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TlIE NCJRSERY-I.&ST 321.Godetia. O~grnrc~.l+q~agattxl by st~ls, which, in California, may be surface-sownin late fall, or in February lightly covered in sunny or half-shadyplaces. In common garden culture, seeds are sown in spring.Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth). 11 maranthacca?.The common kind (G’. globosu) is annual and grown readilyfrom st~ls sown in the open. Yerennial kinds are propagatedds0 by cuttings and division.Gongora. O&itlwccYz.lncrc~ascd by divisions. See &cl&k, page 3i%.Gooseberry (1-libr.s G’rossdariu and IC. hirttdlum). Sa.rifragacea!?.St4s, for the raising of new varieties, should be sown as soon aswcall ~‘ured, in loamy or sandy soil, or they may be stratified andsown together with the sand in the spring.Siiiii(’ 2s for currants.They are handled the(.tuttings ti to Cy incl~es l,.,, env of the mature wood, inserted twothirdstheir length, will grow in fair proportion, especially if takenilr August or Septt~ml)rr and stored during winter, in tlie same wayas currant cuttings ; but the gooseberry does not start so readilyfrom cuttings as does the currant. Single-eye cuttings may beused for rare kincls. Stronger plants are usually obtained bylayers, and thtx I-Cnglish varieties are nearly always layered in thiscountry (althoug?l frequently grown from cuttings in England).hIound-layering is usually cmployerl (the mounding being done in.J1lIW, or when the new growth has reached severai inches), theEnglish varieties being allowctl to remain on the stools two years,l)rit the Amt%c:tn varietks only one. Much depends on the variety.The ljowning, for example, usually makes a merchantable plant inone year after transplantin, (7 from the stools, but Smith Improvediiii~)’ Tt’qUiR* tL year more. Layered plants are usually set in nurseryrows for a )‘t?ilr after removal from the stools. (Fig. Cl.9Green-lay&q during summer is sometimes practiced for new orrare varit&s. St.rong plants may also be procured by tip-layering,its in the l)lack ra5pbckrry.If it is clesirtlcl to tr;lin the weaker goos&erries in tree form, theymay 1)e grafted on the stronger-growing varieties.Gordonia. /Ihactw.PI’OPitg;LttYl l)y seeds, layers, or cuttings from half-ripened Woodunder glass.Y