114 GRAMMANTHES 



GRAMMAN'THES continued. 



G. gentianoi' des continued. 



high, but a splendid rock plant. It flowers in 

 June to August, and forms tufts of fleshy 

 leaves with a mass of star-shaped blossoms, 

 each one nearly 1 in. across, yellow at first, but 

 becoming deep red when full blown. It 

 thrives where the soil is warm and dry, with 

 an admixture of lime-rubbish. Syns., G. 

 dichoto'ma, and G. retroflea/a. 



Sow the seeds on the surface or in boxes or 

 pans in temp. 65 in February or March, planting 

 the seedlings outdoors in May. 



GRAMMATOCAR'PUS volu'bilis. See SCYPHANTHUS elegans. 

 GROUNDSEL. See SENECIO. 

 GROVE- LOVE. See NEMOPHILA. 



GYPSO'PHILA, Chalk Plant, Cloud Plant, Baby's Breath 

 (from Gr. gupsos, chalk, and phileo, to love, having 

 regard to its partiality to a chalky soil). Nat. Ord. 

 Caryophyllacece. 



G. ele'gans. This is a charming plant, not on 

 account of any brilliant colouring on the 

 contrary, it is sombre. Its value lies in the 

 elegant and foaming or cloud-like appearance 

 of its thousand small white flowers which 

 appear in July. Mixed with other flowering 

 plants for colour the effect is beautifully soft. 

 Its height is about 18 ins., which is a useful 



