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D. M, Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



GI^AXTClUM-( Horned Poppy). 



One of the most ornamental of silver leaved 

 plants. The leaves are recurved, elegantly indented, 

 and silvery. Flowers bell shaped, orange. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; one and one-half feet high. 

 Glaucium, corniculatum lo 



GI^OBB AMAR.A1STH— 



(Oompiireisa. ). 



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 woolly husk. Tender annual ; two feet high. 



Globe Amaranth. 



Gomphrena, globosa, purple 5 



" " white 5 



" " flesh colored 5 



'' " orange 5 



" " striped 5 



" '' mixed 5 



GI^OXIISIA. 



Stove perennial plants, 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 

 follorving varieties Jiave peculiar leaves^ being large^ 

 thick, light green, and rectirved in such a manner as 

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

 are produced very large flowers of the most brilliant 

 colors and finest form. Quite a neiv and distinct 

 tribe of Gloxinias. 



Gloxinia, hybrida crassifolia grandiflora erecta.25 

 " '' " " horizontalis.25 



" " " " pendula 25 



" " mixed, all choice sorts 25 



G:NAI»HAI^IUM— Kverlasting:). 



" 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 

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

 Good for forming winter bouquets, in conjunction with 

 other everlastings and grasses. Tender annual ; one 

 and a half feet high. 



Gnaphalium, fcetidum 10 



" leontopodium (Edelweiss), this is the true 



Edelweiss found on the Alps, and so highly 

 esteemed by travelers in Switzerland. Flowers 

 star shaped, pure white, and downy in texture, 

 Perennial 15 



CiOSiEXlA. 

 Beautiful garden jilants, of t-asy cultivation in any 

 good garden soil, and remarkable for the delicacy of 

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

 one and a half feet high. 



Godetia. 



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 



•' Lady Albemarle, intense carmine-crimson. ; 

 compact habit ; very beautiful 10 



GOXTRDS. 



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- 



Gourd, bottle. 



