Finger and Toe 



(346) 



Florists' Flowers 



consists of thinning, shortening branches, and 

 shaping. This should be done in February and 

 March when in flower. The male and female 

 flowers are from separate buds, the former being in 

 conspicuous yellow catkins, the latter in small 

 globular buds with a few red styles showing. It 

 i.- important that the primer should observe these 

 when at work. An occasional dressing of the 

 ground with lime or rotten manure will be found 

 beneficial. 



Insects. The Nut weevil, Curculio Nucum, is 

 the worst. The females crawl over the bushes in 

 May and lay an egg in each youn<j[ fruit ; the egg 

 produces a grub, which feeds on the Nut. Shaking 

 off and burning infested fruits in July and August 

 help to check the pest for the succeeding year. 



Principal Species : 



Lambert's Filbert (m/iu. White Filbert (SI/HS. Lam- 

 Filbert Cob, Keu'tish bert's White, 'Wrotham 

 Cob). Park). 

 Bed Filbert (XI/HS. Lam- 

 bert's Bed, Bed Hazel). 



FINGER AND TOE (see CABBAGE- 

 CLUB ROOT). 

 FIR. 



A name popularly applied to numerous Conifers, 

 species of Abies, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, etc., 

 all being included under the title. A list of the 

 principal Firs, with their correct names, is given 

 below ; for details see the respective genera named. 



Principal Firs : 

 Douglas Fir (xi'r Pseudo- Scotch Fir (see Pinus 



tsuga Douglasii) . sj-lvestris) . 



Grecian Silver Fir (see Silver Fir (tee Abies pec- 

 Abies cephaloiiica). tinata). 

 Prince Albert's Fir (sec 

 Tsuga mertensiana). 



FISCHERIA. 



Tropical evergreen climbers (ord. Asclepiadeai). 

 They root readily from cuttings, and grow freely in 

 a mixture of equal parts of sandy peat and fibrous 

 loam. Flowering is encouraged by stopping the 

 side shoots when 3' long. 



Principal Species : 

 acuminata, 12', sum., st., martiana, 12', sum., St., 



wh. wh. 



macrocarpa, 15', sum., st, 



wh. 



FISH MANURE. 



Fish in various stages of decomposition applied 

 to land makes an excellent quick-acting manure 

 for most kinds of crops. If only slightly decom- 

 posed it should be dug in and allowed to rot 

 previous to any planting being done. If the ground 

 is required for immediate use the fish should first 

 be mixed with soil and put in a heap to rot for a 

 few weeks before being applied. Commercial dry 

 fish manure may be purchased. 



FITTONIA. 



Ornamental foliaged stove plants (prd. Acnn- 

 thaceae). They are natives of Peru and are char- 



Fimbriaria (see Scliirannia). 



Fire Pink (see Silee rirginica). 



First of May (sec Soaifraga i/ranulata). 



Fiteliera (nf S/imiye/. "see 'Si 



Fi schera (of Mnrart z, see enp 



Fish Jione TJiistle (nee Cnicnt). 



Fish Poison Tree (see Piscidia). 



Fiiiilia (see Olax). 



acterised by short, fleshy, creeping steins and 

 highly coloured evergreen leaves. The flowers are 

 of minor importance. Propagation, by cuttings or 

 division. The soil should be rich, light, and peaty. 

 Heat and atmospheric moisture, with shade from 

 bright sun, and plenty of water while growing, 

 suit them. The colours in the subjoined species 

 apply to the leaves. 



Principal Species : 

 argyroneura, 6", grn., Verschaffeltii, 8", gru., 



wh. veins. red veins, 



gigaritea, IV, gm., red 



veins. 



FLAGELLARIA. 



A small genus of evergreen climbing plants (ord. 

 Flagellariea;). The chief species, indica, is prop- 

 agated by division in spring, grows in fibrous loam 

 and peat, and requires an intermediate tempera- 

 ture. 



Principal Species : 



gigautea, S', Jo., wh. indica, 7', Je., wh. 



FLAME FLOWER. 



A genus of beautiful late summer and autumn 

 flowering plants, long grown under the name of 

 Tritoma, but now referred to Kniphofia. The 

 handsome species illustrated on pages 315 and 

 347, namely breviflora and caulescens, also the 

 subject of the coloured plate, longicollis, will be 

 found described under Kuipholia. 



FLAVERIA. 



Herbaceous perennials (ord. Composite), requir- 

 ing greenhouse culture. They grow ]i' to 2' high, 

 and produce heads of yellow flowers. Propaga- 

 tion, by seeds, or division in spring. Soil, sanely 

 loam. 



Principal Species : 



angustifotia, 1' to 2', Contrayerna, 11', sum., 

 sum., yel. yel. 



longifolia, 2', sum., yel. 



FLINDERSIA. 



Evergreen trees (ord. Meliaceai). Propagation, 

 by seeds or cuttings. Soil, equal parts fibrous 

 peat and loam. The temperature of a warm green- 

 house is desirable. 



Principal Species : 

 australis, .">()' to 60', My., bennettiaua, , r )0'. 



wh. (xyit. Steviapedata). 



FLORESTINA. 



Hardy herbaceous perennials (ord. Composite). 

 The leaves are covered with white, silky hairs. 

 Propagation, by seeds sown in a cold frame in 

 March, the seedlings being transferred to the 

 garden at the end of April. 



Principal Species : 

 pedata, 1' to 2', Jy., wh. tripteris, H', Jy., wh. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



It is the especial duty of the florist to improve 

 upon existing varieties of flowers by raising new 



fire Finyen (see fii/ngoniiim auritum). 



Flame Lily (sec Zcphyranthes). 



Flamingn Flim-er (see Antlturium scherzerianum). 



flat Pea (see Platylobiuni). 



f lax (fee Liniim). 



Flax Lily (sec Pliormiuai'). 



Fleabane, (see C'onyzti and Eriyeron). 



FluerJtea (of Sprengel, see Adenopfiora~). 



Florida Ribbon Fern (see Vittaria lineata). 



