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4 ; THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Fedia— continued. 
and the seedlings planted out thickly in the latter part 
of April, at which time seed may also be sown in the 
open border. 
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Fic. 4. FLOWERING BRANCH OF FEDIA CORNUCOPIA. 
F. Cornuco (Cornucopia-like).* f. red, corymbose, in 
fascicles ; peduncles thickened, fistular. July. Z. ovate-oblong, 
toothed; lower ones petiolate, upper ones sessile. Stem purplish. 
h. 6in. South Europe, &c., 1796. See Fig. 4. (B. R. 155, under 
name of Valeriana Cornucopie.) 
FEEA. See Trichomanes. 
FELICIA (from feliz, happy; in allusion to the cheer- 
ful appearance of the plants). ORD. Composite. A genus 
of about forty-five species of dwarf-growing sub-shrubs 
(rarely annual herbs), two of which are from Abyssinia, 
and all the rest from Southern Africa. Felicia is very 
nearly allied to Aster. Flower-heads radiate; ray-florets 
blue or white, the disk yellow; involucre hemispheric or 
broadly bell-shaped, with from two to a large number 
of series of narrow, imbricated, scarious-edged bracts. 
Leaves alternate, entire or toothed. ‘The shrubby species 
like cool greenhouse treatment, and flourish in sandy peat. 
Propagated by seeds; or by cuttings, struck in sandy soil, 
under a bell glass. 
F. fruticosus (shrubby).* M. hedds solitary, upon terminal, soli- 
tary, naked, very slender peduncles; ray-florets purple, linear, 
acute, with one or two serratures at the margin; centre florets 
yellow, tubular; involucre ovate-cylindrical, of several linear- 
oblong, closely imbricated scales. May. l. spreading, linear, 
approaching to spathulate, impressed with dots; margin quite 
entire and recurved. Stem woody, much branched in a zigzag 
manner. k. lft. to 2ft. Cape of Good Hope. (B. M. 2718, under 
name of Aster fruticosus.) 
F. reflexa (reflexed). /.-heads red, white, terminal, closely re- 
sembling the common Daisy. Winter. J. ovate, sub-imbricate, 
recurved, ciliate. h. lift. to 3ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1790. 
Shrubby. (B. M. 884, under name of Aster reflexus.) 
FELWORT. See Swertia. 
FEMALE FERN. A common name of Asplenium 
Filix-fæmina (which see). 
FENCES. Se Hedges. 
FENESTRATE. Having a hole or gap through 
a membrane, and so resembling a window in a wall. 
FENNEL (Feniculum vulgare). A hardy perennial 
herb, native of temperate Europe, North Africa, and 
Western Asia, now become naturalised in some parts of 
this country. It is cultivated for the use of its leaves 
in fish sauces and for garnishing. The stalks are some- 
Fennel—continued. 
times blanched, and eaten either boiled or raw. The 
seeds are also used for flavouring. Fennel (see Fig. 5) 
may be easily propagated by seeds or by division. 
former may either be sown in drills 15in. apart, and the 
Fig. 5. FENNEL. 
plants afterwards thinned to a similar distance, or be 
sown in a bed, and transplanted when large enough. If 
seeds are not required, the tops should be occasionally 
removed, as this will encourage the production of 
young leaves. A plantation will last for several years. 
FENNEL FLOWER. See Nigella. 
FENNEL, GIANT. See Ferula. _ bs 
FENUGREEK. See Trigonella Foenum græ- 
cum. : i 
FENZLIA. This genus is now included under Gilia 
(which see). 
FERDINANDA. This genus is now included under 
Zaluzania (which see). : 
FEREIRIA. See Hillia. 
FERNANDEZIA (named after George Garcias 
Fernandez, a Spanish botanist). ORD. Orchidew. A small 
genus of epiphytal stove orchids, allied to Brassia. They 
are not of much horticultural beauty. The species best 
known is F. robusta. For culture, see Brassia. 
F. robusta (robust). M. bright yellow, barred and spotted with 
red on the lower portion of the lip ; sepals oblong apiculate, bent — 
backwards; petals ovate, obtuse, stretching a little forwards; 
lip longer and larger than the petals, three-lobed. May. l. keeled, 
Lin. long, sharp at the extremities. Guatemala, 1841. This, 
the largest species of Fernandezia, is closely allied to Lockhartia 
lunifera, figured in Reichenbach’s “ Xenia.” (B. M. 5592.) a 
FERNELIA (named after J. F. Fernel, 1497-1558, 
physician to Henry II. of France). ORD. Rubiacew. A 
genus containing four species of small glabrous stove ever- 
green shrubs, having much the habit of Box. Pedicels 
axillary, very short, bracteolate, one-flowered; corolla 
small. Leaves opposite, small, coriaceous, shortly petio- 
late, obovate-oblong, or sub-orbicular. The species de- 
scribed below requires treatment similar to Rondeletia 
(which see). 
F. buxifolia (Box-leaved). jl., lobes of the corolla obtuse. 
Berry obovate, crowned by the subulate lobes of the cal 
l. five to six lines long, and three to four broad. h. lit. to 
Mauritius, 1816. : ; 
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