BOTANICAL NAMES 95 



Fedia (fe-di-a). Linneus' name for Valerianella group. 



Fennel. A.S. " Feonel," from the L. " foeniculum." 

 Eng. name for Foeniculum group. * 



Fennica (fen-nek-a). A second hot. name for a variety 

 of Beam tree. 



Fern. A.S. " Fearn." Eng. name for one of the 

 families of Cryptogamic plants. Among the Celts, 

 the Fearn was looked on as a sacred plant. The 

 seeds, being invisible, made those who carried them 

 in their pocket also invisible. 



Ferruginous (fer-ru-ji-nus). L. adj., " rust coloured." 

 Second bot. name. 



Fescue (fes-ku). Eng. rendering of Festuca, the bot. 

 name for one of the Grass groups. 



Festucaceum (fes-tu-ka-se-um). L. adj., - " like the 

 festuca." Second bot. name. 



Feverfew. A.S. " Feferfuge," from L. " febrifuga " ; 

 i.e., fever dispeller. " Few " is merely a cor- 

 ruption of L. " fuga." Eng. name for Chrys- 

 anthemum Parthenium. 



Fibichia (fib-ich-ia). A synonym used by some for first 

 bot. name Cynodon, of a group Grass family. 



Ficaria (fik-ar-ia). L. adj., " fig-like " ; from the shape 

 of the roots. A second bot. name. 



Ficifolium (fik-i-fol-i-um). L. " Ficus " (a fig); 

 " folium " (a leaf); i.e., " fig-leaved." A second 

 bot. name. 



Field Madder. See Madder. 



Fig Wort. Eng. name for Scrophularia nodosa ; gets 

 its name from the fig-like shape of its tubers. 



Filago (fil-a-go). L. " Filium " (a thread); from the 

 threadrlike hairs which cover the plant. Bot. name 

 for a group. 



