io8 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Greenweed. Common name for Dyer's Genitsa. 

 Johns, in his " Flowers of the Fields," says about 

 this plant: "The upper branches are destitute of 

 thorns, and produce leafy clusters of yellow 

 flowers, which (like some other yellow flowers be- 

 longing to this natural order) are remarkable for 

 turning green in drying." This accounts for the 

 "green." 



Grandifolia (grand-i-fol-ia). L. " Grandis " (large); 

 " folia " (leaves); i.e., big-leaved. A second bot. 

 name. 



Granulata (gran-u-la-ta). L. adj., " small-seeded.*' A 

 second bot. name. 



Graveolens (gra-ve-o-lens). L. adj., " strong-smell- 

 ing." Second bot. name for Wild Celery. 



Greenlandica (-ik-a). " Of Greenland " in Latin dress. 

 Second bot. name. 



Gromwell (grom-el). Celtic. " Graum " (a seed); 

 '* mil " (a stone) ; the seeds being very stony, con- 

 tain a lot of flint. Eng. name for bot. name of 

 group, Litho (stone) spermum (seed). 



Grossularia (gros-su-la-ri-a). L. " Grossulus " (a 

 small unripe fig). Second bot. name for the Goose- 

 berry. 



Ground-Ivy. Eng. name for Nepeta Glechoma. It 

 creeps over the ground, killing all the grass ; this 

 may account for the " Ivy " of its name. On 

 account of its bitter property, before hops became 

 common, it was used in the making of beer; hence 

 one of its many names, Ale-hoof. 



Ground-Pine. A literal translation of its second bot. 

 name, Chamaepitys. 



Groundsel. The common name for a well-known 



