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plants bloom in June ; but if sown in the open ground, in 

 May, they bloom in July : in either case continuing in flower 

 for some time. Planted moderately thick, they form good 

 bedding-plants. Light, rich garden soil. 



F. graciliflora (slender-flowered) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; 

 flowers pinkish, in June ; Algiers ; 1845. F. cormicopioe (cornu- 

 copia) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers red, in July ; south of 

 Europe ; 1 796. 



Felicia. [Compositae.] A small genus, containing a 

 neat dwarf half-hardy annual. Soil, rich light garden mould. 

 Increased by seeds. Sow in April, in pots, in a frame, and 

 in May in the borders. It is known as Aster tenellus. 



F. tenelia (slender) ; half-hardy annual ; 9 inches ; flowers 

 bluish-lilac, in June ; Cape ; 1769. 



Fennel-Flower. See Nigella. 



Fenzlia. [Polemoniacese.] A pretty hardy annual from 

 California, sometimes called Dianthoidis. Soil, sandy loam. 

 The plants may be sown in a hot-bed in April, and trans- 

 planted to the border, or in the open border in May. Pro- 

 pagated by seed. 



F. diaiithiflora (pink-flowered) ; hardy annual ; 4 inches ; 

 flowers purple and yellow, in June ; California ; 1833. 



Ferula. Giant Fennel. [Umbelliferae.] Large-growing 

 hardy perennials, not often seen in cultivation, but, on account 

 of their noble appearance, well adapted for conspicuous 

 positions in mixed borders, or even as specimen plants on a 

 lawn. The foliage of several of the kinds is very large, and 

 is made up of an immense number of little parts, varying in 

 width and shape in different kinds. The flower-stems rise 

 from a large tuft of these leaves to the height of six to eight 

 feet, and bear numerous umbels of yellow flowers. The 

 species especially alluded to as deserving of cultivation are 

 F. Tingitana, Ferulago, and glaiica, the former having the 



