Galax 



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Galphimia 



Other Species : 



Allenii. !>". Fell., wh. latifolius, 6", Feb., wh. 



Fosteri, (i", Fel)., wh. iiivalis caueasicus, 9", 



gi;e< -UN ti", Feb., wh. Feb., wh. 



Ikaria'. !i". Fob., wh. Olga 1 , 6", Nov., wh. 



A number of hybrid forms are in existence. 



GALAX. 



A pretty, hardy herbaceous perennial (ord. Dia- 

 pensiaceai), that flourishes in the rockery. Prop- 

 agation, bv division of the roots in 'autumn, after 

 growth has ceased. Soil, three parts of leaf mould 

 ami <me part of loam, with a sixth of rough road 

 sand, and :i few nodules of charcoal. 



Only Species : 



aphylla, 3" to t>", Jy., wh. (.'/. Blandfordia cor- 

 data). 



GALAXIA. 



Greenhouse bulbous plants (or/I. Iridefe) of con- 

 siderable lieauty, natives of the Cape. Propaga- 

 tion, by offsets. Soil, sandy peat and loam in 

 equal parts, with sand. Although the plants do 

 best in the greenhouse they are nearly hardy, and 

 in the south may lie grown outdoors if given a 

 sheltered spot and a little protection in winter. 

 5'hu plants are almost stemless. 



Only Species : 

 graminea. ,Iy., yrl. ovata, My., Sep., yel. 



GALEANDRA. 



Terrestrial Orchids (unl. Orchidacea'), with long, 

 slender, fleshy stems, referred by some botanists to 

 Eulophia. Propagation,, bj division. Soil, fibrous 

 peat, with a little sharp sand and a surfacing of 

 sphagnum. Give plenty of water in the growing 

 season, little or none in winter. 



Principal Species : 



liaueri, (>", ,Te., Aug., 

 st.. yel. : rare, and diffi- 

 cult' to grow. 



devoniana, IV, Je., pur., 



wli. 

 niralis, ]\', Mcli., olive 



wh., vio. 



GALEGA. (GOAT'S RUE.) 



Useful herbaceous perennials (ord. Leguminosse). 

 valued for their beauty and hardiness, and for the 

 usefulness of their flowers when cut. Propagation, 

 by division in spring or autumn, or by seeds sown 

 in a border or frame in spring. Any good garden 

 soil. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 ofhYinalis, 4'. Jo., lil. The with a wh. var. Suow- 



v;ir. alba is pretty, and ball, 3'. 



there is a dwarf form orientalis, 3V, Je., bl. ; 

 called compacta, 3', lil.; creeping roots. 



GALEOPSIS. 



Hardy, annual herbs (nrd. Labiatre), of no great 

 pretensions to beauty. Propagation, by seeds 

 sown when ripe in the open border. Any ordinary 

 garden soil. 



Principal Species : 

 L.I (Liu um, 8" tol'J", sum., 



aut., ro. British. 

 Tetrahit, 1' to '!', pur. or 



wh. British. 



GALIUM. (BEDSTBAW.) 

 An extensive genus of annual and perennial 

 plants (onJ. Kubiacesc), of which very few are 



Gale, Xireet (nee My rim (rale). 

 Galc&iipa (see /'ni>t/nniiti). 

 (!:il'i in/nil' (MY- t'li/irrun lo/UJIIS). 

 (illliilX'H/l'l! (.<;V Trillll.r). 



versicolor, 9", sum., 

 aut.. yel., spotted pur. 

 British. 



worth growing in the garden, and these are only 

 suitable for rough rockwork. Verura. the Lady's 

 Bedstraw, is sometimes used for curdling milk. 

 Propagation, the perennials by division, or by 

 seeds sown in spring, the annuals from .seeds sown 

 at the same season in the border. Common soil. 



Principal Species : 

 boreale, 1', Je., Jy., per., 



wh. 

 Cruciata, 1', My., Je., 



per., yel. (syn. crucia- 



tum). 

 gnecum 



pur 



Jlollugo, IV, Jy., per., 

 wh. 



parisiense, 1', Je., aim., 



wh. 

 purpureum, 1', Jy., per., 



pur. 



rubrum, 1', Jy.,i>er.,]mr. 

 Jy., per., tricorne, 1', Jy., aim., 



wh. 



trifforum, 1', Jy., aim., 

 wh. (KIJH. suaveolens). 



verutn, 1', Jy., Aug., per., 

 yel. 



1'hota: C.R.ISirk. 



GALAOTHl'S El.WKSIt (see. )i. 358). 



GALLS. 



Peculiar growths of various forms produced 

 upon plants of many kinds. They are usually 

 rauscd by the punctures of insects for the purpose 

 of egg deposition. The eggs hatch into larva 1 , 

 which commence at once to feed, tind the irritation 

 thus set up in the tissues of the plant brings 

 about the excrescence known as the gall. The 

 common Oak Apple, for instance, is caused by a 

 gall fly known as Andricus tcrminalis. Cynips 

 aptera, another fly, is the cause of the galls on the 

 roots of Oak, Elm, Beech, and other forest trees. 

 The Hose Bedeguar (fen ahn KOSKS) is the work 

 of Cynips Hosai. 



GALPHIMIA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord, Malpighia'-i-;!'i. 

 witli showy (lowers: easy to grow. Propagation, 

 by cuttings of the ripened shoots in a elo-e piop- 

 agatiiig frame, in spring. Soil, peat and loam, 

 with grit. Firm |>otting is essential. 



