FIN 



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FLO 



pighiaceae]. Linn., IQ-Decandria k-Pen- 

 tur/ynia. Allied to Camarea.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in spring or summer, 

 and plunged in a sweet bottom-heat; sandy loam, 

 turfy peat, a little silver sand, and a few pieces of 

 charcoal. Winter temp., 50 to 55; summer, 

 60 to 85. 

 F. c'legans (elegant). Yellow, S. Amer. 1812. 



FlNGERS-AND-TOES. See AlIBURY. 



FINOCHIO, or AZOREAN FENNEL (Ane 1 - 

 thum Azo'ricum) cannot be cultivated 

 successfully in this country. 



FIR. Pi'nus. 



FIRE. See FURNACE. 



FISH. See ANIMAL MATTERS. 



FISCHE'RIA. (Named after Dr. Fischer, 

 jf St. Petersburg!!. Nat. ord., Asclepiads 

 [Asclepiadaceffi]. Linn., o-Pentandna 

 2-Di(/ynia. Allied to Gonolobus.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of shoots, 

 young or old, in light, open soil, and in heat ; 

 peat and loam, with broken bricks and charcoal 

 mixed with the compost, in addition to good 

 drainage. Summer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 

 48 to 55. 



F. sca'ndens (climbing). Green, yellow. May. 

 S. Amer. 1826. 



FITZRO'YA. (So called after Capt. B. 

 Fitzroy, R.N., commander of a surveying 

 expedition. Nat., ord., Conifers [Coni- 

 ferae]. Linn., 2l-Moncecia Q-Polyandria.) 

 Evergreen hardy tree. Cultivated like the 

 Ce'drus deoda'ra. 



F. Patago'nica (Patagonian). 80. Yellow, green. 

 Patagonia. 



FLACOU'RTIA. (Named after E. Fla- 

 court, a French botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Bixads [Flacourtiaceae]. 'Liim. ) Z2-Di(ecia 

 12-Polyandria.) 



Stove evergreens with white flowers, the fruit of 

 which is wholesome. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in April, in sand, and in heat, under a 

 bell-glass ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 

 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



F. catuphru'cta (all-armed). 4. E. Ind. 1804. 

 ~~flave'scens (yellowish). 15. Guinea. 1780. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). 20. E. Ind. 181Q. 



Ramo'ntchi (Ramontchi). 12. July. Mada- 



gascar. 1775. 



rhamnoi'des (rhamnus-like). 4. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 12. E.Ind. 1820. 



su'pida (well-tasted. Esculent). 10. E.Ind. 1800. 



sepia'ria (hedge). 6. E.Ind. 18)6. 

 FLAGELLA'RIA. (FicomJIugello, to whip 



or scourge ; in reference to the long, flexi- 

 ble shoots. Nat. ord., Spiderworts [Coin- 

 melinacese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 3- 

 Tric/ynia.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, but chiefly by suckers ; peat 

 and loam; more curious than beautiful; leaves 

 very astringent. 

 F. I'ndica (Indian). 7. White. June. India. 1782. 



FLAKE is the term by which a carnation 

 is distinguished that has two colours, 



only, and these extending through the 

 length of the petals. 



FLAME -LILY. Pyroli'rion. 



FLAX. Li' num. 



FLAX-LILY. Pho'rmium. 



J?l J AX-S'lAH.L'ysiffia'c/iiali'num stella' turn. 



FLINJDE'RSIA. (Named in honour ot' 

 Capt. M. Flinders, R.N., who explored 

 the coast of New Holland in the begin- 

 ning of this century. Nat. ord., Cedretads 

 [Cedrelacese], Linn., IQ-Decandria 1- 

 Monoyynia. Allied to Chloroxylon.) 



A greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings of the 



ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 



spring ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



F. austraflis (southern). 60. White. N. Hoi- 



land. 1823. 



FLORESTI'NA. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 cese]. Linn., 19-Synytiiesia l-^Equalu. 

 Allied to Bahia.) 



Seeds of callo'sa in the open ground, in April ; 

 seeds of peda'ta in a hotbed, in March, arid 

 transplanted in May to a sheltered situation, or 

 grown in a cool greenhouse. 

 F. callo'sa (hardened). 1$. White. June. 



Arkansas. 1824. 



peda'ta (double-lobed-/eaed). White. July. 

 Mexico. 1803. 



FLORETS. The small stalkless flowers 

 united on a common undivided recep- 

 tacle, and enclosed in one common cah x 

 to form a compound flower. 



FLORIST. A dealer in flowers, flowering 

 shrubs, and their seeds. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS are those which, 

 by their beauty or fragrance, power to 

 produce permanent varieties, and facility 

 of cultivation, are so largely in demand 

 as to render them especially worthy of 

 cultivation as an article of commerce. 



Mr. Glenny has justly enumerated the 

 necessary characteristics of a florists' 

 flower to be 1st. The power to be per- 

 petuated and increased by slips and other 

 modes independent of its seed. 2ndly. 

 The power to produce new varieties from 

 seed, capable, like their parent, of being 

 perpetuated; and, thirdly, it must pos- 

 sess sufficient interest and variety to be 

 grown in collections. 



At present, the chief florists' flowers 

 are the Amaryllis, Anagallis, Anemone, 

 Auricula, Calceolaria, Carnation, Chry- 

 santhemum, Cineraria, Crocus, Dahlic, 

 Fritillary, Fuchsia, Gladiolus, Hyacinth, 

 Hydrangea, Ixia, Iris, Lily, Lobelia, 

 Narcissus, Pansy, Peony, Pelargonium, 

 Petunia, Phlox, Pink, Polyanthus, Ra- 

 nunculus, Rhododendron, Rose, Tulip, 

 Tuberose, Verbena. 



