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G. cltusifn'Ha (blunt-leaved). 20. White. China. 



1810. 

 ~-rucemo'sa (raceraed). 15. White, yellow. 



April. E. Ind. 1793. 



GA'GEA. (Named after Sir Thomas 

 Gape. Nat. ord., LUyioorts [Liliaceae]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to the Tulip.) 



All hardy little yellow-flowering bulbs. They 

 chould occupy the front row of a light-soiled 

 border, like Crocuses ; offsets in spring or autumu. 

 E. Bohefmica (Bohemian). . April. Bohemia. 



1825. 



Iracte.nla'ris (small-bracted). . April. Europe. 



1817. 



bulbi'fera (bulb-bearing). May. Tauria. 1829. 

 ~ chlora'ntha (yellow-flowered). . April. Si- 

 beria. 1819. 



circina'ta (rounded). . May. Siberia. 1789. 



fa&cicula'ris (bundle-flowered). J. April. Bri- 



tain. 



elau'ca (milky-green). J. April. Switzer- 



land. 1825. 



Liota'rdi (Liotard's). May. South Europe. 



1825. 



Podo'lica (Podolian). May. Podolia. 1827. 

 '-pusi'lla (small). J. April. Bohemia. 1825. 



pygmce'a (pigmy), . April. Spain. 1825. 



sero'tina. (late). . June. Wales. 



spathu'cea (sheathed). . May. Germany. 1759- 



stella'ris (starrv). . May. Sweden. 1759- 



Stei"nbe'rgii (Sternberg's). $. May. Swit- 



zerland. 1828. 



striu'ta (streaked). . July. Europe. 1826. 



sylva'tica (wood). . April. Europe. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). . May. Siberia. 1781- 



vilio'sa (shaggy). . April. Caucasus. 1825. 



GAGNEBI'NA. (Probably the native 

 name of one of the species. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., 

 JO-Dtcawrfria l-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Mimosa.) 



Stove evergreens, from Mauritius. Seeds in 

 hotbed, in spring, after being moistened for 

 F-everai hours in warm water; cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, in April, under a bell- 

 pla&s, and in mild bottom-heat; peat and loam, 

 both turfy and fibry. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 48 to 55. 



G. axilla'ris (axillary). 6. Yellow. 1824. 

 -- tamari'scina (tamarisk-like). 6. Yellow. 1824. 



GAILLA'RDIA. (Named after M. Gail- 

 lard, a French patron of botany. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia 3-Frustranea.) 



This, like many other composite genera, is in- 

 clined to sport from seeds, and, therefore, may 

 he expected to yield double flowers some day. 

 Hardy herbaceous plants, with the exception of 

 corona'ta, which requires a cold pit in winter. 

 In cold, damp situations, cuttings of bi'color and 

 pi'cta may also be saved in a similar manner. 

 Cuttings under a hand-light in summer, and divi- 

 sion of the root in spring ; sandy loam. 

 G. aritta'ta (awned). 1. Orange. August. N. 

 Amer. 1812. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 2. Yellow. August. 



N. Amer. 177. 



corona'tu (crowned). Bed, brown. July. 



3 Drummr/ndii intege'rrima (Drummonn's 

 vi\\o\Q-leavtd). 2. Carnation, yellow. 

 August. Louisiana. 1833. 



pi' eta (painted). Yellow. August. Louisiana. 



1833. 



Richardso'ni (Richardson's). Ij. Orange. 



July. N. Amer. 1829. 



GALA'CTIA. (From gala, milk ; in re- 

 ference to the milky juice of some of 

 the species. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., \l-Diadelphia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Glycine.) 



Deciduous, by division of the plant, and gro%vn 

 n sandy loarn. Stove, by cuttings of short, 

 stubby side-shoots in sanrl, m April, under a bell- 

 glass, and plunged in a hotbed ; sandy loam ami 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 to 

 55. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TWINERS. 

 G. glabe'lla (smoothish). 3. Purple. July. N. 

 Amer. 



mo'llis (soft). 3. Purple. July. N. Amer. 1827. 



STOVE EVEHGREEN TWINERS. 

 G. Cube'nsis (Cuban^. Rose. July. Cuba. 1825. 



pe'ndula (pendulous). 6. Red. July. Jamaica. 



1794. 



seri'cea (silky). 6. July. Bourbon. 1824. 



GALACTI'TES. (From gala, milk ; re- 

 ferring to the juice and to the milk-white 

 veins on the leaves. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., W-Syntjenesia 3- 

 Frustranea. Allied to Silybum.) 



Hardy annuals, requiring to be sown in the 

 flower-borders in March or April. 

 G. austra'lis (southern). 1. Purple. July. N. 

 Holland. 1824. 



tomento'sa (woolly). l. Purple. July. 



South Europe. 1738. 



GALACTODE'NDRON. Cow- tree. (From 

 gala, milk, and dendron, a tree. We in- 

 troduce this name as being in common, 

 use ; but the true name of the Cow-tree 

 is Bro'simum u'tile, to which refer. ) 



GALANGALE. KtEmpfe'ria. 



GALA'NTHUS. Snowdrop. (From gain, 

 milk, and antkos, a flower. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria l-JIfonoffynid.) 



Hardy bulbs. Offsets ; division of masses of 

 bulbs ; common garden-soil ; should be lifted 

 every four cr five years. 



G. nivu'li? (common. Snow). . White. Fe- 

 bruary. Britain. 



plica'tus (plaited). . White. February. 



Crimea. 1818. 



refle'xus (bent-back-/>e?ated). White, green. 



Mount Gargarius. 1814. 



GALATE'LLA. (A diminutive of gat<i, 

 milk, literally, milky ; Deferring to the 

 colour of the leaves. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese]. Linn., I9-Syngenesia 

 3-Fnistranea. Allied to Aster.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Division in spring j com- 

 mon garden-soil. 



