ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Golden Urn-flower (Urceolina aurea).—See Urceolina. 
Golden Vine (Stigmaphyllon ciliatum).—See Stigmaphyllon. 
Gelden Wand (Bulbinella Hookeri).—See Bulbinella. 
Gold Fern (Gymnogramma chrysophylla).—See Gymnogramma. 
Goldfussia.—See Strobilanthes. 
Goldilocks (Aster Linosyris)—See Aster. 
Gold-netted Honeysuckle (Lonicera brachypoda aureo 
reticulata).—See Lonicera. 
Gold Thread (Coptis trifoliata)—See Coptis. 
Gombo (Hibiscus esculenteus).—See Hibiscus. 
Gomphia (South American Button-flower.—Ord. Ochnacew. Stove 
evergreen shrubs. Orn. foliage & flowering. © 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous loam, one part peat, little 
silver sand. Position, pots in light part of plant stove. Pot, Feb. or 
March. Press compost down firmly in pot. Prune into shape Feb. or 
March. Water moderately Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Syringe 
daily in summer. Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to March 
50° to 60°. Propagate by cuttings of firm young shoots, 2 to 3 in. long, 
inserted in pots of silver sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° in spring. 
SPEOIES CULTIVATED: G. decora, yellow, spring, 10 to 15 ft., Brazil. 
Gompholobium.—oOrd. Leguminose. Greenhouse evergreen 
flowering shrubs. Trailing & erect. Nat. Australia. First intro- 
duced. 1803. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts rough peat, one part rough loam, 
charcoal & sand. Position, well-drained pots in light part of green- 
house. Fot, Feb. or March. Prune into shape after flowering. 
Water carefully at all times. Temp., Sept. to April 45° to 50°; April to 
Sept. 50° to 60°. Ventilate greenhouse freely in summer. Propagate 
by cuttings of young shoots 2in. long inserted in well-drained pots of 
ane pest under bell-glass in temp. 45° to 55° in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. grandiflorum, yellow, June, 2 ft.; polymorphum, 
yellow, scarlet and purple, spring, 2 ft.; venustum, purple, spring, 3 ft. 
Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth; Globe Everlasting).—Ord. Ama- 
ranthaceew. Greenhouse flowering annual. Nat. India. First in‘ro- 
duced 1714, 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous loam, one part leaf-mould, 
well-decayed cow manure & sand. Position, warm greenhouse, exposed 
to light. Sow seeds 1-16in. deep in well-drained pots of light soil in 
temp. 75° in March. Transplant seedlings lin. apart when lin. high 
in light soil in well-drained pots & keep in temp. of 60° to 75°. When 
seedlings have formed four leaves place singly in 4-in. pots. Transfer 
them in June to 5-in. pots & keep near the glass. Water moderately. 
Syringe foliage twice daily. Apply liquid manure when flowers appear. 
Summer temp., 55° to 65°. Cut flowers immediately they are fully 
developed tor drying for winter decoration. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: G. globosa, and its varieties, aurea superba (yellow), 
carnea (flesh), purpurea (purple), and nana (dwarf), summer, 12 to 18 in. 
Gongora.—Ord. Orchidacew. Stove evergreen epiphytal orchids. 
First introduced 1824. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts rough peat, sphagnum moss & 
lumps of charcoal. Position, hanging baskets in sunny part of stove. 
Re-basket, Feb. or March. Water abundantly March to Sept., very 
little other times. Growing period, March to Aug. Resting period, 
Aug. to March. Propagate by division of pseudo-bulbs in Feb. 
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