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493. GLADIOLUS.-— See Corn Flag. 



494. GLOBE-FLOWER.— Lat. Trollius Europmis, A hardy 

 perennial plant of England, about one foot high, and blows a 

 yellow flower in May, and sometimes again in September. Pro- 

 pagated by dividing the roots in the autumn, and it should have a 

 moist, but not too shady, situation. 



495. GLOBULARIA, wedge-leaved. — Lat. G. cordifolia. A 

 perennial frame plant of Provence, blowing a blue flower at the 

 latter end of April. Propagated by sowing in pots or in a hot-bed. 

 When once obtained they are easily perpetuated by dividing the 



roots. They like a light soil, Globularia, blue daisy.- — Lat, 



G. vulgaris, A perennial frame plant, common in France, about 



five inches high, and blows a blue flower in June and July, 



Globularia, three tooth-leaved. — Lat. G. alypum. A green- 

 house shrub from Montpelier, one or two feet high, and blows a 

 blue flower in March and April. Propagated like the wedge- 

 leaved globularia. 



496. GOLDEN ROD, — Lat. Solidago sempervirens. A hardy 

 perennial from North America. About four feet high, and blows, 

 towards the end of autumn, a yellow flower. Propagated by 

 separating its roots in the autumn and in February : also by 

 sowing seed in the autumn. 



497. GOLDY LOCKS, the flax-leaved.— L-dt. Chrysocoma 

 lynosiris. A perennial plant common in France, which grows to 

 the height of eighteen inches, and blows a yellow flower in Sep- 

 tember and October. Propagated by sowing in a hot-bed, or a bed 

 prepared for that purpose, and transplanting when fit. It likes 

 light soil and a sunny situation. 



498. HAWK-WEED, wood, — "Lat.Hieracium sylvaticum. A 

 hardy perennial plant, common in England, about a foot high, and 

 blows a yellow flower in June and July. Hawk-weed, endive- 

 leaved. \jd\.. Hieracium intyhaceum. A hardy perennial plant from 

 the Alps, about two feet high, and blows a yellow flower in July 

 and August, Propagated by the seed as well as by suckers. It 



will do well in any soil, but prefers a dry one. Hawk-weed, 



the clammy. — Lat. Hieracium glutinosum. An annual of the south 

 of Europe. Should be soM^n in the open ground, and it blows a 

 yellow flower in June and July, Is not particular as to soil. See 

 Crepis also. 



499. HELLEBORE, black.— Lsit. Helleboriis niger—or 



