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gly'cine\ 



bury ; but plants, grafted from it, are 

 common in all the nurseries. 



Glau'cium. — Papaveracece. — The 

 Horned Poppy. A British plant, 

 common on the shore between Brigh- 

 ton and Shoreham, with glaucous or 

 bluish-green leaves, and large yellow 

 flowers. The pods are long and horn- 

 like, whence the English name. The 

 species are annuals or biennials, and 

 should be grown in a chalky or cal- 

 careous soil. The seeds are common 

 in all the seed-shops. 



Glecho'ma. — Labiates. — The 

 Ground Ivy. There are two species; 

 one with blue flowers, which is a 

 British weed ; and the other, the 

 flowers of which are pink, which is a 

 native of Hungary. They will both 

 grow in any common soil ; and, be- 

 ing perennials, are increased by divi- 

 sion of the roots. 



Globe Ajmarantha. — See Gom- 



PHHJ^NA. 



Globe Flower. — See Tro'llius. 



Globe Thistle. — See Echinops. 



Globula'ria. — Globular ina. — 

 The Blue Daisy. Perennial and 

 suffruticose plants, with round heads 

 of blue flowers, most of which require 

 a green-house in England. All the 

 species grow freely in a mixture of 

 loam and peat, and are propagated by 

 cuttings under a glass. 



Glorio v sa. — Tulipaceas G. su- 



perba is a magnificent plant, which 

 deserves cultivation in every hot- 

 house. It is propagated by seeds, 

 which ripen freely ; or by dividing 

 the roots, which, after the division, 

 which should be in January or Feb- 

 ruary, should be potted in rather 

 small, but deep pots, and plunged 

 into a bark-bed, where they should 

 have very little water till they begin 

 to grow. In March or April the 

 plants should be removed to larger 

 pots ; and, while they are growing, 

 they should be abundantly supplied 

 with water. The stems will require 



to be supported by a stake or trellis ; 

 and, if allowed sufficient heat and 

 moisture, they will grow rapidly, and 

 flower beautifully. When the stalks 

 die down, the pots containing the 

 roots should be removed to a dry 

 stove, where they should be kept 

 entirely without water till January or 

 February, when the roots should be 

 divided and repotted. The soil should 

 be composed of one-fourth of peat, 

 one-fourth of leaf mould, and two- 

 fourths of loam. 



Glory-pea. — See Clia'nthus. 



Glossology. — A knowledge of the 

 technical terms of botany. 



Gloxi'nia. — Gesneridcece. — Very 

 handsome plants, with bell-shaped 

 flowers, that require the heat of a 

 stove ; hybrids have, however, been 

 lately raised between this genus and 

 Sinningia, which prove much hardier 

 than their parents. The commonest 

 kinds of Gloxinia are G. maculata, 

 which is apt to become so weak from 

 the great number of its suckers, that 

 unless they are removed as soon as 

 they appear, it will seldom flower ; 

 and G. speciosa, which flowers abun- 

 dantly. The former species is pro- 

 pagated by division of the root, and 

 the latter by cuttings, which strike so 

 freely without a glass, that even a 

 leaf taken off with the base of the 

 petiole entire, will take root, and 

 make a handsome plant. All the 

 species should be grown in a compost 

 of loam, peat, and sand, or in very 

 sandy loam and vegetable mould ; 

 and, when beginning to grow, the 

 plants should be well supplied with 

 heat and moisture. The pots should, 

 indeed, stand in a saucer kept half 

 full of water. 



Gly'cine\ — Leguminosoe. — 

 Climbing, tender plants, with pea- 

 flowers. The Linnaean genus Gly- 

 cine, has been divided by modern 

 botanists into eleven genera, the best 

 known of which is Wistaria. Wista- 



