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The Flower Garden · Ida D. Bennett — chapter 33 of 48 · ~316 words · public domain

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=German Iris=, colour effects of, 198, 199.

=Germination of seeds=, time for, 228–232.

=Giant Cassier Pansy=, 116. Cost of seed of, 41.

=Giant Crimson Antirrhinum=, for bedding, 98.

=Giant of California Carnation=, how to raise, pot out, and cultivate, 70.

=Giant of California Petunia=, 84.

=Giant Trimardeau Pansy=, 216. Cost of seed of, 41.

=Giant Welshman Narcissus=, 192.

=Giant White Antirrhinum=, 91, 98.

=Giant White Comet Aster=, 99.

=Giant Yellow Antirrhinum=, for bedding, 98.

=Giant Yellow Hibiscus=, 108.

=Gladioli=, keep well in winter stored in flour-sacks, 187.

=Gladiolus=, 10, 22, 25, 152, 187. Bulbs should be planted deeply, 152. Childsi, 152. Fall and winter care of, 152, 153. Hints on planting, 152. Improvement in culture of, 152. Rapid increase of, 152. Reasons for planting deeply, 152. Require frequent cultivation, 152. Should be planted in the full sunshine, 10.

=Gladiolus-beds=, ashes for fertilising, 25.

=Glazing and painting old window sashes for hotbeds=, 32.

=Glechoma=, suitable for the north side of house, 91, 92.

=Glory of the Snow=, 191.

=Gloves=, gardening without, ruinous to hands, 251.

=Gloxinia-cuttings=, treatment of, 60.

=Gloxinias=, 37, 39, 48, 58, 60–62, 78, 79, 151, 245, 246. An excellent place for, 245, 246. Caring for the bulbs, 79. High temperature required for growing, 151. Hints on potting, 79. How seeds are sown, 78. How to start the plants, 151. In the cold-frame, 37. Keeping soil moist, 78. Mulch preferable to cultivation for, 79. Must be protected from heat, cold, and draughts, 78. Period of blooming, 79. Potting, 78.

=Golden Glow= (Rudbeckia), hardy yellow flower, 197.

=Golden Saxatile Alyssum=, 122.

=Gourds=— Develop rapidly after making root, 133. Good for covering fences or unsightly buildings, 132. Liable to cutworms, 133. Ornamental feature of summer garden, 132. Seed sown early in season, 132.

=Gracillima univittata Eulalia=, ornamental grass, 5.

=Grand Lilas=, blue Hyacinths, 192.

=Grass walks a nuisance to the gardener=, 9.

=Gravel walks=, construction of, 9.

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