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Fortunella : Kumquat. 



Fothergilla. Hamamelidacece. 



Propagated by seeds, sown in spring ; by layers which should 

 have two years to root; F. Gardenii also by suckers and root- 

 cuttings. 



Fragaria: Strawberry. 



Francoa. Saxifragacece. 



Propagated by seeds, sown in early spring in a coolhouse or 

 frame ; also by division. 



Fraxinus (Ash). Oleaceoe. 



Propagated chiefly by seeds, which should be stratified until fall 

 or the spring following the gathering. The seeds are not expected 

 to germinate the year in which they mature, and sometimes remain 

 dormant till the second year. The named sorts are worked on 

 seedling stocks if the sorts are upright growers, or top-grafted if 

 they are weepers. They may be grafted in early spring or bud- 

 ded in summer. Both the European and American species are 

 used for stocks. 



Freesia. Iridacece. 



Offsets provide the usual means of propagation, and the strongest 

 ones should give bloom the following year. Freesias grow readily 

 from seeds, sown as soon as ripe ; some of the recent kinds will 

 give bloom in six or seven months from seed, but usually one to 

 three years are required. 



Fremontia. Sterculiacece. 



By seeds, or by greenwood cuttings under glass in summer. 



Fritillaria. Liliacece. 



Propagated by offsets and natural division of bulbs. Plants 

 should be lifted and divided now and then. Also increased by 

 seeds, as soon as ripe where the plants are to stand the first year. 



Fuchsia (Ladies' Ear-Drop) . Onagracece. 



Fuchsias grow readily from seeds, which should be sown as soon 

 as ripe, and blooming plants ought to be obtained in eight or ten 

 months. Varieties do not always come true from seeds. Cuttings 

 of the young growth strike quickly and easily. Blooming plants of 

 most sorts can be obtained in four or five months. The best 



