1 66 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



FORSYTHIA. [Oleaceas.] Beautiful hardy deciduous 

 shrubs. Soil, sandy loam. Propagated _ by layers or cut- 

 tings, f. viridissima is a valuable shrub for early forcing ; 

 but, from its early blooming habit, it requires to be in a shel- 

 tered position, or its blossoms become disfigured. 



F. viridissima (very green) ; hardy deciduous shrub ; 6 feet ; 

 flowers yellow, in May; north of China; 1845. F. suspensa 

 (pendulous) ; hardy deciduous shrub ; grafted high, it is pretty ; 

 flowers yellow, in May ; Japan ; 1858. 



FOTHERGILLA. [Hamamelidaceae.] Pretty little hardy 

 shrubs, with white flowers. Soil, sandy peat. Propagated 

 by seeds and layers. All are natives of North America. 



F. alnifolia (alder-leaved) ; hardy shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers in 

 May; 1765. The varieties acuta, major, obtusa, and serotina, 

 diner only in foliage and season of flowering. 



FOXGLOVE. See DIGITALIS. 



FRAXINELLA. See DICTAMNUS. 



FRAXINUS. Ash. [Oleaceae.] Hardy deciduous trees, 

 of which many of the varieties are desirable. Those with 

 cut or variegated foliage, or of weeping habit, are ornamen- 

 tal on the lawn or in the shrubbery. 



F. acuminata (pointed ; green) ; 40 feet ; flowers in May ; 

 North America ; 1723. F. alba (white) ; 30 feet ; flowers green, 

 in May; North America; 1823. F. amarissima (bitterest); 20 

 feet ; flowers in May. F. Americana (American- white) ; 20 feet ; 

 flowers in May ; North America ; 1723. F, Americana latifolia 

 (broad-leaved) ; 20 feet ; flowers in May. F. angustifolia (nar- 

 row-leaved) ; flowers in May; Spain; 1825. F. appendica (ap- 

 pendaged) ; 20 feet ; flowers in May. F. appendiculata (appen- 

 diculate) ; 20 feet ; flowers in May. F. argentea (silvery); 15 feet ; 

 flowers in June ; Corsica; 1825. F. atro-virens (dark -green ); 

 4 feet ; flowers in May ; Britain. F. atro-virens aurea (golden); 

 flowers in April. F. Caroliniana (Carolina) ; 30 feet ; flowers 

 in June; North America; 1783. F. cinerea (gray); 30 feet; 



