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318 7’Iif?’ ,~lJRSERY-i;llANI.?AI,Geranium. G’rwn itrctv.Mostly inC~rcasc~(1 1,~ seeds and cli\yisions. The true geraniumsare mostly outdoor pt~rt~1mials ; for t 11tA cxmser\-‘atory p1snt.s knownas geraniums, wt’ I’I’lU tyon~ iu 111,Gerardia. Seraph duriwt*a~,Propagated, Out often with difficulty, by seeds, sown in theopttn ilk or in a fraIlke or c~oolllolls~*. khy of the species arepartia!!!, I~artrsitii. 1 on roots.Gerber:. C’o tt! psifw.Propagated 1)). seeds, ad by cuttings of side shoots. Seeds givegood results, as a pWrnnia1.Gesneria. ~:t’Stit’rillt’t’u’.Propagated by set&;, cuttings of the shoots and leaves, and byoffsets of thtA tubers. Handled in esscntiall!’ the same way assinningiu, which set.. See ~ksn~~rirwtw.Gesneriaceae. Gesneriads.Propagation is effected I)>, cuttings of the young shoots whenabout 2 or 3 inches long placed in a close moist propagating-frame,using clean sharp sand or sand and peztt noised, in a temperatureof 70” to 75”. Or 1 ‘jr leaf-r*u t t ings , using mature leaves. Propagation\)JV ~~4s is t Ilt most common met.hod for most of thegeucra. Tl lt’?’ shoultl be sown in January or February in smallpans of firwl~- sifter1 soil, ctm~posed of leaf-mold, loam and sand inabout equal parts. Seds should be sown very thinly, roveredvery lightly, carePu11>~ watered, placed in a temperature of 65” to70” and kept shadthti. The seedlings damp readily and should bepricked into small pans of fresh soil as soon as they are large enoughto handle.Geum. KOYU(‘t’a’.Propagated bar division and 1)). seed.Gherkin icuc*u:tt is .-I trguriu). C~ltcwi%tawcP.Easily grown frock-1 seeds, as for cucumber.Gilia, including I’tbnzlia. Pdt~tttotliuem.Seeds ma> I.)tl sown in spring in the open ground or frame,usually in the open.