98 FERULA-GALACTIA. 



sylvafica, leaves of a brighter green, and wood of a lighter colour than the 

 preceding species. White birch. 



FERULA. 5—2. (Umbellifera:.) [Froin/erzo, to whip.] 

 villo'sa, (giant fennel, w. Ju. %.) leaves on long petioles, ternate, the parti- 

 tions quinate; leafets ovate, serrate, rigid, veiny; stem villose. 

 assafa'tida, leaves alternate, sinuate, obtuse. A plant of Persia, which 

 affords from its roots a gum known as the assafoetida of commerce. 

 FICUS. 20-3 iVrticeai.-) 

 ca'rica, (fig-tree, g. Ju. Tt.) leaves cordate, 3 or 5-lobed, repand-toothed; lobes 

 obtuse, scabrous above, pubescent beneath. 5-8 f Ex. 

 FLCERKIA. 6—1. (Ranunculacem.) [From a Gertnan by the name of Fterke.] 

 palus"tris, (false mermaid, w-y. Ap. '2|..) stem decumbent, terete, slender, 

 smooth ; leaves alternate, trifid and pinnatifid, with a long petiole. Marshes. 

 FOTHERGILLA. 11—2. {Amenlacea.) 

 alnifo'lia, (witch-alder, W. Ap. T2.) leaves wedge-obovate, crenate-toothed 

 above. S. 



FRAGARIA. 11-13. (^Rosacea.) [From/ra^-ro, to smeU sweet.] 

 virginia'na, (wild strawberry, w. M. %.) calyx of the fruit spreading ; hail? 

 on the petioles erect, on the peduncles close-pressed ; leaves somewhat glab- 

 rous above. 

 grandijlo'ra, (pine-apple strawberry,) calyx of the fruit erect; hairs erect-, 



leaves somewhat glabrous above. Ex. 

 ves"ca, (English strawberry, w. M. %..) calyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on 

 the petioles spreading, on the peduncles close-pressed. Ex. 

 FRASERA. 4—1. (Gentianea.) 

 verticiV'lata, (American columbo, g-y. Ju. J*.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 whorled or opposite, smooth ; flowers on whorled peduncles. Medicinal. 

 Swamps. 3-6 f. 



FRAXINUS. 20—2. (Jasminca.) [From pAra^rts, a hedge : used in making hedges.] 

 acumina'ta, (white ash, w-g. M. T^.) leafets petioled, oblong, shining, acumi- 

 nate, very entire, or slightly toothed, glaucous beneath; flowers calycled. 

 pcn"dula, Aveeping ash. 

 or"nus, leaves pinnate. Flowering ash. 



FRITILLARIA. 6 — 1. (LUiacecB ) IFr omfritillus, a chess-board, in reference to the variega- 

 ted petals of one of its species.] 



imperia'lis, (crown imperial, r. and y. M. %..) flowers under a leafy crown, 

 nodding; leaves lance-linear, entire. From Persia. 



lanceola'ta, (p. Ju. %..) stem leafy, 1-2-flowered ; leaves lance-linear ; lower 

 ones whorled ; petals lanceolate. S. 



violea'gris, (fritillary, Guinea-hen flower, p. and y. M. 1|-.) leaves alternate- 

 linear, channelled ; stem 1-flowered ; nectary linear ; flower checkered. Ex. 

 FUSCHSIA. 8—1. (OnagrcB.) [From a German botanist, Leonard Fuschs.] 



magella'nica, (ear-drop, r.) peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; leaves opposite or 

 in threes, very entire ; flowers pendulous. Ex. 



FDCUS. 21—4. Ulgcu.) [Phucus, the Greek for sea-weed.] 

 Wrens, stem very short, dilated into a cup, sending out a fusiform, dichoto 

 mous receptacle. In the ocean. 

 FUMARIA. 16 — 6. {Papaveracece,.) [Vromfumus. smoke.] 



officina'lis, (fumitory, r. J. ©.) stem branching, spread ; leaves more than de- 

 compound ; leafets wedge-lanceolate, gashed. Naturalized. 6-10 i. 

 FIINARIA. 21—2. {Musci.) [Yrora funis, a rope, in allusion to its long pedicels.] 

 hygromefica, (hygrometer moss,) leaves ovate, acute, concave, entire, inflec- 

 ted ; capsules swelling, drooping, pear-form ; pedicels very long, twisting 

 spirally when dry. 

 GALACTIA. 16—10. (,Leguminosm.) [From gala, milk.] 

 mollis, (Ju. %..) stem twining, soft-pubescent ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate- 

 oblong, oblusc pale beneath; racemes axillary, a little longer than the 



