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Fabidna, a genus of new plants that will prove entirely 
hardy in the Southern States ; they are upright-growing 
shrubs, with delicate foliage. F. imbricata is the most popu- 
lar, producing a profusion of white tubular flowers about an 
inch long, of easy culture in soil No. 12. 
GardoqiCia Hooker!, a very pretty dwarf plant — native of 
the Floridas ; it blooms profusely from June to October ; 
flowers are about one inch and a half long, of a tubular 
labiate form, of a bright orange colour; it is easy of culture 
in soil No. 1. 
Gelsemium nitidum, Carolina jasmine, a most beautiful 
climbing evergreen, flowering shrub. In the months of April 
and May it produces many large yellow trumpet-like blossoms 
of delicious fragrance. If much encouraged in growth, it 
will not flower so freely. (Soil No. 6.) 
Genista : a few of these are very pretty, free-flowering 
shrubs. G. ramosus, G. canariensis, G. tricuspiddta, G. 
cuspidosa, and G. umbeUdta, are the finest green-house spe- 
cies. All of them have yellow leguminose flowers in great 
abundance; leaves small, lanceolate. (Soil No. 1.) 
Geranium, Cranes-bill, a distinct family from the Pelargo- 
nium, though adapted to the same culture and even more, 
extensively as border or bedding-out plants that ornament the 
parterre from May to November with their dazzling scarlet 
and bright pink flowers, very generally known as Fish or 
Horse-shoe geraniums. In pots, they bloom in the green- 
house the whole winter ; and where that convenience is not at 
hand, they do very well in a dry cellar, free from frost, from 
whence take them in April, cut them well down, and plant 
them into the garden in rich soil ; the cuttings, after being 
allowed to dry a few days, may be planted, and will by mid- 
summer bloom profusely ; when frost approaches, place them 
in their winter cpuarters. The best are, Brighton Hero, Com- 
pactum, Queen, Shrubland, General Tom Thumb, all scarlet; 
Lucey Rosea, and Lucey Major are pink-coloured, and make 
an elegant contrast with the others. 
Gnaplialium, everlasting. There are above ten species, 
most of them very splendid, persistent flowers. G. eximia, 
has brilliant red flowers. G. spiralis, G. speciosissima, G. 
fritticans, G. oriantdlum, and G. imbricdtum, are all very 
fine ; pots must be well drained. (Soil No. 8.) 
Gnidias, about ten species of pretty green-house shrubs. 
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