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FIIANKENIA— GALIUM. 



carved-peudulous; receptacle of the seeds 

 globose, favose-scrobiculate, villose. 



da'tior, (hautboy strawbeny, w. 2/.) ca- 

 lyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on the pe- 

 duacle and petiole spreading. Ex. 



FRANKE'NIA. 7—3. (CaryophyUea:.) [From 

 I'rof. .Tolin Frankenius, of Upsal, Sweden.] 

 graiulijlc/ra, (see heath.) leaves obovate- 

 cuueiform, mucronatc, with rcvolute mar- 

 gins, rather coriaceous, very minutely hairy 

 and ciliate, particularly at the base ; stem 

 prostrate ; branches and calyx minutely 

 hairy. A dwarf-pcrcnnial. S. 

 FRASE'RA. 4—1. {Gcntianect.) 



vertlc'd'lnta, (American columbo, g-y. 

 Ju $ .) leaves oblong-lanceolate, whorled 

 or opposite, smooth ; flo^vers on whorled 

 peduncles. Medicinal. Swamps. 3 6 f. 

 FRAX"INUS. 20—2. {Jasmina.) [From 

 phraxis, a hedg^e : used in making: hedges.] 

 acnminn'la, (white ash, w-g. M. ^.) leaf- 

 ets petioled, oblong, shining, acuminate, 

 very entire, or slightly toothed, glaucous 

 beneath ; flowers calycled. 

 pen"dida, weeping ash. 

 or"nu!^, leaves pinnate. Flowering ash. j 

 samhvcifolia, (black ash, M. '^.) leafets 

 sessile, ovate-lanceolate, serrate, the lateral \ 

 ones somewhat rounded and unequal at j 

 the base. 



juglandifo'Ua, (swamp ash, M. Tp .) leaves | 

 pinnate ; leafets petiolate, ovate, opaque, j 

 serrate, glaucous beneath ; axils of the i 

 veins pubescent ; branches smooth ; flow- j 

 crs calyculate. | 



FRITILLA'RIA. 6—1. (Liliacece.) [From! 

 fritillus, a chess-board, in reference to the 

 variegated petals of one of its species.] 

 imperia'lis, (crown imperial, r. and y. 

 M. 11-) flowers under a leafy crown, nod- 

 ding ; leaves lance-linear, entire. From 

 Persia. 



lanccola'ta, (p. Ju. 2/.) stem leafy, 1-2- 

 fiowered ; leaves lance-linear, lower ones 

 whorled ; petals lanceolate. »S. 



molca'grh, (fritillary, Guinea-hen flower, 

 p. and y. M. 2^.) leaves alternate, linear, 

 channelled ; stem 1-floweved ; nectary lin- 

 ear ; flower checkered. 



aV'ha, (w. Ap. 2_f.) glaucous; leaves re- 

 motish, alternate, sessile, oblong liioirr, 

 flattish, oblique, obtuse, substriate beneath ; 

 flowers 1-3, axillary and terminal. 1 f. 



FU'SCIISIA. 8—1. f^Onagroi.) [From a Ger- 

 man botanist, Leonard Fuschs.] 



rri'jgdla'nica, (ear-drop, r.) peduncles 

 axillaiy, 1-flowered ; leaves opposite or in 

 threes, very entire ; flowers pendulous. Ex. 

 FU'CUS. 21-4. {Alga.) [PAucus, the Greek 



for sea-weed.] 



lo'rens, stem very short, dilated into a 

 cup, sending out a fusiform, dichotomous 

 receptacle. In the ocean. 

 FUMA'RIA 16—6. (Papaveracece.) [From 



fumus, smoke.] 



officina'lis, (fumitory, r. J. ^.) stem 

 branching, spread ; leaves more than de- 

 compound ; leafets wedge-lanceolate, gash- 

 ed. Naturalized. 6-10 i, 

 rUNAT.iA 21—2. (MhscL) [From funis. 



