OAILLABDIA (personal name). Comp6sitiT. About 

 a riozen American herbs (largely of Atlantic N. Amer. ). 

 with alternate, simple, more or less toothed, punctate 

 Ivs. and solitary yellow or red, showy heads: ray fls. 

 usually neutral, often with 2 or more colors or shades; 

 disli Hs. mostly purple, the styles with slender hispid 

 brandies ; involucre with two or more rows of leafy scales. 

 Gaillardias are popular and worthy garden plants. There 

 are two types, — the annual forms, which are derived 

 from 6. piilchella and G. amhljiodon, chiefly from the 

 former; and the perennials, which issue from G. aris- 

 lata. The species are variable and confusing. 



Amongst hardy perennial plants, Gaillardias are 

 conspicuous for profusion and duration of (lowers. A 

 constant succession is produced all summer until very 

 late in autumn. They produce a most gorgeous effect 

 in beds or borders. Moreover, they are highly recom- 

 mendable for cut-flower purposes, as they last for a long 

 time in water, and can be 

 gathered with ample, self-sup- 

 porting stems. They thrive 

 best in light, open, well 

 drained soil, and should have 

 the full benefit of air and sun. 

 In heavier or in moisture- 

 retaining ground the plants 

 are often winter-killed. The 

 perennial forms are propa- 

 gated by division, seeds or 

 cuttings in August or Septem- 

 ber; also by root cuttings in 

 early spring. Seedlings do 



886. Gaillardi 



luce the parent ; therefore, if we are in pos- 

 an extra good variety, we must resort to 

 modes of propagation, though for general 



purposes we may rely on seed sowing, as this involves 

 less labor, but the cuttings make the better plants. G. 

 gmndiflora and its many varieties are garden forms of 

 G. aristata. Great improvements have been introduced 

 in late years. Some of these are highly colored and of 

 i-xtraordiuarily large size, many of the flowers measur- 

 ing 4 to 5 in. across, as in the variety named Jas. Kel- 

 way. Another class has quilled florets [G. fisti(losa),oi 

 which Buffalo Bill is an excellent sample— a large, pure 

 yellow, with maroon disk. Vivian Grey is also a re- 

 markable and most distinct variety, with clear yellow, 

 fringed rays and disk of the same color. 



Cult, by J. B. Keller. 



A. Annual Gaillardias : fls. normally mostly red. 



amblyodon, Gay. One-2 ft., erect, leafy, hirsute: Ivs. 

 oblong or spatulate, sessile aud auriculate, entire or 

 neail\ so lobes (or teeth) of the disk coi-ollas short and 

 obtuse ravs numerous, brown-red or maroon through- 

 out thLir length. Tex. F.S. 21:2149. -Somewhat cult, 

 amongst garden annuals, and worthy. 



pulch^Ua, Foug Eiect branching, 12-20 in , soft pu 

 besceut Ivs oblong Ian 

 ceoldte or spatulate, rither ^ Ot ' 



soft nearly sessile either "^ , ' ' 



lutire or the loT\ei ones 

 hiate pinnatifid lobes of 



head 



s 2 in across the flat 

 s yellow at top ancl rose 

 pie at bise Ark and 

 to -Viiz B W 1002 35ol 



picta. Gray (G picta 

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GALACTIA (Greek (lala 1 

 i\Baiiiilk\ luicel Ltiimn, 

 inmg pereii 

 They ire . 

 leflv distinguished 

 fls 



led 



pods 



Leaflets 3. 

 Prostrate, glabrous 



glabella. Mi 

 usuallv branching, 1-2 ft. long: Ifts. ell 

 notched at tip: fls. 4-10, reddish purple: pf 

 pubescent. Dry, sandy soil. N.Y. to Fla. ] 



matted, 

 ic, often 

 .slightly 



