BOTANICAL NAMES 103 



Geranium (je-ra-ni-um). G. " geranos " (a crane); 

 because the fruit of the plant is like a crane's bill. 

 Bot. name group. 



Geraniodes (je-ra-ni-oi-des). G. adj., " Geranium- 

 like." Second bot. name. 



Gerardi. After Gerard, an English botanist, who died 

 1612. A second bot. name. 



Germander (jer-man-der). v Corruption of Italian 

 4< Calmandrea. " Eng. name for Teucrium group. 

 Was held in great repute by all herbalists. Once 

 used, in Jersey, instead of hops. 



Germanicum (jer-man-ik-um). L. form of " Germanic." 

 Second bot. name. 



Geum (je-um). G. " Geuo " (a pleasant smell); from 

 the aromatic root. Bot. name Avens group. 



Gibba (gib-ba). L. adj., " humped " (having a swelling 

 somewhere). A second bot. name. 



Giganteus (ji-gan-te-us). L. adj., "gigantic." A 

 second bot. name. 



Gilliflower (jil-le-flour). A corruption, through Italian, 

 of G. Kaurophyllon (a clove), because the smell 

 of flower or root was like that of the Clove. An 

 old Eng. name applied to many different flowers, 

 but now given to the Common Stock. 



Gipsy Wort. Formerly known as the Egyptian's herb, 

 because " the rogues and runnegates, which call 

 themselves Egyptians, and doe color themselves 

 black with this herbe. " Is the Eng. name for the 

 Lycopus Europeaus. 



Githago (gith-a-go). Probably a herbalists' name for 

 the group to which the Corn Cockle belongs. The 

 Latins had a plant which they called Gith, but now 

 unknown. 



