190 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES GAMB0r4E 



is a strong purgative, and is one of tlie principal ingredients in 

 Morison's pills. 



Gamboge, American, is the produce of Vismia gidanensis, 

 a small tree of tlie Tutsan family (Hypericaceae), native of 

 Guiana. 



Gamote, a native name for the tuberous roots of Gymoptenis 

 montanus, a perennial herb of the Carrot family (Umbellifer^e), 

 allied to Thapsia and Chmrophylhcm, native of New Mexico, where 

 it forms an article of food, its parsnip-hke roots being eagerly 

 sought after and collected by the women of certain tribes of 

 native Indians, They are prepared by slicing, drying, and 

 grinding, then stored for future use. It is only in the young 

 state that the tubers can be eaten, when old they become hard. 

 The name Gamote is also applied to the sweet potato (which 

 see). 



Garlic. {See Onions.) 



Garlic Tree, a name in Jamaica for Oratmva tapia, a tree 

 of the Caper family (Capparidaceee), native of the West Indies. 

 The fruit has a strong smell of Garlic, hence the common name 

 of the tree. 



Gaub, or Gab, names in India for the astringent fruits of 

 Diospyros Emhryopteris. 



Genip-fruit (Gcnipa americana), a tree of the Cinchona 

 family (Cinchonaceee), native of British Guiana. Its fruit is the 

 size of an orange, and has a thick rind and a succulent agreeable 

 pulp of a brownish colour, equal in flavour to the best orange 

 marmalade. 



Genip Tree. (See Honeyberry.) 



Gentianella (Gentiana), a considerable genus of annual and 

 perennial herbs, the type of the Gentian family (Gentianaceio), 

 many of which are favourites in gardens, such as the plant 

 weU known under the above name. G. acaidis is a native of 

 the Alps, and said also to be found wild in "Wales. But the 

 most important is G. lutea, native of Switzerland. It is a 

 showy growing species, with an erect leafy flower-stem, attaining 

 a height of 2 or 3 feet. The leaves are broad and strongly 



