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Faramea continued. 



and some small lumps of charcoal. Cuttings, made in 

 spring, will root, if inserted under a bell glass, in heat. 

 ! F. odoratissima (very sweet-scented).* A. white, in terminal 

 ! corymbs. I. oval-oblong, acutish at the base, abruptly acumi- 

 ' nated at the apex. h. 6ft. West Indies, 1793. 

 j FARFUGIUM GRANDE. See Ligularia Xsemp- 

 jferi aureo maculata. 



FARINA. Meal. 



FARINACEOUS, FARINOSE. Mealy; having 

 the texture of flour. 



FARSETIA (named after Philip Farseti, a Venetian 

 botanist). OBD. Cruciferce. A genus of about twenty 

 species of hardy or half-hardy, branched, erect herbs or 

 sub-shrubs, more or less hoary or downy. They are 

 natives of the Mediterranean region, Africa, and Asia 

 Minor to Northern India. Inflorescence racemose or 

 spicate. Leaves entire, opposite. Most of the species 

 are very pretty, and the hardy perennials are well adapted 

 for growing on rockwork, borders, &c., in ordinary 

 garden soil. The less hardy sorts thrive well in a com- 

 post of sandy loam and peat. All are easily increased by 

 seeds. 

 F. SBgyptica (Egyptian), fl. white. June and July. I. linear, 



pressed, hoary. Stems shrubby, erect, much branched, h. 1ft. 



North Africa, 1788. Half-hardy. 

 F. clypeata (buckler-shaped), fl. yellow. June. I. oblong, re- 



pand. Stems herbaceous, erect, h. 1ft. to 2ft. South Europe, 



1596. Hardy. 

 F.lunarioides(Lunaria-like). fl. yellow ; sepals whitish. June. 



I. oblong-obovate, stalked, hoary. Stems suffruticose, ascendent. 



h. 1ft. Grecian Archipelago, 1731. Hardy. (B. M. 3087.) 



FASCIATED. When a stem becomes much flat- 

 tened, instead of- retaining a cylindrical figure; e.g., the 

 Cockscomb. 



FASCICLED, FASCICULAK, or FASCICU- 

 LATE. In bundles or parcels. 



FASTIGIATE. Tapering to a narrow point, like a 

 pyramid. 



FATR.2EA. Included under Terminalia (which see). 



FIG. 3. FATSIA PAPYRIFERA. 



FATSIA (derived from the Japanese name of one of 

 the species). OBD. Araliacece. A genus of half-hardy shrubs 

 or small trees, allied to Aralia (which see for culture). 

 All the species are described below. 



F. horrlda (horrid), fl. in terminal panicles. I. palmately lobed, 

 cordate, petiolate, prickly. Stems thick, armed 

 with yellow spines, h. 6ft. to 12ft. North-west 

 America, 1829. Hardy. SYN. Panax horridum. 

 (H. F. B. A. 98.) 



(Japanese).* I. large, leathery, digitate, 

 green. Stem straight, forming an um- 



shinin 



a-like head. h. 3ft. to 5ft. Japan. A very fine 

 half-hardy evergreen shrub for sub-tropical gar- 

 dening. It is easily raised from seed, which should 

 be sown in gentle heat ; and portions of the stem, 

 treated as cuttings, root freely. SYNS. Aralia 

 japonica and A. Sieboldii. See Fig. 2. 



F. I. variegata (variegated).* I. blotched and mar- 

 gined with white. Japan. Half-hardy. 



F. j. V. aurea (golden -variegated).* Somewhat 

 larger and stronger than the foregoing, and with a 

 rich yellow variegation. Distinct and fine. 



F. papyrifera (rice-paper-tree).* fl. greenish, in droop- 

 ing panicles, which are 2ft. to 3ft. long. I. from Sin. to 

 12in. long, five or seven-lobed, clothed (as are also the 



FIG. 2. FATSIA JAPONICA. 



stems) with a kind of down, but ultimately glabrous. 

 Stem branching above, h. 6ft. to 8ft. Formosa, 1852. 

 A noble half-hardy plant, which must be protected 

 from all winds ; very useful for sub-tropical garden- 

 ing. SYN. Aralia papyrifera. See Fig. 3. (B. M. 



FAUX. The orifice of a calyx or corolla. 



FAVEOLATE, FAVOSE. Pitted or ex- 

 cavated, like the cells of a honeycomb. 



FEATHER GRASS. See Stipa pen- 

 nata. 



FEATHER - VEINED. Having veins 

 which proceed from a midrib at an acute 

 angle. 



FEBRIFUGAL, FEBRIFUGE. Effica- 

 cious in moderating fevers. 



FEDIA (supposed to be from fedus, the same 

 as hoedus, a kid, in allusion to the smell of the 

 plant ; but possibly one of Adanson's meaning- 

 less names). OBD. Valerianeoe. A pretty gla- 

 brous annual herb. Leaves entire or toothed. 

 It is of easy culture in moderately good garden 

 soil. Seeds should be sown in pots, in March, 



