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garden weed. Is a good example of how one mis- 

 placed letter (in this case an " r ") can lead to a 

 wrong meaning being given for the name of a 

 plant. For a long time Groundsel was said to 

 mean " ground-swallower, " from its A.S. name, 

 " grunde-swelge. " Now it is found that the 

 proper spelling of the A.S. word is " gunde- 

 swelge," i.e., " matter or pus-swallower," a more 

 reasonable explanation, seeing that Groundsel was 

 used by herbalists for diseases of the eye. 



G elder- Rose (gel-der). Eng. name for Viburnum 

 Opulus, because it was introduced from the pro- 

 vince of Gelderland, Holland. 



Guttatum (gut-ta-tum). L. adj., " spotted." A second 

 bot. name. 



Gymnadenia (jim-na-de-ni-a). G. " Gumnos " (naked); 

 " aden " (a gland) ; because it is not covered in a 

 pouch. A first bot. synonym for some of the 

 Habenaria group. 



Gymnogramma (jim-no-gram-ma). G. " Gumnos '* 

 (naked); 4< gramma " (a line); because the line of 

 capsules are not covered. A synonym for first bot. 

 name Grammitis group, Fern family. 



H 



Habenaria (hab-en-ar-ia). L. " Habena " (a strap) ; 



because the lip of the flower looks like a strap- 



Bot. name of a group, Orchid family. 

 Hair Grass. Eng. name for one of Aira group. 

 Halorageae (hal-or-aj-e-e). G. " Alos " (the sea). 



Bot. name for Marestail family. The plants of this 



family are aquatic. 



