ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
May. Propagate by sceds sown 3 in. deep in bed of peaty soil outdoors 
in autumn. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. nummularioides, white and pink, summer, trailing, 
Himalayas; procumbens (Canada Tea or Partridge Berry), white, July, creeping, 
N. America; shallon (Shallon), white and red, May, 4 ft., N.W. America. 
Gaura.—0Ord. Onagracex. Hardy perennial, but usually grown 
as an annual, First introduced 1850. 
CULTURE: Position, sunny well-drained beds or borders. Plant, 
March or April. Propagate by seeds sown 1-10 in. deep in light soil 
outdoors April; transplanting seedlings when lin. high to flowering 
osition. 
e SPECIES OULTIVATED: G. Lindheimeri, white and rose, July to Oct., 3 to 4 ft., 
eXa8. 
Gazania (Treasure-flower).—Ord. Compositz. Half-hardy peren- 
nials. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1755. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam & one of peat & 
sand. Position, well-drained pots in sunny part of greenhouse. 
Pot, March or April. Water very little Oct. to March, moderately 
other times. Prune into shape, March. Temp., March to Sept. 55° 
to 75°; Sept. to March, 45° to 55°. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny; edgings ~ 
to beds, or trailing over ledges of rockery. Plant, June. Lift in 
Oct. & place in pots in heated greenhouse for the winter. Propagate 
by cuttings of side shoots removed from base of plant & inserted in 
boxes of sandy soil or in a bed in cold frame July to Sept.; cuttings 
may remain in cold frame if protected from frost. 
SPECIES (ULTIVATED: G. Pavonia, yellow, brown and white, summer, 12 in., 
rigens, yellow and black, June, 1 ft.; splendens, orange, black and white, summer, 
1 ft., hybrid. 
Geissorhiza (Tile-root).—Ord. Iridacee. Half-hardy bulbous- 
rooted plants. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1789. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy peat & one of light loam. 
Position, well-drained pots in cold frame or greenhouse. Pot, Aug. 
to Nov., placing bulbs with apex just below surface, one in a 5-in., or 
three in a 6-in. pot. Cover pots with ashes till growth begins. Water 
moderately when leaves eed freely afterwards, withholding com- 
pletely after flowering. epot annually. Propagate by seeds sown 
din. deep in well-drained pans or shallow boxes of sandy peat placed 
in cool greenhouse or frame Aug. or Sept.; offsets treated as bulbs, 
Aug. to Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. excisa, white, May, 6 in.; hirta, white, May, 
8 in.; humilis, rose and yellow, May, 6 in.; rochensis, violet-purple, May, 6 in. 
Gelasine.—Ord. Iridex. Half-hardy bulbous plant. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, sunny; shel- 
tered nook of rockery. Plant, Aug. to Nov. 4in. deep and 4in. apart. 
Protect from rain in winter by a hand-light. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam and 
one part leaf-mould and silver sand. Position, cold, sunny green- 
house. Pot in Aug., placing 3 to 4 bulbs in a 44-in. pot; bury bulbs 
just below surface. Cover with ashes in cold frame till growth begins, 
then remove to greenhouse. Water moderately when in growth; 
keep dry after growth ceases. Propagate by seeds sown in sandy loam 
in heat; by offsets at potting time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: GQ. azurea, blue, May, 1 ft., S. America, 
Genetyllis.—See Darwinia. 
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