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Falcatus, (fake, a hook or sickle,) hooked ; bent like a sickle. Aspa- 

 ragus falcatus. 



Ferrugineus, iron-colored ; rusty. Lasiopetalum ferrugineum , Rhodo- 

 dendron ferrugineum. 



Filamentosus, (filum, a thread,) thread-shaped ; producing filaments. 

 Yucca Jilamentosa. 



Fimbriatus, fringed ; flounced. Camellia fimbriata. 



Flagellifonnis, (flagellum, a whip.) Cactus fiagelliformis. 



Floridibus, florid ; gay; fresh. Gardenia florida. 



Foetid us, of a rank smell. Pothos foetidus ; Cerissa foetida. 



Folium, a leaf of a plant. 



Formosus, beautiful ; handsome; ornamental. Potentilla formosa. 



Fragrans, having a smell, either agreeable or disagreeable ; but generally 

 applied to the former. Olea fragrans. 



Fruticosus, (frutex, a shrub,) shrubby. Althea frutex. 



Fulgens, shining; glittering; resplendent. Lobelia fulgens f Salvia 

 fulgens. 



Genera, plural of genus. 



Genus, a kindred ; a race ; a family. 



Gibbosus, ( Gibbus, bunched out, gouty,) abounding with excrescences, 

 particularly at the joints. Pelargonium gibbosum. 



Giganticus, giant-like ; huge. Colotropris gigantea. 



Glandulosus, furnished with glands. Hypericum glandulosum. 



Glomeratus, (glomero,to gather into around heap,) collected together in 

 a round assemblage. Gnaphalium glomeratum ; Mesembryanthemum 

 glomeratum. 



Gloriosus, superb; grand. Yucca gloriosa. 



Gracilis, slender ; weak ; lank. Jasminum gradle ; Fuchsia gracilis. 



Grand is, great; lofty; sublime. Tectona grandis ; Banksia grandis. 



Grandiflorus, (grandis, great, and fas.} Cactus grandiflorus. 



Granulatus, (granum, a grain of corn.) Resembling a grain of corn 

 in any part. Saxifraga granulata. 



Gratus, grateful ; agreeable. Lonicera grata. 



Hepaticus, (hepar, the liver,) liver-colored ; lobed like the liver. Ane- 

 mone hepalica. 



Hibernacula, winter quarters ; a part of the plant which protects the 

 embryo herb ; the covering of a bud. 



Hirsutus, rough ; hairy ; shaggy. Epilobium hirsutum ; Viola hirsuta. 



Hispidus, rough ; bristly ; rugged. Robinia hispida. 



Hortensis, (hortus, a garden,) pertaining to or growing in gardens. 

 Hydrangea hortensis. 



Hybridus, (a mongrel,) bastard ; partaking of the nature of two species. 

 Passijlora hybrida. 



Ignescens, (ignis, fire,) fiery ; ardent. Erica ignescens,- Pelargonium 

 ignescens. 



Imbricatus, tile-like ; laid over one another. Aloe imbricata ; Diosma 

 imbricata. 



Immersus, immersed; growing under water. 



Incanus, hoary ; mouldy ; colored. Cistus incanus. 



Incarnatus, (in and caro, flesh,) flesh colored. Erodium incamatum. 



