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Q’ENTS TA, Nat. Ord. JjecjUMhio scr. Beautiful liardy or p7*eenliouse shrubs. 
Genista fine mixed, early blooming plants, handsome in flower anti graceful in foliage i 0 
Q'ENTIATlJAj Nat. Ord. G&utitinu cc(b. Beautiful dwarf hardy perennials. 
Gentlana acaulis, intense ^ ft....1 These rank foremost amongst our earliest ( 6d. & i o 
” JCJ^nat \ntcnsQ dee/i tf/ue, :J- ft. ... ^ and loveliest of sPrino-blooming Alpines . ... x o 
„ fine mixed, several varieties ) plants. I o 6 
G-EEA NIUM (PELARGONITJM), Nat. Ord. Qercmia*ceai. Half-hardy bedding plant. 
The greatest attention has been, and is still being given to the improvement of the Scarlet Geranium [zonale and 
twosegay Pelargonium). To the a7nateur purchasing seed it is of the first importance to make sure what his 
chances are of having really fine flowers. To place him in this position we have had seed collected from the very 
Plants raised from seed sown early in spring are decorative in summer. 
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best named kinds. 
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Geranium Zonale, choicest varieties, George’s and otliers ^d. & 3 
,, fine varieties .7..............”^ * i 
,, good ordinary varieties .'.7 i 
Nosegay, clioicest varieties, George’s and others ...... 7 .. ' & '' 
,, fine varieties !.!!!7.!7!77777 . . i 
Zonale, choicest liybridized variegated varieties, tricolors, bro'nzes^^ ^ 3 
,, fine hybridized variegated varieties i 
ivy-leaved varieties 7.7!77!7! 2 
anemouifolium, foliage elegantly divided, a fine sub-tropicai plant, i 
GESNE^Aj Nat. Ord. Qestierdcem. Splendid stove perennial bulbs. 
Gesne'ra, very choice, saved from one of the finest collections, i ft is. & 
GE UM, Nat. Ord. Ilona cets. Hardy perennials, for rock- work and borders. 
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Ge'um atrosanguin'eum, dark red, large flowers, i ft. ... , ( 
,, ,, fl pi, dark red, i ft > handsome, and continuous- ) 
„ coccln'eum macrocepfi'alum, *r f777 ..*7. / ^^oofnin^ herbaceous border plants. ^ 
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GIL^A, Nat. Ord. Polemoniafcece. Pretty hardy annuals. 
Very fine annuals when grown in masses, and much prized for their earliness and for rock-work. 
GU ia ^cinla ta, deep lavender blue, fine bedding plant, ^ ft. 'j These are very effective and durable ( 
Unlflo ra, white, a very beautiful variety, J ft s annuals, valuable for beds, edg-\ 
min ima, blue, a pretty miniature rock plant, etc., ^ft. j ings, and rock-work. 1 
trl color, white, lilac, and puiple, J ft 'j The varieties of Tricolor have long ( 
,, al'ba, t£//z/V<: and J ft L been favourite sprin^and summer\ 
,, rosea, rose white, ^ ft. .............. ....... j fio^wering annuals, t 
GLADI'OLTJS, Nat. Ord. Irida'cem. Magnificent liardy bulbs. 
In our Experimental Grounds we fpreew the Gladiolus extensively, and at page 66 will be found a very select 
assortment of bulbs, including the best of the new varieties and of the older kinds. 
1792 Gladi'olus, choice mi.'ced & 2 6 
„ fine mixed I o 
GLAU^OIUM, Nat. Ord. Papaver a'cece. Showy hardy perennials. 
Glau'cium ’PiB'cheTi,fiame colour, ft These are popularly called Horn-poppies, ( 
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lu'teum, yellow, i.j ft I and are effective border plants; their \ 
phoeni'ceum, purple, 1.3 ft V glaucous green dew-bespangled elegantly \ 
ru'brum, red, i ft | cut foliage, makes Ihem attractive objects 1 
^ixed J at all seasons. L 
AMAEAN'THUS (Gomphrena), Nat. Ord. Amarantd cem. Greenbouse annuals. 
Globe Amaran'tllU8,j/ft’jA 2 ft Beautiful plants for the Conservatory, f o 
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golden, 2 ft, j and if well grown in small pots valu- j 
red, 2 ft, 
white, 2 ft 
variegated, 2 ft. 
mixed, 2 ft 
able for roo?n decoration. Planted] 
sheltered situations } 
r out of doors in ancucrca utitutium \ 
they are effective. The dried fiowers 
J are prized for winter bouquets. I, 
GLOXINIA, Nat. Ord. Gesnera'cecR. Superb stove perennial bulbs. 
Gloxinia, saved from magnificent erect, horizontal, and pendulous large flowered select varieties : 
Spring-sown seedlings are decorative in ^Summer and Autumn, i ft is. &. 2 6 
GODETIA, Nat. Ord. Onaffra'erm. Attractive hardy annuals. 
Exceedingly beautiful, and very effective when grown in beds, masses, and mixed borders. 
Gode'tia al'ba, pure white, fine graceful habit, ft o 3 
Lady Albemarle, intense beauuful<r.7/'w/V/6*-«:/'m^<)«, compact branching growth, ift ...3z/. & o 6 
Llndleya^na fl. pi., rich rosy purple, ft o 3 
ro'sea alba Tom Thumb, pure white, rich carmine centre, very beautiful, i ft o 3 
tenella, mauve, a very dwarf variety, for small beds, edgings, etc., ^ ft o 3 
“The Bride,” white, rich carmine centre, i.^ ft o 3 
Whlt'neyl con'color, flowers glossy pearly white, beautiful, ft o 3 
,, fiam'mea, /faw///''' very beautiful, I j ft o 3 
„ striata, centre of each petal blotched with flaming ft o 3 
fin© mixed, from the above varieties %d. & o 6 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL. See page 10. 
GRAMMANTEffiS, Nat. Ord. Crcismla'co.fR. Charming miniature half-hardy annual. 
Nice dwarf plants for pots, vases, baskets, edgittgs, and rock-work, delighting in sunny situations, 
1816 Gramman'thes gentianoi'des, rich orange-scarlet, \ ft ^d. & i o 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL, for Bouquets and Borders. See page 11. 
GREYIL'LEA, Nat, Ord, Protea'cece. Elegant greenhouse shrubs, 
GrevUTea Bauh Sia, 10 ft \ The foliage of thtne plants in moKtyracfful, and xohenfrom'i ft.toZ ft. ^ ^ ® 
hiQh, thry are yrently pritr/l for table ilecnrafinn. In the CitnserratOt^y ^ I O 
and in the sub-tropical yarden Chej/ranh foremost as Pne/oliai/e plantt, I j q 
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robus'ta, lo ft. 
Tbeleman'nl splen'dens, lo ft. 
