GAILAR'DI A ARISTATA. 
AWNED GAILARDIA. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA. FRCSTRANEA. 
Natural Order. 
COMPOSITE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N. America. 
2 feet. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1812. 
No. 402. 
It has been suggested that the spelling of this 
name should be Gailardia, instead of Galardia, as 
formerly used ; it being more in conformity with the 
orthography of the French botanist’s name, from 
which it was deduced. Aristata, from the Latin, 
signifying a bristle or awn, which is an appendage 
connected with the fructification of this plant. 
The Gailardia aristata is a showy herbaceous 
plant, of easy culture, and consequently desirable 
for the mingled flower garden. It increases mode- 
rately, so that a sufficient stock may generally 
be obtained by a division of its roots ; but if this 
be not the case, as it ripens seeds, an additional 
increase may be obtained from these. Its flower 
stems have not sufficient strength to withstand the 
effects of wind and showers, without the assistance 
of a small stick, to which they should be neatly 
tied, when at half their full growth. 
Spring is much the best season for dividing its 
roots. A light and rather dry soil should be chosen 
for them. Raise seedling plants in April ; trans- 
plant them to a nursery bed, when an inch high ; 
and finally, in the following spring, for flowering. 
Bot. Reg. 1186. 
