588 



FIG 



Subsequent sweating and "processing" vary much as 

 with prunes, raisins and other dried fruits. Exceeding 

 care, cleanliness and long experience are all-important in 

 the production of a high-grade article. 



The dried Fig crop of California is large, and increas- 

 ing. In 1886 the total product was but 100,(HI0 pounds. 

 In the 5 years ending with 1899 it was 14,945,000 pounds, 

 an average of 2,989,000 pounds per annum. White 



vailing in the »Muilii-iii .-.ua.-^. I ! liiinly 



enough to endure the climate c-xi-M ' i. i..«iia-i 

 a bush, and protected in winter, i i-' if 



with several inches of soil. In . i iin.MI.- 



states a heavy covering of siii , "i ■: . i i lt.-i-h 

 branches is often sufficient. Th.- lir-t . r"|. ..i iruit is all 

 that can usually be expected in tin- < xtr. um' iM'itli ; the 

 second crop sometimes ripens in ilir mi.l.lli states. 



South of Virginia, many vari. li. - ^i li^- jr,. r.-adily 

 grown in the i.|m n L-ri-'niil. Ti,. . ;- liiiH'iitv (,f l',.-r,-k- 

 mans, Massey. \ • - : I. !:• .-■•• ■ ' ■.■! -iIhts plainly 

 show that thi- I I i n -i- ana nf iln- 



southern stati-s. lull .III. ' . i :i ... m.t Inrdi-yini.', 

 which seems ti. i,-.,(iii. ... -uninicr atna.s- 



phere. The Fit' cann..t i i: - n. niark.-t in a 



fresh state, and then-fin. r . . ni. .1 mlf ivafiou to 

 supply local demands wi.; I ^ ' ; r litalil... Even in 

 California the fruit niarliii- an ■iiii .liniciilty kept 

 supplied, and many large towns seldom have fresh Figs 

 on the stands. Charles H. Shinn. 



FIG. Adam's F. is Musa paradisiaca. BarbaryF., 

 Opiintin ruhiarls. Devil's F., Argemone 3{exic<iiin. 

 Hottentot's F., .nvx.mhryanthemum ediile. Indian F., 

 Opuniin i-iihiaris. Keg t., Diospyros Kaki. Pharaoh's 



FIG-MARIGOLD. .If.. 



tnthemn 



FILAGO Germanica, the Cotton Rose, is a cot- 

 tonv annual plant sonii'wiiat like Leontuporliuin. wliich 

 is now and then collectt-.l l.y f. .mists and dy.-.l lik.. ini 

 raortelles. It was called ILrh,, ;.,./.../ l.y ili.. i.l.l lii.rii.il- 

 ists, because a new geni'rati..n ..f rlust,.i-,.,l li.a.U li-..- 

 out of the parent clnst.-r as if vindutifnllv txaltinf; 

 itself. Fully described iu botanies. 



FILBERT. Old World species of Corijlus. 



FILIPENDULA. See Ulmaria. 



FINGER GRASS. Species of Chlorh and Panicnm. 



FIORIN. Arjrostis stolonifera and alba. 



FIR shoulil 11. .t I.f nsc.l t.. mean anything outside 

 the genus Abit-s. I.ut pi.|.ii!;.rly it includes many trees 

 known to nurstrym.n .iinl i.ih.Tsas Picea. Fir is also 

 used loosely an.i ina.-.inaf .ly to include conifers of 



FIRE-CRACKER, FLORAL. See Brevoortia. 



FIRE-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN. Euphorbia lietero- 



ph,ill„. 



FIRE-PINK. Silene Virgiiiicn. 

 FIRE-PLANT is Euplwrhia heti'mphylla. 

 FIRE-WEED. EpUoUum antinstifoUum a.w\ Erech- 



FISH- GRASS. See Cahomba. 



FITTONIA (Elizabeth and Sarah Mary Fitton, authors 

 of "Conversations on Botany," and friends of Robert 

 Brown). AcanthAcece. Three species of low-growing 

 Peruvian herbaceous perennials, valued for the brilliant 

 variegation made by red or white venation of their large, 

 heart-shaped Ivs. Fls. borne singly in the axils of the 

 overlapping bracts, which form a peduncled, terminal 



FITTONIA 



spike; calyx segments linear-bristly; corolla tube slen- 

 der ; lip long, narrow, shortly lobed at the apex. 



Fitlonia argyroneura (Fig. 823) and F. Verscliaffellii 

 a-c a-no-g^-e show'e-* a-' — o* sa'—'ac* — y o* *-op'-a' 

 tra 111 g plai ts tl it are gro\n for their foliage Heat 

 moisture and sh ie are tl t s 1 r 1 



t re The\ are tai 1 ir 1 ] 

 t ns and re i re a clo 

 or 1 narv li t, ro m Tl 

 1 allow pan n r fn 



823 F tton a a eyroneura ( X 

 > r elw 1 tl 



p OS po=; t on 

 as they are always on dress parade. They look well on 

 a corner, with the pan tilted up somewhat so that some 

 of the foliage may hang down. It is a good plan to 

 place the pan on a small inverted saucer in a large sau- 

 I'. r ..f water chiefly for the sake of a c.ntinnnns supply 



tl nly .-nemies of these fin.- plants. A lim-. lai--.. -pi-ci- 



ni.ii ran be quickly and easily ^. ..in-.d !.> tl... u-.- ..t a 



specimen has to li. ■ i ii.im' w hi!.- it can be 



portions of stem an.i p. _-^:n_. il l..\vn. 



Fittonias are also an[mii,'st tlie finest elements in 

 "pyramids "or mound.s along with Philodendrum. Cis- 

 SK.s discolor, Episcea cupreafa, Nephthytis and Selagi- 

 nelhis. There is often a bare, unsightly space under 

 thf l.tn.h.s that can be transformed into a tangle of 

 tr..pii-..I i-?-....p..rs by the use of such plants. A board 



can 1... pi: 1 slanting toward the walks and covered 



witli r..tt..n stiinips. chttnks of peat, and moss for the 

 plants t.. nil. i.. Tli.- ..]..-ii l...r.l.-rs near the walks have 



hardly f; i L il. ui.i i liny can also be pegged 



down in 1 ' .f palms, as they can 



stand unliii . i. , wliole, they are ideal 



plants f.ir 1 1 .iii. .l . ..n . i \ ;.i..i i. , and it would be hard 



A. JIabit erect : height TA ft. 

 gigantSa, Linden (GymvostAchyum gigantea,Hort.). 

 Subshrubby, branching : stems reddish violet only be- 

 tween the joints, with 4 ranks of silky, white, erect 

 hairs : Ivs. opposite, elliptical, not notched at the base, 

 with 2 ranks of hairs, tapering more than in the other 

 species, dark, shining green ; veins carmine-red : fls. 

 pale, with a reddish brown band in the middle of the 

 side and upper lobes, and a dark yellow spot in the mid- 

 dle of the lower lip. R.H. 1869, p. 186. I. H. 16:611. 

 AA. Habit trailing : height about 6 in. 



VerschaHfiltii, E. Coem. (Fittonia and Eranfhemum 

 riibrotienmm and ritbrovenosum, Hort. Uranthemum 



