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Gladiolus. 
Gloxinia. 
Globe Amaranth. 
inch crocks, exchanging for largty ones as the plants re¬ 
quire. As ojoj as the weather will permit, plunge the 
pots in open Lorde., and on approach of frost, remove 
to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. 
The following are tdl 7c ry choice varieties, and seed 
sparingly. 
Geranium (Pelargonium., diadematum, splendid 
new variety. .50 
(Pelargonium), odior, 5 ve petals blotched-50 
44 fancy, splendid mixed--25 
double, finest double v,\r. ; edes mixed.50 
“ Zonale, scarlet, Col. Hclc’en, a new, profuse 
blooming variety of great merit. Large, glob¬ 
ular trusses thrown well abo\ e t he foliage. Col- 
% or rich crimson,shaded with scau 'et; very bright 
• and distinct ; comes true from s^ed . 25 
44 Zonale, scarlet, mixed sorts. 25 
white, all white-lcavea varieties mxd .25 
44 golden and bronze, ijo.n Downie, 
Laird and Lang’s fine collection. AJa K r ni/icent.$ o 
44 apple scented, very fragrant . 25 
GILIA. 
Hardy annual, one to two feet high ; grovs n almost 
any situation, in beds or in rockery. Delicato end 
flower. 
Gilia, capitata, dense globular heads of clustered 
blossoms of a celestial blue. Two feet high.. ; 
44 tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and purple 
center. Sow in masses. One foot high .,5 
GLADIOLUS 
Magnificent plants, with sword like leaves, and long 
spikes of flowers, of every conceivable color and shade. 
The varieties are now numbered almost by thousands, 
each year bringing forth new and choice selections 
which have been produced from seed, which is the only 
method of obtaining new varieties. The plant and flow¬ 
er are from a bulb, which requires two or three years to 
produce from seed of sufficient size to flower well. The 
bulbs should be taken up on approach of winter, and 
kept from freezing till warm weather in spring, and then 
planted out in groups and borders. 
Gladiolus, finest mixed, front fifty choice named 
i>arieties . ... 25 
For Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs, in this Catalogue. 
GLOBE AMARANTH—(Gomphrenai. 
A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome, 
globular heads of flowers, which, if cut when well ma¬ 
tured, will retain fheir beauty for years. Seeds germi¬ 
nate slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to 
soften the wooly husk. Tender annual ; two feet high. 
Gomphrena, globosa, purple. 5 
44 “ white. 5 
“ 14 flesh colored.5 
11 44 orange.i 0 
41 14 striped. 5 
44 “ mixed.5 
GLOXINIA. 
Stove perennial bulbs, producing rich and beautifully 
colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation, 
and thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 
sand. Sow in March, on the surface, in a warm, moist 
atmosphere. When the second leaf appears, transplant 
into shallow pots to grow through summer. Allow them 
to rest through autumn, and keep in same pots through 
winter, giving little water. In spring repot and water 
freely ; will blossom second season. The first three 
following varieties have peculiar leaves , being large , 
thick , light green , and recurved in such a manner as 
to entirely hide the pot. P'rom the center of the plant 
arc produced very large Jhnvers of the most brilliant 
colors and fnest form. Quite a new and distinct 
tribe of Gloxinias. 
Gloxinia, hybrida crassifolia grandiflora erecta.25 
44 horizontalis.25 
4 4 44 44 pendula.2^ 
44 mixed, all choice sorts .25 
GNAPHALIUM—(Everlasting-), 
An interesting class of immortelles, with rather homely 
Gnaphalum. 
