G-lycine 



( 375 ) 



Goat Moth 



but being fine-rooted subjects they detest a water- 

 logged soil. Plenty of atmospheric moisture there 

 must be, for aridity is a sure forerunner of red 

 spider, which spells ruin. When in flower tho 

 plants may, with advantage, be placed in cooler 

 surroundings; the flowers will Last the longer. 



Old Plants. Gloxinias may be grown on for a 

 number of years if desired. After flowering, tlie 

 plants should be given less water, and gradually 

 allowed to go to rest. When quite dormant, the 

 pots should be placed on their sides beneath the 

 greenhouse stage to winter. Growth will probably 

 commence about the beginning of February, if the 

 house has a night temperature of about 45. As 

 soon as signs of growth are seen, the old soil should 

 be shaken away and the plants potted in light, rich 

 soil, and in small pots ; or they may be started in 

 boxes of Cocoanut fibre refuse, and potted when 

 the growths are about J" long. 



Principal Species and Hybrids (see also SIN- 

 NINGIA) : 



multiHora (sec Nffigelia 



multifloru). 

 pallidiflora, 1', Aug., pale 



hi. 

 speciosa (>-ee Siimingia 



speciosa). The parent 



of the modem Gloxinia. 



diversiflora, a hybrid, 

 gesueroides, a hybrid 



(Siimingia X Gesnora 



Donklari) . 

 glaljrata, 9", Aug., wh. 



(mjn. fimbnata of Jiol- 



uitieal Ma<i;iin' 4-130). 

 maculata, 2', Je., Oct., 



pur., bl. 



Named florists' varieties, sucli as Lord Roberts 

 (sec figure), are numerous. 



GLYCINE. 



Stove and greenhouse herbs (ord. Leguminosae). 

 Propagation, by cuttings of the side shoots inserted 

 in spring, under :i bell-glass, in gentle heat. Soil, 

 loam and peat in equal parts, with a little sand. 



Principal Species : 



hedysaroides, st., Je., pur., branches twining. 



GLYCYRRHIZA. (LIQUORICE.) 



Hardy, herbaceous perennials (ord. Leguminosas), 

 with pretty flowers. They are, as a rule, rather 

 coarse-growing and straggling. Propagation, by 

 division of the roots in spring or autumn, prefer- 

 ably the former. Each division should have one 

 or two sound buds. Any ordinary garden soil 

 will do. 



Principal Species : 

 echiuata, 3', Je., Jy.,pur., aut., pale bl., jields 



plant sticky. liquorice, 



glabra, 3' to 4', sum., lepidota, 2' to 3', Jy., 

 Aug., wh., pods prickly. 



GLYPHOSPERMA. 



A rare and curious sub- hardy plant (ord. 

 Liliaceas), with singularly marked reeds. It is 

 close to the better known genus Anthericum. 

 Propagation, by root division in spring. Palmeri, 

 2', summer, has white, starry flowers. It should hi: 

 protected with dry litter in winter. It will do well 

 in a dry, sandy soil. 



GMELINA. 



Stove evergreen trees (ord. Verbenaceae), prop- 

 agated by cuttings of matured side shoots inserted 

 in bottom heat, in spring. Soil, fibrous loam, with 

 plenty of sharp sand. 



Principal Species : 



arborea, 21)', Je., Aug., wh. (syn. Rheedii). 



Glyptuttrobus (sec Taxodium). 



(CUDWBliD ; EVER- 



GNAPHALIUM. 



LASTING.) 



A large genus (ord. Compositse), comprising 

 annuals, biennials, and perennials from nearly all 

 parts of the earth. Very few of them, however, 

 are of any value to gardeners. 



Principal Species : 

 decurrens, 2' to 3', Jy., 



Aug., hdy. per., wh. 

 Leontopodium (see Leon- 



margaritaceum (*r Ana- 

 phalis margaritacea). 



topodium alpiuuni). 



GNIDIA. 



There are upwards of fifty species in this genus 

 (iird. Thymelasacea;) of greenhouse evergreens. 

 Propagation, by cuttings of the young shoots in 

 spring, when they are not more than 2" long, 

 inserted in sand in a close but cool frame. Soil, 

 peat and sand. 



rttoto : CasseU Jb Company, Lid, 



GLOXINIA LOUD ROKEHTS. 



Principal Species : 

 deuudata, IV, My., Jy., 



yel. 

 oppositifolia, 1', My., Jy., 



pale yel. 



pinifolia, 1', Mch., Ap., 

 wh. ; very fragaut ; the 

 best, 

 tomeutoea, 3' to 4', Mch., 



Ap., yel. 

 GOAT MOTH. 



The Goat Moth (Cossus ligniperda) has the un- 

 enviable distinction of producing not only one of 

 the largest but also one of the most destructive of 

 European caterpillars. The perfect insect measures 

 about 3" from point to point of its forewings, which 

 are dull brown in hue, shaded with deeper brown 

 markings. The female moth lays her eggs in 

 crevices in the bark of timber and fruit trees, and 

 the larvse tunnel their way towards the heart of tin? 

 tree. The full grown caterpillar will mi-aMnv as 

 much as 4" in length, and its powerful jaws mnki- 

 light of the hardest wood. Thousands of pouiuU' 



(loat'i Heard (fee fyirtra Aruncus and Traya- 



paynri). 



ii'iiiil'n Foot (see Oxalis caprina). 

 Goat's Rue (see Gatega). 



