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4320 I’IIE NURSERY-MANUAZ;Gleditsia (Honct~* Lorust.). I,(lllll,11l,I’II.o.s~.Seeds should 1~ sown in spring about 1 inch deep. They shouiribe soaktvi in liot water before l9eing sown. Varieties arc propagatecl1)~ grafts on seedling stock in spring, C. triacant~hos beingmostly usd as stock. Sometimes sptllled Ueditschia.Gleichenia. Clriehrw imete.Increased by tlivision of t>he plant. See Ffm28, page 313.Globularia. Globrtlariczrea).Propagated 1,~ (livision and by seed.Gloriosa. Lil inrr w.Offsets are commonly employed for propagation when they are~9rotlucecl (d,o11t. the old hllh) ; seeds are readily used, started inhot t om heat. The bulb-like tubers may be cut in two for purposesof propagation.Gloxinia (Sinn iugitl spmiosn.) . IhsnPriacc~.Glosinia seeds should be sown the latter part of winter, in welldrainedpots or small pans of finely sifted soil, of peat, leaf-moldand sand in ahout equal proportions. The seeds should be coveredslightly*, then carefully watered, and placed in a temperahre ofabout w”. If seeds are sown in spring, blooming tubers shouldbe had the following winter.Cuttings of the shoots may 19~: taken after the old tubers startin spring, sncl placed in a propagating-frame. Leaf-cutt.ings,with a small portion of the petiole att.ached, give excellent results,especially when the leaves are firm and nearly matured.Leaf-cuttings are made after the manner of Fig. 110 ; a littletuber forms on the end of the leaf-stalk, and this is removedand handled like any small tuber ; or the last leaf may be laidflat, as for begonia, and the ribs cut at intervals. Also graftedon tubers, much as for dahlia and peony. See GCN~.~P%DXZ.Glycosmis. Rrctacm.Cuttings nay be used, started under glass ; seeds, when obtainable.Glycyrrhiza (Liquorice). Lqwninos~.Propagated 19)~ division and by seeds ; roots left in the groundafter harvesting may produce a succeeding crop.