GLU GtNA 
GNE GOL 
caulescens . • • Rirple . 7t S. Her. P. Pemam. . 1826 
hirsuta .... Blue . • 7> S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1824 
maculata . • . Purple . 9, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1739 
maxima . . .Pa. wht. . 7, S. Her. P. Hybrid . .1837 
speciosa • . . Purple . 9, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1815 
alba .... White . . 9, S. Her. P. S Amer. • 
Glumackous; plants are said to be glumaceous when 
their flowers are like those of grasses. 
Glume, a part of the floral envelopes of a grass. 
Gluten, glue. 
Glycekia, R. Brown. From glykeros, sweet ; allud- 
ing to the herbage. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gra- 
minece. An aquatic of no interest or beauty ; it 
is of the simplest culture. Synonyme : 1. Festuca 
Jluitans—jlultans. 
Glycin% Linn. Frpm glyk^a, sweet; the leaves and 
roots of some of the species are sweet. Linn. 17j 
Or. 4, Nat. Or. Legumincsce. A beautiful genus of 
plants, producing their pretty flowers in fascicles, 
or racemes, from the axils of the leaves ; for cul- 
ture and propagation, see Clitoria. 
blldba . . . .Violet . 11, O. Et. Mexico. . 1827 
clandestine . . Pa. yel. . 7> S. Ev. Tw. N. HoU. . 1824 
hedysaroides . . Purple . 7» S. Ev. S. Guinea . . 1823 
heterophyllA . . Yellow . 7t G. Ev. Tw. C. G. H. . 1825 
mlnlmd . . . Purple . 7» G. Ev. Tw. N. Holt. . 1818 
mollis .... YeUow . 7, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1824 
secunda . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. Tr. 
striata. . . .YeUow. 7, S. Ev. Tw. S. Amer. .1818 
debilis, parviflSra. 
Glycosmis, Correa. From glykys, sweet, and osme, 
smell ; alluding to the sweet-scented flowers. 
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarantaceae. These 
trees are said to attain the height of twenty feet, 
and thrive well in a rich mould. They may be 
increased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, in 
heat. Synonyme: 1. Limonia pentaphylla. 
arbOrea .... While. . 7i S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1796 
pentaphylla, 1 . White . . 7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1790 
GlycyrrhIza, Tournefcni. From glykys, sweet, and 
rhiza, a root; the sweetness of the root of the 
Liquorice is well known. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 
Leguminosce. A deep light sandy loam suits all the 
species of this genus, and they are readily increased 
by slips from the roots with eyes, and planting 
them in spring. The sweet, subacrid, mucilagi- 
nous juice is much esteemed as a pectoral. Syno- 
nyme s : 1. aspera, hispida. 2. Liquiritia officinalis. 
asperrlmS . . . Blue . . 7> H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1795 
echinatd . . . Pale . . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . .1596 
fmtlda .... Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. Africa . ,1817 
glabra, 2 . . .Pa. blue . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . .1562 
glandullf^rd . . Pale . . 7> H. Her. P. Hungary . 1805 
hiisutd .... Pale . . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1739 
lepidbtd . . . Pale . 7, H. Her. P. Missouri . 1811 
uralensis . . . Pa. blue . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1818 
Glyphomitrion, Bridel. From glypho, to emboss, 
and mitrion, a little diadem. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. 
Or. Mnsci. Small tufts of mo s, found on rocks in 
the spring. Synonyme: 1. Grimmia Daviesii, En- 
calypta Daviesii — Daviesii. 
GmelIna, Linn. In honour of George Gmelin, a 
celebrated German naturalist and traveller. Linn. 
14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. This is a genus of 
flne plants, though they seldom flower in this 
country. They grow best in rich loam, mixed 
with a little peat, requiring a very strong heat to 
grow them well. They may be increased without 
difficulty by cuttings, planted in sand, in heat, 
under a glass. 
arbdrea .... Yellow . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1824 
asiaticd .... Yellow . S. Ev. T. E. Ind, . . 1792 
parviflora . . . Orange . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. • . 1817 
speciosisslnid . . White. . G. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1823 
villosa .... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1818 
Gnaphalium, Linn. From ^naphalon, soft down; 
alluding to the woolly covering of the plants. Linn. 
19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Composite. Some of these are 
interesting plants, on account of the quality the 
flowers possess of retaining their colours after they 
are gathered from the plants. They grow in any 
rich light soil, and the shrubby and herbaceous 
kinds may be increased by cuttings and divisions. 
The annual and biennial kinds require the same 
treatrnent as other tender and hardy annuals and 
biennials. Synonymes : 1. Filago arvensis. 2. F. 
cephaloidea. 3. Gnaphalium spicatum. ^.F.gallica. 
