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monospe* ' na, pods small, 1-seeded. Wa- 
«r locust. 
GLYCIRRHI'ZA. 16—10. (Leguminosa:.) [From 
glukos, sweet, and riza, root.] 
gla'hra, legume glabrous ; leaves pinnate ; 
root tuberous, sweet. Liquorice. Ex. 
lepido'ta, (w. Ju. 21.) leafets oblong, 
acute, silky, villose ; legumes racemed, ob- 
long, lii.spid. 3-5 f. 
GNAPHA'LIUM. 17—2. (Coryvibiferce.) [From 
gnaphalon, cotton.] 
margaritnce'um, (large-flowered life-ever- 
lasting, y. and w. Ju. 2/.) 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. %.) leaves lance linear, 
acute, glabrous above, downy beneath ; 
stem panicled, downy ; corymbs terminal. 
1-2 { 
j>l(intagin"einn, (early life-everlasting, o. 
w. Ap. 11.) .shoots procumbent; .stem sim- 
ple ; radical leaves spatulate, ovate, and 
obovate, nerved ; corymb clo.se pressed ; 
flowers dioecious ; inner scales of the calyx 
elongated, acutish, colored. 6-10 i. 
america'jinm, ^y w. J. @.) herbaceous, 
erect, branching ; leaves obovate-spatulate, 
pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary and 
terminal, in glomerate spikes. 6-8 f 
sylvaficum, (Ju. IX-) .stem erect, simple, 
downy ; flowers in a leafy spike, axillary 
and terminal ; leaves lance-linear, downy. 
12 i. 
decw/'rens, (neglected life-everlasting, y. 
Ju. 2^.) .stem erect, much branched; leaves 
linear lanceolate, very acute, decurrent, 
white and woolly beneath, naked above ; 
flowers in den.se, terminal, roundish clus- 
ters. 2 f. 
purpu'reum, (p. Ju. Oc. 2^.) herbaceous ; 
stem erect, simple ; leaves linear-spatulate, 
tomentose beneath ; flowers sessile, clus- 
tered, axillary, and terminal. 8-12 i. 
uligino'sum, (marsh cudweed, Au. @.) 
Btem herbaceou.s, 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. 
#.) stem 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. ZJ! ) stoloniferous, creep- 
ing ; leaves tomentose beneath chiefly, rad- 
ical ones spatulate, obscurely 3-nerved at 
the base, cauline ones lance-linear ; stem 
eimple; flowers corymbose, capitate, dioe- 
cious. 
GO.MPHRE'NA. 5—1. {Amaranthi.) [From 
the surname of P;iny, the naturalist.] 
globo'sa, (globe amaranth, bachelor's but- 
ton, r. Au. @.) stem erect; leaves lance 
ovate j heads solitary; peduncles 2 leaved. 
Ex. 
yONOLO'BUS. 18- 5. (Apocynem.) [From 
iroita, an^le, lobus, a pod.] 
I oWz^'?*'?^.?, (false choak-dog, p J. ZX.) 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 
Jiirsu'tus, (p. Ju. Z^.) stem twining, 
younger branches very haiiy ; 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. 
macrophyl"his, (y. Ju.) leaves broad, cor- 
date, with the sinus closed ; abruptly acu- 
minate ; follicles muricate; lobes of the 
crown divided. S. 
prosti a'tiis, (p.) stem pro.strate, herba- 
ceous; leaves reniform cordate, acute, to- 
mentose underneath. 6-12 i. jS^. 
viridlJlo'rii!<, (g.) smooth, twining ; leaves 
sub renilbrm-cordate, auricled at the ba.se, 
acuminate, somewhat long peduncled ; di- 
vi-sions of the corolla oblong-linear, oblique; 
obtuse follicles ribbed. 
GOODYE'RA. 18—1. (Orchidece.) [John 
Goodyer.] 
pnl>es''cens, (rattlesnake leaf, scrophula 
weed, y. w. Ju. y.) leaves radical, ovate, 
petioled, veins colored, reticulate ; sctipe 
sheathed ; scape and flower pubes- 
cent ; lip ovate, acuminate ; petals ovate. 
10-15 i. 
refpenx. (w. Ju. radical leaves ovate, 
petioled, reticulate ; scape sheathed ; scape 
and flowers pubescent; flowers one-sided , 
Hp and petala lanceolate. 8 i. 
GORDO'NIA. 15—12. {Malvacea.) [In honor 
of James Gordon.] 
lasian"thus, (w. Ju. .) leaves lance-ob- 
long, shining, glabrous; flowers long, 
peduncled ; capsules conical, acuminate. 
Evergreen. S. 
p}ibes"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. (Scrophularia.) [Dimin- 
utive of gratia, so called on account of its 
supposed admirable qualities.] 
virgin"ica, (creeping hedge-hyssop, w 
and y. 14-.) stem pubescent, assurgent, te- 
rete ; leaves smooth, lanceolate, sparingly 
dentate, seiTate, alternate, and connate al 
the base ; leafets of the calyx equal ; sterile 
filaments none. 6 8 i. 
a7/?(/(^/. flowers bright yellow, on axillary 
peduncles; stem 4-angled, rooting at the 
base. 
carolinfemia, (w. Ju. 2^.) stem smooth, 
somewhat branched, procumbent at the 
base, 4-sided above, terete below ; leaves 
ses-sile, 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 fllam«i»*8 bodq • 
capsule globose. 
