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FRANKENIA (named after John Frankenius, 1590- ` Frasera—continued. 
1661, Professor of Botany at Upsal, who first enumerated F. Walteri (Walter's). 1. yellowish, verticillate, on short, one- 
the plants of Sweden, in “Speculum Botanicon,” 1638). flowered pedicels. July, l opposite and sub-verticillate, oblong. 
Sea Heath. Including Beatsonia and Hypericopsis. ORD. —— tetragonal, h. ft, to 6ft. Carolina, 17 
Frankeniacee. Small, prostrate, Heath-like, hardy or half- 
hardy evergreen plants, with the flowers usually rising FRAXINEZ:. A tribe of Oleacee. 
from the forks of the branches, or disposed in terminal FRAXINELLA. See Dictamnus albus. 
cymes. Several of the species are pretty subjects for : 
rockwork, or in borders of dry, light, sandy soil. In- FRAXINUS (the old Latin name of the tree). Ash. 
creased by divisions. Including Ornus. ORD. Oleacew. Large, ornamental, 
hardy deciduous trees, with lateral racemes of greenish- 
F. capitata Nothria (headed Nothria). fl. pale red, terminal wp 5 x 
aggregate ; petals toothed. June to August. 2. clustered, linear, | Y ellow or whitish flowers, and opposite, unequally pinnate, 
glabrous, with revolute margins, ciliated at the base. Stems rarely simple leaves. They flourish in moderately good soil, 
prostrate, glabrous, Cape of Good Hope, 1816. Hardy. in sheltered situations. Propagation is effected chiefly by 
3 F. corymbosa (corymbose). A synonym of F. Webbii. seeds, the varieties being increased by grafting. The 
x: — rye —— — we aged x a seeds of the common Ash ripen in October, and should 
m, termin tyr red, linea ‘otis h i 
F glabrous, with “yeyoluka Wena NA at the base. Stems be gathered and laid Tt an Open pit, constructed in a 
i prostrate, rooting. This native species is one of the prettiest. | place where the soil is light and porous. Two bushels 
(Sy. En. B. 190.) of sand should be mixed with each bushel of seed, and 
F. pauciflora (few-flowered). fl. pink, closely sessile in the last | the whole put into this pit till the February following, 
forks, forming a more or less dense terminal leafy cyme, _ during which time it must be turned over seyeral times, 
sometimes unilaterally arranged along its branches, July. x 5 P 
opposite, or the — ones a whore of four, oblong-linear, to prevent heating. The seeds should be sown in beds, 
obtuse, or rarely almost acute; margins usually revolute. | in good friable soil, a sandy loam being the best for the 
Branches ascending, dichotomous, erect or divaricate, nearly purpose. After remaining two years in the seed bed, 
i i . Half-hardy3; : 
— cee ote mae ae ae ae — the plants may be removed, and placed, at a distance 
. portulaci x . ved. ¿ roundish, | Of 6in. from each other, in rows 13ft. apart. ‘These Lee 
Tagor aeea Ta Pip mes dearadh 5, Tai St. Helena. should stand two years longer, when they will be fit for 3 
Half-hardy. Syn. Beatsonia portulacifolia. permanently planting out during any mild weather in 
autumn or early spring. Exclusive of the many varieties, 
the present genus is comprised of about thirty described 
species. About ten of these are natives of North America. 
F. acuminata (taper-pointed). A synonym of F. americana, 
F. alba (white). A synonym of F, americana. 
F. americana (American).* White Ash. fl. white, disposed in 
terminal panicles. April and May. Samaras narrow, Obtuse, 
mucronate. Jd. with two to four pairs of ovate or ov: umi.. 
nated, shining, serrated leaflets, 3in. to 5in. long, and 2in. broad. 
