Globba 



( 373 ) 



Glossodia 



ultimately form dense hushes. hut thev have a 

 tendency to become very bare at the base. 



Propagation. l!y .-pores, sown in gentle beat, in 

 sterilised soil, and kept very close ; and liv division 

 of the creeping rhizomes in spring. This operation 

 needs to be very carefully performed, us Gleich- 

 cnias resent interference. Short lengths of the 

 younger rhizomes should be selected, each with 

 roots attached, and pegged down upon a compost 

 of peat and sand. They must be kept' close for 

 several weeks, until they start, into growth. 



Soil. Very sandy peat, with a few pieces of 

 charcoal and sandstone. Loam is unnecessary. 



Other Cultural Points. Gleichenias are com- 

 monly regarded as being dillieult to grow, but if 

 gi\eii abundance of water at all times they are not 

 so. The temperature of a warm greenhouse suits 

 most of them. They like plenty of surface room 

 for their creeping rhizomes, and large, shallow 

 pans or tubs are the most suitable receptacles. 

 Continual attention to staking is needed, otherwise 

 the plants become a tangled,, unsightly mass. In 

 removing the dead pinna; take care not to cut 

 away the live stems, from which young growths 

 will subsequently start. Insects, with the occa- 

 sional exception of thrips. are not troublesome. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



cireiuata, ti', warm grli. 



Mendelii, 6', warm grh. 



micropliylla, :!', warm 

 grh. 



semivestita, 6', warm 

 grh. 



Spehmca-, 3', st. 

 dicafpa, 0', grh. 



longipinnata, 6', warm 



v r rli. 

 dichotoma, (>', grli. (.///<. 



ferruginea, Hermanuii, 



and rumiervis).. 

 flabellatn, warm grh., 5' ; 



the most difficult to 



grow. 



-- alpina, o, grh. (m/ii. rupestris, 5', grh. ( -rr 



hecistophylla). p. 372). 



glauca, .Y, gi-lu gigantea, ', grh. 



glaucesccns, .Y, grh. 



Other Species : 



acutifolia (.w Juailripar- limgissiiiiii, grh. (syiis. 



tita). Bancrof tii and excelsa). 



Bancroftii(r longissima\ mierophylla (sec circinata 



bnifteata (sir flagellaris) * var.). 



cryptocarpa, 3', grh. pectinata, st. 



Cimiiinghami, grh. pubescens, at. (/.. fur- 



excelsa (r longissimii).. eata, Mutthewsii, and 



ferrugiiiea('e<lii<liotoiiia). tomentosa) . 



flagelluris, st. (*////. hifur- quadripartita, grh. (syii. 



cata, bracteata, huvi- acutifolia). 



gata.andpliiinieformis). rufiuervis (we dichotoma). 



furcata (we pubescens). tomeutosa ( pubescent). 



GLOBBA. 



Herbaceous perennials (ord. Scitaminea 1 ), with 

 showy and curious flowers, of easy culture in a 

 stove. Propagation, by root division in spring. 

 Soil, equal parts of loam and leaf soil, or loam and 

 peat, with sand. 



Principal Species : 



albo-bracteata, '2\' , wli., some plant, in bloom 



yel. (*I/M. alba and most of the year. 



coccinea). Si-homburgkii. 'l', Aug., 



atrosanguinea, 14', yel.. yel., or. red. 



with sc. bracts fa hand- sessiliHora, 1.1', Aug., yel. 



GLOBULARIA. 



Herbs and shrubs (ord. Selaginea^), with pretty 

 flowers in heads. Some do well in the rock garden, 

 if given a moist soil and a. sheltered n6ok. The 



li'lubc Amaranth (HIT fii>ui/i/ireit gluhota). 

 Globe Flon'CT (i<ri r Troll ins). 

 ffltibe Thistle (ffi- />////'/). 

 tthbnlea (see OraMUld). 



herbaceous perennials may be increased by seeds 



sown in a cold frame in spring, or when ripe, or 

 by root division in spring; the greenhouse shrubs 

 by seeds and cuttings. 



Principal Species : 



Alypum, 'i', Aug., Sep.. vul?aris, 6" to 12", sum., 



grh. shr. lidy. herbaceous, bl. 

 nmlicaulis, 6", sum., hdy. 



herbaceous, bl. 



Other Species : 



cordit'olia, sum., hdy. sub- cana, sum., hdy. herb- 



shr., bl. aceous, bl. 



longifolia, 3', Jy., Aug., trichosantha, 6" to 8", 



grli. shr., wh. (now sum., hdy. herbaceous^ 



called suliciuu). bl. 



GLORIOSA. 



Description. Very liandsome bulbous plants (prd. 

 Liliaceie). with long, wiry stems. They are of 

 comparatively easy culture if they are not dis- 

 turbed frequently at the root, and once established, 

 are amongst the most useful and ornamental 

 of climbers for the roof and pillars of the stove. 

 The flowers last well when cut, and are of con- 

 siderable service for table decoration. 



Propagation. 15y seeds, and offsets from the old 

 tubers. Seeds should be placed singly in small 

 pots about the middle of January, and the pots 

 plunged to the rims in brisk bottom heat. Prop- 

 agation by offsets needs even more care, or the old 

 tubers will receive injury. The offsets may be 

 placed in small pots early in the year,, whilst they 

 and the old bulbs are yet dormant, plunged in 

 bottom heat, and treated in. much the same way 

 as the seedlings. 



Soil. Two parts of peat, one part of loam, and 

 one of sand, for the seedlings, and equal parts of 

 peat and loam, with about one-sixth of the whole 

 bulk of sharp sand, for the older plants. 



Other Cultural Points. The culture of Glorio'as 

 may be summed up as follows ; Stove heat all the 

 year round; plenty of water from the time that 

 growth starts in the spring until it dies down in 

 the autumn ; and no water at all, but perfect reft, 

 during the winter. Pot culture is to be recom- 

 mended because the supply of moisture can then 

 be regulated to a greater nicety. Any repotting 

 that is necessary should be done not later than the 

 end of January. A temperature of 70 is required 

 to set the plants growing briskly. The roots are 

 very tender and brittle. 



Principal Species and Varie'ies : 

 simplex, I' to .V, sum., flowers than the type 



deep or., yel. (/. (.'/" Methouica graudi- 



virescens). : flora). 



- I'lautii, yel., red. superba, 6' to 9', sum., 



graudiflora, larger rich or., red; the best. 



GLOSSODIA. 



Terrestrial Orchids (ord. Orchidacese), requiring 

 a greenhouse temperature. Propagation, by divi- 

 sion of the roots in spring, keeping the divisions 

 in a close frame until they start strongly. Soil, 

 sandy loam and peat in equal parts, (ilossodias 

 need plenty of water when growing ; little or none 

 in the winter. 



Principal Species : 

 ma jor, .Te., bl. (/. Gala- minor, Je., bl. (xyn. Cala- 



ili'iiia major). deuia minor). 



liliirij nf Hie Sii"ii- (wr I'liiniiujujni ). 

 lilnrij I'cn (see (Tmiitlnit). 



(see Cedonoptti), 



