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Grafting Wax. The following recipe 

 has been recommended by a first-rate 

 authority: Take common sealing-wax, 

 any colour but green, one part ; mutton 

 fat, one part ; white wax, one part ; and 

 honey, one-eighth part. The white wax 

 and the fat are to be first melted, and 

 then the sealing-wax is to be added gra- 

 dually, in small pieces, the mixture being 

 kept constantly stirred ; and, lastly, the 

 honey must be put in just before taking 

 it off the fire. It should be poured hot 

 into paper or tin moulds, to preserve for 

 use as wanted, and be kept slightly stirred 

 till it begins to harden. 



GRAINS OF PARADISE. Amo'mvmgra'na. 

 paradi'si. 



GRAMMA 'NTHES. (From gramma, writ- 

 ing, and anthos, a flower ; marks like V 

 being on the corolla. Nat. ord., House- 

 leelcs [Crassulaceoe]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 5-Pentagynia.) 



Greet' 7 -." * annuals, from the Cape of Good 

 II - .n pots, well drained; lime- 



rubbish and sandy loam, equal Darts; plants may 

 be kept in greenhouse, or p' ited on rock-work 



8' 1). 4. Yellow, red. 

 jVf). $ Pinkish-red. 



to 



,u. ord., 

 |B, %0-Gynan- 



Stova . .v s; huau Y ._- . ''*ed in 



it, and trmim ana - % at. 



Smir ... winter, 50 to "55. 



GfiJRultiflo'rinn (many-flowered). 2. Brown, green. 

 May. Manilla. 1S33. 



tigri'n.'tm (tiger-like). Spotted. May. 



Manilla. 1837. 



specio'sum (showy). 6. Yellow, brown. May. 



E. Ind. 1837. 



GRAMMI'TIS. (From gramme, lettering; 

 in reference to ,'the spore-cases, or seed 

 apparatus. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodi- 

 acese] . Linn., 24- Cryptogamia \-Filices.} 

 Chiefly stove Ferns, with brownish-yellow 

 spores. Division ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 58. 

 O. Austra'lis (Australian). July. N. S. Wales. 



1822. 



cuculla'ta (hooded). July. Isle of Luzon. 1840. 



elonga'ta (elongated). July. W. Ind. 1824. 



furca'ta (forked-teawed). July. Trinidad. 1825. 



hi'rtu (hairy). July, isle of Luzon. 1840. 



lanceola'ta (spear-head-teaed), July. Mau- 



ritius. 1824. 



linea'ri* (narrow-/eaoed). July. Jamaica. 1823. 

 ^ GRANADfLLA. This is a name some- 



times given to several species of the Pas- 



siflora ; but one only is the true Grana- 

 dilla, Passiflo'ra quadrangula'ris ; but P. 

 edu'lis also produces edible fruit, and may 

 be similarly cultivated. We are aware 

 that there are other species of Passiflora, 

 the fruits of which are eatable, such as 

 the P. malifo'rmis, or sweet calabash ; P. 

 laurifo'lia, the laurel-leaved or water- 

 lemon; and P. incarna'ta, or the flesh- 

 coloured, &c. 



Propagation. They are nearly all 

 readily propagated by seeds; but most 

 cultivators who grow them for table pur- 

 poses prefer cuttings ; and they are quite 

 right; for, like most of the Cucurbita- 

 ceous group, to which they approximate, 

 they are apt to run much to bine if raised 

 from seed. Plants from cuttings grow 

 more moderately, and blossom sooner. 

 Seedlings will fruit readily at two years 

 old; but cuttings struck very early in 

 the spring, and highly cultivated, will 

 fruit the same autumn, but not produce 

 a full crop. 



Soil. A somewhat light and generous 

 soil is best. The following is an excel- 

 lent compost : Decomposed, mellow, 

 turfy loam, two parts ; old leaf-soil, two 

 parts; heath-soil, one part; and sand, 

 one part. 



Culture in Growing Period. P. quad- 

 rangula'ris requires a greater heat than 

 P. edu'lis in fact, a heat equivalent to 

 the Pine stove ; whilst P. edu'lis will suc- 

 ceed well in an ordinary vinery. Bottom- 

 heat is most essential, especially for the 

 P. quadrangula'ris; and, indeed, in this, 

 and a generous soil, consists the chief 

 secret of successful culture. No place 

 can exceed the corner of the bark-bed 

 for the culture of either, provided they 

 can ramble freely overhead, unshaded by 

 vines or other creepers ; for light is also 

 essential. The corner of the bark-bed 

 must be separated by bricks, pigeon- 

 holed; a triangular space, which will 

 hold a wheelbarrow of soil, will suffice, 

 putting some bricks below for drainage. 

 The shoots must be carried up to within 

 a foot or so of the roof, and may then be 

 trained in any way most convenient. The 

 P. edu'lis will produce many branches ; 

 these must be kept thinned out, after 

 the manner of Melons ; but no stopping 

 is requisite. The P. quadrangula'ris does 

 not so soon crowd itself with spray; 

 nevertheless, it will at times require thin- 

 ning out. Liberal waterings must be 

 given, and it must be remembered thai 



