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ovata . . 

 versicolor . 



. Dk.yeL 7, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. . 1799 

 . Purple 7, G. Bl. P. i 0. G. H. . 1799 



Galbanum. See Btibon Gdlbanum, and Gal- 

 barium, officinale. 



Galbanum, Persian. See Opoidia galbanifera. 



Gale. See Mijrica Gale. 



GaleXndra, Lindley. From galea, a helmet, 

 and aner, a stamen ; the crest of the anther is 

 helmet-shaped. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacew. Curious and rather handsome 

 plants. For culture, &c., see Peristiria. Sy- 

 nonyrne : 1, Eulbphia grdcilis. 

 Baueri . . . Pink . 8, S. Epi. J Guayana . . 1840 



luteus . . Tel. cri. 8, S. Bpi. J S. Amer. 

 cristata . . Purple . 5, S. Epi. 1 Cayenne . . 1844 

 Devonians . Pk.wht. 5, S. Epi. 1 B. Amer. . 1840 

 gracilis 1 . . Grn.yel. 5, S. Tor. J S. Amer. . . 1822 



GaledupA. See Pongamia. 



Galeate, helmeted ; the upper lip of a ringent 



corolla is the galea of that corolla. 

 GalEGA, Tournefort. From gala, milk; the 

 plants are said to increase the milk of such 

 animals as eat them. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. 

 Or. Fabacece. Ornamental, tallish plants, well 

 suited for flower-borders, provided they have 

 plenty of room. They are readily increased by 

 dividing the roots, or by seeds. See Sweetia 

 and Tephrdsia. 



bilbba . . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 3 . 1823 



officinalis . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Spain . 1568 



Slba . . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Spain 

 orientalis . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Levant . 1801 

 persica . . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Persia . . 1826 

 lilaclna . . Lilac . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Persia . . 1830 

 tricolor . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 3 . 1823 



GALENIA, Linnaeus. After C. Galenus, a cele- 

 brated physician of Pergamus. Linn. 8, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Tetragoniaceas. A species of little 

 beauty, succeeding in peat and loam ; and 

 young plants are readily obtained from cut- 

 tings. 



africana . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1762 

 Galeobdolon, Hudson. From gale, weasel, 

 and bdolos, foetid smell ; alluding to the smell 

 of the species. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. La- 

 miaceas. Pretty plants, found abundantly in 

 most parts of England in marshy places ; in- 

 creased by divisions. 



luteum . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Brit, moi.pl. 

 variegatum. Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. 1 Brit, gards. 

 Galeopsis, Linn. From gale, weasel, and opsis, 

 resemblance; the mouth of the corolla is 

 gaping like that of the animal. Linn. 14, Or. 

 1 Nat. Or. Lamiaced;. Annual weeds, com- 

 mon in com-fields, and therefore unworthy of 

 cultivation. Synonymes : 1, canndbinaj 2, 

 ochroleuca— angustifblia, canescens, Ladanum, 

 parviflbra, pubescens, Tetrahit, versicolor 1, 

 villdsa 2. . 



Gale<5ttiA, A. Rich. See Maxillana. 

 Galericulate, having a tuft or plume. 

 Galins6qa, Ruin and Pavon. In honour ot 

 M M Galinsoga, superintendent of the Jfflauxioi 

 botanic garden. Linn: 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asterdcece. A genus of little beauty ; the seeds 

 may be sown in the open border m spring. 

 See Verbeslna. 



balbisioides . Yellow . 8, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1S25 

 parviflora, Irilobata. 



Galipea, Aublet. The name given to the plant 

 in Guiana. Linn. 2, Or. ] , Nat. Or. Rutacece. 

 These plants are described as being handsome, 

 and attaining the height of four feet. They 

 succeed well in peaty soil, and are increased by 

 cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Conchocdrpus macrophpllus, Ra- 

 putia Conchocarpus, Sciuris simplicifdlia, Oben- 

 timia rostrata, ErythrocJftton macrophi/llum. 



macrophylla 1 Rose . 5, S. Ev. S. 1 Brazil . .1855 

 odoratlssima . White . 5, S. Ev. 8. 2 Rio Jan. . . 

 trifoliata . . Green . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Guiana . . 1816 



Gall4.ce.ze, or Stellates. An order of her- 

 baceous plants, with whorled leaves and an- 

 gular stems, separated from Cinchonacem. 

 They are very common weeds, natives of the 

 cooler parts of the northern hemisphere. 

 Madder (Rubia tinctdria) is a well-known dye, 

 and all the stellates possess this quality in a 

 greater or less degree. 



GAlium, Limn. From gala, milk ; the flowers 

 of G. xirum are used for curdling milk. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Galidccm. This is an exten- 

 sive genus of plants, of very little merit. They 

 all grow well in common garden soil. The 

 herbaceous kinds are increased by dividing the 

 roots, and the annuals need only be sown in 

 the open ground. Synonymes : 1, glaucum ; 

 2, reflixum, Valdntia ta&rica; 3, G. aniso- 

 phpllum ; 4, Valdntia cucullaria ; 5, G. vtr- 

 num; 6, sax&tiU ; 7, murdlej 8, hispidwm; 

 9, saccharalum, Valdntia Aparine ; 10, Apa- 

 rine Vailldntii. See Aspirula, Sherardia and 

 Valdntia. 



"Sum"" } Whit8 7 ' H ' Her ' P ' * S ' Euvo P B 1821 



gr&cum . . Purple 7, H. Her. P. £ Candia . . 1798 



hirsuturo . . White 8, F. Her. P. £ Teneriffe . 1830 



purpureum . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. . 1831 



rubrum . . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . 1597 



suaveolens . White 7, H. A. i N. Europe 1821 



tauricum 2 Yellow 7, H. Her. P. I Tauria. . 1818 



alpistre 3, dnglicum, Aparine, arenarium, aris- 

 tdtum, awtriacum, baldinse, Barrelieri,^ Boc- 

 cdni, boredle, brevifblium, campistre, capillare, 

 caplllipes, caucdsieum, cinereum. cucullaria 



4, dibile, diffumm, divaricatum, ellipticum, 

 erictum, frdgile, fructicdsum, glabrum, HalUri 



5, Tielddes, helviticum 6, infestum, lesve, lini- 

 fblium, lithospermi/dliwn, lucidum, mariti- 

 mum, megalospSrmvm, mifirocarpum, micro- 

 spirmum, minimum 7, mollugo, montdnum, ob- 

 Uguum, pallisceiis, palustre, parisiinse, pi- 

 Idsum, pubiscens, pnmilnm x puslllum, rigidum, 

 rotundijblium, rubio\dcs, rugbsum, satureji- 

 fblium, saxdtile, scabirrimum 8, scdbrum, spu- 

 rium, sylvdticum, supinum, temcifolium, tenu- 

 issimum, tricbrne, trifidum, iyrdUnse, uligind- 

 sum, valantioldes, Vailldntii 10, vcrrucbsum 9, 

 vlrum, verticillatum, Villdrsii, ■villdsum,Wither- 



Galls, protuberances produced on various plants 

 by the punctures of insects. 



Gall of the earth. See S6nchus floridanus. 



GalphImia, Cavanilles. An anagram of Mal- 

 pighia. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Malpighi- 

 dcece. Handsome shrubs, thriving well in a - 

 mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings of the 



