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GOM 



G. radiata; the shoots should he taken off 

 when young, planted in sand, under a glass, 

 and placed where there is not much damp. 



Synonymes : 1, denudaia ; 2, acerbsa. See 

 Lachnaea. 



argentea . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1826 



biflbra . . .Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1800 



capttata . . Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1788 



flava . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1825 



imberbis . . Pa. yei. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1792 



imbricata 1 . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 J C. G. H. 1820 



juniperifdlia2 Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2J C. G. H. 1810 



laevigata . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1822 



linoldes . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1824 



pinifblia . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1768 



ochroletlca . Pa. yel. . 5, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1820 



oppositif61ia . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1783 



radiata . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1818 



sericea . . Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1£ C. G. H. 1786 



simplex . . Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1786 



strfcta . . .Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1818 



tomentbsa . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820 



GNf dium. See Ligusticwm and Daphne Gnidium. 



Gnomonical, bent at right angles. 



Goat-bush. See CastUa Nicholsdni. 



Goat-boot. See Ononis Ndtrix. 



Goat's-bane. See AconUum lrag6ctonum. 



Goat's-beard. See Spirwa arUncus. 



Goat's-foot. See Oxalis caprlna. 



Goat's-horn. See Astragalus ozgiceras. 



Goat's-ORIGANUM. See Thymus Tragoriganum. 



Goat's-RUE. See GaUga. 



Goat's-thorn. See Astragalus Tragacdntha. 



Goat's-WHEAT. See Tragopprum. 



Goatweed. See Capraria bifldra. 



Gobbo, or Gombo. See Abelmdschus esculintus. 



Godetia. Named by Spach, a German botanist, 

 resident in Paris ; it is probably a Latinised 

 proper name. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ona- 

 grdtcece. Very pretty annuals, well worthy of 

 a place in every garden ; they are nearly re- 

 lated to (Endthera, to which genus they may 

 be referred for culture, &e. 



albescens. . Purp.. . 6, H. A. 1J Colum.B. 1841 

 grandiflbra . Wit. pur. 7, H. A. 2 Colum.R. 1841 

 lepida . . . Pink . . 8, H. A. 1J Californ. 1835 

 rbseo-alba . Rose wht. 7, H. A. l| California 

 rubicfinda . Pa. flame 8, H. A. 2 Californ. 1835 

 vinbsa . . Blush . . 7, H. A. 2 Californ. 1835 



God&YA. Euiz and Pavon dedicated this genus 

 to Emmanuel Godoy, Duke of Arcadia, and 

 Prince of the Peace, a noble Spaniard, and a 

 protector of botany. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Jlypericacece. This is described as an ele- 

 gant tree, thriving well in a mixture of peat 

 and loam ; and cuttings, if ripened, root freely 

 in sand, in heat, under a glass, 

 geminiflbra . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 Brazil . 1820 



God tree of the Hindoos is the Cidrus Deodara. 



Goethea, Nees and Mart. In honour of Baron 

 Goethe, of Weimar, the German poet. Linn. 

 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Byttneriacea. A hand- 

 some shrub, with scarlet peduncles and calyxes 

 and white corollas. A mixture of equal parts 

 of sandy loam and peat suits it, and increase 

 may be made by cuttings, planted in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat, 

 strictiflbra . Bed wht. 7, S. Ev. 8. 2 Brazil . 1848 



Goldbachia, Be Candolle. In honour of G. 

 L. Goldbach, a Russian botanist, who commu- 

 nicated many observations on Orucifirai to De 



Candolle. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacem. 

 "We know little of this plant, but it is described 

 as ornamental, and doing well when sown in 

 ' the open border, in common soil. Synonyms .-. 

 1, Bdphanus lasvigatus. 

 laevigata . . Pa. yel. 7, H. A. 1 Astracan . 1827- 



Gold cup. See Banunculus bulbbsus. 



Golden apple. See Citrus Aur&ntiwm. 



Golden-hair. See Chrysdcoma comaurea. 



Golden-rod. See Lebntice Chrysdgonum. 



Golden-rod. See Solidago. 



Golden-rod TREE. See Bdsea. 



Golden-saxifrage. See ChrysospUnium. 



Golden-thistle. See Scdlymus. 



Golden-thistle. See Prdtea Sc6lymus. 



Goldfussia, Nees. In compliment to Dr. Gold- 

 fuss, professor of natural history at Bonn upon 

 the Rhine. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanth- 

 acecs. G. anisophfflla is well known in gardens 

 under another name, RuUlia anisophylla. For 

 culture and propagation, see Ruttlia. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Buellia anisophfila ; 2, BuUlia 

 isophfflla. 



anisophylla . Blue . 7, S. Ev. 8. 8 Silhet . . 1823 

 glomerata . Purp. 10, S. Her. P. 3 Silhet . . 1838 

 isophylla 2 . Purp. 10, 8. Ev. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1S40 

 speci&sa . . Purp. 11, S. Ev. S. 1£ Mauritius . 1854 

 Thompsdni . Purp. 10, 8. Ev. S. 2 Sikkim . 1858 



Gold of pleasure. See CanwVbna. 



Goldylooks. See Chrysdcoma. 



Gomeza. See Notfflia and Bodriguteia, 



Gomopetalous, more properly Gamopetalous, 

 monopetaloiis. 



Gomphia, Schreber. From gomphos, a club ; al- 

 luding to the shape of the fruit. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ochnacece. A very pretty 

 genus of plants, from three to five feet high ; 

 they thrive in sandy loam, and young plants 

 are obtained from cuttings, in sand, in heat, 

 under a glass. Synonymes: 1, decbraiis; 2, 

 OcAna aeyldnica. 



jabotapita . Yellow . 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica 1820 

 laevigata . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica 1820 

 laurifdlia . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. 8. 4 Jamaica 1823 

 nitida . . . Yellow . 5, 8. Ev. 8. 4 Jamaica 1803 

 obtusifblia . Yellow . 5, 8. Ev. 8. 3 Jamaica 1803 

 olivsefdrmisl Yellow . 6, 8. Ev. 8- 12 8. Amer. 1860 

 zeylanica 2 . Yellow . 6, 8. Ev. S. 4 Ceylon 1823 



Gomphooarpus, B. Brown. From gomphos, a 

 club, and Icarpos, a fruit ; alluding to the club- 

 shaped fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ascle- 

 piad&cece. This is a pretty Cape genus, suc- 

 ceeding in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 

 cuttings planted in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 will root freely. They are also sometimes 

 raised from, seeds. Synonyme : 1, Asclepias 

 arboriscens. 



arborescens 1 White . 12, G. Ev. S. 4 C, G. H. 1714 

 crlspus . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1714 

 fruticbsus . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1714 



Gomphol6bium, Smith. From gomphos, a club, 

 and lobos, a pod ; tho pod is club or wedge- 

 shaped. Limn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacete. 

 A splendid genus of New Holland plants, suc- 

 ceeding in sandy loam and peat ; but they 

 must be very carefully watered, or they will 

 sicken and die, as they are very delicate, and 

 impatient of moisture. Cuttings take without 

 difficulty in sand, under a glass. Synonymes! 



