. Vaughan's gardening illustrated : autumn edition. GLOXINIAS. GLOXINIAS. One of the choicest bulbs for pot cul-ture, flowers trumpet shaped, with themost beautiful tints and markings, jshaded violet, rose, blue or in a light soil of leaf-mold, sandand good loam; keep in a moist atmos-phere at a temperature of 60 to 8o°, and \give an occasional watering with liquid manure during the growing period. Giveplenty of light, but do net expose to the \direct rays of the sun Dry graduallyafter blooming, and store during the sea-son of rest in cocoanut fibre or bulbs (ready by t
. Vaughan's gardening illustrated : autumn edition. GLOXINIAS. GLOXINIAS. One of the choicest bulbs for pot cul-ture, flowers trumpet shaped, with themost beautiful tints and markings, jshaded violet, rose, blue or in a light soil of leaf-mold, sandand good loam; keep in a moist atmos-phere at a temperature of 60 to 8o°, and \give an occasional watering with liquid manure during the growing period. Giveplenty of light, but do net expose to the \direct rays of the sun Dry graduallyafter blooming, and store during the sea-son of rest in cocoanut fibre or bulbs (ready by the end of October),each, 25c; 3 for 6oc, postpaid. Gladiolus, Winter Blooming. Cultivate the same as Hyacinths; theyare of very dwarf habit and three bulbscan be grown in a six inch pot. Thespikes of bloom are good and the colorsstriking and beautiful. COLVILLII, The Bride. It is a very light, graceful variety hav-ing pure white blossoms, and is one of themost popular cut-flowers in the Londonand Paris markets. All who forced it forthe first time last year,
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