EUPHORBIA— FRAGARIA. 



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ercci, spieiiuiug , i/iciiiv.».v.^ ouLuae. j^ piaui, ui xv^i^.i.., ,, ..^^ --- 



leaves opposite, oval-oblong, from its roots a gum known as the assatoiti 



ternate ; divisions linear ;^ pubescent ; flow- 

 ers corymbed. 3-4 f. S. 



parvijl(/rum, (w. S.) leaves sessile ; nar- 

 row-lanceolate ; very acutely serrate ; pu- 

 bescent on boil) sides ; Howers corymbed ; 

 small ; seeds angled. 2 f. S. 

 EUPIIOR"BIA. 19-1. (Euphorhia.) [In 

 honor of Euphorbus, physician to Juba, kuig 

 of Mauritania.] _ , , 



hypcricifo'Ua, (spurge. Ju. #.) smooth, 

 branching, erect, spreading:: branches 

 divaricate; leaves opposi... 

 serrate ; corjnnbs terminal ; flowers 

 miall. , , ,. , 



corolla'ta, the 5-rayed umbel diclioto- 

 pious ; floral leaves and those of the stem 

 oblong, obtuse ; inner segments of the in- 

 volucre "petaloid, obovate ; flowers conspic- 

 aoMS. 1-2 f. 



ojfidna'rnm, stem naked, many-an- 

 pled. Ailbrds the gum-resin unported 

 from Africa, under the name of eupbor- 

 binm. Kx. _^ , , 



mnmla'ta, (Ju. O. #.) stem procumbent, 

 branching, haiiy ; leaves opposite, oval or 

 oblong, "serrulate, oblique at the base, 

 short 'petioled, smooth above, bairy and 

 pale beneath ; flowers solitary and axillary, 

 much .shorter than the leaves. 



7pecncuafi"hae,[Ju.U) procumbent, small, 

 glabrous ; leaves opposite ; oboval or lan- 

 ceolate ; peduncles axillary, elongated, 1- 

 flowered. 



lathy'rus, (spurge caper, J. $ .) umbel 4- 

 cleft, dichotomous; leaves opposite, en- 

 tire, lanceolate, pointing four ways. Ex. 

 ETJPHRA'SIA. 13—2. {Pedicular es.) [From 

 euphron, delightful, pleasant to behold.] 

 officina'U.'i, (eye-bright, w-p. Ju. #.) 

 leaves ovate, obtusely toothed ; lower di- 

 visions of the lip emarginate. 

 EVOL"VULUS. 5—2. (Convolvuli.) [From 

 evolvo, to roll outward.] 

 argente'us, (p. M. >> .) stem simple, erect ; 

 leaves oblong, acute, silky-tomentose on 

 both sides ; peduncles flowered, short. S. 

 nnmmula'ris, (©.) leaves roundish; stem 

 creeping; flowers sub-sessile. (5. 



seric^us, {%■) leaves lanceolate, sessile, 

 silky beneath ; peduncles short, 1-flowered. 

 S. 

 EX"ArUM. 4-1. (Gentiana.) 



■pnlcherium, (r. An. ^.) corolla 4-cleft; 

 calyx 4-partcd, divisions subulate ; pani- 

 cle corymbed ; peduncles filiform. 

 FA GUS. 19—12. (Amentacca.) [From pAa- 

 go, to eat. its nuts being among the first 

 fruits eaten by man.] 



fernigia"ca, (red-beech, y-w. M. ^).) 

 leaves ovat«>-oblong, acuminate, pubescent 

 beneath, coa.-sely-toothcd, at the ba.se ob- 

 tuse, sub-cordate, oblique; nuts ovate, 

 acutely 3 sided. 



sylvuf'ica, leaves of a brighter green, and 

 wood of a lighter color, than the preceding 

 species. White beech. 



FE'DIA. 3—1. (Dipsacea.) [From pheido, 

 clemency, from its liarrnless properties.] 

 radia'ta, (wild lamb lettuce, w. J. 0.) 

