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GILIA CORONOPIFOLIA. 



points. On the contrary, Gilia pulchella is a North-west American plant, has 

 no glands on the stem, its leaves have flat narrow segments, which do not taper 

 to the point, and the corolla has the segments almost triangular and reflexed. 



Our present species is a half-hardy biennial. The seed should be sown in 

 a gentle heat in August or September, and potted off in one or more small pots 

 for the winter, during which time they should be kept in an airy part of the 

 greenhouse, near to the glass. In spring they should be shifted into larger-sized 

 pots, containing a mixture of loam and sand. As they advance in growth they 

 may either be shifted into flowering pots, to be kept in the greenhouse, or planted 

 out in J une into the open ground, in rather a shady situation. 



The genus Gilia was dedicated by Ruiz and Pavon in compliment to Gilio, a 

 Spanish botanist. , 