1 rope in allusion to its lonj? nedicels.'l 



kygromctf'ica, (hygrometer moss,) leaves 

 ovate, acute, concave, entire, inflected; cap- 

 sules .swelling, drooping, pear-form ; pedi- 

 cels very long, twisting spirally when dry 



GaLAC'TIA. 16—10. (,LeguminoscB.) [From 



gala, milk.] ' 



moU/.t, (Ju. 2X-) stem twining, soft-pube.'^- 

 cent ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, pale beneath ; racemes axillary, a 

 little longer than the leaves, pedunculate ; 

 flo-wers pedicelled ; calyx acuminate vil- 

 lose ; legume compressed, villose ; flowers 

 small, purple. Milk plant. Pine barrens. 



glaheV'la, leafets shining above ; stem 

 smooth. 



pilo'sa, stem twining, minutely and re- 

 trorscly hirsute ; leafets oblong-ovate, flnely 

 hirsute on both surfaces, pale bene'ath ; ra- 

 cemes much longer than the leaves ; flow- 

 ers on short pedicels, scattered and remote ; 

 legume villous. S. 

 GALAN"THUS. 6-1. {Narcissi.) [From 



gala, milk, anthos, ilower, in allusion to its 



whiteness.] 



nival"i.<^, (snow-drop, w. Ap. 2X.) leaves 

 linear, keeled, acute, radical ; scape l-flow- 

 ered. Ex. 



plicari"thu!i, (Russian snow-drop,) flow- 

 ers smaller than the preceding. 

 GALAR"DIA. \1—^. (Corymbiferm.) 



'pinnntiji' dn , (y. p.) leaves pinnatifid ; di- 

 visions lance-linear, somewhat entire. 8 i. 

 GA'LAX. 5—1. {Sempervivea:.) [From gala, 



milky, because of the whiteness of its 



flowers.] 



rotundifo'Iia, (w. J. 2^.) very glabrous , 

 leaves round-reniform, toothed; spike very 

 long. S. 

 GALE'GA. 16—10. {Leguminosa:.) [From gala^ 



milk, because it increases the milk of ani- 

 mals who eat it.] 



virgtnio'na, (goat's-rue, r-y. w. Ju. If.) 

 erect; leafets 8-12 pairs, oval-oblong, mu- 

 cronate, white-villose beneath ; raceme ter 

 minal ; legumes falcate, villose. 1 f. 

 GALEOP"SIS. 13—1. {Labiates.) [From gah, 



a weasel, opsis. appearance.] 



lada'mnn, (red hemp-nettle, r-w. Ju. 0.) 

 stem hairy, not swollen belo\v the joints ; 

 leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, serrate, 

 hairy; flov^ers whorled; upper lip of the 

 corolla slightly crenate. 1 f. Waste grounds. 

 Introduced. 



tefra'hit, stem hispid, swollen between 

 the joints ; flowers rose-colored, with a 

 white tube, lower lip dotted with purple. 

 GA'LIUM. 4—1. {RubicecE.) [From gala. 



milk, some species having the property oJ 



coap:uhting milk.] 



triji'dnm, (bed-straw, w. Ju. 2^.) stem 

 procumbent, scabrous backwards ; cauline 

 leaves in fives, branch leaves in fours, lin- 

 ear, obtuse, scabrous at the margin and on 

 the nerves ; terminal, few-flowered ; pedi- 

 cel short: corollas mo.^tly 3 cleft. 



a!>pTel"lum, (rough bed-straw, w. Ju. 2.^.) 

 stem difluse, very branching, prickly back- 

 wards; leaves in fives and sixes, lanceo- 

 late, acuminate ; margins and nerves prick 

 ly ; pedicels short. 18-24 i. 



tiiicto' rinm, (dyer's cleavers, w. Ju.) stern 

 dilTiiso, Pinonthish ; leaves linear, cauline 



