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Gold. Cups. (^See Buttercup.) 



Gold of Pleasure. (See Eape.) 



Gold Thread, a name given to the slender yellow roots ot 

 Goptis trifolia, a small trifoliate perennial of the Eannnculus 

 family (Eammculacese), native of Canada and Siberia. It is 

 used by the natives for dyeing sMns and wool. In medicine it 

 is used as a bitter tonic, and large quantities are sold in the 

 dry herb shops of Boston. 



Golden Rod, a common name for numerous species of Soh- 

 dago, a genus of the Composite family (Compositse). They are 

 herbaceous perennials, the flower-stems rising to a height of 

 1 to 2 feet, terminated by racemes or panicles of yeUow flowers. 

 They are cultivated as ornamental garden plants ; with a few 

 exceptions, they are natives of IsTorth America, represented in 

 this country by the common Golden Eod {S, virgaurea). The 

 leaves of S. odora are sweet-smelling, and yield by distillation 

 an essential oil. 



Golden Samphire {Inula crithmoides), a hardy perennial 

 of the Composite family (Composite), native of England, 

 growing in salt marshes. The leaves are fleshy and succulent, 

 and the young branches are often sold as true Samphire. 



Gomuti, a name for Sagios Bumphii, (See Sago.) 



Googul, a name in India for the gum obtained from Bal- 

 samodendron Mukul, a tree of the Myrrh family (Amarydace^), 

 growing on limestone about Kurrachee and surrounding dis- 

 tricts. The gum is obtained by making incisions in the 

 branches of the tree ; the juice is collected as it flows, or is 

 allowed to harden and is then collected. It is chiefly used as a 

 horse medicine, and is given in the cold season, in the belief 

 that it keeps them in health and condition. It is also called 

 Indian Bdellium. 



Goora Nut. (See Cola Nut.) 



Gooseberry, the name of a spiny bush (Bihes grossularia){ 

 producing the weE-knovm fruit called Gooseberries; it is the 

 type of the Gooseberry family (Grossulariacese), which includes 

 the red, white, and black currants. It is found wild in several 



