FUG 



FUS 



ord., Mallowworts [Malvaceffl], Linn., 

 l(}-3fonadc'lphia S-Polyanclria. Allied 

 to Malvaviscus.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the points 

 of shoots, in April or May, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and placed in a mild bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam, with a little silver sand. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



F. hakectfo'lia (Hakea-leaved). 5. Lilac, red. 

 August. Swan River. 1846. 



Jieteropliy'lla (various-leaved). Yellow, red. 



August. St. Martha. 184. r i. 



FULL-FLOWER. See Double-flower. 



FUMA'RIA. Fumitory. From fumos, 

 smoke, referring to the disagreeable 

 smell of the plant. Nat. ord., Funie- 

 irorfs [Fumariacesej. Linn., 17-Dm- 

 dcfjihin '^-Hcxandrla. Allied to Cory- 

 dalis.) 



Hardy annuals. If once sown in March or 

 April, on rockwork, or undisturbed banks, they 

 will sow themselves annually, and maintain 

 themselves without care or trouble. 



F. capreola'ta (tendrilled). 4. Flesh. July. 



Europe. Climber. 

 Burche'l/ii (Burchell's). 4. April. 



Cape of Hope. 1816. 



leuca'ntha (white-flowered). l. White. 



August. Corsica. 1836. 



me'diti (intermediate). 3. Flesh. July. 



Britain. 



FUMIGATING is employed for the de- 

 struction of certain insects ; the inhaled 

 vapour or smoke arising from some 

 substances being fatal to them. Tobacco 

 is the usual substance employed ; and 

 it may he ignited, and the smoke im- 

 pelled upon the insects \sylellows; or 

 the ignited tobacco may be placed 

 under a box, or within a frame, together 

 with the atfected plant. The vapour of 

 spirit of turpentine is destructive to the 

 scale and other insects, employed in 

 this mode. Mr. Mills has stated the 

 following as the best mode of fumi- 

 gating with tobacco. According to 

 the sixe of the place to .be fumi- 

 gated, one or more pieces of cast 

 iron, one inch thick, and three inches 

 over, are made red hot (pieces of old 

 tiles, such as are used for covering 

 smoke flues, \vould probably answer 

 equally well) ; one of these is placed 

 in a twenty-four sized pot, on which is 

 put the quantity of tobacco considered 

 necessary to charge the structure with 

 smoke sufficient to destroy insect life. 

 To fumigate an ordinary sized eight- 



light house, use three heaters, and 

 three twenty-four sized pots, which I 

 have placed on the front flue or walk ; 

 one pound of strong tobacco is put on 

 the three heaters in equal parts, and 

 this is found sufficient to fill the house, 

 so as to destroy all the kinds of insects 

 that perish by fumigation. The system 

 lias these advantages : the tobacco is so 

 quickly consumed, that the house is 

 completely filled in a very short time, 

 and but little smoke can escape before 

 the insects are destroyed, the pure heat 

 from the iron heaters prevents injury 

 from gas, and as no blowing is required 

 there is no dust, it being only necessary 

 to put the tobacco on the heaters and 

 leave the house. A better mode is to 

 soak the tobacco in a strong solution 

 of saltpetre, and when dry to ignite it. 

 The combustion is so complete and in- 

 stantaneous that a smaller quantity is 

 sufficient. The best of all instruments 

 for fumigating with tobacco is Brown's 

 Fumitjator. 



To fumigate with sulphur, paint the 

 hot-water pipes with some sulphur 

 mixed with whitewash ; or put this 

 mixture against the side of the flue 

 furthest from the furnace ; or put some 

 sulphur on a hot-water plate, and keep 

 the water in this boiling by means of a 

 lamp. 



FUMITORY. Fuma'ria. 



FU'NKIA. (After H. Finite, a German 

 botanist, Nat. ord., Lily worts [Lilia- 

 ceffl]. Linn., 6-Ifexandri.a \-Mono- 

 <jynl.fi. Allied to Hymerocallis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials from Japan ; 

 dividing the roots; sandy loam, and a dry situa- 

 tion. 



F. a'lbo-marginu'ta (white -margined). l. 

 Lilac. July. 1837. 



lanceaefo'lla (spear-head-leaved). 1. Lilac. 



August. 1820. 



ova'ta (egg-te?wrf). ij Blue. May. 1/90. 



Sieboldia'nn (Siebolds). 1. Lilac. June. 



1830. 



subcorda'ta (slightly - heart - leaved). 1 . 



White. August. 1"90. 



undula'ta (wa.veA-lea.ved}. 1. Lilac. Au- 



gust. 1834. 



variegu'ta (variegated). 1. Lilac. August. 



1834. 

 FURCRJ/A. A mistaken name for 



n i 



Fonrcro'ya. 



FURZE. U'lex. 



FUSTICK. Macln'ra tincto'ria. 



