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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
in London gardens. Increased by division in autumn or spring, 
as they spread rapidly. 
F. Forlunei. Large leaves of lovely glaucous blue forming a 
bold plant ; lilac flowers ; 2 feet in height. 
F. grandiflora. White flowers, very fragrant, 2 \ to 3 feet 
high, flowering in August and September, with light 
green foliage. 
F. lancifolia. Small, narrow-leaved variety, white or lilac, 9 
inches high. 
F. variegata. Similar to above, but the foliage marbled with 
yellow. 
F. ovata albo marginata. Large, light green leaves, broadly 
margined with white, chiefly grown for foliage, but with 
lilac flowers. 
F. Thos. Hogg. Dark green leaves, with broad, white margins, 
spikes of flowers 2 feet long, of lovely rosy purple. 
GAILLARDIA, “Blanket Flower.” (N.O. Composite.) 
A showy, hardy plant, flowering from early summer to autumn, 
from 18 inches to 3 feet high. They flourish best in hot, dry 
summers, and the soil should be well dug and mixed with decayed 
manure. Increased by division, cuttings, or seeds. 
G. gigantea. Crimson, narrow edge of yellow, large flower. 
G. John Harkness. Yellow and red, very hardy. 
G. Matador. Yellow, narrow crimson ring, strong-growing. 
G. Primrose Dame. Primrose flower with dark maroon disc. 
G. Vivian Grey. Clear, yellow-fringed, with a deep yellow 
edge. 
GALEGA, “Goafs Rue.” (N.O. Leguminosae.) 
Hardy, vetch-like plant, reaching to great heights in good soil, 
and flowering in masses of white or mauve. Any soil or situation, 
but requires staking and rich feeding, being so strong a grower. 
Flowers through the summer and autumn. 
G. officinalis. Lilac. 4 to 5 feet. 
G. „ alba. White, 4 to 5 feet. 
G. „ compacta. Lilac, also white, 2 to 3 feet. 
G. „ Hartlandii. Blue and white, 2 to 3 feet high. 
GALTONIA CANDICANS, “Cape Hyacinths.” 
(N.O. Liliaceae.) 
A bulb from the Cape with heads of waxy white bells on stems 
4 to 6 feet high, growing from handsome foliage. They are per- 