 Btem dichotomous ; leaves spatulate-oblong, 

 sub-entire; fruit pubescent, about 4 .sided, 

 'laked at the apex. 8 18 i. ^ 



oUto'i-ia, (lamb lettnce,) fitem dichoto- 

 mous ; leaves lance-linear. Ex. SccVa- 



LERIANELT.A. 



FERU'LA. 5—2. {UmbeUifaa:.) [From /mo, 



to whip.] 



villa' R(i, fgiant fennel, w. Ju. 2^.) leaves 

 on long petioles, tomato, the partitions qui- 

 nate; leafcts ovate, serrate, rigid, veiny; 

 stem villose. 



assnfaftida, leaves alternate, sinuate, 

 obtuse. A plant of Persia, which aftorda 



da of commerce. 



FESTU'CA. 3—2. ^ ., ., , , • , j 



cla'lior, (fescue-grass, 0. J. U-) paijcled, 

 spreading, very branching, lax; spike- 

 lets ovate-lanceolate, 4-5-flowered,- florets 

 slightly armed ; leaves flat; root cjeeping 



teneria, (B. J. 0.) panicle spiked, very 

 simple, one-sided; spikelets abo'^t 9 flow- 

 ered; bristles shorter than the subulate 

 florets; culm filiform, angular abc *-e ; leaves 

 setaceous. 8-15 i. 



prafcn"sis, (J. 2J.) panicle spreading 

 branched ; spikelets linear, many-flowered 

 acute ; leaves linear; root fibrous. 1-2 f. 



spica'ta, (w. J.) spikelets alternate, ses- 

 sile, erect ; somewhat 5-flowered ; florets 

 subulate, sub-glabrous, with a long scab- 

 rous awn ; linear leaves and culm glabrous. 



grandijlo'ra, (E.) panicle simple, erect; 

 spikelets very few ; generally 7-flowered ; 

 florets acute, distant. 



nu'ta.yis, (nodding fcstuca, J. If.) panicle 

 slender, diftuse, at length nodding ; branch- 

 es long, in pairs, naked below ; spikelets 

 lance ovate, about 3-flowered ; florets 

 smooth, awnless, and nearly nerveless. 3 f. 



FI'CUS. 20—3. iUrticccs.) 

 ca'rica, (fig-tree, g. Ju, 1? .) leaves cordate 



3 or 5-lobed, repand-toothed; lobes obtuse 



scabrous above, pubescent beneath. 5-8 f 



Ex. 



FLCER"KIA. 6—1. (Ranunculactz.) [From 

 a German by the name of Flcerke.] 

 palns"tris, (false mermaid, w-y. Ap. 2^.) 



stem decumbent, terete, slender, smooth , 



leaves alternate, trifid and pinnatifid, with 



a long petiole. Marshes. 



FOTHERGIL"LA 



^„. 11—2. {Amcntacece.) 



'alnifo'Ua, (witch-alder, W. Ap. ^.\ 

 leaves wedgc-obovate, crenate-toothed 

 above. S. 



FRAGA'RIA. 11—12. {Rosacea.) [From 

 fragro, to smell sweet.] ,, ^ , » 



Virginia' na, (wild strawberry, w. M. Zf.) 

 calj-x of the fruit spreading ; hairs on the 

 petioles erect, on the peduncles close- 

 pressed ; leaves .somewhat glabrous above. 



grandijlo'ra, (pine-apple strawberry,) ca- 

 lyx of the fruit erect ; hairs erect ; leaves 

 somewhat glabrous above. Ex. 



ves"ca, (Engli.sh strawbeny, w M. U.) 

 calyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on the 

 petioles spreading, on the peduncles close- 

 p.essed. Ex. , , ,, 



canndcit'df, (mountam etrawberrj', M. 

 1L.) large ; Icafets broad-oval, lateral ones 

 manifestly petiolcd ; pedicels long, ro 



