100 GERA NIUM— GOMPHREN A. 
GERANIUM. 15—10. ( Gentian ®.) [From geranos, a crane, because its pistil is long, like a 
crane’s bill.] 
macula'turn , (crow-foot geranium, r. and b. J. 9.}..) erect; pubescence revers¬ 
ed; stem dichotomous; leaves opposite, 3-5-parted, gashed; upper ones 
sessile ; peduncles 2-flowered ; petals obovate. 1-2 f. 
$anguin"eum, (bloody geranium, 7]..) peduncle 1-fiowered; leaves 5-parted, 
3-cleft, orbicular ; capsule bristly at the top. Ex. 
robertia/nwm , (herb robert, p. Sept. <f) ) leaves ternate or quinate, pinnatifid; 
peduncles long, 2-flowered ; calyx angular, hairy ; carpels small, wrinkled ; 
stem long. Plant fetid. 
carolinia'num, diffuse, pubescent; leaves opposite, 5-Iobed ; crowded towards 
the top ; flowers small, white. S. 
caspito'sum , radical leaves reniform, deeply cleft; flowers red. S. 
GERARDIA. 13—2. ( Scrophularia .) [From Gerarde, a writer on plants in 1597.] 
tcnuifo'lia , (p. Au. Sept. J\) very branching; leaves linear, acute, scabrous ; 
peduncles axillary, longer than the dowers; teeth of the calyx acute. 6-10 i. 
jla'va , (false foxglove, y. Ju. AO pubescent; stem nearly simple ; leaves sub- 
sessile, lanceolate, entire or toothed ; lower ones sub-pinnatifld, gashed • 
flowers axillary, opposite, sub-sessile. 2-3 f. 
GEUM. 11—13. (Rosacea,.) 
riva'le , (purpleavens, p. J. 2]..) pubescent; stem simple; radical leaves inter¬ 
ruptedly pinnate; cauline ones 3 cleft; flowers nodding ; petals as long as 
the calyx ; awns plumose, nearly naked at the top, minutely uncinate. 10 i, 
Virginia 1 imm , (avens, w. Ju. A0 pubescent; radical and lower cauline leaves 
ternate, upper ones lanceolate; stipules ovate, sub-entire; flowers erect; 
petals shorter than the calyx; awns hooked, naked; at the apex twisted, 
hairy. Var. trilobum , has the radical leaves 3-lobed, or ternate. 2 f. 
GILLENIA. 11—5. (Rosacea.) 
trijoli’ata, (Indian physic, w. J. 2j.) leaves ternate ; leaflets lanceolate, serrate ; 
stipules linear; flowers in loose, terminal panicles, large,medicinal; emetic 
resembling ipecac. 
GLADIOLUS. 3—1. (Iridea.) [Diminutive of gladius, a sword, from the shape of its leaves.] 
s. ensiform"is , (p. r. b. Ju. A0 leaves ensiform, glabrous, entire; flowers spiked, 
colours various ; root bulbous. 
C3LAUX. 5—1. (Lysimachia.) [From glaukos , sea-green.] 
marati'ma , (black salt-wort, r-w. AO leaves roundish, entire, fleshy; stem 
leafy. 4-5 i. Marshes on the sea-coast. 
GLECHOMA. 13—1. (Labiata.) [From glukos, sweet.] 
hedera'ceq , (ground ivy, gill-overground, b. and r. M. AO leaves reniform, 
erenate; stem rooting. Var. cor data, leaves cordate. 
GLEDITSCHIA. 20—6. (Leguminosa.) [From Gleditsch, professor of botany at Frankfort.] 
triacan n tha (honey-locust, w. J. h>.) thorn strong, cross branched ; a large 
tree with oval and oblong leaves, pinnate; legumes large, not caducous. 
monosper"ma , pods small, 1-seeded. Water locust. 
GLYCIRRHIZA. 16—10. (Leguminosa.) [From glukos, sweet, and ri-za, root.] 
glcu'bra, legume glabrous ; leaves pinnate; root tuberous, sweet. Liquorice. 
Ex. 
GNAPIIALIUM. 17—2. (Corymbifera.) [From gnaphalon, cotton.] 
magaritace'um , (large-flowered life-everlasting, y. and w. Ju. AO leaves lin¬ 
ear, lanceolate, gradually narrowing, acute; stem branching above; co¬ 
rymb fastigiate; flowers pedicelled; flowers with white, pearly rays, and 
yellow disks. 1-2 f. 
poly ceph" alum, (sw 7 eet-scented life-everlasting, y-w. Ju. <v}.) leaves lance-lin¬ 
ear, acute, glabrous above, downy beneath; stempanicfled, downy ; corymbs 
terminal. 1-2 f. 
GOMPIIRENA. 5—1. (Amaranthi.) [From the surname of Pliny, the naturalist,.] 
globo'sa, (globe amaranth, bachelor’s button, r. Au. #.) stern erect; leaves 
lance-ovate, heads solitary ; peduncles 2-leaved. Ex. 
