hence it is proposed to rear them in preference to carp, on account of their possessing a finer flavour, and being much better calculated for the table than the common carp.
Goldilocks. See Crow-foot.
Goldins. See Great White Ox-eye.
GOLD OF PLEASURE, or Common Camline, Alyssum sativum, v. Moenchia sativa, L. an indigenous plant, growing in corn-fields, frequently among flax (with the seeds of which it is supposed to have been imported from foreign countries);—it flowers in June.
This plant is cultivated in Germany, on account of its seeds, from which an excellent oil is expressed: one bushel of the former yielding from 24 to 28lbs. of the latter, which is equally useful for culinary and other economical purposes.
According to German writers, the seeds of the Common Camline afford a larger proportion of lamp-oil, and which is of a finer quality than that obtained from rape-seed; though it is more liable to become rancid. Nevertheless, the culture of the former strongly recommends itself to the farmer; as it will grow in unfavourable weather, when flax cannot prosper. The Gold of Pleasure, however, requires a well prepared soil, should be thinly sown, and not harrowed in too deep: if properly cultivated, it yields more than one hundred-fold.
The seeds of Camline are likewise a favourite food with geese and other poultry.—Horses, cows, goats, and sheep, relish the plant.
Good Breeding. See vol. i. p. 338.
Good-King-Henry. See Perennial Goose-foot.
Goods. See Loading.
GOOSE, or Anas anser, L. a well known species of birds, very common in this country: it is divided into two varieties:
1. The ferus, Grey Lag, or Wild Goose, that inhabits the fens, where each female hatches eight or nine young, which are frequently caught, easily tamed, and afford excellent meat, far superior to that of the domesticated kind. Towards winter, they collect in flocks, but reside the whole year in the marshes.
2. The mansuetus, or Tame Goose, or the Grey Lag in a state of domestication, from which it varies in colour, being more or less inclined to a grey. It is, however, often found perfectly white, especially the males or ganders.
The goose, in general, breeds only once in the course of a year; but, if well kept, it will frequently hatch twice within that period. Three of these birds are usually allotted to a gander; for, if that number were increased, the eggs would be rendered abortive: the quantity of eggs to each goose for sitting, is about twelve or thirteen.—While brooding, they ought to be fed with corn and water, which must be placed near them, so that they may eat at pleasure. The males should never be excluded from their company, because they are then instinctively anxious to watch over, and guard their own geese.
The nests, in which these birds sit, ought to he made of straw, and so confined that the eggs cannot roll out, as the geese turn them every day. When they are nearly hatched, it will be requisite to break slightly the shell near the beak of the young gosling, as well for the purpose of admitting air, as to enable it to make its way at the proper time.
