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Godetia. Onagraccce. 



Propagated by seeds, which, in California, may be surface-sown 

 in late fall, or in February lightly covered in sunny or half-shady 

 places. In common garden culture, seeds are sown in spring. 



Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth). Amaranthacea. 



The common kind (G. globosa) is annual and grown readily 

 from seeds sown in the open. Perennial kinds are propagated 

 also by cuttings and division. 



Gongora. Orchidacece. 



Increased by divisions. See Orchids, page 372. 

 Gooseberry (Ribes Grossularia and R. hirtellum). Saxifragacece. 



Seeds, for the raising of new varieties, should be sown as soon as 

 well cured, in loamy or sandy soil, or they may be stratified and 

 sown together with the sand in the spring. They are handled the 

 same as for currants. 



Cuttings 6 to 8 inches long of the mature wood, inserted two- 

 thirds their length, will grow in fair proportion, especially if taken 

 in August or September and stored during winter, in the same way 

 as currant cuttings ; but the gooseberry does not start so readily 

 from cuttings as does the currant. Single-eye cuttings may be 

 used for rare kinds. Stronger plants are usually obtained by 

 layers, and the English varieties are nearly always layered in this 

 country (although frequently grown from cuttings in England). 

 Mound-layering is usually employed (the mounding being done in 

 June, or when the new growth has reached several inches), the 

 English varieties being allowed to remain on the stools two years, 

 but the American varieties only one. Much depends on the variety. 

 The Downing, for example, usually makes a merchantable plant in 

 one year after transplanting from the stools, but Smith Improved 

 may require a year more. Layered plants are usually set in nur- 

 sery rows for a year after removal from the stools. (Fig. 64.) 

 Green-layering during summer is sometimes practiced for new or 

 rare varieties. Strong plants may also be procured by tip-layering, 

 as in the black raspberry. 



If it is desired to train the weaker gooseberries in tree form, they 

 may be grafted on the stronger-growing varieties. 



Gordonia. Theaceae. 



Propagated by seeds, layers, or cuttings from half-ripened wood 

 under glass. 



