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from seed, but not very quickly. A light soil suits 

 them. 



G. Heldreichii superbum is an orange variety 

 which is beautiful and very showy, having larger 

 flowers than the former (nearly as large as a penny), 

 giving a mass of flowers in May, and some again 

 in the autumn. It is a good plant for rockeries. 



Gladioli The spring flowering Gladiolus Col- 

 villei, (" The Bride "), is pretty, and good for cutting, 

 but the scarlet G. Brenchleyensis is most indispens- 

 able, flowering in July and August. It is quite 

 hardy, and the bulbs may be left in the ground for 

 some years before it is necessary to lift and divide 

 them ; they look best in masses, with low-growing 

 flowers for a carpet. The other kinds of Gladioli 

 are very beautiful, especially G. Childsii, but they 

 are more delicate, and require to be planted each 

 spring (April), and the bulbs stored for the winter, 

 so they are more troublesome to grow, but their 

 colours are lovely and very various, and can be 

 procured from one shilling and threepence to two 

 shillings a dozen. 



Gypsophila. The dwarf variety G. cerastioides, 

 nine inches high, is a pretty plant for early spring ; 

 white flowers with a little red about them. 



