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Gunnera. Haloragidacece. 



Propagated by division. Seeds may be employed when obtain- 

 able, but often they germinate with difficulty. 



Guzmania. BromelwceoB. 



Propagation as for tillandsia, which see. See Bromeliacece. 



Gymnocladus (Kentucky Coffee Tree). Leguminosce. 



Readily increased by seeds, which start better if soaked for a 

 few hours in hot water. Also propagated by root-cuttings. 



Gynandropsis. Capparidacece. 



Propagation by seeds as for cleome, which see. 



Gynerium. Cortaderia. 



Gynura. Composites. 



Multiplied easily by seeds ; also by cuttings of growing shoots. 



Gypsophila. Caryophyllacece. 



Propagated by seeds, division, and sometimes by cuttings. They 

 grow readily from seeds, both the annual and perennial kinds. 



Haemanthus (Blood Flower). Amaryllidaceae. 



Propagated by offsets which should be removed and potted 

 when the plants are beginning growth in spring. Rarely by seeds. 



Hakea. Proteaceoe. 



Usually grown from seeds, sown in winter or early spring, in 

 mixture of sand, leaf -mold and loam. Hakeas should be pricked 

 off into boxes and kept in a lathhouse for a season before planting 

 in the open. Well-ripened cuttings may be placed in sandy peat 

 under glass, in a cool house. 



Halesia (Silver-Bell. Snowdrop-Tree). Styracaceas. 



Seeds, which rarely germinate till the second year, should be 

 stratified or kept constantly moist. Sometimes they are sown as 

 soon as ripe, but accidents are likely to happen before they ger- 

 minate. . Propagation is also effected by layers, and by cuttings of 

 the roots in spring and autumn, and by greenwood cuttings taken 



