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Gomortega nitida Ruiz & Pav. 



This is a large tree of Chile called queule or keule. The fruit is the size of a small 

 peach; the eatable part is yellow, not very juicy, but is of a most excellent and grateful 

 taste.^ 



Gomphia jabotapita Sw. Ochnaceae. buttcn tree. 



Tropical America. Piso * says the carpels are astringent and are not only eaten 

 raw, but that an oil is expressed from them, which is used in salads. 



G. parviflora DC. button tree. 



Brazil. The oil expressed from the fruit is used for salads. 



Goniothalamus walkeri Hook. f. & Thorns. Anonaceae. 



Ceylon. The roots are very fragrant and are said to contain camphor. They are 

 chewed by the Singhalese.' 



Gonolobus hispidus Hook. & Am. Asclepiadeae. angle-pod. 



South America. The pod is described by Tweedie* as being very large, resembling 

 a toad, and is eaten by the natives. 



Goss3T)ium herbaceum Linn. Malvaceae, cotton. 



Tropical Asia. During the War of the Rebellion, cotton seed came into some use 

 as a substitute for coffee, the seed having been parched and ground.* The oil expressed 

 from the seed makes a fine salad oil and is also used for cooking and as a butter 

 substitute. 



Gouania domingensis Lirm. Rhamneae. chaw-stick. 



West Indies. The stems are used for flavoring cooling beverages.^ 



Gourliea chilensis Clos. Leguminosae. chanal. chanar. 



Tropical South America. This plant is called chanar or chanal in Chile and 

 Buenos Aires. According to Tweedie, the pulp of the fruit is used in flavoring sweet 

 wines.' 



Gracilaria lichenoides L. Harv. Algae, agar-agar. 



Coast of Ceylon and the opposing portion of the Malayan Archipelago. This seaweed 

 is highly valued for food in Ceylon and other islands of the East. It abounds in Burma 

 and is of superior quality on the Tenasserim Coast. 



' Lindley, J. Trans. Hort. Soc. Land. $:i04. 1824. 

 2 Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 1:816. 1831. 



Jackson, J. R. Treas. Bot. 2:i2')C). 1876. 



Hooker, W. J. Journ. Bot. 1:2^5. 1834. 

 ' Stelle Amer. Agr. Rev. 105. 1882. 



Smith, A. Treaj. Bo/. 1:545. 1870. 

 'Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:545. 1870. 



