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making firm after filling in the hole. Gaultheria 
procumbens forms a nice carpet for this plant. 
Fritillaria ruthenica (Caucasus). 
Treat like Fritillaria delphinensis Moggridgei. 
Galax aphylla (North America.). 
This little bog-plant requires a shady position, 
in equal parts of peat, leaf-mould, and loam. 
Top-dress in autumn. 
Gaultheria nummularioides (New Zealand). 
A shade- and moisture-loving plant. Plant on 
the north side of the rockery, where it can hang 
down or creep over a rocky bank close to the edge 
of water, in equal parts of peat, loam, and grit. In 
spring this plant must be top-dressed, working the 
compost well among the young growths, which 
will then root freely and soon form nice cushions. 
The foliage is much nicer if the sun cannot reach 
it, as otherwise it turns quite brown. 
Gaura coccinea (Colorado). 
A useful plant at the back of the rockery in 
late summer, having slender, gracefully - arching 
flower-spikes and pretty flowers. Plant, in a well- 
drained sunny place, facing full south and sheltered 
from winds, in deep fibrous loam. 
Gentiana acaulis (Alps and Pyrenees). 
This species likes a little limestone mixed with 
the soil. In any damp place it is well to drain the 
spot where Gentiana acaulis is planted, as then the 
roots will be warmer and the crowns more likely 
to ripen for flowering. 
