ENCYCLOPEDIA O# GARDENING. 
Furze (Ulex europzus).—See Ulex. 
,Gagea (Yellow Star of Bethlehem).—Ord. Liliacew. Hardy de- 
ciduous bulbous plants. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy. Position, sunny borders, or in turf. 
Plant 3in. deep & 3in. apart, Aug. to Nov. Lift only-when bulbs 
unhealthy. Froparale by offsets, treated as advised for bulbs. 
Gutta OULTIVATED: “G. lutea, yellow, March to May, 6 in., Europe 
Gaillardia (Blanket-flower)—Ord. Composite. Hardy annual & 
perennial herbaceous plants. First introduced 1787. , 
CULTURE: Soil, moderately light rich. Position, sunny well- 
drained beds or borders. Plant, March or April. Apply weak liquid 
manure to plants in flower. Mulch beds with decayed manure in 
summer. Propagate annual & perennial species by seeds sown 1-16 in. 
deep in shallow boxes of light mould in temp. 55° to 65° in April, trans- 
planting seedlings outdoors in June; perennials & annuals by cuttings 
of shoots issuing from roots, aces in sandy soil under hand-light 
or in cold frame, Aug. to Oct., perennials by division of plants Oct. or 
March. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: G. amblyodon, red, autumn, 2 to 3 ft., Texas; pulchella, 
crimson and yellow, 2 to 3 ft., summer, N. America; pulchella picta lorenziana, 
orange, red and yellow, double, 1 ft. ; ‘ 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: G. aristata, yellow, autumn, 18 in., N. America. Gran- 
diflora and maxima are superior forms of the latter species. . 
Galanthus (Snowdrop; Fair Maids of February).—Ord. Amaryl- 
lidacee. Hardy bulbous flowering plants. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, margins of 
beds; groups in open or shady borders; banks, rockeries, or in turf. 
Plant bulbs 2in. deep & lin. apart, Sept. to Dec. Bulbs must not be 
lifted annually, only when they show signs of deterioration. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts ordinary soil, one part leaf- 
mould & sand. Position, cold or warm greenhouse, frame, or window. 
Pot, Sept. to Nov., placing bulbs lin. deep & lin. apart in 4 or 5in. 
pots or shallow pans. Place pots, etc., in cold frame or outdoors & 
cover with cinder ashes until growth begins. Water moderately till 
after flowering, then gradually cease. Plant bulbs outdoors following 
autumn. Propagate by seeds sown as soon as ripe 4in. deep & 2in. 
apart in shallow boxes filled with light sandy soil & placed at base of 
north wall outdoors; by offsets treated as bulbs. Seedlings flower when 
3 years old. 
PECIES CULTIVATED: G. Alleni, white, Feb. and March, 6 to 9 in., Asia 
Minor; caucasicus, white and green, March, 6 in., Caucasus; Elwesii, white, 
Feb., 8 in., Asia Minor, and its varieties robustus, unguiculatus and Whittallii; 
Fosterii, white, Feb., 6 in., Asia Minor; Ikarie, white, Feb., 8 in., Nikaria; 
latifolius, white and green, Feb. and March, 6 in., Caucasus; nivalis (Common 
Snowdrop), white, Jan. to March, 6 in., Europe; and its varieties Imperati, 
oe and Melvillei; plicatus (Crimean Snowdrop), white, Jan. to Feb., 10 to 
2 in. 
Galax (Wand-plant; Carpenter’s Leaf)—Ord. Diapensiacee. 
Hardy herbaceous perennial. First introduced 1756. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, leaf-mould & silver sand. 
Position, ledges of moist rockery or margin of rhododendron beds. 
Plant, Oct. to March. Propagate by division of plants Oct. to March; 
seeds sown in peaty soil in cold frame in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. aphylla, white, July, 3 to 6 in., N. America. 
Galaxia.—oOrd. Iridacee. Greenhouse bulbous plants. Deci- 
duous. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1795, 
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