GLOSSARY. 449 



Exoniensis, -e. Raised at Exeter by the celebrated nursery- 

 men, Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. 



F. 



Fairrieanus, -a, -um. Complimentary to Mr. Fairrie, of Liv- 

 erpool, an amateur. 



Falcatus, -a, -um. Sickle-shaped, or curved. 



Falconeri. Complimentary to Dr. Hugh Falconer, distin- 

 guished for his services to East Indian botany. 



Family of Plants. The equivalent of " natural Order," the 

 " Orchis family," being the same as Orchids or Orchida- 

 ceae. 



Farmer!. Complimentary to the late W. G. Farmer, a cele- 

 brated Orchid amateur. 



Fasciatus, -a, -um. Swathed, banded, flattened, applied to 

 stems and branches. 



Fausta. A complimentary name. 



Fernandezia. Name in honor of George Garcias Fernandez, 

 a Spanish botanist. 



Ferrugiiieus, -a, -um. Rusty, dull-colored. 



Festivus, -a, -um. Beautiful. 



Fieldingii. Complimentary to the late W. B. Fielding. 



Filiformis, -e. Very long, slender, and flexible. 



Filipes. Slender-footed. 



Fimbriatus, -a, -um. Fringed. 



Finlaysonianum. In memory of Mr. Finlayson ? 



Flaccidus, -a, -um. Weak, drooping, usually applied to 

 flower-stems. 



Flaveo oculatus, -a, -um. Yellow-eyed. 



Flavescens. Yellowish. 



Flavicans. Approaching to yellow. 



Flavidus, -a, -um. Yellow. 



Flavus, -a, -um. Yellow. 



Flexuosus, -a, -um. Slightly zig-zag, applied to stems. 



Flora. The total of the species of plants indigenous to a 

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