golden-rod tree; a genus of the digynia order, belonging to the pentandra clas of plants. Of this genus there is but one species, viz. the yeramora. This is a native of the Canary islands, and also some of the Caribbees. It hath been long an inhabitant of the British botanic gardens, but hath never been observed to flower in this country. It is a pretty strong woody shrub, growing with a stem as large as a middling person's leg; the branches come out very irregular, and make considerable shoots every summer, which should be shortened in the spring. These branches retain their leaves till towards the spring, when they fall away, and new leaves are produced in their place. It may be propagated by cuttings planted in the spring; and the plants must be housed in winter, for they are too tender to bear the open air at that season of the year.