ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Gladden; spelt also Gladden, Gladin, Glader, and Gladwyn. (1) 
Iris foetidissima, L. — Ger. Hal. and Wr. have ‘ Gladine, The herb 
spurgewort. It is mentioned in MS. Med. Line., 286, 290;’ the 
same plant is intended. Prior, p. 81. 
(2) In Turn. Names Iris Fseudacorus, L., is distinctly indicated : 
‘ The yellow flour-de-luce which some call gladen.* Also in Wr. 
(3) ‘The herb catstail. Norf’ — Hal. Wr. TypTia latifoUuy L., and 
T. angustifolia, L. — E. Norf. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 3. 
Gladden, Stinking. Iris foetidissima, L. — Ger. 
Glading-reet. Iris foetidissima, L. — Ireland (Tyrone). 
Gladiele, Water. (1) Butomus umhellatus, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 91. 
(2) Lohelia Dortmanna, L. — With. ed. ii. 
Gladwyn. See Gladden. 
Gladwyn, or Gladyn, Stinking. Iris foetidissima, L. — Lyte. In 
Ger. Stinking Gladden. 
Glasswert. Salicornia herhacea, L. — In reference to its use in 
glass-making: see Ger. 429. Prior, p. 91. Also called Jointed 
Glasswort, its stems being ‘full of joynts or knots.’ Park. Theatr. 
429. Turner (Herb.) says that it had no English name at that period, 
and suggests that it should he called Glassweed, ‘ because the ashes 
of it serve to make glass with.’ 
Glasswort, Prickly. Salsola Kali, L. — From its prickly nature, and 
because it was used for the same purpose as Salicornia. See Glass- 
wort. Prior, p. 91. 
Glastonbury. Crataegus Pyracantlia, L. — Clies. Mistaken for the 
Glastonbury thorn. 
Glastonbury Thorn. An early-flowering variety of Crataegus Oxya- 
cantha, L. , popularly supposed to have sprung up at Glastonbury from 
the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, and to produce its blossoms on 
Christmas-day. It is the Crataegus Oxyacantlia prcecox of nurserymen’s 
catalogues. There is an interesting note on it in Aubrey’s Nat. Hist, 
of Wilts (edited by Britton), p. 57. Prior, p. 91. 
Glens. Narcissus Pseudo-naircissus, L. — Ayrsli. (Kilmarnock). 
Gleyglof. ‘A kind of lily.’ Hal. Wr. From the description in 
Archseologia, xxx. 379, this would seem to be Lilium candidum, L. 
Glidewort. A name given in Park. Theatr. (p. 588) to various labiate 
plants, chiefly species of Sideritis. ‘ The Germans [call it] Glidkraut, 
the Dutch Glidcruijt, and we in English after the Dutch name Glide- 
wort.’ In Treas. Bot. it is applied to Oaltopsis Tetrahit, L. 
Globe Flower. Trollius eurojoaeus, L. — With. ed. ii. N, Ylas. 
Prior, p. 91. 
Globe-gee. ‘ A flower, supposed to be a kind of daisy. Newe 
Metamorphosis, MS., temp. Jac. I.’ Wr. We do not know what is 
meant. 
Gloden. ^ The sunflower. Line.' — II eliantlius annuus, L. 
