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FICUS 



F. sylva'tica (wood). 3. June. Podolia. 1829. 

 syri'aca (Syrian). Origin unknown. 

 thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). ij. June. Candia. 



tingMna (Tangier). 8. July. Barbary. 1680. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). See ARCHANGELICA HIRSUTA. 



FERULA'GO. See FERULA. 



FESTOON. An arch curving downwards, and the 

 most graceful form for training climbers, either out ot 

 doors or in the conservatory. 



FESTU'CA. Fescue Grass. A genus of grasses con- 

 taining some of the best of our pasture-grasses, such as 

 Sheep's Fescue (F. ovi'na) and Hardish Fescue (P. 

 duriu'scula). F. va'ria, introduced in 1890, is an orna- 

 mental grass 2 to 3 in. high. 



FEVERFEW. See CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTHENIUM. 



FEVERWORT. Trio'steum. 



FEVTLLEA. (Commemorative of Louis Feuillte, a 

 botanical author. Nat. ord. Cucurbitaceae.) 



A free-flowering stove climber. Seeds in stove heat. 

 Cuttings of short side-shoots in summer, in a close case, 

 with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam and sand. 

 F. Moo'rei (Moore's). Pale brick red. Guiana. 1870. 

 peda'ta (pedate). See TELFAIRIA PEDATA. 



FICA'RIA. Pilewort. (From fiats, a fig ; in reference 

 to the fig-shaped little tubers of the root. Nat. ord. 

 Crowfoots [Rananculaceas]. Linn. i^-Polyandna, 6-Poly- 

 gynia. Joined to Ranunculus.) 

 F. ranunculoi'des and F. ve'rna. See RANUNCULUS. 



FlCARIA. 



FI'CUS. Fig-tree. (The fig-tree has nearly the same 

 name in all the European languages, and is supposed to 

 be derived from the Hebrew name fag. Nat. ord. Morads 

 [Urticaceaej. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, 2-Diacia.) 



Besides the cultivated figs, there are a vast number of 

 other species belonging to Ficus, all natives of the tropics, 

 where they arrest the attention of the traveller either by 

 their grateful shade, their enormous growth, or by their 

 manner of sending down roots from their branches to 

 support and extend their distorted arms, as in the 

 Banyan-tree. By layers and cuttings ; by the latter 

 mode in the case of greenhouse and stove species. In 

 either case, dry the cut ends before inserting them in 

 sandy soil, but not removing more of the leaves than 

 those at the joint cut through ; in each case, place a 

 hand-light over them. For the stove species there should 

 be the addition of a hotbed ; peat and loam will suit 

 them well, the latter should preponderate when com- 

 pactness of growth is desirable. F. da'stica is the India- 

 rubber plant. F. Ca'rica, the cultivated fig, is the only 

 one hardy enough to bear our climate, though a few 

 succeed near the south and west coasts. Most of the 

 stove species will do in a warm greenhouse. See FIG. 



HARDY IN MILD DISTRICTS. 

 F. Ca'rica (Carian). 15. June. Europe ; Orient. 1548. 



Deciduous. " Common Fig." 

 edu'lis (edible). Leaves with red veins. Australia. 



1862. 



mi'nima (smallest). See F. STIPULATA MINIMA. 

 stipula'ta (stipuled). Japan and China. 1721. 



Creeping like Ivy. 

 mi'nima (smallest). Leaves very much smaller. 



1875- 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



F. cape'nsis (Cape). 4. S. Africa. 1816. 

 corda'ta (heart-leaved). 6. S. Africa. 1802. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 14. Australia. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). \. China. 1759. Trailer. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 F. Abe'lii (Abel's). See F. PYRIFORMIS. 

 ,, acumina'ta (long-pointed). See F. ROSTRATA. 

 ,, alti'ssima (tallest). Trop. Asia. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 15. Guiana. 

 arbutifo'lia (Arbutus-leaved). March. Brazil. 1825 , 

 ,, a'spera (rough). 10. New Hebrides. 1820. 

 ,, auranti'aca (orange-like). 10. Malacca. 1824. 

 austra'lis (southern). See F. RUBIGINOSA. 



F. barba'ta (bearded). See F. VILLOSA. 

 Barte'ri (Barter's). 6 to 25. Fruits orange, edible. 



W. Trop. Africa. 1903. 



,, bengalSnsis (Bengalese). India. " Banran.' 

