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Gilliflower, Mock. Saponaria officinalis, L. — Lyte. 
Gilliflower, Queen’s. Hesperis matronalis, L. — Park. Farad. Prior, 
p. 91. 
Gilliflower, Rog^ues. Hesperis matronalis, L. — Lyte. Prior, p. 
91. Possibly rouges (red) gillofers is meant. It is still called in 
Ches. Red Pocket, although, the flowers are only lilac. 
Gilliflower, Sea. Armeria maritima, L. — With. ed. vii. 
Gilliflower, Single. Diantlms plumarius, L. — Lyte. 
Gilliflower, Stock. Matthiola incana, Br. — ‘ The learned Dr. 
Turner, in his History of Plants of 1568, calls it Oelouer, and to 
which he adds the word Stock, as we would say, gelouers that grow 
on a stem or stock, to distinguish them from the Clove Gelouers.’ 
Phillips, Flora Historica, ii. 25. Although thus printed by Phillips, 
Gelover would better represent Turner’s name, u and v being used 
interchangeably in books of his period. N.-W. Line. E. D. S. Gloss. 
C. 6. The plant is now almost universally known by the prefix 
Stock alone, though it is occasionally (Glou.) called OilUJioiver. 
Gilliflower, Turkey. Tagetes erecta, L. — Ger. p. 609. 
Gilliflower, Wall. Cheiranthus Gheiri, L. — Ger. Turn, spells it 
.Wall Gelover. Prior, p. 91. 
Gilliflower, Water. Hottonia palustris, L. — Lyte, Prior, p. 91. 
Gilliflower, Whitsun. The double-flowered variety of Hesperis 
matronalis, L. — Som. (Whitsun Gilawfers). This is probably the 
plant intended by Coles (A. of S., p. 32) ; ‘ May brings roses, pinks, 
Whitsun gillijlowers.’ 
Gilliflower, Winter. (1) Cheiranthus Gheiri,!^. — Ches. Ger. ^They 
flower . . . especially in winter, whereupon the people in Cheshire 
do call them Winter OilloflowersJ Ger. p. 371. 
(2) Hesperis matronalis, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 91. 
Gilliflower, Yellow (Lyte), or Yellow Stock (Ger.). Cheiranthus 
Clieiri, L. 
Gilliflower-grass. ‘In Aubrey’s Wilts, p. 49.’ — Prior, p. 91. The 
spelling in Aubrey is July-flower-grasse, the passage running thus : 
‘A blew grasse they call July-flower-grasse, which cutts the sheepes 
mouthes ; ’ but the above spelling, given by Dr. Prior, is more correct. 
It is the same as Carnation Grass (1), which see. The name is 
given in Park. Theatr. (Index), and the plants are figured and 
described under the name Oramen foliis caryophylleis. See also Grass, 
Pink. 
Gilliver. See Gilliflower (2). 
Gillofer. See Gilliflower. 
Gill run by the street. Saponaria officinalis, L. — ‘The countrey 
people in Kent and Sussex call it Oill run by the street.^ Park. Theatr. 
642. 
Gilly. See Gilliflower (2). 
