GLOBE AMARANTH. — (GoMPHRENA.) 



A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome globular heads of flowers, 

 which, if cut when well matured, will retain their beauty for years. Seeds 

 germinate slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to soften the woolly 

 husk. Tender annual. 2 feet. 



Gromphrena Olobosa, purple, 

 white. 



flesh-colored, 

 orange. 

 " " striped. 



" " mixed, above varieties mixed. 



GLOXINIA. 



Stove perennial bulbs, producing rich and beautiful colored flowers. They 

 deserve extensive cultivation, and thrive best in 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, re-pot and water freely ; will blossom second season. 



The Jirst three following varieties have peculiar leaves, being large, thick, 

 light green, and recurved in such a manner as to entirely hide the pot. From the 



