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FRITILLARIA 



F. leniiscifJ lia pe'ndula (pendulous). See F. PARVIFOLIA 



PENDDLA. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). See F. PENNSYLVANIA. 

 lu'cida (shining). See F. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 . , macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See F. AMERICANA. 

 mandshu'rica (Mandshurian). Mandshuria to Sachalm 



and Japan. 



mexica'na (Mexican). See F. CUSPIDATA. 

 mi'xta (mixed). See F. AMERICANA. 

 ni'gra (black-branched). 30. May. N. Amer. 1800. 



"Black Ash." 



,, cri'spa (curled). 30. May. 

 numi'dica (Numidian). N. Africa. 

 ,, orego'na (Oregonian). Western United States. 

 ,, ova'ta (egg-shaped). See F. PENNSYLVANICA. 

 ,, oxyca'rpa (sharp-fruited). See F. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ,, oxyphy'Ua (sharp-leaved). See F. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ,, pa'llida (pale). See F. CAROLINIANA. 



panno'sa (cloth-leaved). 30. May. Carolina. 1820. 

 parvifo'lia (small-leaved). 20. May. Levant. 1822. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 20. June. 1833. 

 pennsylva'nica (Pennsylvanian). 30. May. N. 



Amer. 1811. " Red Ash." 



fo'liis arge'nteis margina'tis (silver-edged-leaved). 

 lanceola'ia (lance- leaved). 30. N. Amer. 1824. 



" Green Ash." 



platyca'rpa (broad-fruited). See F. CAROLINIANA. 

 platy'poda (flat-stalked). Hook. Icon. PI., t. 1929. 

 polemoniifo'lia (Greek- Valerian-leaved). See F. EX- 

 CELSIOR MYRTIFOLIA. 



,, potamo'phila (river-loving). Turkestan. 

 pube'scens (downy). See F. PENNSYLVANICA. 

 pulverule'nta (powdery). 30. May. N. Amer. 1824. 

 quadrangula'ta (four-angled). 30. May. N. Amer. 



1822. " Blue Ash." 

 ,, ,, nervo'sa (nerved). 30. May. 

 Rege'lii (Regel's). Turkestan. 1889. 

 rhyncophy'lla (beak-leaved). Winter buds globose, 



in. in diameter. China. 1893. 

 Richa'rdi (Richard's). 30. May. N. Amer. 

 ntbicu'nda (ruddy-veined). 30. May. N. Amer. 



1824. 



ru'fa (rusty). 30. May. N. Amer. 1822. 

 sambucifo'lia (elder- leaved). See F. NIGRA. 

 cri'spa (curled). 30. May. 

 sogdia'na (Sogdian). Leaflets 5, coarsely toothed. 



Turkestan. 1887. 



tamariscifo'lia (tamarisk-leaved). See F. PARVIFOLIA. 

 turkesta'nica (Turkestan). See F. SOGDIANA. 

 Velthei'tni (Veltheims). Leaflets 1-3, deeply cut 



Garden origin. 



veluti'na (velvety). Western United States. 

 vi'ridis (green). See F. PENNSYLVANICA LANCEOLATA. 

 xanthoxyloi'des (achee-tree-like). N. of India. 1845. 



** ORNUS. FLOWERING OR MANNA ASH. 



F. bractea'ia (large-bracted). Central China. 



,, bungea'na (Bungean). 10. Northern China and 

 Japan. 1894. 



,, microphy'lla (small-leaved). 



dipe'tala (two-petaled). California. " Fringe- 

 flowered Ash." 



floribu'nda (free-flowering). 30. Himalaya. 1822. 



longicu'spis (long-toothed). Japan. 1869. 



Marie' sii (Maries'). Flowers small, white. China. 

 1883. 



,, O'rnus (Ornus). 20. Greenish-white. May. Medi- 

 terranean region. Orient. 1730. "Manna Ash." 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 



,, variega'ta (variegated). 



raiboca'rpa (crooked-fruited). Fruit sickle-shaped. 

 Turkestan. 1892. 



,, rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 16. May. S. Europe. 

