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Nat. Or. Commelynaccce, A curious plant,
growing about seven feet Iiigli in a mixture of
peat and ioani ; it may be readily increased by
suckers. The leaves of this plant arc said to
be astringent and vuluerary.
índica . . . White . 0, S. Ev. CI. G India . . 1782
FLAGIÍIvLÍR, runners without leaves.
FJ.AGKLLIFORM, in form of runners, creeping
along the ground.
FLAKES, BIZARRKS, ami PICOTEES, are terms
used by florists to distinguish diilerent kinds
of carnations : Mzarrcs are such as contain two
colours laid on in stripes upon a white groTind ;
flakes have only one colour striped on a white
ground; and picotees are smaller, without
stripes, and with fringed edges.
FLAME LILY. See Pyrolirion,
FLAT, plane, level.
F L A T TEA. See Platylbhmm.
FLAVÍÍRIA, Jussieit. From Jlavus, yellow ; because
in Chili the plants are used for dyeing
that colour. Lin7i. 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Asieraccm.
Annuals and biennials of no value.
They require to be sown in heat, and when
potted oif, treated as other tender plants.
ISynonymes: I, MilUria conirayirha; 2, M.
angustifdlia ; 3, Flaveria linearis.
Contraydrba 1
YcUovr 8, S. B. l i Peru . 179-i
ílavéacons
Vlu Yol.
angiLstifoUa 2, marítima 3.
FLÁX. See Limmi.
FLAX LILY. See Phdrmium.
FLAX STAR. Seo JAjsimáchia Llnitm-stellátmn.
FLEAIÍANE. See Coni)za.
FLEA\VÜRT.
S e e ínula Pulicária.
FLEAWORT.
S e o Planiágo PsfjlUum.
FLEMÍNGIA,
Roxhtcrgh. lu hononr of John
Fleming, M.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., an acute
botanist, and formerly president of the E;ist
India Company's medical establishment in
Bengal. Linn, 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fahàcece.
Plants only worth cultivating in collections.
They succeed in any light soil, and cuttings
will root in sand, under a glass, in heat.
procCimbens . Purple . 8, S. Ev. Tr. 1 E. Ind. . 181G
prostrata . . Purple . 8, S. Ev. Tr. 1 E. Ind. . 1816
congèsta, limata, nana, semialata, strieta.
FLEXILE, easily bent in dilferent directions,
l)liable.
FLEXUOUS, having a bent or nndulating direction,
zigzag.
FLIND^RSIA, R. Brown. In compliment to Captain
M. Flinders, E.N., who, accompanied by
the famous botanist and naturalist, llobert
Brown, explored the coast of New Holland in
the beginning of the present century. Linn.
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CedreUicem. This is a fine
tall-growing tree, the wood of which is employed
by the natives for various domestic
uses ; indeed, it is said to be very little inferior
to mahogany. It succeeds well in loam and
peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood, with tlieir
heaves not cut, will root in sand, under a glass,
austrillis . . White . 6, G. Ev. T. 60 N". IIoll. . 1823
F L I X - W E E D . See Sisymbrium Sàpida,
FLOCKY, covered with little tufts, like wool.
FLOCCOSELY-TOMENTOSE, down, disposed in little
tufts.
FLORAL, of or belonging to a ilower.
FLORAL-ENVELOPES, the calyx and corolla,
which envelop the inner parts of the ilower,
are so called.
F L O I I E S T Ì N A , Cass, Linn. 19, Or. 1, N a t . Or.
Asteràeem, Synonymcs : 1, Stèvia callosa; 2,
S. ycdàta,
callósa 1 . . White . 6, IT. A
Arkansas
pedata 2 . . Whifco . 7, G. A
: Ï F
Mexico
FLORETS, little flowers ; chiefly applied to compositre
1824
1803
and grasses.
F L Ó S - C Ì J C U L L Sec Lfjchnis Flos-dXculi.
F L Ó S JÒVIS. See Lijclinis Flos Jòvis.
F I . ó s MARTINI. See Alstrcemèria Flos-Mhrtini.
FLOSCULOSUS, com})osite Ilowers, consisting of
many tubular monopetalous florets.
FLOWER FENCE. See Poincidna.
FLOWER OK FOUR HOURS. See Mirdhilis dichòtoìna.
FLOWER OE JOVE. See L'Schnisflòs Jòvis.
F L O W E R S OE HEAVEN. See Nosloc ccerùleicm.
F L O W E R I N G ASH. See Òrnvs.
FLOWERING FERN. See Osmimda regalis.
FLOWERING FLAGS. See Iridàcem.
FLOWERING RUSH. See BìttoìRus.
FLOWKWORT, or W^ATER CUP; See Ilydrocòtyle
milgàris.
