DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Grammanthes 
Gypsophila. 
rieiichrysum. 
Gourd, bottle, handsome and useful. 10 
** Corsican, elegant fruit and rapid cliinl>cr.io 
“ Siphon, or dipper, long, slim handles, useful 
for dippers.ro 
** powder horn, in the form of a powder horn.... jo 
“ Hercules’ club, the longest of all the varieties, xo 
“ mixed, ornamental.xo 
*. orsican 
Gunnera 
GYPSOPHILA. 
Delicate, free-flowering litte plants, covered with a 
profusion of little, star-shaped, white blossoms. Well 
adapted for hanging baskets and edgings, and valuable 
for making bouquets. Blossom first season, and con¬ 
tinue to blossom several years. Make handsome speci¬ 
mens dried. 
Gypsophila, elegans, white and pink flowers; hardy 
perennial ; one foot... 5 
44 muralis, pink flowers; hardy annual ; six 
inches.10 
HEDYSARUM —(See French Honeysuckle.) 
GRAMMANTHES. 
HELIANTHUS— < See Sun Flower.) 
a rharming little succ ulent plant, producing an abund¬ 
ant. of bright scarlet and orange-yellow blossoms in the 
shaj e of a star. It is especially adapted for rock work, 
hanging baskets, edgings, &c. The segments of the 
corolla have the appearance of the letter V on them. 
Give it a warm, sunny situation, and good, rich soil. 
Tender annual ; six inches high. ♦ 
Grammanthes, gentianoides, rich, orange-scarlet. 15 
“ lutea, yellow.15 
44 fine mixed.15 
GUNNERA. 
A curious, herbaceous perennial, growing best in rich 
/nold kept moist. It is increased by ‘•ccd and by divi- 
»ion of roots. Has curious, cone-shaped blossoms. 
Grecn-hiuse plant. 
Gunnera, scabra, large, rhubarb-like leaves, and 
purple blossoms. One and a half feet high ; 
curious .15 
OYNERIUM — (Sec Pampas Grass.) 
HELICHRY3TJM. 
Large, full, double flowers of various colors, from 
bright yellow to scarlet, shaded and tipped. Peculiarly 
desirable as dried specimens ; and exceedingly hand¬ 
some bouquets may be formed of them for winter, if 
blossoms be gathered when on the point of expanding. 
Sow early in spring, in any good garden soil, and thin 
the plants to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual ; 
six inches to two feet high. 
Helichrysum, bractcatum (Golden Eternal 
Flower), bright yellow. 5 
44 nanum atrosanguineum, deep crimson . 10 
44 compositum album, flowers white . 10 
44 monstrosum fl. pi. mixed, eight varieties of 
largest double /lowers ; mixed. . 
44 nanum fl. pi. mixed, five dwarf-growing, 
double-fewer in g- varieties mixed .10 
44 minimum fl. pi. mixed, four varieties of 
beautiful little miniature double fowers; 
fne .10 
44 mixed. 5 
