ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
tion, a or boxes in light part of plant stove. Pot & prune, Feb. to 
March. Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 85°; Oct. to March 55° to 65°. 
Water moderately Sept. to April, freely other times. Propagate by 
cuttings of firm shoots 2 to 3in. long inserted in silver sand under 
bell-glass in temp. 75° to 85° in spring or summer. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: G. Mangostana, red, June, 6 to 10 ft., Molucca Islands. 
Gardener’s Garters (Phalaris arundinacea variegata).—See 
Phalaris. 
Gardenia (Cape Jasmine)—Ord. Rubiaceez. Stove evergreen 
flowering shrubs. irst introduced 1754. 
CULTURE: Compost, one part loam, one part peat, one part well- 
decayed manure & charcoal. Position, well-drained pots, or beds in 
plant stove. Pot or plant, Feb. or March. Prune into shape, Feb. or 
March. Temp., March to Sept. 65° to 85°; Sept. to March 55° to 65° 
Water moderately Oct. to Feb., freely afterwards. Syringe daily 
exceye when in bloom) March to Sept. Apply liquid manure occa- 
sionally to healthy plants in flower. Plants one to two years old pro- 
duce the best blooms. Propagate by cuttings of firm young side shoots 
2 to 3in. long, inserted in well-drained pots of sandy peat, under bell- 
glass in temp. 75° to 85°, Jan. to April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. florida (Cape Jasmine), white, fragrant, summer, 
China and Japan; florida flore-pleno, double white; florida radicans, white, 
fragrant. 
Garland Flower (Daphne cneorum).—See Daphne. 
Garlic.—See Allium. ' 
Garrya.—oOrd. Cornacerx. Hardy evergreen shrubs. Orn. foliage 
& flowering. First introduced 1818. Flowers (pendulous catkins), male 
& female borne on separate trees. Berries, black. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary, well drained. Position, against south or 
west walls outdoors; sheltered shrubberies 8. of England. Plant, Oct. 
to Nov. or March to May. Male plant only cultivated; female plant 
very rare in gardens. Propagate by seeds sown jin. deep in well- 
drained pans of sandy soil in cold frame Sept. or Oct.; cuttings of firm 
shoots 3 to 4in. long inserted in sandy soil under hand-light ‘or cold 
frame Aug. to Sept.; layering shoots in Sept. & Oct. 
ellip 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: G. tica, greenish white, March to June, 5 to 
10 ft., Oalifornia. 
Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus).—See Dictamnus. 
Gasteria. — Ord. Liliacee. Greenhouse evergreen succulent 
plants. Orn. foliage. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 
1731. Leaves, thick, fleshy, prickly; green, spotted with white, or 
urple. 
F CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat, old mortar & 
river sand. Position, well-drained pots in sunny greenhouse or 
window. Pot, March or April. Water moderately April to Sept. 
Temp. March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 50° to 55°. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in well-drained pots or pans of sandy 
soil temp. of 65° March to Aug. __ Me 
“SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. brevifolia, red, July; Oroucheri, rose, Aug.; 
disticha, scarlet, July; verrucosa, red, July, 3 to 4 in. 
Gaultheria (Canada Tea; Creeping Winter-green; Partridge 
Berry; Shallon).—Ord, Ericacee. Hardy evergreen shrubs. First 
introduced 1762. Berries, red or purple; edible. 
CULTURE: Soil, peaty. Position, moist rockeries or margins of 
dpen or shady shrubberies & beds. Plant, Sept. to Nov. or March to 
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