 ,, Benjami'na (Benjamin- tree). 40. E. fad. i757- 

 Bonne'ti (Bonnet's). 1869. 



bonplandia'na (Bonplandian). 20. Mexico. 1823. 

 Cano'ni (Canon's). Society Islands. 1888. Syii. 



Artocarpus Canoni. 

 Cavro'ni (Cavron's). Midrib yellow-white above. 



Leaves rusty beneath. Brazil. 1887. 

 cerasifo'rmis (cherry-formed). See F. PARIETALIS. 

 ,, cestrifo'lia (Cestrum-leaved). Brazil. 

 como'sa (long-haired). See F. BENJAMINA. 

 ,, Coope'ri (Cooper's) of gardens. See F. EDULIS. 

 ,, coria'cea (leathery-leaved). 10. E. Ind. 1772. 

 cornifo'lia (Cornus-leaved). Java. 1846. 

 corona' ta (crowned). 6. June. 1800. 

 crassine'rvia (thick-nerved). 10. S. Amer. 1823. 



dealba'ta (whitened). See COUSSAPOA DEALBATA. 

 Decree'ni (Decraen's). Peru. 1869. 

 diversifo'lia (diverse- leaved). Leaves with light brown 



spots. Malaya. 1881. 



dryepondtia'na (Dryepondtian). Leaves brownish- 

 purple beneath. Congo. 1906. 

 dumo'sa (bushy). 6. 1825. 



ebu'rnea (ivory). Leaves veined with white. India. 



1869. 

 eetveldia'na (Eetveldian). Leaves broadly oval. 



Congo Free State. 1900. 

 ela'stica (elastic-gwm) . 20. India. 1815. ' India 



Rubber." 

 au'reo-margina'ta (golden-edged). Leaves with 



broad golden edge. 1882. 

 variega'ta (variegated). 

 e'legans (elegant). Java. 1871. 

 elli'ptica (oval). 20. S. Amer. 1824. 

 ere' eta (erect). India, China, and Japan. 

 Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). 



eriobotryoi' des (Eriobotrya-like). Country unknown. 



1846. 



eugenioi'des (Eugenia-like). Australia. 

 exaspera'ta (roughened). 6. Trop. Africa. 

 ,, exi'mia (choice). Brazil. 

 exscu'lpia (cut-out). Leaves twice cut. South Sea 



Islands. 1879. 

 falca'ta (sickle-shaped). Leaves very small, sickle 



shaped. Malaya. 

 ,, ferrugi'nea (rusty). S. Amer. 

 ,, fu'lva (tawny). Brazil. 



gardenicsfo'lia (Gardenia-leaved). See F. HIRSUTA. 

 ,, glomera'ta (clustered). India ; Burma. 1869. 

 ,, heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 20. Trop. Asia. 1816 

 ,, hirsu'ta (hairy). Brazil. 

 hi'spida (hispid). 4. Trop. Asia. 1802. 

 Hooke'ri (Hooker's). 6. W. Ind. 1816. 

 infecto'ria (staining) of Roxburgh. India and Malaya. 

 infecto'ria (staining) of Willdenow. See F. TSJAKELA. 

 ,, irregula'ris (irregular). Celebes. 

 Krishna (Krishna's). Leaves cup-shaped. India. 



1906. 



laariga'ta (polished). 6. W. Ind. 1823. 

 leucantato'ma (white-cleft). 20. E. Ind. 1763. 

 Lichtenstei'nii (Lichtenstein's). See F. CAPENSIS. 

 ,, Loga'nii (Logan's). 20. Caraccas. 1824. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). 20. E. Ind. 1825. 

 ,, Lucia'ni (Lucian's). Congo Free State. 1900. 

 lu'cida (shining). E. Ind. 

 lute'scens (yellowish). See F. DIVERSIFOLIA. 

 ,, macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 25. India. 1869. 

 ,, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Australia. 1869. 



" Australian Banyan." 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved) of Roxburgh. See F. 



ROXBURGHII. 



, ; microca'rpa (small-fruited). Java. 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 4. 1824. 



Neuma'nni (Neumann's). Country unknown. 



ni'tida (shining). Java. 



,, nrfda (naked). See F. BENJAMINA. 



nymphcefo'lia (water-lily-leaved). 10. Trop. Amer. 



1759- 



,, obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). See F. BONPLANDIANA. 

 oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). See F. HISPIDA. 

 ovoi'dea (egg-shaped). Penang. 

 palma'ta (hand-shaped). Trop. Africa ; Arabia ; India. 