Branches brownish-grey. h. 30ft. to 40ft. Kast United States, 
1723. SyNs. F. acuminata, F. alba, F. Curtisii, F. epiptera, and 
F. juglandifolia (of Lamark), The variety latifolia has broader 
leaves than the type. ; 
olia (narrow-leaved). A synonym of F. excelsior 
australis, 
F. argentea (silvery). A synonym of F, Ornus. 
F. caroliniana (Carolina). A synonym of F, platycarpa. j 
F. concolor (one-coloured). A synonym of F, viridis, — 
F. Curtisii (Curtis’s). A synonym of F, americana. * 
F. epiptera (wing-topped). A synonym of F. ameri i : 
F. excelsior (taller).* Common Ash. Jl. greenish-yellow, naked, 
produced in small crowded axillary panicles, March and April. 
Samaras linear-oblong, notched at the tip. 1, leaflets in five 
or six pairs, almost sessile, lanceolate-oblong, ile, ser- 
, cun the base. h. to 80ft. iT ( ). 
o> Pl. 171.) Of the numerous varieties of this tine tree, the 
FIG, 33. FLOWERING BRANCH OF FRANKENIA PULVERULENTA. ollowing is a pretty extensive and comprehensive list. As A rule, 
the name indicates the general distinctive character of each sort : 
aucubefolia, aurea, aurea pendula, aurea pendula strict, coarc- 
F. pulverulenta (powdery).* fl. red, solitary ; petals sub- d. tat. $ hylla, variegata, horizontalis, ip 
July. J. roundish - ovate, powdery. beneath. h. Zin. So uth — — ula — —* variegatis, sco ndrifoter 
Europe. Hardy. See Fig, 38. (S. F. G. 344.) aana a — 
F. scabra (rough). A synonym.of F. pauciflora. : viridis, and Wentworthi pendula, 
F. Webbii (Webb’s). fl. rose-coloured, in terminal corymbs. australis (Southern mish-white, naked. May. 
June and July. l. clustered, linear, with revolute margins, gla- — in ae or =a Bl iain. to 2in. long, anceGlage. 
brous, somew t ciliated at the base. Stems velvety, erect. l, leaflets sessile, lanceolate, remotely denticulated ; peduncles 
h. 6in. South-west Europe, &c., 1823. Hardy. Syn. F. corym- below the leaves, solitary, 2in: long. Branchlets green, dotted 
bosa. with white. A. 30ft. to 50ft. South-west Europe and North 
FRANKENIACEÆ. A small order of herbs or Africa, 1815. SYN. F. angustifolia. w 
sub-shrubs, containing one genus, Frankenia. The species | F. Rortbandn PIERWS, fi. white, in compound, thyrsoid, 
: — k i i April. Samaras linear or narrow-spath 
mimber shout twatre, At si PNE dispersed over the pve and entire. E leaflets elliptic-oblong, wets a —* 
sea-coasts of nearly all the temperate and warmer regions rated, glabrous, stalked. S0ft. to 40ft. Nepaul, 1822. Syn. 
of the globe. They possess no properties of importance. Ornus floribunda, (B. F. F. 37.) 
FRASERA (named after John Fraser, 1750-1811, a | F- jugiandifolia (Walnut-leaved). A synonym of F. viridis. 
` collector of North American plants). Orv. Gentianee. F. juglandifolia (Walnut-leaved), of Lamark, A synonym of 
A genus of about seven species of North-we F. americana, 
-west American : ; 
hardy perennial herbs. Flowers axillary, stalked; corolla | F. lemtiseifolia (Lentiscusleaved). A synonym of F, oxyphylla 
wheel-shaped, four-cleft. Leaves opposite or verticillate. re gicuspis (long-poi i hree pairs | 
They thrive in a moist situation, and may be increased by —— very nt a fF —— 1869. A p m 
seeds, or by divisions. F. Mariesii (Maries’). 1. white, in numerous erect strict panicles 
F. carolinensis (Carolina). A synonym of F. Walteri, from the uppermost axils. l 4in. to Gln. long ; pètiole asd achis 
