NAMES OF PLANTS. 191 



foetidis'simus ; most stinking. 



fonta na ; (growing) about fountains, or springs. 



fragif 'erum ; strawberrj^-bearing. The Strawberry Clover 



in fruit is much like strawberries, 

 frag'ilis ; fragile, brittle. 



frutico'sus; fruticose, i.e. shrubby; frutex, a shrub, 

 fruticulo'sus ; a little shrubby, suffruticose. 

 ful'vus ; tawny, 

 fu'cus; red, derived from the name of a Lichen (faciis) 



which was used as a red dye and as rouge for the 



cheeks, 

 fus'co-a'ter; dark black. 



G. 



galericula'ta ; provided with a small skull-cap. Much the 

 same meaning as Scutellaria, which see. 



gemmip'ara; producing leaf-buds. 



genicula'tus ; jointed, knotted. 



geranoi'des; geranium-like. 



gib'ba ; gibbous, i. e. having a swelling at some part of the 

 surface. 



gigan'tea; gigantic. 



gla'bra ; glabrous, i. e. smooth, without hairs. 



glandulo'sus ; having a remarkable supply of glands. 



glau'ca ; glaucous, i. e. bluish gray, used to express the 

 bloom which covers the leaves of many plants. 



globo'sus ; globose, i. e. spherical, or globular. 



globulif 'era ; globule -bearing. 



glomera'tus ; formed into a ball. 



glutino'sus; gluey, sticky. 



glj^cyphyllus ; sweet-leaved. 



grac'ilis; graceful, slender. 



gracilen'tem ; of graceful habit. 