FLÙGGEA, Willdemio. In honour of John Fluggo,
a German cryptoganiic botanist. Linn. 22,
Or. 6, ISTat. Or. Eitphorhiàceai. An evergreen
shrub of no beauty, and of the simplest culture
—le iicopifr us.
FLUITANS, iloatiug.
FLUVIÀLES. An order of plants now merged in
Jtmcaginàcem, Pistihcem, a,nd Naiadàceoi,
F L Y HONEYSUCKLE. See Lonieera Xylosteum.
F L Y ORCHIS. See Óphrys mnseifera.
FGENÌCULUM, De CandoUe. See AnUlmm Uteicm,
F C E N U G R E E K . See Trigonèlla Fànum Grécum,
FOERSCH on the Upas tree. See Antiàris.
FCETENS, stinking.
FGLTÌDTA, A. Oanningham. Yrom foetidns, fetid;
alluding to the smell of the wood. Linn. 12,
Or. 3, !N"at. Or. Barringtoniàcem. An ornamental
tree, about tweiity-ilve feet high ; it
requires a tui'fy loam, mixed with a little peat,
and ripened cuttings will soon root if planted
in sand, under a glass, in heat,
mauritiana . White . 4, S. Ev. T. 25 Maurifc. . 1825
FOLIACEOUS, having the texture of leaves.
FOLIATE ; when a leaf is divided into leaflets, it
is called 1, 2, 3, 5, or 10-foliate, according to
the number of leaflets.
FOLLICLE, a particular kind of two-valved seedvessel,
such as that of Pmony.
FOLLICULAR, like a follicle.
FOLIOSE FERNS. See Lycopòdiicm,
FOLIOSE MOSSES. See Bryàcem.
FoNTANksiA. Jjahillardière. In honour of the
celebrated Desfontaines, professor of botany at
Paris. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OUàcece. If
this very ornamental species is planted out in
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the o})eu ground, it will require a little
tection in severe weuther. It thrives wel
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any common soil, and may be easily increased
by layers, or cuttings, under a glass,
pliillyrxoldcs . Yellow 8, E. Do. S. 10 Syria . . 1787
FONTINALTS, Linn, From fons, a fountain ; alluding
to the i)lacc of growth. lAnn, Or.
5, Nat. Or. Bryàccm. Greenish-looking plants,
most conspicuous in the summer season. F,
anixpyrètica is very common, Iloatiug in large
masses in rivers and pools of water—
iica, capilUicea, squamósa. Se e CincUdbtus,
FOOLS' PARSLEY. See JUlmsa.
F O O L S ' WATER-CRESS. Sec Ilcloscladiim nodi-
Jlòriivi
FOOTSTALKS, the stalks of leaves, &c.
FORAMEN. An aperture.
F O R B I D D E N FRUIT. See Citrus Paradisi,
FORFICITUS, pince, or nipper-shaped.
F O R G E T - M E - N O T . See MyosUis palüstris.
FORMÓSA, handsome, ornamental.
FORNICATE, arched.
FoRRiiSTiA, Rich. See Pallia.
FORSKÀIILIA, Linn. In hononr of Teter Forskahl,
a traveller in Egypt. Linn. 21, Or. 6, ISTat.
Or. Urticàcccc. Curious little plants, somewhat
resembling the nettle. F. càndida thrives
w^ell in any light rich soil, and cuttings root
readily in the same kind of soil, under a glass.
The annual kinds require to bo sown in a gentle
hotbed, and when of sufficient size, ti'ausplanted
into the open ground.
aiiffustifòlia Wht. grn. 7, II. A. 2 TencriiTo 1779
Cándida . . Wilt. grn. 7, G. Ilcr. P. U C. G. II. 1774
tenacissima AVht. grn. 7, 11. A.. Egypt . 17(37
FORSVTIIIA, Caid. Named after Mv. Forsyth,
a celebrated gardener and writer on liorticultlire.
Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat, Or. Oleàcea. A
genus of ornamental deciduous, nearly hardy
shrubs. Its members thrive in common
garden soil, and readily increase by cuttings
or layers.
suspensa . . Yellow . 3, G. Do. S. 10 Japan . 18-15
viridissima . Yellow . 2, 11. Do. S. 10 Cliinu . 1S45
FORTUNÍ-:A, Lindley. In compliment to Mr.
Fortune, a collector for the Horticultural
Society, by whom he was sent to China. Linn.
22, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Jnglandàccm. An empty
cone of this singular plant was received some
years ago from Canton by Lord Auckland,
then Governor-General of India, and it was at
that time supposed to belong to some unknoAvn
conifei'. It was rediscovered by Mr. Fortune,
who sent home seeds, which vegetated,
chinénsls. . Yellow . 8, G. Dec. S. 35 China . 1S44
FOSSIL PLANTS are such as belong to the ancient
world, and are found in a state of petriñiction.
FOTIIERGÍLLA, Linn. lu memory of John
Fothergill, 1\I.D., an eminent physician of
London, and patron of botany. JAnn. 13, Or.
