LIST OF FLOWERS 



heat will produce flowering plants in about nine months. Even 

 temperature and plenty of water are essential requisites for success- 

 ful growth. 



GEUM. A hardy perennial, of which there seem to be several 

 named varieties of much similarity. Its brilliant scarlet flowers 

 make it a showy plant, and it blooms freely, growing to a height of 

 about 2 feet. It may easily be raised from seed by sowing in spring 

 and transplanting in due course. There are some dwarf varieties, 

 such as G. montanum and G. reptans, which are well suited for the 

 Rock Garden. 



GILIA. A hardy annual and one of the most effective of its 

 class. It grows from 12 to 18 inches high, and its varieties include 

 flowers of many colours — ^blue, lavender, purple, white, and white- 

 and-purple. A dwarf variety, which has been named dichotoma, 

 is worthy of notice; it has fine foliage and a peculiar pearly- white 

 blossom, and does not exceed 6 inches in height. For early summer 

 flowering Gilia should be sown in autumn, while for late summer 

 and autumn bloom the sowing should be made in April. 



GLADIOLUS. In view of the attention which has lately been 

 bestowed upon Gladioli, and all that has been written upon their 

 cultivation for exhibition purposes, only a few remarks as to their 

 general treatment need be made here. A light, friable loam, plenti- 

 fully enriched with well-rotted manure, is the requisite soil, and the 

 situation chosen should be fully open to the sun but sheltered from 

 wind. The best time for planting is March and April, as the bulbs 

 then planted produce flowers in August and September — obviously 

 the best time for their display. But if early-flowering kinds are 

 desired the bulbs should be set in November, and in that case they 

 must be protected from the frost by a suitable litter. At the present 

 time it seems unwise to dogmatise as to the best varieties, for the 

 improvements have latterly been so rapid that many kinds which 

 recently held a foremost place are now being superseded, and a 

 recommendation as to the best and newest varieties can always 

 be obtained from seedsmen of repute. 



GLAUCIUM {Horned Poppy).. One of the characteristics of this 

 plant is that it will flourish on a poor soil — an undoubted recom- 

 mendation when some arid bank has to be dealt with. It is of the 

 Poppy family, sometimes classed as a hardy annual, but really a 

 biennial, and should therefore be sown about May to provide 

 vigorous plants for the following year. Much of its beauty is derived 

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