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SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. 



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three years ; take up the plants in July, long before which time 

 the stalks will have died down ; take off what offsets may appear 

 at the sides of the mother bulbs, and then keep them all in a dry 

 place till the middle of August, when you will do well to plant 

 them again, as this bulb will not do so well if it remain long out 

 of ground. Plant at three or four inches depth in land not too 

 much manured, and not too stiff or wet, as it likes rather a sandy 

 loam. 



488. FUMATORY, bulbous. —LrL Fumaria bulbosa. A 

 perennial plant, a native of Europe, five or six inches high, and 

 blows a purplish flower in February, March, and April. Propa- 

 gated by separating the roots in autumn, or by sowing the seed in 



beds exposed to the sun. Yellow Fumatory. — Lat. F. lutea. 



A perennial plant, from mountainous places in England, growing 

 one or two feet high, and blowing a yellow flower from April to 

 No /ember. Propagated like the bulbous fumatory. 



489. GAURA, biennial. — Lat. G. biennis. A hardy plant of 

 Virginia, five or six feet high, and blows a very pretty flower, of 

 a pale red colour, from August to September. Propagated by 

 sowing the seed, which may be done as soon as it is ripe ; it will 

 then come up in the spring, and blow the following year. 



490. GERANIUM, striped. — Lat. G: striatum. This species 

 is finely striped on the petals with red veins, and the leaves are 

 marked at the corner with a spot of purplish brown colour. Hardy 

 plant, without stalk, blowing in May and June. Propagate by 

 parting roots. Prefers loamy soil and shady situation. 



491. GENTIANELLA.— Lat. Gentiana Acaulis. Three 

 inches high. Naturally this plant has not a stalk, but by cultivation 

 it has acquired one. A brilliant blue bell-shaped flower. Does not 

 prosper very near London : being an alpine plant, it likes an airy 

 situation and loamy soil moderately moist. Flowers in May • 

 and is well worthy of some pains in obtaining. Propagate by 

 parting roots in autumn ; but the best plants come from seed. It 

 is a perennial plant. 



492. GERMANDER, the shining. — Lat. Teucrium lucidum. 

 A plant that inhabits Provence, Piedmont, and St. Bernard. Blows^ 

 in June and July, a reddish purple flower, and is from one to two 

 feet high. Propagated by seed, sown in a hot-bed and in borders, 

 as well as by separating the roots in autumn. Any soil will 

 suit it. 