 1697. 



sieboldia'na (Sieboldian). Japan. 



spatiiia'na (Spaethian). Leaves large, pinnate, bright 

 green. 1907. 



striga'ta. (rigid-haired). 30. April. Orient. 1818. 



FREE'SIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Iridacea?.) 



Beautiful and highly popular greenhouse bulbs. Seeds 

 and offsets. Fibrous loam with one-fourth part leaf- 



mould and a little cow-dung, dried and rubbed up finely. 



May be grown in pots or planted out. 



F. Armstro'ngif (Armstrong's). i. White and rich 



rose. Cape Colony. 1898. 

 ,, refra'cta (bent-back). Yellow, orange, white. S. 



Africa. 1815. 



,, a'lba (white). Pure white. S. Africa. 1881. 

 Chapma'nii (Chapman's). i. Soft yellow. 



(F. refractaxrefraeta alba.) 1906. 

 Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). ij. Yellow and white, 



with orange blotch. S. Africa. 1875. 

 Leichtli'nii ma'jor (larger). Cream, orange. 1882. 

 ,, ,, odora'ta (scented). White, yellow. S. Africa. 



1880. 

 ,, ,, xanthospi'la (yellow-blotched). Throat with an 



orange blotch. 



FREE-STONE peaches and nectarines are those with 

 fruit, the flesh of which parts freely from the stone. 



FREEZING. See FROST. 



FREMO'NTIA. (Named in compliment to Colonel 

 Fremont of America. Nat. ord. Sterculiaceas.) 



A nearly hardy, deciduous shrub, that requires a 

 greenhouse in cold districts. Cuttings in spring or 

 autumn, covered with a hand-light in a cool greenhouse. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



F. califo'rnica (Californian). 4-6. Yellow. April. 

 California. 1851. 



FRENCH BEAN. See KIDNEY BEAN. 

 FRENCH MARIGOLD. Tage'tes pa tula. 

 FRENE'LA. See CALLITRIS. 



FREYCINE'TIA. (In commemoration of Admiral 

 Freycinet, a French navigator. Nat. ord. Pandanaceae.) 

 Greenhouse and stove evergreen climbers. Offsets or 

 short, lateral branches. Light loam, with a little peat. 

 F. angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). Malaya. 

 Ba'nksii (Banks's). Green. New Zealand. 

 ,, baueria'na (Bauerian). Pink. Norfolk Island. 

 ,, cumingia'na (Cumingian). Leaves short, spreading, 



not arching. 

 ,, insi'gnis (remarkable). Java and Andamans. 



FREZIE'RA. (Named after A. F. Frezier, a French 

 traveller in South America. Nat. ord. Theads [Tern- 

 stromiaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots 

 getting firm in April and May, in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 Sandy, fibrous loam and sandy, turfy peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 F. seri'cea (silky). 4. White. Ecuador. 1823. 

 ,, theoi'des (Thea-like). See CLEYERA THEOIDES. 



FREDERI'CIA. (Named after Frederick III., King of 

 Bavaria. Nat. ord. Bignoniaceae.) 



Stove climbing shrub. Cuttings of short, half-matured 

 side-shoots, in sand, in a propagating case. Fibrous loam 

 and peat. 

 F. Guilie'lma (William). Yellow. Brazil. 



FRIE'SIA. (Named after Dr. Fries, of Lund. Nat. 

 ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. n-Dodecandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Eheocarpus.) 



F. peduncula'ris (peduncled). See ARISTOTELIA PEDUN- 

 CULARIS. 



FRINGE-TREE. Chiona'nthus. 



FRITILLA'RIA. Fritillary. (From fritittus, a chess- 

 board ; referring to the chequered flowers of some species. 

 Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Hardy bulbs, in close 

 affinity with the true Lilies. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 

 F. acmope'tala (pointed-petaled). 2. Green, purple. 



May. Asia Minor. 1875. 

 ,, a'lba (white. American), i. White. May. N. 



Amer. 

 ,, arme'na (Armenian). J. Flower solitary, lurid 



purple, not chequered. Armenia. 1878. 

 ,, ,, fu' sco-lii'' tea (fuscous- yellow). Copper-brown, in- 

 side yellow. Smyrna. 1887. 