6. germaniea. 6. alpestris. 7. Lagopus. 8. mon- 
tana. 9. G. spatulata. 10. F. pusilta. 11. ptjra- 
midata. 12. recta. 13. sphcerica. 14. G. alpinum. 
15. F. sylvatica. 16. Gnaphalium multicaule. 
albescens . . . White . . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1793 
involucratum . Br. yel. . 7, H. Her P. N. ZeaL . 1699 
obtusifdllum . . Yellow . 7, H. A. N. Amer. . 1732 
purptir6um . . Purple . 7, G. B. N. Amer. . 1732 
sangulneum . . Crimson . 7t H, Her. B. Egypt . . 1768 
undulatum . . YeL wht. . 7, H. A. Atrica . .1732 
americdnum, arvense 1, cephaloldeUm 2, coarctatxlm 3, 
decUrrens, galllcum 4, germanicfim 5, LagOpHs 6, 
luteS-album, minimum 7, montunum 8, pensylvuniciim 
9, puslllum 10, pyramidatum W, rectum 12, sphce- 
ricum IS, suplnum 14, sylvdticum 15, uliginOsum 16. 
Gnetum, Linn. Derived from gnemon ; the name 
given to it in the island of Ternate. Linn. 2l70r. 
Tr^^t. Or. Gnetacece. This plant will grow in 
sandy peat and loam mixed; it is multiplied by 
cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat. In Am- 
boyna, they eat the seeds roasted, boiled, or fried, 
and the tasteless green leaves form a favourite 
vegetable, in lieu of spinach. 
Guemdn ... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1815 
Gnidia, Linn. The ancient name of the Laurel. 
Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Thymelacea. The species 
of Gnidia are very pretty, and thrive well in a peat 
soil, if carefully watered, in which respect they 
require particular attention, as they have very 
tender roots. They are rather difficult to propa- 
gate, particularly G. radiata ; the shoots should be 
taken off when young, planted in sand, under a 
glass, and placed where there is not much damp. 
Synonymes: 1. denudata. 2. acerosa. 
argentea . . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1826 
biflora .... Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
eapitata ... Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1788 
flava Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1825 
imherbls . . .Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1792 
imbricata, 1 . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
juniperifolia, 2 . Pa. yel. . 6, G, Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1810 
laevigata ... Pa. yel. . 6. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1822 
linoldes .... Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1824 
pinifolia . . .Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1763 
ochroleuca . . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
oppobitifOUa . . Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S, C. G. H. .1783 
radiata .... Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
sericea .... Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1786 
simplex .... Pa. yeL . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1786 
stricta .... Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
tomentosa . . .Pa. yel. . 6, G, Ev. S. C. 0 H. . 1820 
Goat-root, see Onbnis Natrix. 
Goat’s-bane, see Aconitum tragoctdnGm 
Goat’s-beard, see Spirxa arUncus. 
Goat’s-foot, see Oxdlls caprlnd. 
Goat’s-origanum, see Thymus Tragorigdnilm. 
Goat's-rue, see Galegd. 
Goat’s-thorn, see Astragalus Tragacdnthd. 
Goat’s-wheat, see Tragopyrtim. 
Goatweed, see Caprarid biflOrd. 
Godetia. Named by Spach, a German botanist, 
resident in Paris ; it is probably a Latinised proper 
name. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Onagraceae. Very 
pretty annuals, well worthy of a place in every 
garden; they are nearly related to (Enothera, to 
which genus they may be referred for culture, &c. 
lepida .... Pink . . 8, H. A. Californ. . 1835 
rubicunda . . . Pa. flame . 8, H. A. Californ. . 1835 
vinosa .... Blush . . 7i’H. A. Californ. . 1835 
Godoya. Ruiz and Pavon dedicated this genus to 
Emmanuel Godoy, Duke of Arcadia, and Prince 
of the Peace, a noble Spaniard, and a protector of 
botany. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Hypericacece. 
This is described as an elegant tree, thru’ing well 
in a mixture of peat and loam ; and cuttings, if 
ripened, root freely in sand, in heat, under a glass, 
geminiflora . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1820 
Goldbachia, Decandolle. In honour of G. L. Gold- 
bach, a Russian botanist, who communicated many 
observations on Cruciferae to Decandolle. Linn. 15, 
Nat. Or. Cruciferce. We know little of this plant, 
but it is described as ornamental, and doing well 
when sown in the open border, in common soil. 
Synonyme: \. Raphanus laes'igatus. 
laevigata . . . Pa. yel. . 7, H. A. Astracap . 1827 
Golden-hair, see Chrysocdmd comaurii. 
Golden-rod, see B9sM. 
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