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Gladiolus, finest mixed, /ro7n fifty choice named- 

 varieties 25 



1^° For Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs in this Catalogue. 



GLOBE AMARANTH— (Gompkrena). 



A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome, 

 globular heads of flowers, which, if cut when well ma- 

 tured, will retain their beauty for years. Seeds germi- 

 nate slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to 

 soften the wooly husk. Tender annual ; two feet high. 



Gomphrena, globosa, purple 5 



" white 5 



*•' flesh-colored 5 



" orange 10 



" striped 5 



" mixed 5 



GLOXINIA. 



Stove pferennial bulbs, producing rich and beautifully 

 colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation, 

 and thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 

 sand. Sow in March, on the surface, in a warm, moist 

 atmosphere. When the second leaf appears, transplant 

 into shallow pots to grow through summer. Allow them 

 to rest through autumn, and keep in same pots through 

 winter, giving little water. In spring repot and water 

 freely ; will blossom second season. The first three 

 following varieties have peculiar leaves^ being large ^ 

 thick\ light green^ and recurved in such a matiner as 

 to entirely hide the pot] From the center of the plant 

 are produced very large fiowers of the most brilliant 

 colors and finest form. Quite a new and distijict 

 tribe of Gloxinias. 



Gloxinia, hybrida crassifolia grandifolia erecta.25 

 " " " " horizontalis.25 



"■ " " " pendula 25 



" mixed, all choice sorts 25 



GNAPHAIiHTM— (Everlasting) . 



An interesting class of immortelles, with rather homely 

 foliage, but beautiful clusters of bright golden blossoms, 

 which, if plucked when on the point of opening, and 



Gnaphalium. 



dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for years. 

 Good for forming winter bouquets, in conjunction with 

 other eve rlastings and grasses. Tender annual ; one 

 and a half feet high. 

 Gnaphalium, foetidum 10 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation in any 

 good garden soil, and remarkable for the delicacy of 



Godetia. 



their very fine, large blossoms. Hardy annuals; one to 



one and a half feet high. 



Godetia, rubicunda splendens, a very showy, new 

 variety. Rosy-lilac flowers, with purple stain 



in the center 5 



" rosea alba (Tom Thumb), delicately blotched 

 blossoms, white at the outer portion, and rose 



at the base of the petals 5 



" Whitneyi, flowers largest of the species, meas- 

 uring four inches across ; color, crimson-blush; 

 fine for pot plant, garden or rockery ro 



GOURDS. 



A tribe of climbers with curiously-shaped fruit, in va- 

 rious colors. Being of rapid growth, they are fine to 

 cover old fences, trellises, stumps, &c. The foliage is 

 quite ornamental, and the markings of some of the fruit 

 quite extraordinary. Do not plant the seed till all dan- 

 ger of frost is over, and select rich, mellow ground. 

 Tender annual climbers ; ten to twenty feet high. 



Gourd, Pear-shaped, ringed. 



Gourd, orange, the well known Mock Orange 5 



" egg-shaped, white ; fac-similie of an egg; ele- 

 gant 10 



" apple-shaped, yellow ; beautifully striped 10 



" pear-shaped, yellow and green, striped with 



cream-color 10 



" pear-shaped (^piriformis anttulata)^ exceed- 

 ingly beautiful fruit, with rings running round 

 it ; green ends 10 



