FAGUS. Beech. [Corylaceae.] A family of well-known 

 ornamental trees, propagated by seed, and the varieties 

 by grafting. They thrive in any good soil. The species and 

 varieties are — 



Evergreens. — F. betidoides (birch-like); hardy; 50 feet; 

 Magellan; 1830, jp. 0/!;/;z/;/^//<2;;2// (Cunningham's) ; half-hardy; 

 New Zealand ; 1843. 



Hardy Deciduous. — F. antarctica (antarctic); 50 feet ; Ma- 

 gellan ; 1830. F. castancEfolia (chestnut-leaved); flowers in 

 June ; North America ; F. comptonioefolia (comptonia-leaved) ; 

 flowers in May. F. ferriiginea (American rusty) ; 30 feet ; 

 flowers in June ; North America ; 1766. F.ferruginea Caroli- 

 niana (Carolina) ; Carolina. F. piirpnrea (purple) ; flowers in 

 April ; Germany. F. sylvatica (common wood) ; 70 feet ; flowers 

 in June ; Britain. F. sylvatica Americana (American) ; 100 

 feet ; flowers in May ; North America. F. sylvatica atroriibens 

 (dark-red-leaved) ; 30 feet ; flowers in June. F. sylvatica cristata 

 (crested-leaved) ; 30 feet ; flowers in May. F. sylvatica ciiprea 

 (copper-colored-leaved) ; 70 feet ; flowers in May. F. sylvatica 

 foliis argenteis (silver-leaved) ; flowers in May. F. sylvatica 

 foliis aureis (golden-leaved) ; flowers in June. F. sylvatica 

 heterophylla (various-leaved) ; 40 feet ; flowers in April and May. 

 F. sylvatica incisa (cut-leaved) ; 10 feet ; flowers in June. F. 

 sylvatica pejidiila (pendulous) ; flowers in May ; gardens. 



Feather-Grass. See Stipa. 



Fedia. [Valerianaceae.] A genus of hardy annuals, 

 allied to Centranthus, which are rather pretty garden plants. 

 Sown in pots about April, and planted out subsequently, the 



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