LIST OF FLOWERS 



GALANTHUS [Snowdrop) . No flower is more welcome in spring 

 and none more valuable for its hardiness and eairly bloom. It will 

 flourish in almost any soil, and is equally at home in the Rock 

 Garden, the Spring Garden and the Wild Garden, or naturalised in 

 the tmrf. There are many varieties and all are beautiful. 



GALAX [Wand Plant). This is a charming little plant for the 

 Rock Garden and will flourish without attention in moist, peaty soil. 

 Its delicately-tinted evergreen leaf and wand-like flowers render it 

 very attractive. 



GALEGA [Goat's Rue). A hardy perennial of graceful form and 

 bearing fine clusters of pea-shaped flowers, very effective when 

 massed in groups for the Wild Garden. It may easily be grown from 

 seed and ■vnU thrive in any soil, usually attaining a height of 2 feet 

 or more. Two of the best kinds are G. officinalis, with flowers of 

 pinky blue, of which there is also a white variety, and G. orientalis, 

 with flowers of purplish hue. 



GALTONIA [Cape Hyacinth). This flower (often catalogued 

 under Hyacintkus candicans), with its fine spikes of white wax-like 

 blossoms, is a valuable adjunct to the shrubbery or to a mixed border 

 of tall plants such as Delphiniums, etc. It prefers a light soil, where 

 it grows from 4 to 5 feet high, and flowers in late summer and 

 autumn. The bulbs should be planted in November, and being 

 quite hardy need not be lifted. For a succession of bloom the flower- 

 spikes should be cut off as soon as they have faded. 



GARDENIA [Cape Jessamine). A useful shrub for greenhouse 

 cultivation and a general favourite by reason of its pure white, highly- 

 scented flowers. G. florida is the variety that goes by the name of 

 Cape Jessamine, and for its successful growth it requires good heat 

 and plenty of moisture. Propagation is usually made by cuttings, 

 but it may be raised from seed. 



GAURA. The variety named Lindheimeri is that usually culti- 

 vated and may be treated as a hardy annual. It grows from 2 to 3 

 feet high and bears long, slender spikes of rose and white flowers. 



GENISTA. See Cytisus. 



GENTIANA [Gentian). For the Alpine and Rock Garden the 

 beautiful little Gentians seem almost indispensable, and though the 

 dwarf kinds, which are those most suitable for the Rock Garden, 

 are less easily grown than the larger sort they need but a little care 

 to establish them in healthy tufts. It should be borne in mind that 

 as their natural habitat is often above the altitude where larger 



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