ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
may be grown in a greenhouse. Propagate by seeds sown on surface 
in boxes of light sandy soil in cold frame in March or April; division 
of plants, Oct. or mae 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: G. Alypum, blue, August, 2 ft., shrub, 8. Europe; 
cordifolia, blue, June, 6 in., shrub, 8. Europe; nudicaulis, blue, summer, 6 in., 
herbaceous, Europe; trichosantha, blue, summer, 6 to 8 in., herbaceous, Asia 
Minor; vulgaris, blue, summer, 6 to 12 in., herbaceous, S. Europe. 
Gloriosa (Malabar Glory Lily; Mozambique Lily). — Ord. 
Liliacew. Stove flowering climbers. Deciduous & tuberous-rooted. 
First introduced 1690. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, leaf-mould, decayed 
manure & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots, with shoots trained 
to roof or trellis. Pot, Feb., placing tubers 2in. deep, one in a 6-in. 
pot, or several in an 8 or 12-in. pot. Water moderately till growth is 
well advanced, then freely. After flowering, gradually withhold water 
& keep soil quite dry till potting time. Temp., Feb. to Sept. 70° to 
85°; Sept. to Feb. 55° to 65° Propagate by seeds inserted singly }in. 
deep in 3-in. pots filled with light soil in temp. 75° in Feb. or March; 
offsets removed from large tubers at potting time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. superba, orange and red, summer, 6 to 10 ft., 
Tropics; virescens Plantii, yellow and red, summer, 5 ft., Trop. Africa. 
Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber).—See Eccremocarpus. 
Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba).—See Gloriosa. 
Glory-of-the-Snow Cel oleae luciliz).—See Chionodoxa. 
Glory Pea of New Zealand (Clianthus Dampieri). — See 
Clianthus. 
Glory Tree (Clerodendron fragrans).—See Clerodendron. 
Gloxinia.—See Sinningia. 
Glycyrrhiza (Liquorice-plant)._Ord. Leguminose. Hardy her- 
baceous perennials. Orn. foliage & flowering. Edible rooted. Nat. 
Europe. First introduced 1562. Ht. 3 to 5 ft. 
CULTURE IN GARDENS: Soil, deep rich sandy. Position, open 
sunny. Plant, Feb. or March, 18in. apart & 3in. deep in rows 3 ft. 
asunder. Cut down foliage & remove creeping stems close to root in 
Nov. Roots ready for use third year after planting. Propagate by 
division of creeping stems, Feb. or March. 
FIELD CULTURE: Soil, deep, rich sandy loam, trenched 3 ft. deep 
& dressed with farmyard manure at rate of 40 tons per acre in autumn, 
Plant root cuttings furnished with two eyes each, 3in. deep, 18in. 
apart in rows 3ft. asunder in March. Following November cut off all 
creeping roots close to main root, & do same again following Nov. 
Third year after planting dig trench 4 to 5 ft. deep by side of rows & 
pull out roots with a strong rope. Average yield per acre 4 to 5 tons. 
Average value sas ewt., 45s. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: G. glabra (Spanish Liquorice), blue, May to Sept., 
Mediterranean Region. 
Gnaphalium.—See Anaphalis & Leontopodium. 
Gnidia. — Ord. Thymelacew. Greenhouse evergreen flowering 
shrubs. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1768. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part loam & silver 
sand. Position, well-drained ee near glass in airy greenhouse during 
autumn, winter & spring, cold frame June to Sept. Pot, March. 
Press compost firmly in pots. Prune straggling shoots into shape 
directly after flowering. Water carefully always, giving sufficient to 
keep soil uniformly moist; rain, not spring water, essential. Temp., 
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