174 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



803. OLAUX, L. vSea Milkwort, etc. Primulaceae. 



The ancient name of Milk-vetch, meaning "sea green". 

 Small bnt rather pretty herbs of salt marshes. Two species, one 

 of north temperate zone, one of S. America. 



a. (x. maritima L. Northern Europe, Asia and N. America. Sea 

 Milkwort, Black Saltwort, Sea Trifoly; Ger. Milchkraut; Fr. 

 Glance. 



894. GLECH^MA, L. - Ground Ivy. - Labiatae. 

 Ancient Greelc name of a Labiate plant. Syn Nepeta, in 

 part. Creeping herbs. About 6 species. Old World. 



a. G. hederacea L. (Nepeta Glechoma Benth., N. hederacea B. S. 

 P.). Europe, widely nat. in U. S. Ground Ivy, Field Balm, 

 Gill-over-the-ground, Alehoof or Tanhoof ( so called from use 

 in brewing), Cat's-foot, Cat's-paw, Creeping-Charlie, Crow- 

 victuals, Gill-ale, Gill-go-by-the-ground, Gill- run. Hay-hove, 

 Hay-maids, Hedge-maids, Hove, Kobm-run-away, Eobin-run- 

 in-the-hedge; Ger. Gundelreben; Fr. Lierre terrestre (Codex). 

 Herb formerly reputed stimulant tonic, etc. 



^S()o. GLEDITSIA, L. 1742. (Gleditschia). Caesalpinaceae. 

 Named for J. D. Gleditsch, German botanist, d. 1786. Syn. 

 Melilobus, Mitch. 1748. Thorny trees. About 5 species, N. 

 America and Asia; 2 in U. S. 



a. G. aqudtica Marsh. (G. monosperma Walt. (Kew), G. Caro- 



linensis Lam.). Indiana and southward, west to Missouri. 

 Water Locust, Swamp Locust. 



b. G. triacanthos L. (G. spinosa Marsh. G. brachycarpa, Pursh., 



G. Meliloba Walt., G. heterophylla Raf. ). Michigan to 

 Georgia, west to Texas and Kansas. Honey Locust, Sweet 

 Locust, Thorn or Black Locust, Honey, Honey-shucks, Sweet- 

 bean, Three-thorned Acacia. Pods contain a saccharine pulp. 



>»9(>. GLINUS, Lofl. - Glinus. - Aizoaceae. 



Syn. Mollugo, in part. Herbs, rarely shrubby. About (> 

 species; tropical and subtropical regions; 1 in U. S. 



897. GLOBULARIA, L. Globularia. Globular iaceae. 



From Latin, a "little ball" . Herbs or shrubs. About 15 

 species, Mediterranean region. 



a. G. Alypiim L. (G. virgata Salisb. ). Southern Europe. Wild 

 Senna, European Wild Senna. Leaves used as a substitute for 

 true senna. 



898. GLOSSOPETALON, Gray. (Glossopetalum). Sapiudaceae. 



From Greek, "tongue" and "petal". Spiny shrub. One 

 species, U. S. and Mexico. 



S9t). GLOTTIDIUM, Benth. Glottidium. Papilioiiaceae. 



From Greek, '* throat-like". Syn. Sesbania, in part. Herbs 

 with pinnate leaves. One species in southern U. S. 



