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. betuloides (birch-like); hardy; 50 feet; 

 Magellan ; 1830. F. Cunm'ng/iamti (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. comptonicefolia (comptonia-leaved) ; 

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

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

 niana (Carolina) ; Carolina. F. purpurea (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 atrorubens 

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

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

 (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. 

 sylvaticapendula (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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