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CARTER AND CO.’S GARDENER’S VADE-MECUM FOR 1S62. 
Scientific Name. 
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General Observations. 
No 
feet 
s. d. 
10)3 Genista floribunda alba 
17 
45 
132 
S. Europe 
hS 
y ■ 
3 
6-9 
6 
1014 foliosa 
6 
Sow the seeds in shallow pans and plant 
6-8 
6 
out when small ; or it is preferable to sow 
1016 monosperraa 
1017 rhodopheua 
1018 Scorpius 
hhS 
W. 
4 
6-7 
6 
> the seeds when they are intended to bloom : 
lis 
g- 
2 
4 
5-7 
3-4 
6 
6 
6 
the tender varieties should be sown under 
glass and grown in pots. 
1019 Spachiana 
25 
Wales 
UP 
3-5 
5 
1 18 
d. b. 
4 
3 
Very useful Perennials. G. acaulis, which has 
Austria 
1 
7-8 
3 
1022 — alba 
vv. 
3 
large deep-blue Gloxinia-shaped flowers, if 
sown in deep rich loam, makes a splendid 
N. America 
b. 
4 
3 
1024 liVbrida 
Switzerland 
y. & r. 
... 
3 
edging in early summer : 11 the small kinds 
1025 lutea 
Alps 
... 
y- 
4 
6-7 
3 
make interesting rock plants. 
1026 Septemfida 
1027 Gesneria, finest mix’d 
14 
59 
120 
Persia 
S. Am erica 
sPb 
d. b. 
div. 
1 
div. 
7-8 
1-12 
3 
1 o 
Splendid Hothouse bulbous plants. 
12 
35 
166 
Chili 
hP 
s. 
2 
6-9 
4 
Very showy, long-blooming, hardy plants : sow 
1029 — atrosangmneum 
d. s. 
... 
6 
1030 — macrophyllum 
... 
... 
6 
in saudy loam, and give slight protection 
1031 — superbum 
1032 — japdnicum 
California 
4 
8-1 0 
4 
6 
at first. 
1033 Gilia achilloajfolia 
5 
25 
81 
iiA 
p. 
3 
■■ Very pretty dwarf Annuals : may be sown at 
1034 — alba 
gar. var. 
w. 
3 
1035 capitata 
1036 — alba 
N. America 
b. 
24 
6- 10 
3 
any time, and will bloom in almost any 
gar, var. 
w. 
3 
situation : look well around Standard Roses 
b. 
3 
on lawns or grass plots ; also grow well in 
1038 nivalis 
1039 sp. ex California 
1040 tricolor 
1041 — alba 
N. California 
w. 
i 
6- 11 
3 
plots, and mav be placed in a rockery. G. 
b. 
4 
3 
tricolor and its varieties are the prettiest. 
California 
3-col. 
1 
7-9 
3 
G. acbillerefolia, alba is one of the purest 
w. 
... 
3 
white flowers, and is quite new. 
1042 — rosea 
1043 Gladiolus, finest mixed 
1044 Globularia Alv'pura 
ro. 
3 
3 
128 
hybrid 
hl’b 
div. 
3 
1 0 
Sow on heat in light soil. 
4 
121 
S. Europe 
hP 
P- 
2 
8-10 
6 
Good garden soil. 
1045 Gloxinia, choicest mixed 
14 
59 
120 
hybrids 
bPI. 
div. 
div. 
div. 
1 0 
lothouse flowers of great beauty. 
1016 Godetia bifrons 
8 
25 
146 
Texas 
hA 
p. & c. 
2 
8-9 
3 

1047 insignia 
1048 lepida 
spot. 
pk. 
4 
7-10 
3 
California 
8-9 
3 
All the varieties of Godetia are well deserving 
1049 Lindleyana 
N. America 
P* 
6-11 
3 
of the most extensive cultivation, indeed no 
1050 purpurea 
1051 quadrivulnera 
1052 Uomanzovi 
... 
pk. 
i 
4 
5-8 
3 
3 
garden for Annuals should be without them ; 
their profuseness of bloom and delicate 
p. 
l 
3 
tints of colour have long rendered them 
1053 rosea alba 
Nepaul 
r. & w. 
