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seeds of pedata in a hotbed in March, and 

 transplanted in May to a sheltered situation, or 

 grown in a cool greenhouse. 

 F. eallo'sa (hardened). 1). White. June. 



Arkansas. 1824. 

 peda'ta (double-lobed-leaved). White. July. 



Mexico. 1803. 



FLORETS. The small stalkless flowers 

 united on a common undivided recep- 

 tacle, and enclosed in one common 

 calyx to form a compound flower. 



FLORIST. A dealer in flowers, flower- 

 ing shrubs, and their seeds. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS are those which, 

 by their beauty or fragrance, power to 

 produce permanent varieties, and faci- 

 lity 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 necessaiy characteristics of a flo- 

 rist's flower to be 1st. The power to 

 be perpetuated 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, 3rdly, it must possess 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, Dahlia, 

 Fritillary, Fuchsia, Gladiolus, Hyacinth, 

 Hydrangea, Ixia, Iris, Lily, Lobelia, 

 Narcissus, Pansy, Pieony, Pelargonium, 

 Petunia, Phlox, Pink, Polyanthus, Ra- 

 nunculus, Rhododendron, Rose, Tulip, 

 Tuberose, Verbena. 



FLOWER. See Bloom. 



FLOWER FENCE. Poinciu'na. 



FLOWERING ASH. O'rnus. 



FLOWER OF JOVE. Ly'chnis Jlo's 

 Jo' vis. 



FLOWER-GARDEN is that portion of 

 the ground in the vicinity of the resi- 

 dence disposed in parterres and bor- 

 ders, tenanted by flowers and flowering 

 shrubs, and among walks and lawns, 

 so that the occupiers of the house may 

 have ready access to what is so beau- 

 tiful in form, colour, and fragrance. 

 SeeLantlsctipr Gardatiii//, Plantation, &c. 



FLOWER POTS are of various sixes 

 and names : 



In addition to the above, there is a 

 description of flower pots called iip- 

 riyhts, which are used for growing bul- 

 bous plants, the roots of which do not 

 spread laterally but perpendicularly. 

 They are deeper in proportion to their 

 width than common flower pots, and 

 may be thus particularised 



