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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



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ers will produce scarcely any. This will in a , 

 SJlMtton account for the marked difference 

 indices of the named sorts; it will also account 

 for the rapid increase in the more common sorts, 

 and the sudden disappearance of those greatly 

 prized. Choice sorts are but short-lived, unless 

 they are increased by bulblets. In many of our 

 named sorts, old bulbs will not produce good 

 flowers, if, indeed, they produce any; conse- 

 quently the bnlblets from all favonte sorts 

 should be planted every spring, or at least a 

 sufficient number of them for a required stock. 

 The bulblets should be planted in spring in any 

 convenient out-of-the-way place in the garden, 

 and given the same treatment as is recom- 

 mended for the seed. If in rich, light soil, very 

 nearly all will flower the second year. They 

 require but little room the first year. Prepare 

 the rows about the width of the common gar- 

 den hoe, and sow the bulblets (or seeds) so close 

 that they will nearly touch each other, and they ; 

 will do much better than if more scattered, j 

 During winter the bulbs, without regard to size 

 or age, are best kept in a dry, cool cellar. Plant- 

 ings should be made as early in spring as the 

 ground can be got in order, no matter if there 

 should be hard frosts after; it will not penetrate 

 the ground sufficiently to injure them. For late ; 

 flowering some of the stronger bulbs may be | 

 kept until the first of July, which will keep 

 them back until about the first of October. 



Glasswort. See UnKeornia. 



Glaucium. Horn Poppy. From glaukos, grayish i 

 green; referring to the color of the leaves, j 

 Linn. Polyandria-Monogynift. Nat. Ord. Papa- ' 



A genus of hardy annuals and perennials, na- 

 tives of Europe. They are remarkable for their 

 bright yellow flowers, that are produced in great 

 abundance all the summer, and for their deeply 

 cut leaves, that have a decided glaucus hue. 

 G. luteum, one of the most showy and desirable 

 species, is very common at Montauk Point, 

 Long Island, and on the islands along the 

 coast, having become naturalized from Europe. 

 This species grows readily from seed, and 

 makes a valuable plant for the ribbon border. 



Gleditschia. Honey Locust. In honor of Gott- 

 lifb Gleditsch, once a professor at Berlin, and a 

 defender of Linnaeus against Siegesbeck, and 

 author of many botanical works. Linn. Pdyga- 

 mia-Diascia. Nat. Ord. Fnltacew. 



A genus of handsome hardy deciduous trees, 

 several of the species being common in the Mid- 

 dle, Southern, and Western States. 



Gleichenia. Named after Gleichen, a German 

 botanist. Linn. Cryptogamia-Filu-es. Nat. Ord. 

 PolypodiacftK. 



A very extensive genus of Ferns. They are 

 found widely scattered in the tropics, both of 

 the Old and New World, and extending to Chili 

 and the Australasian regions. A few only have 

 found their way into the hot-house, some of 

 which are highly esteemed. They are propagated 

 by division or from spores. Introduced in 1823. 



Globe Amaranth. See Goinphrena. 



Globe Thistle. See EfhiH^s. 



Globulea. From globvloa, a small globe; refer- 

 ring to the glands on the petals. Linn. Penian- 

 dria-Pentagynia. Nat. Orof. Crassnlm;,!-. 



A genus of succulent plants, natives of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, with flat, sickle-shaped 

 leaves, arranged in a rosette. The flowers are 

 small, arranged in dense clusters, and have five 

 petals bent inward, each of them tipped with a 



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little globule of waxy matter, whence the name 

 of the genus, which is closely allied to Crassu- 

 la. The several species are propagated by cut- 

 tings of firmish young shoots, that should be 

 dried a day or two before putting into the prop- 

 agating bed. Introduced in 1732. 



Gloriosa. From glm'iomts, glorious; because of 

 the magnificent flowers. Linn. Hexftnnria-Mon- 

 ogynia. Nat. Ord. Liliacece. 



A very handsome genus of green-house bulbs, 

 of limited climbing habit, the flowers curiously 

 shaped, bright yellow or orange color. They 

 should be grown in pots of very sandy loam, 

 and treated in the manner recommended for 

 Gesnera, except that, being climbing plants, 

 they will require to be supported with sticks 

 or a trellis. Natives of South Africa. Intro- 

 duced in 1825. 



Glory Pea. See Clianthus. 



Glossocomia. From glossocomos, a money-bag; 

 referring to the shape of the flower. Linn. Pent- 

 andrin-Monogyn'M. Nat. Ord. Oampanulnrcci'. 



A small genus of hardy herbaceous plants, 

 white or purple bell-shaped flowers, from North- 

 ern India. They are increased by seeds or di- 

 vision. Introduced in 1839. 



Gloxinia. Named after P. B. Gloxin, a botanist 

 of Colmar. Linn. Didynamia-Angiospermia. Nat. 

 Ord. Gesneracecp. 



The species that compose this splendid genus 

 are, with one or two exceptions, natives of 

 South America, and are usually found in deep 

 ravines, on rather high mountain elevations, 

 and in damp, much-shaded situations. The 

 species are among the greatest ornaments of our 

 green-houses, and the richness of their foliage, 

 and their ample, graceful, and delicately-tinted 

 flowers, have gained for them a prominent place 

 among the more choice flowering plants. Here, 

 as in many other instances, the process of hybrid- 

 izing has been largely resorted to, and the re- 

 sults are most satisfactory. The older kinds, 

 with drooping flowers, have mostly given place 

 to forms with the corolla almost regular and 

 nearly erect, the latter peculiarity having this 

 recommendation, that the border and throat of 

 the corolla, to which parts much of the beauty 

 of the flower is owing, are presented to the eye. 

 The hybrids are greatly improved in color as well 

 as form, and the flowers are produced in greater 

 abundance than with the species. The main 

 art in growing Gloxinia* well is to give them 

 a porous and well-enriched soil, to grow them 

 in a warm, moist atmosphere, and us soon as 

 they begin to flower to remove them to a cooler 

 house, and afterward dry them off gradually, 

 and keep them free from moisture till they 

 again begin to grow. To produce the richest 

 colors the glass should be shaded, or they 

 should be grown where there is only a northern 

 exposure. Gloxinias are readily propagated by 

 their leaves; all that is required is to insert the 

 leaf, about one-half its length, in an ordinary 

 propagating bed, keep the sand moderately wet 

 until the leaf is completely dried up, then with- 

 hold water entirely, and leave the newly-formed 

 tubers until the following February, at which 

 time they will commence to grow, when they 

 should be taken out and potted. They will 

 flower in one year after the cuttings are put in. 

 They are also produced easily from seed, which 

 they ripen abundantly. On account ot its very 

 small size it should be sown on a smooth sur- 

 face of soil, and merely covered with a slight 

 covering of moss laid lightly over it, and kept 



