BOTANICAL NAMES 101 



Gagea. After Gage, the botanist, who died 1820. A 

 group name. 



Galanthus (ga-lan-thus). G. "Gala" (milk); " an- 

 thus " (flower). Bot. name for Snowdrop group. 



Gale (gale). Dutch " gagel " (name of the plant). 

 Eng. name for Myrica group. 



Galericulata (gal-e-rik-u-la-ta) L. adj., " having a 

 small skull-cap." Second hot. name for Common 

 Skull-Cap. 



Galeobdolon (gal-e-ob-do-lon). G. "Gale" (a weasel); 

 " bdolon " (bad smell from the weasel-like smell 

 of the flower). Second bot. name of Yellow Arch- 

 angel or Yellow Dead Nettle, Labium group. 



Galeopsis (gal-e-op-sis). G. "Gale" (a weasel); 

 " opsis " (like); from the tip of the flower being 

 like the snout of a weasel. Bot. name for a group. 



Galingale (gal-in-gale). Eng. name for one of Cyperus 

 group. 



Galium (ga-le-um). G. "Gala" (milk); the plants 

 were formerly used for curdling milk. Bot. name 

 for a group. 



Galii (ga-li). A synonym for bot. name of Clove- 

 scented Broomrape, a parasitic plant said to grow 

 on Galiums only. 



Gallicia (gal-lish-ia). L. " Gallia " (the name for 

 France). A second bot. name for some plants 

 found in the Channel Islands. 



Gallicoides (gal-lish-oi-des). L. "Gallica "; G. "oides" 

 (like). Second name for one of Field Roses. 



Gang Flower. Another name for Milkwort, so called 



