Golden Lungwort

( Bot. ) See IIIERACIUM. Gold'en-maid'en-hair, n. ( Bot. ) See POLY TRI CHUM. Gold'en Num'ber, n. (Chron.) The number of any given year in the Metonic cycle, q. v., and consequently ranging from 1 to 19. The name is derived from the fact that the number of each year was by law engraved in golden letters on a marble pillar. It is reckoned from the year 1, B. c., as in that year the new moon fell on Jan. 1, and as, according to the chronology of Meton, the new moon falls every 19th year on the same day, we deduce the golden number by the following rule:Add 1 to the number of years, and divide by 19, the quo tient gives the number of cycles, and the remainder is the golden number for that year. In the case of the last year of the cycles, there is no remainder, and 19 is the golden number. The G. N. is used for determining the Epact, and the time for holding Easter. Gold'en Pond, in Kentucky , a post-office of Trigg co. Gold'enridge, in Maine , a post-office of A roos took co. Gold'en Robin, n. ( Ornith .) The BALTIMORE ORIOLE (q. v.).