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GLADIOLUS GLOBULARIA. 



early summer; whitish-red, in loose 

 terminal or axillary panicles, on slen- 

 der stalks ; petals 5, linear-lanceolate, 

 rather unequal, spreading ; calyx 

 tubular or bell-shaped. Leaves, mostly 

 trifoliate, sometimes single or in pairs ; 

 leaflets stalked, serrated, about l| in. 

 long, and ^ in. broad, acutely pointed, 

 bright green above, pale beneath. In 

 shady woods and bogs, from Florida to 

 Canada. Borders, chiefly in medi- 

 cinal or botanical gardens, in any free 

 soil. Division. 



Gladiolus communis (Foxglove 0.} 

 A pretty old inhabitant of our gardens ; 

 16 to 20 in. high. Flowers, in sum- 

 mer ; bright rose, flesh-coloured, or 

 even white in some varieties, 6 to 8 

 in a unilateral spike ; tube short ; limb 

 almost two -lipped, with the upper 

 segments approaching, larger than the 

 lower ones, the three internal seg- 

 ments being almost of equal size, 

 oblong-spoon-shaped ; anthers half 

 the length of the filaments ; seeds flat 

 or angular, winged. Leaves, sword- 

 shaped, stiff, smooth. Bulb, roundish 

 or depressed, with reticulated tunics. 

 Native of the South of France and 

 South of Europe, in fields. Bor- 

 ders, and naturalized, in any light soil. 

 Separation of the bulbs. 



Gladiolus segetum (Cornfield Gla- 

 diolus). This is often confounded 

 with G. communis, but is distinguished 

 from it by having its rose-coloured 

 flowers in two rows; the lower seg- 

 ments unequal, each marked with a 

 long, narrow, white spot ; the anthers 

 longer than the filaments, and finally 

 by its seeds being nearly round and 

 not winged. Native of France and 

 Southern Europe. This, like Gla- 

 diolus communis, will grow freely in 

 borders or rough places in all rich soil. 

 Separation of the bulbs. 



Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy). 

 Nepeta Glechoma. A well-known, 

 much-creeping British plant, almost 



too common to deserve notice heie, 

 but that it has one or two varieties 

 finely variegated that are quite worthy 

 of a place. Flowers, in summer ; blue, 

 nearly an inch long, in axillary whorls. 

 Leaves, roundish, crenated, heart- 

 shaped at the base. Abundant in 



Britain, and throughout Europe. 



In beds of plants with variegated 

 leaves, on the edges of raised borders, 

 rockwork, etc. The variegated forms 

 only are worth growing ; the common 

 green form has been recommended for 

 cultivation, but is best seen in its 

 native hedge-banks. Division. 



Globularia cordifolia (Heart-leaved 

 G. ) A neat and very trailing shrub ; 

 6 in. high. Flowers, in early summer ; 

 blue ; heads small, globular, solitary 

 at the ends of the branches, on stalks 

 that are nearly naked. Leaves, stalked, 

 heart-shaped, small, gradually widen- 

 ing from the base, notched at the apex, 

 sometimes with a little tooth there. 

 Stems shrubby, prostrate, much 

 branched. Central and Southern 



Europe. The rock-garden, in light 



soil. Division. 



Globularia nana (Thyme-leaved G.) 

 A dense trailing, dwarf shrub, 

 forming a fine mass of thyme-like ver- 

 dure; 1 to 2 in. high. Flowers, in 

 summer; numerous, bluish-white, in 

 globular heads nearly half-an-inch 

 across, barely rising above the foliage. 

 Leaves, fleshy, glistening, narrowly- 

 obcordate-wedge-shaped, forming ro- 

 settes at the base of the flower-stalks. 

 Stems very branching and woody, 

 creeping and rooting, lying close to 

 the ground. It is by some considered 

 a variety of G. cordifolia, but is suf- 

 ficiently distinct. Eastern Pyrenees. 



The rock-garden, in moist free 



soil ; or as a dwarf border plant in 

 moist districts. Division. 



Globularia nudicaulis (NaTced-stalked 

 G.} An interesting perennial, not de- 

 void of beauty when well-developed 



