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mono.tpe' 'ia, pods small, 1-seeded. Wa- 
ter locnst. 
GLYCIRRHI'ZA. 16—10. (LeguminoscE.) [From 
glukos, sweet, and riza, root.] 
gla'hra, legume g-labrous ; leaves pinnate ; 
root tuberous, sweet. Liquorice. Ex. 
lepido'ta, (w. Ju. 2i.) leafets oblong, 
acute, silky, villose ; legumes racemed, ob- 
long, hispid. 3-5 f. 
GNAPHA'LIUM. 17—2. (Corymbifera.) [From 
gnaphalon, cotton.] 
margaritacef um, (large-flowered life-ever- 
lasting, y. and w. Ju. 24! ) leaves linear, 
lanceolate, gradually narrowing, acute; 
stem branching above; corymb fastigiate; 
flowers pedicelled ; flowers with white, 
pearly rays, and yellow disks. 1-2 f. 
poly ceph" alum, (.sweet-scented life ever- 
lasting, y-w. Ju. 0.) leaves lance linear, 
acute, glabrous above, downy beneath ; 
stem panicled, downy ; corymbs terminal. 
1-2 f 
plantagin"euvi, (early life-everlasting, o. 
W. Ap. ZJ[.) shoots procumbent; stem sim- 
ple ; radical leaves spatulate, ovate, and 
obovate, nerved ; corymb close pressed ; 
flowers dioecious ; inner scales of the calyx 
elongated, acutish, colored. 6-10 i. 
america'mim, ^y w. J. @.) herbaceous, 
erect, branching ; leaves obovate-spatulate, j 
pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary and 
terminal, in glomerate spikes. 6-8 f 
sylvat/'icum, (Ju. 11.) stem erect, simple, 
downy ; flowers in a leafy spike, axillary 
and terminal ; leaves lance-linear, downy. 
12 i. 
decur^'rens, (neglected life-everlasting, y. 
Tu. 2^.) stem erect, much branched; leaves 
tinear-lanceolate. very acute, decurrent, 
white and woolly beneath, naked above ; 
flowei's in dense, terminal, roundish clus- 
ters. 2 f. 
purpu'reiim, (p. Ju. Oc. 24!.) herbaceous; 
Btem erect, simple ; leaves linear-spatulate, 
tomentose beneath ; flowers se.ssile, clus- 
tered, axillary, and terminal. 8-12 i. 
rdigino'snm, (marsh cudweed, Au. 0.) 
Btem herbaceous, branched, diffuse, woolly ; 
leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers in termi- 
nal crowded clusters, which are shorter 
than the leaves. 4-6 i. 
german"icum, (common cudweed, Au. 
^.) stejtn herbaceous, erect, proliferous 
at the summit ; leaves lanceolate, acute, 
downy ; flowers capitate in the axils of the 
branches, and terminal. 6-8 i. 
dio'ica, (w. M. 24 ) stoloniferous, creep- 
ing ; leaves tomentose beneath chiefly, rad- 
ical ones spatulate, obscurely 3-nerved at 
the base, cauline ones lance-linear ; stem 
simple ; flowers corymbose, capitate, dioe- 
cious. I 
GOMPHRE'NA. 5—1. (AmarantU.) [From 
the surname of Piiny, the naturalist.] 
globo'sa, (globe amaranth, bachelor's but- 
ton, r. Au. stem erect; leaves lance- 
ovate; heads solitary; peduncles 2-leaved. 
Ex. 
GONOLO'BUS. 18—5. Upocynea.) [From 
gnnia, angle, lobua, a pod.] 
ohliqu'ua, (false choak-dog,p. J. 24.) stem 
climbing, hairy ; leaves ovate-cordate, vil- 
lose, acute ; corymbs axillary ; segments of 
the corolla ovate, acuminate, oblique, revo- 
lute ; calyx small. 4-5 f 
hirsu'tuft, (p. Ju. 24 •) stem twinirig) 
younger branches very hairy ; leaves cor- 
date-oval, acuminate, pubescent on both 
sides ; segments of the corolla linear-oblong; 
follicles oblong, muricate ; umbels 3-4 flow- 
ered. 3-4 f. 
mncropliyVlus, (y. Ju.) leaves broad, cor- 
date, with the sinus closed ; abruptly acu- 
minate ; follicles muricate; lobes of the 
crown divided. S. 
prostia'tns, (p.) stem prostrate, herba- 
ceous; leaves reniform cordate, acute, to- 
mentose underneath. 6-12 i. S. 
viridijlo'rus, (g.) smooth, twining ; leaves 
sub reniform-cordate, auricled at the base, 
acuminate, somewhat long peduncled ; di- 
visions of the corolla oblong-linear, oblique ; 
obtuse follicles ribbed. S. 
GOODYE'RA. 18-1. (Orchidea.) [John 
Goodyer.] 
pubes''cens, (rattlesnake leaf, scrophula 
weed, y. w. Ju. 24-) leaves radical, ovate, 
petioled, veins colored, reticulate ; scape 
sheathed ; scape and flower pubes- 
cent ; lip ovate, acuminate ; petals ovate. 
10-15 i. 
refpens, (w. Ju. 24-) radical leaves ovate, 
petioled, reticulate ; scape .sheathed ; scape 
and flowers pubescent ; flowers one-sided ; 
lip and petals lanceolate. 8 i. 
GORDO'NIA. 15—12. (Malvacea.) [In honor 
of James Gordon.] 
lai>ian"thus, (w. Ju. '^.) leaves lance-ob- 
long, shining, glabrous; flowers long, 
peduncled ; capsules conical, acuminate. 
Evergreen. 8. 
pubes"cens, flowers large, white, with 
gold colored stamens. Shrub. 5-6 f. S. 
GOSSYP"IUM. 15—12. {Malvacea.) [From 
an Egyptian word, gottipium.'^ 
herbace'um, (cotton, Au. ^ .) leaves 5- 
lobed, mucronate, one gland beneath ; stem 
herbaceous, smooth. 5 f. Ex. 
GRATIO'LA. 2—1. (Scrophularics.) [Dimin- 
utive of gratia., so called on account of its 
supposed admirable qualities.] 
virgin."ica, (creeping hedge-hyssop, w. 
and y. 24-) stem pubescent, assurgent, te- 
rete ; leaves smooth, lanceolate, sparingly 
dentate, seiTate, alternate, and connate at 
the base ; leafets of the calyx equal ; sterile 
filaments none. 6 8 i. 
mir^a, flowers bright yellow, on axillary 
peduncles; stem 4 -angled, rooting at the 
base. 
carol? n"ensif!, (w. Ju. 24 ) stem smooth, 
somewhat branched, procumbent at the 
base, 4-sided above, terete below ; leaves 
sessile, lance oblong, obtusish, dentate, 3- 
nerved; peduncles pubescent, short; di- 
visions of the calyx lance-linear, equal, 
entire ; bracts broader, expanding ; corolla 
pubescent within ; sterile filaments none ; 
capsule globose. 
