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836. FLOERKIA, Willd. False Mermaid. Liiiinanthaceae. 



Named for H. G, Floerke, German botanist d. 1835. Marsh 

 annual. A single species, north America; U. S. throughout. 



837. FLORESTINA, Cass. Florestina. Compositae. 



Probably from a personal name. Syn. Stevia, in part. 

 Hoary herbs. Two species, Mexico to Texas; 1 in C". S. 



838. FLOURENSIA, DC. Flourensia. Compositae. 



Named for Dr. M. J. P. Flourens. Shrubby resinous plants. 

 About 3 species, Mexico and southwestern U. S. 



839. FOENICULUM, Adans. Fennel. Umbelliferae. 



Latin name, diminutive from /o(?«/o/i, "hay". Syn. Anethum, 

 Meum, in part. Biennial or perennial herbs with dissected 

 leaves. About 4 species, Old World; 1 adv. in U. S. 



a. F. Foeniciiliim (L. ) Karst. (Anethum Foeniculum L., F. vul- 

 gare Gaertn., F. capillaceum Gilib., F. officinale All., Meum 

 Fwniculum Spreng. ). Southern Europe and Western Asia, and 

 widely cult. Fennel (Finkel, Fingel, Spingel), Large Fennel, 

 Giant Fennel, DilF'; Ger. Fenchel; Fr. Fenouii. Fruit; 

 Foeniculum, U. S. P., Foeniculi fruclus, Br., Semen fceniculi; 

 Fennel-seed, Fennel-fruit. Commercial varieties are Saxon or 

 German fennel-seed and the Roman or Italian which is larger 

 and comes from the variety known as Sweet Fennel, F. 

 diilce DC, Fenouii doux of the Codex; aromatic, carminative, 

 stomachic. Source of oil of Fennel. The root also is occasion- 

 ally used in Europe. 



840. FOTHERGILLA, Mun. Witch Alder. Hamanielidaeeae. 



Named for Dr. John Fothergill, English naturalist, d. 1780. 

 S}Ti. Hamamelis, in part. A small shrub, one species, (a) F. 

 Carolina (L. ) Britton, Eastern IT. S., called Witch Alder or 

 Dwarf Alder. 



841. FOUQUIERIA, H. B, K. Candlewood. Tamariscaceae. 



Syn. Fouquiera, Spreng. Thorny shrubs or trees. About 

 3 species, Mexico and adjacent territory; 1 in V. S. 



842. FRAGARIA, L. - Strawberry. - Rosaceae. 

 Latin name, perhaps from * 'fragrance" of the fruit. Peren- 

 nial herbs, spreading by runners. About 15 species, north 

 temperate zone and S. America; 7 in L^. S. 



a. F. Americdua (Porter) Britton (F. vesca var. Americana Por- 



ter). Canada to New Jersey and west to Oregon, in the woods. 

 American Wood Strawberry. Fruit (i. e. fleshy receptacle) of 

 this as of all the species esculent. 



b. F. Canadensis Michx. British America, south to New York, in 



fields and meadows. Northern Wild Strawberry, Mountain 

 Strawberry. 



c. F. Chilensis Ducliesne. Chili and northward to Oregon. Cnili 



Strawberry, (one of the most prolific species in cultivation). 



