BOTANICAL NAMES 105 



mints. Now used as second hot. name for Ground 



Ivy. Linneus used it as first bot. name for a 



group for this plant. 

 Globe Flower. Eng. name for Trollius, because of the 



flower's shape. 

 Globosum (glo-bo-sum). L. adj., " round like a ball." 



Second bot. name. 

 Globulifera (glo-bu-lif-era). L. adj., "globe-bearer." 



Second bot. name. 

 Glomerata (glom-er-a-ta). L. adj., " formed into a 



ball." Second bot. name. 

 Glume (glewm). A bot. term for husk or covering of 



the seed vessels of the Grasses. 

 Glutinosa (glew-te-no-sa). L. adj., "gluey." A second 



bot. name. 

 Glyce (gli-se). G. " Glukus " (sweet). Used by some 



as first bot. name for Sweet Alyssum. 

 Glyceria (gli-se-re-a). G. " Glukus " (sweet). Used 



by some as first bot. name for several of the Poa 



group. 

 Glycyphyllon (gli-se-fil-lon). G. "Glyse" (sweet); 



" phyllon " (leaf). Second bot. name Milk Vetch, 



Astragal group. 

 Gnaphalium (naf-al-i-um). G. name for some downy 



plant used for stuffing pillows. Bot. name Cud- 

 weed group. 

 Goat's Beard. Translation of Tragapogon. Bot. 



name Meadow Salsify. 

 Gold of Pleasure. Eng. name for Camelina Sativa, 



which is cultivated for the oil of its seeds. 

 Golden Rod. A translation of " virga " (a twig); 



" aurea " (golden). The second bot. name of the 



plant. It was sold for half-a-crown an ounce by 



