GREVILLEA, GYPSOPHILA 



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having on hand a nice lot of Grevilleas about twelve inches in height 

 and in 4-in. pots. It means a saving in Boston Ferns of which, in 

 the smaller sizes, there has been a shortage during May and June 

 every year as far back as I can remember. 



The Grevilleas can stand full sunlight during Summer, but they 

 do as well in window boxes filled with an assortment designed for 

 shady positions. Again, you can use the plants during the Fall and 

 Winter months, especially around Christmas, for made-up baskets; 

 and small stock out of 2^-in. pots will make fine center plants for 

 the filling of fern dishes. Seed of Grevilleas can be sown any time 

 between April and June in flats. In about six weeks the seedlings 

 will be large enough for 2j^-in. pots. By October shift them into 

 3j/2-in. pots, in which they can remain all Winter, going into 4s by 

 March. Give them a cool house or a frame during Summer and make 

 later sowings if you desire 2^-in. stock during Midwinter to be 

 used in fern dishes. It doesn't pay the florist to carry the plants 

 over into the second year. 



GROUND IVY See Nepeta 



GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS 



This is only a little annual, but one of great usefulness to the 

 florist. You have the annual and perennial Gypsophila during the 

 Summer months and 

 Stevia from November 

 to the end of February, 

 but you are very apt to 

 be short on a small 

 white flower on graceful 

 stems during March, 

 April, and May (when 

 really you have as much 

 use for it as at any 

 time of the year) unless 

 you sow some seed of 

 Gypsophila elegans the 

 last week in December. 

 Transplant the seed- 

 lings later about two 

 inches apart in 3-inch- 

 deep flats, where they 

 can remain until they 

 flower. If you have no 

 bench space, the flats 

 are just as well off on a 

 shelf. By making several 



Fig. 173. INDOOR GROWN GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS. 

 Buy seed by the pound and sow it every few days 

 from January on, first in benches, later in frames 

 and outdoors. With it you can improve almost 

 any floral arrangement and save on other flowers 

 and expensive greens 



