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in a similar situation ; the lower part 

 of rock will suit those found on hedge 

 banks. Those found in shady woods 

 may be planted on the north side of the 

 rockAvork, near to the ground; whilst 

 those that grow wild on exposed rocks, 

 or old walls, may be placed near the 

 top of the rockwork in chinks between 

 the stones. The most difficult to ma- 

 nage are those found within the reach 

 of the spray of a waterfall. The only 

 Avay to succeed tolerably with these, is 

 to place them so as they can be covered 

 with a hand-glass in the shady side of 

 the rock, and to keep them moist by 

 sprinkling them every day through the 

 rose of a watering-pot, protecting them 

 in winter by a covering of matting 

 thrown over the hand-glass in frosty 

 weather. 



FERRA'RIA. (Named after Ferrari, 

 nn Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [Iridacese]. Linn., IQ-Monadclphia 1- 

 Triandria. Allied to Pardanthus.) 



Very dwarf bulbs, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Seeds, sown when ripe, or kept dry un- 

 til the following spring; offsets, which are plen- 

 tifully produced ; sandy loam and a little peat; 

 bulbs to be kept dry after the leaves have 

 withered; fresh potted when they begin to 

 move, and then supplied with moisture. If 

 planted on a warm border, placed at least six 

 inches deep, and the soil and young shoots pro- 

 tected from frost, they may be grown in the 

 open ground. 



F. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). . Brown. 

 June. 1825. 



anther o'sa (/arg-e-anthered). . Green, 



brown. June. 1800. 



atra'ta (darkened). ^. Dark purple. June. 



divarica'tu (straggling), i. Brown. June. 



1825. 



donga' ta (elongated). Dark purple. July. 



Monte Video. 1828. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). A. Brown. June. 



1825. 



uncina'ta (hooked). . Brown. June. 1825. 



undula'ta(\v&vy -leaved). . Green, brown. 



April. 1775. 



FE'RULA. ^ Giant Fennel. (Pliny's 

 name for this plaflt. Nat. ord., ITmlcl- 

 Iifcrs [Apiacece]. Linn., ti-Pentandria 

 2-Dif/ynia. Allied to Heracleum.) 



The giant fennels, like the Cow parsnips, are 

 peculiarly well fitted to form striking contrasts 

 near water, on banks, or by the recesses of rock- 

 work in gardens, besides their interest as fur- 

 nishing assafcetida from the milky juice of F. 

 persica, &c. Hardy herbaceous perennials, 

 with yellow flowers, except where otherwise 

 specified. Seed in spring; common garden 

 soil. 



F. ammoni'aca (ammoniac). 6. White, June. 

 Persia. 1831. 



assafce'tida (assafcetida). 7. July. Persia. 



campe'stris (field). 3. June. Tauria. 1829. 



ctt;>i#'raj(hair-like). 4. June. Spain. 1820. 



Ca'spica (Caspian). 3. July. Caucasus. 181Q. 



commu'nis (common). 10. July. South 



Europe. 1597- 



Ferula'go (Ferulago). 6. July. South 



Europe. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 8. July. Italy. 150,6. 



longifo'lia (long-lejjved). 4. July. Siberia. 



1820. 



meoi'des (Meum-like). 3. July. Levant. 



1810. 



nu'da (naked). 1. July. Siberia. 182J. 



nudicau'lis (naked - stemmed). January. 



Sicily. 1825. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 1. Green. July. 



Greece. 181Q. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 3. July. Levant. 1759- 



pauciju'ga (fcw-paired-^eauerf). !< June. 



Persia. 1830. 



Fe'rsica (Persian). 6. August. Persia. 



1782. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. July. Siberia. 1820. 



Sidi'rica (Siberian). 4. July. Siberia. 1816. 



Songa'rica (Songarican). August. Siberia. 



1827. 



stri'cta (erect). 2. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1818. 



sylva'tica (wood). 3. June. Podolia. 1829. 



t/iyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). 1. June. 



Candia. 1823. 



tingita'na (Tangier). 8. July. Barbary. 



1680. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 1. White. July. North 



America. 1821. 



FESTOON. An arch curving down- 

 wards, and the most graceful form for 

 training climbers, either out of doors 

 or in the conservatory. 



FESTU'CA. Fescue Grass. A genus 

 of grasses containing some of the best 

 of our pasture grasses, such as Sheep's 

 Fescue, jP. ovina, and Hardish Fescue, 

 F. duriuscula. 



FEVERFEW. Pyre'lhcum. 



FEVERWORT. Trio'stcnm. 



FJCA'RIA, Pilewort. (From fit-its, ;i 

 fig ; in reference to the fig- shaped little 

 tubers of the root. Nat. ord., Cro-w- 

 foots [Kammculaceae]. Linn., Ift-Poly- 

 andr'm C>-Polyyynia. Allied to Ranun- 

 culus.) 



One of the prettiest of our native early spring 

 flowers. Hardy tubers. Division of the tube- 

 rous roots at any time, but best when the plant 

 is pushing afresh. The garden varieties, as 

 well as the common one, do best under the 

 shade of trees. 



F. vc'rnu (spring). $. Yellow. May. Britain. 

 pa'llida (pale-flowered) , . Pale 



yellow. May. 

 _. ple'na (double-flattered), &. Yellow. 



May. Britain. 



