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Extra-FOLIACEOUS, away from the leaves, or 

 inserted in a different place from them. 



ExbviA, whatever is cast off from plants. 



Etebriqht. See Euphrasia. 



Eysenhardtia, Kunth. In honour of Charles 

 William Eysenhardt, M. D. , a professor in the 

 University of Kb'nigsberg, in Prussia. Linn. 

 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabclcece. This shrub will 



thrive in a mixture of loam and peat, ami 

 young cuttings will- strike root in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in heat. 



amorpholdes . Pa. yol. 6, S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1837 

 EZOB, or Hyssop of our gardens, is the Hys- 

 sopus officinalis, but the Hyssop, or Ezob, of 

 the Jews, appears to be the Egyptian, caper 

 plant (Cdpparis cegyptiaca). 



F. 



FABA, De Candolle, From phage-, to eat ; 

 the esculent seeds of the common bean are 

 well known. Linn. 14, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fa- 

 bacece. This species, and its garden varieties, 

 are well known, on account of their seeds being 

 so much used in cookery. They only require 

 to be sown in the open ground. Synonyme : 1, 

 Vlcia Faba. 



vulgSxis 1 . White . 7, H. A. 3 Egypt, 

 equina . . Purple . 7, H. A. 3 



Fabace*;, or leguminous plants. A most exten- 

 sive order, consisting of annuals, herbaceous 

 plants, shrubs, aud immense trees. It has been 

 long known by the name of Lcguminosce, on ac- 

 count of the fruit being produced in pods. This 

 is one of the most important orders in the vege- 

 table world, supplying food, medicine, timber, 

 dyes, scents, cordage, canvas, and many other 

 products far too numerous to mention. 



FabAqo, Tournefort. From faba, a bean ; re- 

 semblance of the leaves. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Zygophyllacece, bean caper. This species 

 thrives well in a light soil aud a dry situation ; 

 it is increased from seed. Synonyme ; 1, Zygo- 

 pJiyllum fabago. 

 major 1 . . Wht. saf. 7, H Her. P. 4 Syria . . 1596 



Fabiana, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of Fran- 

 cisco Fabiano, of Valencia, in Spain, a . pro- 

 moter of botany. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Solandccce. The soil adapted to, this pretty 

 little shrub is peat and sand, and it may be 

 multiplied by cuttings or seed, in the same 

 manner as Cape-heaths, 

 imbricata . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Chili . . 1S40 



FABRfciA, Gartner. In honour of J. C. Fabri- 

 cius, the celebrated Danish entomologist. 

 Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtacece. Orna- 

 mental plants, well adapted for conservatories, 

 as they require to grow to a good size before 

 they will flower. For culture and propaga- 

 tion, see Leptospirmum. 



lsevigata . . Yellow 0, G, Ev. S. S N. S. W. . 178 i 

 myrtif61ia . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Holl. 

 seirfcea . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. HolL . 1820 

 strfcta . . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Holl. . 1827 



Facies, the general appearance of a plant. 



Fadgenia, Booker. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. Stove ferns. Synonyme: 1, As- 

 pidium proliferum. 



FAcvla, the nutritious powder of wheat, or 

 other things ; the albumen of some seeds, 

 prolifera 1 . Brn. yel. 6, 8. Her. P. 1 Jamaica . 1S40 



Fafeer. See Papyrus antiqudrum. 



Fagara. Its Arabic name. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Rutacece. Plants of easy culture in 

 sandy loam aud peat, and increased readily by 

 cuttings planted in sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nyme : Xantlibxylon Pterdta. See Elaphrium, 

 Eoodia aud Xanth6xylon. 



microph^lla . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 10 . 1S25 ■ 



Piperita . . White . 9, G. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . 1773 

 pterbta 1 . . Gr.wht. S, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1768 

 tragddes . . White . 8, S. Ev. 8. 4 W. Indies 1769 



Fagelia, Neclcer. Supposed to be the name of 

 some botanist known to Necker. Linn. 17, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabacew. A very desirable 

 greenhouse or conservatory plant, requiring 

 the same treatment as Kennidya. Synonyme ; 

 Glycine bituminbsa. . 

 bituminbsa . Yel. pur. 6, G. Ev. Tw. 4 C. G. H. 1774 



Faghurah op Avicenna is the XanthSxylon 

 h&stile. 



Fagine is a narcotic extract from the husks of 

 the beech tree nuts. 



Fag6nia, Linn. In honour of M. Fagon, a 

 Frenchman, and great patron of botany. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zygophyllacece. These 

 plants do not possess much to recommend 

 them. They grow well in loam, peat, and 

 sand mixed, aud cuttings root freely when 

 planted in sand, under a glass. - 

 ariSbica . . Purple 7, G. Ev. S. 1£ Arabia . . 1759 

 cretica. . . Purple 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 Candia. .1739 

 glutin&sa . . Red . 6, G. Ev. Tr. 1 Egypt . . 1820 



FAGOPYRUM, Tournefort. From pJiago, to eat, 

 and pyros, wheat ; seed eatable. Linn. 8, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Polygonacece. Buck- wheat. A genus 

 very nearly allied to Polygonum, to which 

 genus refer for culture and propagation. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Polygonum acutatum, P. cymosum ; 

 2, P. Fagopyrum, P. emarginalum. 

 cymdsum 1 . Pink . 7, H. A. 2 Nepal . . . 1S27 

 vulgaris 2 . . Pink . 7, H. A 2 Engl., com fields. 



FagrAa. Named by Thunberg, after his friend 

 J. T. Fagrseus, M.D. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Loganiacece. These are ornamental stovo 

 plants, thriving well in sandy loam and peat ; 

 cuttings of the young wood root readily in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, 

 WillughbHa zeyldnica. 



morindaBfdlia Rose . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Java . . . 

 obovilta . . White 7, S. Ev. T. 15 Silhet . . 1816 

 peregvlna . . White 7, S; Ev. 8. 6 Java . 

 zeylanica 1 . White 8, S. Ev. T. 10 Ceylon . .1816 



Fagus. From phqgo, to eat •> in early ages the 

 nuts of the beech tree were used as food. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Corylacece. Hand- 



