98 BOTAMCAL XAMES 



Floribundus (flori-bun-dus). L. "Flora" (flowers); 

 " abundus " (many). A second bot. name. 



Flos-Cuculi (flos-kuk-u-li). L. "Flos" (a flower); 

 " cuculi " (of the Cuckoo). A rather common 

 second bot. name given to plants that flower when 

 the Cuckoo is with us. 



Fluitans (flu-i-tans). L. adj., " floating on water." A 

 second bot. name. 



Fluviatillis (flu-vi-at-il-lis). L. adj., " belonging to a 

 river"; applied usually to plants growing in 

 streams. Second bot. name. 



Fcetida (fet-i-da). L. adj., " stinking"; refers to the 

 smell of the plant. A second bot. name. In the 

 case of the Roastbeef plant an Iris the qualify- 

 ing adjective is in the superlative " foetidissima." 



Foeniculurn (fen-ik-u-lum). L. word for "hay," be- 

 cause the smell of the leaf resembles that of hay. 

 Bot. name for Fennel group. 



Foenisecii (fen-is-e-ci). L. word for " hay harvest." 

 Used as second bot. name for a variety Broad 

 Shield Fern. 



Fontana (fon-ta-na). L. adj., " growing by a spring." 

 A second bot. name. 



FooI's=Parsley. Eng. name for Aethusa group. 

 Although somewhat like, only fools would mistake 

 it for real Parsley, hence its name. 



Fox Glove. Eng. name for Digitalis group. Fox is 

 a corruption of " Folks " ; i.e., the " Good Folk," 

 the Fairies. It is their special flower. The 

 bending of the plant tells of a supernatural person's 

 presence, to whom the plant pays homage. 



Fox Tail. Eng. translation of the G. name Alopecurus, 

 of one of the Grass groups. 



