GLYCIRRHIZA— GRATIOLA. 



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monospc' 'ma, pods email, l-seeded. Wa- 

 ter locust. 



GLYCIRRIII'ZA. 16—10. {Leguminosa.) [From 



glukos, sweot, and riza, root.] 



gla'hra, legume glabrous ; leaves pinnate ; 

 root tuberous, ewcet. Liquorice. Ex. 



lepido'ta, (w. Ju. 21.) Icafets oblong, 

 acute, silky, villose ; legumes racemed, ob- 

 long, hi.spid. 3-5 f. 



GNAPIIA'LIUM. 17—2. (Corymbifera.) [From 



gnaphalon, cotton.] 



margaritacefvm, (large-flowered life-evcr- 

 la.stiug, y. and w. Ju. 11.) leaves linear, 

 lanceolate, gradually narrowing, acute ; 

 stem branching above ; corymb fastigiate ; 

 flowers pedicelled ; flowers with white, 

 pearly rays, and yellow disks. 1-2 f. 



polyceph" alum, (sweet-scented life ever- 

 lasting, y-w. Ju. 0.) leaves lance linear, 

 acute, glabrous above, downy beneath ; 

 stem panicled, downy ; corymbs terminal. 

 1-2 f 



pla niacin" cum, (early life-everlasting, o. 

 W. Ap. 2^.) shoots procumbent; stem sim- 

 ple ; radical leaves spatulate, ovate, and 

 obovate. nerved ; corymb close pressed ; 

 flowers dioecious ; inner scales of the calyx 

 elongated, acutish, colored. 6-10 i. 



america'nnm, (yw. J. @.) herbaceous, 

 £rect, branching ; leaves obovate-spatulate, 

 pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary and 

 terminal, in glomerate spikes. 6-8 f 



sylvaf'icum, (Ju. Z/.) stem erect, simple, 

 downy ; flowers in a leafy spike, axillary 

 and terminal ; leaves lance-linear, downy. 

 12 i. 



decur"rens, (neglected life-everlasting, y. 

 Tu. 2X.) stem erect, much branched; leaves 

 /'inear-lanceolate, veiy acute, decurrent, 

 white and woolly beneath, naked above ; 

 flowers in dense, terminal, roundish clus- 

 ters. 2 i. 



purpu'renm, (p. Ju. Oc. If.) herbaceous; 

 stem erect, simple ; leaves linear-spatulate, 

 tomentose beneath ; flowers sessile, clus- 

 tered, axillary, and terminal. 8-12 i. 



uligino'sum, (marsh cudweed, Au. %.) 

 Btem herbaceous, branched, diffuse, woolly ; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers in termi- 

 nal crowded clusters, which are shorter 

 than the leaves. 4-6 i. 



germau"icurn., (common cudweed, Au. 

 @.) stem herbaceous, erect, proliferous 

 at the summit ; leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 downy ; flow^ers capitate in the axils of the 

 brandies, and terminal. 6-8 i. 



dio'ica, (w. M. 2^.) stolonifcrous, creep- 

 ing ; leaves tomentose beneath chiefly, rad- 

 ical ones spatulate, obscurely 3-nerved at 

 the base, cauline ones lance-linear ; stem 

 simple; flowers corymbose, capitato, dioe- 

 cious. 



GOMPIIRE'NA. 5—1. Umnrantlii.) [From 

 the surname of Piiny, tlie iiaturali.st.] 

 glotio'sa, (globe amaranth, bachelor's but- 

 ton, r. Au. 0.) stem erect; leaves lance- 

 ovate; heads solitary; peduncles 2-leaved. 

 Ex. 



QONOLO'BUS. 18—5. (Apocynem.) [From 

 af)n''a, angle, lobus, a pod. J 



obliqu'ufi, (false choak-dog,p. J. If.) stem 

 climbing, haiiy ; leaves ovate-cordate, vil- 

 lose, acute ; corymbs axillaiy ; segments of 

 the corolla ovate, acuminate, oblique, revo- 

 lute ; calyx small. 4-5 f. 



Jdrsn'tus, (p. Ju. li) stem twining, 

 younger branches very hairy ; leaves cor- 

 date-oval, acuminate, pubescent on both 

 sides ; segments of the corolla linear-oblong: 

 follicles olslong, muricate ; umbels 3-4 flow- 

 ered. 3-4 f. 



macrophyVlua, (y. Ju.) leaves broad, cor- 

 date, with the sinus closed ; abruptly acu- 

 minate ; follicles muricate ; lobes of the 

 crown divided. S. 



prostia'tiis, (p.) stem prostrate, herba- 

 ceous; leaves reniform cordate, acute, to- 

 mento.se underneath. 6-12 i. S. 



viridiJlo'riiK, (g.) smooth, tw^ining ; leaves 

 sub reniform-cordate, auricled at the base, 

 acuminate, somewhat long pcduncled ; di- 

 visions of the corolla oblong-linear, oblique; 

 obtuse follicles ribbed. (S^. 



GOODYE'RA. 18—1. {Orchidscs.) [John 



Goodyer.] 



pubes''cens, (rattlesnake leaf, ecrophula 

 weed, y. w. Ju. 2-f.) leaves radical, ovate, 

 petioied, veins colored, reticulate ; scape 

 sheathed ; scape and flower pubes- 

 cent ; lip ovate, acuminate ; petals ovate. 

 10-15 i. 



re- pens, (w. Ju. 11.) radical leaves ovate, 

 petioied, reticulate ; scape sheathed ; scape 

 and flowers pubescent ; flowers one-sided ; 

 lip and petalo lanceolate. 8 i. 



GORDO'NIA. 15—12. (MalvacecB.) [In honor 



of James Gordon.] 



lasian"thn!^, (w. Jn. ^ .) leaves lance-ob- 

 long, shining, glabrous; flowers long, 

 peduncled ; capsules conical, acuminate. 

 Evergreen. *S'. 



pubes"cen^, flowers large, white, with 

 gold colored stamen^ Shrub. 5-6 f. S 



GOSSYP"IUM. 15-12. (Mahacea:.) [From 



an Egyptian word, gottipium.'i 



herbace'nm, (cotton, Au. $ .) leaves 5- 

 lobed, mucronate, one gland beneath ; stem 

 herbaceous, smooth. 5 f. Ex. 



GRATIO'LA. 2—1. {Scrophularice.) [Dimin- 

 utive of gratia, so called on account of its 

 supposed admirable qualities.] 

 virgin"ica, (creeping hedge-hyssop, \v. 

 and y. 2^.) stem pubescent, assurgent, te- 

 rete ; leaves smooth, lanceolate, sparingly 

 dentate, serrate, alternate, and connate at 

 the base ; leafets of the calyx equal ; sterile 

 filaments none. 6 8 i. 



anrefa. flowers bright yellow, on axillary 

 peduncles; stem 4-angled, rooting at the 

 base. « 



carolm"cmh, (w. Ju. IX) ptcm smooth^ 

 somewhat branched, procumbent at the 

 base, 4-sided above, terete below ; leavea 

 ses.sile, lance oblong, obtusish, dentate, 3- 

 nerved; peduncles pubescent, short; di- 

 visions of tiie raly-x lance-linear, eqnal, 

 entire; bracts broader, expanding; cqrolla 

 pubescent within ; sterile filam^-pts none ; 

 capsule globose. 