... 
3 
universal favourites. G. roseo-alba lias a 
1054 — alba pura 
gar. var. 
w. 
3 
bright crimson spot on each petal, which 
1055 rubicunda 
California 
pa. r. 
2 
6-8 
3 
has a peculiarly pretty effect. All the 
1056 Scheinini 
3 
Godetias will grow in any good garden 
1057 tenella 
Chili 
p. 
h 
4-8 
3 
soil ; but their effect is greatly enhanced if 
1058 tenuifolia 
1 
6-9 
3 
they are treated in the manner given for 
1059 venosa 
ro. 
3 
Calliopsis. 
1060 vinnnea 
California 
p. 
3 
3 
1061 Willdenbvii 
ro. 
3 
1062 Gomphrena proeumbens 
5 
25 
64 
Quito 
sP 
w. 
6-7 
6 
Usual stove treatment. 
1063 Gonospermum dlcgans 
19 
54 
98 
Britain 
liPt 
y- 
2 
7-8 
6 
Good garden soil. 
1064 Goodia latifolia 
16 
45 
132 
V. D.’sLand 
g s 
3 
4-5 
6 
| Usual stove treatment. 
1065 medicaginea [noidcs 
7-io 
6 
1066 Grammanthes gentia- 
5 
30 
176 
C. G. Hope 
bhA 
s. 
‘2 
6 
] Very neat, pretty, and effective dwarf An- 
1067 — cinnabarina 
gar. var. 
C. G. Hope 
c. 
0 
l nuals : sow on hot-bed, and transplant into 
good garden soil. 
1068 — lilacina 
1069 — lutea 
li. 
y- 
1 0 
6 
1070 Grindclia robusta 
19 
54 
98 
Mexico 
bhP 
2 
7-9 
6 
Good garden soil. 
1071 Grislea tomcntosa [des 
8 
25 
169 
E. Indies 
sS 
r. 
3 
5-6 
6 
Usual stove treatment. 
1072 Guitterezia gvmnospermoi- 
hA 
3 
Usual Fern culture. True Gold Fern. 
1073 Gymuogrammachrysophyl 
24 
62 
111 
E. Indies 
sP 
ap. 
1 
1 0 
1074 Gynerium argenteuin 
22 
37 
123 
S. America 
HP 
20 
7-9 
1 0 
Pampas Grass : sow in light soil in heat, and 
1075 ascendens 
... 
1 0 
transplant. 
1076 Gypsbpbila elegans 
1< 
26 
91 
Crimea 
hA 
w.&pk. 
2 
6-9 
3 
Verv pretty hardy Annuals : will grow in any 
1077 — rosea 
gar. var. 
Germany 
ro. 
3 
1078 muralis 
pk. 
i 
3 
A good garden soil. G. muralis is adapted for 
1079 Steveni 
Siberia 
hP 
w. 
i 
(i-7 
3 
rock- work. 
1080 viscbsa 
Europe 
hA 
3 
Handsome Greenhouse Shrub. 
1081 llabrothamnus dlegans 
5 
25 
178 
Mexico 
gS 
c. 
5 
6 
1082 Hackia braehyrhyncha 
1! 
54 
98 
lib A 
y- 
1 
7-io 
6 
Sow on heat. 
1083 Hebenstreitia tenuifolia 
14 
59 
187 
C. G.IIope 
gS 
W. 
5-6 
6 
1084 Hedy chium Gardncrianum 
1 
25 
174 
E. Indies 
sP 
y- 
7 
6-8 
6 
Usual stove culture. 
1085 Heimia salicifolia 
11 
161 
Mexico 
5 
8-9 
6 
Good garden soil. 
1088 Ilelenium Douglasi 
111 
54 
98 
California 
hA 
... 
3 
6-8 
3 
