Godetia 



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Gompholobium 



worth of timber is ruined .annually by the Gout 

 Moth caterpillars. 



It is difficult to find remedies, but coating the 

 trees with cow dung and clay, to prevent egg 

 laying ; catching and killing the insects when they 

 make their appearance in June and July; injecting 

 sulphur fumes into the holes made by the cater- 

 pillars, or searching for the latter with a sharp, 

 hooked wire, have all been practised with some 

 amount of success. In cases of bad infestation 

 there is little for it but to cut down the trees and 

 burn them, caterpillars and all. 



GODETIA. 



Showy, hardy annuals (ord. Onagrarise). now 

 referred by botanists to (Knothera, but kept distinct 

 here for garden purposes. 1'ropagation, by seeds 

 sown outdoors in March and April, where the 

 plants are to flower, thinning the seedlings until 

 they finally stand not less than (>'' apart. For 

 early blooming it is advisable to sow outdoors 

 in September; plants from autumn sowings are 

 almost invariably vigorous and sturdy. Ordinary 

 soil. 



A Selection of Varieties : 

 Duchess of Albany, wh., Lady Satin Rose, ro., 



dwarf. dwarf. 



Lady Albemarlo, crim. , Princess of Wales, ruby, 



dwarf. crim., tall. 



The Bride, wh., car., tall. 



GODOYA. 



Stove trees (orff. Ochnaceoe), with thick and 

 leathery leaves. Propagation, by cuttings of 

 matured shoots inserted in sandy soil, in heat, in 

 spring. Soil, loam two parts, leaf soil one part, 

 and plenty of sand. 



Principal Species : 

 gemmiflora, 20', Je., yel. splendida, 10', wh., fra- 



(now Blastemautlms grant. 



gemmifiorus). 



GOETHEA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Malvaceae), with 

 showy flowers. Propagation, by cuttings in sandy 

 soil in spring, with a little bottom heat." Soil, equal 

 parts of loam and leaf soil, with sand. 



Principal Species : 



makoyana, 2', crim. iniiltiflora, Sep., red or 

 bracts. pk. bracts (HI/UK. Pavonia 



. multiflora and P.Wiotii). 

 Other Species : 



semperflorens (now Pa- strictiflora, a'. Aug.. bracts 

 vonia semperflorens). Ted,' with yellowish'' 



marks. 



Good Hybrids : 



The following hybrids are dwarfer and more 

 fioriferous than the parents: 



floribunda, 1' (approxi- intermedia, I. 1 ,' (approxi- 

 mate), sum., pk. mate), sum.", red. 



kcrmesina, 1', flowers at 

 all times, pk. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. 



A popular name for Pyrethrum parthenifolium 

 aureum. Golden Feather is a handsome foliage 

 plant, in great request for bedding purposes. It 



(fodirinia i/iyan (see Iirai-ontium f/iga.i). 



(iuld Cn/> (see Sanitnciilitf bulboftti). 



fi olden Chafer (see Hose Enemies), 



(fold fern (.we Gymnogramme). 



ti'ulilcn Chain (see Laburnum). 



<< 'olden Hair (see Cltryximima and Aster). 



(liilden Hod (s'e Salidagff), 



Gulden Oaxifraf/e (see C/irysosplenium). 



is naturally compact, and a still better habit 

 may be induced by consistent pinching. When 

 Golden Feather is employed for carpet bedding, 

 as it frequently is, it is necessary to cut over the 

 plants at intervals of about a week or ten days. 

 The seed, which is quite small, should be sown 

 thinly on sandy soil (not covered) in March, in 

 heat. The seed pans should be kept in heat until 

 the seedlings have produced their first rough 

 leaves, when they should be given rather cooler 

 quarters. Pricking out must be attended to at an 

 early stage. Seed may, if desired, be sown out of 

 doors at the beginning of April, bat the resulting 

 plants are naturally rather later in tilling their 

 positions than those raised in heat under glass. 



GOLDILOCKS. 



A popular name for Aster Linosyris (syns. Chrys- 

 ocoma Linosyris and Linosyris vulgaris). The 

 name refers to the heads of golden yellow flowers 

 which this plant bears. Sometimes, also, spelt 

 Goldylncks. (For description, see ASTER.) 



GOLD THREAD. 



A name commonly given to the thin, yellow 

 roots of Coptis trifolia, which are largely used in 

 Canada and the United States for dyeing silken 

 and woollen fabrics. 



GOMPHIA. (BUTTON FLOWER.) ~~ 



There are over eighty species in this genus (ord. 

 Ochnaeese), all stove evergreen trees and shrubs. 

 Propagation, by cuttings- of the ripened shoots, 

 taken in spring, inserted in sandy soil, and placed 

 in strong bottom heat in a close frame. Soil, two 

 parts of sound loam, one part of peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



decora, 10' to 15', My., yel. 



GOMPHOLOBIUM. 



Handsome Australian greenhouse shrubs (ord. 

 Lugmninosic), with showy flowers. Although 

 seldom seen outside botanic establishments, they 

 are well worthy of the attention of the general 

 cultivator. Propagation, by cuttings of the young 

 shoots, which should be not more than 2" in 

 length, taken in spring, inserted in sandy peat, 

 and kept close under a bell-glass in 'an intermediate 

 house. Soil, peat and loam in equal parts, chopped 

 up into small pieces but not sifted, with sand, and 

 a few pieces of charcoal. The greatest care is 

 necessary in watering, as a little inattention means 

 the loss of all the feecfirig'roots, and the death of 

 the plant. Plenty of drainage is the first essential. 



Principal Species : 



grandiflorum, 2', Je.,yel. twining (HI/HI, peduucu- 



knightiaumn, 1' to 2', lare, tenue, and ven- 



Aug., pk. or pur. (KI/. nlosuin of Botanical 



heterophyllum) . Itiyixtfr) . 



polymoriihum,Mch.,Aug., veuustum, 1' to 3', Ap., 



sc. , yel., pur.; sterns Jy. , pur. 



Other Species : 



aciculare (see tomento- heterophyllum (wkuight- 



sum). ianiim). 



barbigerum (see lati- latifolium, 1' to 2', Ap., 



folium). Je. , yel. (./. barbi- 



capitatum, 2', Jy., yel. : gorum). 



probably a var. of to- -margiuatuin, 1', My., yel. 



inentosiim. minus, My., yel. (*yn. 

 Burtonia minor). 



Qo'dfania (see Strobllanthlis). 

 (laid Knots (see Ranunculus Acris). 



