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OALEOPITHECUa 



G A LI PEA. 



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M narrower in proportion to iU length, the muzzle u broader and 

 more obtuse, and the orbit as mailer. The temporal ridge*, he 

 observed, generally meet near the occiput, or are wparated by a very 

 narrow (pace. The anterior incisor of the upper jaw is narrow, and 

 ha* but one notch; the next incuor on each side ia considerably 

 larger, longer, and stronger than in (1. Tcatminckii, and differ* more- 

 over in having it* edge* even : the same remark applies to the first 

 false molar. In this specie* the incisors and molars form a continuous 

 eriea, each tooth being in contact with that which precedes and that 

 which is behind it But Mr. Waterhouse concluded by observing 

 that the most important difference perhaps which exists between the 

 two species in question consists in the much larger size of the molar 

 teeth in the smaller skull, the five posterior molars occupying a space 

 of tan line* in length, whereas in O. Ttmminctii, a much larger animal, 

 the aame teeth only occupy nine lines. Several minor points of dis- 

 tinction existed besides those here mentioned. (' Zool. Proc.,' 1839 ; 

 and see further ' ZooL Trans.,' vol. ii. p. 335.) 



Skull of Gtllfopitlierut rhilippinml 

 a, upper side ; *, under tide. 



Lower Jaw and Teeth of HalmpiOinia Philippinentb. 



1, under tide of the tower Jaw ; 2, tide view of the name ; S, the three 

 fiirrmwt treth. Upper Jaw; 4, S, outer and Inner Inriwi* of Lower Jaw. 

 ( WalertuMw, ' Zool. Tram.') 



Mr. Watcrhouae remarks that the first two of (ho three 

 foremost Ucth of the upper jnw, commencing with the cmnllent tooth, 



are situated in the intermaxillary bone, and are therefore incisors. 

 He adds that it is worthy of observation, that the posterior of these 

 two teeth (on each side) has a double fang. 



OALEOP8IS (from yaXij, a weasel, and fyit, sight, aspect, the 

 mouth of the corolla gaping like that of a weasel), a genus of Plants 

 belonging to the natural order Labiatce or Lamlacetr. It has the 

 anthers approaching in pairs, opposite cells bursting by two valves 

 transversely; the upper lip of the corolla arched, and the lower lip 

 3-lobed, n nei |iial. wit h two teeth on its upper side ; a tubular 5-toothed 

 calyx, with equal teeth, or the two upper ones longest. The nut* are 

 rounded at the end. The species of this genus are annual divaricately 

 branched erect herbs, and rarely decumbent at the base. The flowers 

 are red or cream-coloured, or varied with both these colours. Tliis 

 genus may be easily recognised by the peculiar formation of its anth r.-. 

 which differs from any other of the Labiatat. 



G. ochrolfuca, the Cream-coloured Hemp-Nettle, has a softly pubes- 

 cent stem with deflexed hairs, not thickened below the joint*, oblong 

 or oblong-lanceolate leaves, clothed with soft villi on both sin 

 The calyx is shaggy and glandular, and the upper lip of the corolla 

 deeply cut This species is found ia tlie nandy corn-fields of middle: 

 Europe, and also in England and Wales. The flowers are of a palo- 

 yellow or cream-colour, and bloom during the months of July ami 

 August 



0. ladanum, the lied Hemp-Nettle, U distinguished by having tl < 

 iippur lip of the corolla slightly notched. It is a native throughout 

 Europe, and is found plentifully in the sandy corn-fields of 

 Britain. The flowers are of a purple colour, variegated with crimson 

 and white. A variety of this species, with flowers half the usual size, 

 is the I!, intermedia of Ueicheubacb, and the (1. parviflora of Lan 



0. tetraliit, the Common Hemp- Nettle, has a hispid stem, thickened 

 below the joints, with oblong, ovate, acuminate, serrate leaves. The 

 calyx has tubular teeth, and a tube nearly equal. The tube of the 

 corolla is as long as the calyx, and has an ovate upper lip. It is of 

 a purple colour, and is a native of cultivated ground throughout 

 Europe and Middle Asia, and is plentiful in Great Britain. 



G. rerticolor has the tube of the corolla much longer than the calyx. 

 The flowers are very large, yellow, and have a broad purple spot on 

 the lower lip. It is not easily distinguished by description from 

 G. tetrahit, of which it is regarded as a variety by many botanists. 



(Don, Dichlamydtout Plant! ; Babington, J/aHua/c/./irifiA Botany.) 



GALERITES. [CoNULus; Kaii.\nu:.| 



GALEUS. [SQCALID*.] 



GALIA'CE^E, Stellate*, a natural order of Exogenous Plants called 

 Slellata by Linnaeus, and merged in Cinckonacae by the school of 

 JuBsieu. It consists of herbaceous usually square-stemmed plants, 

 with a scabrous surface, verticillate leaves, and monopetalous How nv. 

 with an inferior didyinous fruit inclosing a couple of seeds containing 

 an embryo lying in a great quantity of horny albumen. Some yield 

 a dyeing substance in their roots, as the various species of Ma>loVr, 

 but the greater part are useless weeds. One of our common British 

 species of Galium, namely, G. verum, is astringent, and was formerly 

 used by fanners to curdle milk. 



1, Stifrardia arcentit ; 2, n perfect flower, magnified; .1, a vertical section 

 of the tame, without the corolla ; 4, a trannvenc section of a ripe fruit. 



The species are natives of the northern parts of the northern 

 hemisphere, where they are very common weeds. The order is related 

 to C'inchonaccir, Cornaceir, and Ajiiaceir. There arc 8 genera and 

 320 iperiei. (U.M.IUM; MADDER; Asrr.it' 



GALIPE'A, a genus of Plants belonging to tho natural order 

 , inhabiting the warmer parts of South America. Their leaves 