2, Nat. Or. llamamclidàccai. Beautiful shrubs
when in leaf and ilower, growing from three to
six feet high, and bearing pretty, white, sweetscented
ilowers. In the shrubberj^ they thrive
well in a peat soil, and may be increased by
layers in spring or autumn, or by seed, which
is annually imported from America. Synonymes:
1, F. Gardcni ; 2, F, onàjor. See Chito
aia.
alnifùlia .
achta 1 .
obtîisa 2
serótina .
FOURCRÍÍA.
FRA
. Whito . 5, II. De. S. 4 N. Amer. 1705
. White . (), li. Do. S. 4 N. Amer. 1765
. White . G, 11. De. S. 4 N. Amer. 17C5
. Whito . 8, ir. De. S. 4 N. Amer. 1700
S e c Furcrôea.
FOURCR5YA. See Fuixrdia,
FOUR O'CLOCK FLOWER. Sec MircLbilis dichotoma.
FOUR THIEVES' VINEGAR, a preparation from
Rosmarinus officinalis.
F O W L E R ' S SERVICE. See Sorlus Ancnparia.
FOVEATE,
FOVEOLATE, pitted, full of little pits.
FovEOLiE, little pits or hollows.
F O X B A N E . See Acotvdum Vnlpària.
FOXGLOVE. See IJigilàlis,
Fox-GRAPE. See Vitis lahrilsca.
FOX-TAIL GRASS. See Alo27ecùrus.
FRAGIRIA, Lin7i. From fragrans, fragrant;
the perfumed fruit of the straw^berry is ^vell
known. Linn, 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rosàcea^.
The cultivation and propagation of this genus
is so familiar to every one, as are also the
wholesomeness and deliciousness of the fruit,
that neither need be particularised here any
further than that seeds, sown early in springs
will generally fruit the same year very late in
autumn. Synonyme : 1, grandiflòra,
bonaviónsis . Apetal 6, II. Her. P. 2 13. Ayves
Breslingii
Whito H. lier. P. 1 Franco
calyeina 1
canadensis
chilénsis .
collina .
olùtior .
gi'jmdiilòra
índica. .
raajaîifea
White 4, II. Her. P. 1 Franco
Wliito 5, IL Her. P. 1.^ N. Amer.
White 5, n . Her. P. f S. Anaer.
1727
Whito 0, II. Her. P. 1 Germany 1708
White 0, II. Her. P. IJ Dritain, woods.
Whito 5, 11. Her. P. 1 Surinam . 1759
Yellow 7, II. Her. Cr. 1 India .
Whito 5, 11. Her. P. 1 France
. 1805
1773
mohophylla. White 5, H. Her. P. 1
platanoidcs . lied . 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer.
vésca . . . Whito 5, H. Her. P. 1 13ritain, woods.
virginÌL\na , White 4, II. Ilcr. P. 1 N. Amor. 1C29
FRAGILLÀRIA, Jjynghye. Yroimfragilis, brittle;
alluding to the nature of the ])lauts. JAnn.
24, Or. 7, ISTat. Or. Biaiomàcece. Green and
brown tufts of Alga^, found in rivulets and
w^atcry places—aiircft, confcrvoidcs, diatomoides^.
hyeinàlis, ijectinalis.
FRANCÍSCEA, Pohl. In honour of Francis, emperor
of Austria, a patron of botany. Linn,.
14, Or. 2, ISTat. Or. Scro-phulariàceoz. Ornamental
dwarfish shrubs, requiring a mixture
of peat and loam. Cuttings root in sand,,
under a glass, in heat. Synonymcs: 1, F. confertiflòra,
Briinsfélsia calycìna, BesUria inodora
; 2, Francíscea villósa ; 3, F. Jlopeàna.
acuminata . Purple 4, S. Ev. S. 2 Rio Janeiro 1S40
. Purple 4, S. Ev. S. 4
ti, S. Ev. B. 3 Brazil . . . 1S4S
- - - " .1S4S.
angústa .
calyeina 1
eximia .
hydrangefe
f òr mis
cap i til ta
latifòlia
Blue
. Purple c; S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil .
Purplo 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Brazil . . 1840
Purplo 10, S. Ev. S. 4 Brazil . . . 1840-
. Purplo 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Hio Janeiro 1840
Lockhartii . Purplo 4, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Ind. . . 1840-
Pohlii\na . Bluewt. 4, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . . 1840
tinifl6ra 3 . Wt. pur. 7, S. Ev. B. 3 Brazil . . . 182(5
FIIANC5A. Cavanilles named this genus after F.
Franco, a Valencian promoter of botany in the
sixteenth century. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or.
Francod^cea^.. Beautiful plants when iu ilower,
and well worthy a place iu every collection.
They may be planted out in the open ground,