annuals, remarkable for their profusion of large, brilliant 

 flowers and late flowering. For culture, see Annuals Hardy. The 

 following are good varieties: Dwarf Pink, Double Rose, Schaminii 

 flore pleno, double pink; Lady Albemarle, carmine; and Duchess 

 of Albany, white. Botanists refer the genus to Oenothera. 



Golden Chain. See Laburnum. 



Golden Feather. This once popular plant is the Chrysanthemum 

 Parthenium (formerly Pyrethrum partheni folium aureum) of the 

 botanists. For culture, see Chrysanthemum, 



