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tubes), H (bee fls. with long tubes, zygomorphism, &c.) ; see individual 

 classes for examples ; colours of - (usu. in corolla) are due to chloro- 

 plastids or bodies carrying chlorophyll (rare), Deherainea, chromo- 

 plastids or bodies carrying colours, or to coloured cell-sap ; all colours 

 change readily to white, and there are several cases of change (q.v.} 

 of one colour to another ; bees are inclined to prefer blue, butterflies 

 red and white ; -cup, a hollow receptacle ; -de-luce, Iris ; -descrip- 

 tion, cf. Description ; -, doubling of, change of sta. to petals, or in 

 Compositae of tubular to ligulate fl. ; -fence \Barbados), Caesalpinia 

 pidcherriina Sw. ; -mechanisms, see Floral ; -movements, protecting 

 against cold and wet, e.g. a bending downwards, Anemone, Bellis, 

 Daucus, Fragaria, Linuin, Papaver, or a closing of the petals, Ana- 

 gallis, Bellis, Calandrinia, Eschscholtzia, Tragopogon; -pride (W.I.), 

 Caesalpinia pulcherri ma Sw. ; -tube, the concrescent portion. 

 Flowering ash, Fraxinus ; -currant, Ribes sanguineum Pursh ; -fern, 



Osmnnda ; -rush, Butomus umbellatus L. 

 Fluckigeria Rusby (Kohlerianthns Fritsch, EP.). Gesneriaceae (i). 



i Bolivia. 

 Flueckigeria O. Ktze. (Ledenbergia Klotzsch). Phytolaccaceae. i trop. 



8. Am., W.I. 



Flueggea Rich. = Ophiopogon Ker-Gawl. (Lili.). 

 Flueggea Willd. Euphorbiaceae (A. I. i). 6 palaeotrop. 

 Flueggeopsis K. Schum. (Phyllanthus p.p. EP.). Euphorb. (A. I. i). 



3 Malaya. 



Fluitans (Lat.), floating. 

 Fluviales= Helobiae. 

 Fluviatilis (Lat.), growing in streams. 



Fly-flowers, Amorpkophallus, Araceae, Arum, Asariim, Cobaea, Com- 



positae, Crassulaceae, Cynanchum, Hedera, Helicodiceros, Paris, 



Stapelia, Umbelliferae, Veronica ; -orchis, Ophrys musdfera Huds. ; 



-trap, American, Apocynnm ; - -, Venus', Diouaea muscipula Ellis. 



Fockea Endl. Asclepiadaceae (11. 3). 6 Afr. 



Fodder. The food of grazing animals, &c. The grasses (fresh or dry) 

 and Leguminosae (esp. the pods) are most generally useful. In- 

 numerable pi. are used in different countries ; among the most 

 important are Acacia, Agrostis, Alopecurus (fox-tail grass), Andro- 

 pogon, Anthoxanthuin, Autliyllis, Arachis, Aristida, Astragalus, 

 Atriplex, Avena (oat), Bonteloua (mesquit grass), Brassica, Briza, 

 Bromus, Buchtoe( buffalo grass), Celt is, Cenchrus, Ceratonia (algaroba), 

 Chionachne, Ckloris, Chrysopogon, Cicer (chick-pea), Cyamopsis, 

 Cynodon (Bermuda grass), Cynosurns (dog's tail grass), Dactylis 

 (cock's foot grass), Daucus, Deschampsia, Desmoaium, Dolichos 

 (horse-gram), Ehrharta, Eleusine (ragi), Eragrostis, Eriochloa, 

 Eruca, Ervum, Fagopyrum (buckwheat), Festztca (fescue), Galega, 

 Glyceria, Gossypium (cotton-seed), Heteropogon, Hippocrepis, Holcus, 

 Hordciun (barley), hnperala, hchaemum, Laihyrus, Leersia, Lespe- 

 ateza, Loihun (rye gra>s), Lotus, Lupmus (lupin), Medicago (lucerne, 

 cS:c.), Melica, Melilotus, Milium, Miicuna (Florida velvet bean), 

 Muehlenbergia, Musa, Onobrychis (sainfoin), Ormtliopus, Oryza (rice), 

 Panicum (millet, Guinea grass, &c.), Paspctlum, Penmsetnm (bajri), 

 Phaseolus.(gi;a.m, beans), Phleuin (timothy), Pisum (pea), Poa (meadow 



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