Gillenia

( Bot.) A genus of plants, order Rosacese. G. trifoliata, the Indian physic, and G. stipulacea, the Bowman's root or American ipecacuanha, are pretty herbs, with lobed, discolored leaves and white flowers. Gilmore City, in Iowa, a post-vill. of Pocahontas co. Gilmore's Mills, in Virginia, a post-office of Rock bridge co. Gilolo, or ALMAHERA, the largest of the Moluccas or Spice Islands, is cro ed by the equator in Lon. 128° E. It is divided towards the east from New Guinea by a wide channel of its own name. It contains about 6,500 sq. m., comprising several petty states, which are connected chiefly with the Dutch settlements in the East Indies. The imports are manufactured goods, opium, china-ware, and iron; and the exports are sago, cocoa-nuts, spices, fruits, pearls, gold-dust, horses, sheep, and horned cattle. The interior is mountainous, and in many parts densely wooded. Pop . Unascertained. Gilolo, the principal town, lies in Lat. 0° 45′ N., Lon. 128° Gil'pin, in Colorado , a N. central co.; area , about 150 sq. miles. Surface , mountainous; soil , in some parts fertile. Min . Gold. Cap . Central City. Pop . (1890) 5,867. Gilpin, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Indiana co. Gilroy, in California , a post-village of Santa Clara co. They are natives of the U. States, and are used med i- Gil's on, in Illinois, a post-office of Knox co. cinally. In small doses they are tonic; in large doses, emetic. Gillesia'ceæ, n . pl . ( Bot . ) An order of plants, alliance Liliales. DIAG. A calyx-like involucre, the inner bracts of which are colored and petal-like. - They consist of small herbaceous bulbous plants, with gra -like leaves and spathaceous flowers. There are but two genera, Gillies i a and Miersia , containing five species, all natives of Chili. Their properties and uses are unknown. Gilles'pie, in Illinois , a post-village of Macoupin co., about 20 miles N.E. of Alton. Pop . (1890) 948. Gillespie, in Texas , a W. central co.; area , about 960 sq. m. Rivers. Pedernales river, Sandy creek, and numerous smaller streams. Surface , diversified; soil , fertile. Cap . Fred ericks burg. Pop . (1890) 7,028. Gilles pieville, in Ohio , a post-office of Ro co. Gilles, St., an old town of France, dept. Gard, 12 miles S.S.E. of Beaucaire. Its territory produces a strong red wine, which is exported. Pop . (1895) 6,243.