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FER 



. 1812 



. ISO* 

 . 1820 

 . 1759 

 .1769 



Feather-nerved, the .nerves disposed like the 

 feathers of a pen. 



F™Xl, } effioacious in modCTati »g *""»■ 



Feculent, muddy, thick with sediment. 



Fecundation, the act of making fruitful. 



Fedia, Masnch. Derived from f edits, an ancient 

 word, signifying a kid. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Valcrianaceoz. An extremely ornamental 

 genus, the seeds of which merely require to 

 be sown in the open border in spring. See 

 Valerirme'lla. 



cornucbpise . Red . 7, H. A. 1 S. Europe . 1796 

 gibbbsa . . Rose . 5, H. A. 1 Europe . . 1834 

 graciliflbra . . Pink . 7, H. A. 1 Algiers 



FEliciA, Be' Oandolle. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asteraccoz. Chiefly greenhouse plants, 

 natives of the Cape of Good Hope, of easy 

 culture, for which see. Aster. Synonymes : 1, 

 Aster villbsus ; 2, A. angvstifblius ; 3, A. 

 refl&xus ; i, A. tenillus, A . dentatus, Kaulf&s- 

 sia ciliMa. 



angustifdlia 1 Lilac . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 

 glabra 3 . . Blue . 4, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 

 echinata . . Yellow 4, G. Ev. S ICG. H. 

 reflexa 3 . . Red w. 2, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 

 tenella 4 . . Violet . 6, H. A. 2 C. G. H. 



Felleus, bitter as gall. 



Felon wood. See Solanum Dulcamara. 



Felwoet. See Swertia. 



Female feen. See Asplemvm FUix fdemina. 



FenestrAlis, having holes, or gaps. 



Fennel. See Anethum fcenteulum. 



Fennel-flower. See Nigilla. 



Fenugreek. See Trigonilla. 



Fenzlia, Bentham. In honour of Dr. Fenzl, 

 author of a Monograph of Alsinacece. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polemoniaceas. For culture 

 and propagation, refer to Lcptosiphon. 

 dianthiflbra . Pur. yel. 6, H. A. J California . 1833 



Fernandezia, Ruiz and Pavon. Named after 

 George Garcias Fernandez, a Spanish botanist, 

 who is unknown except through the medium 

 of this genus. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chidacece. Small plants not possessed of much 

 beauty. They may be cultivated in good turfy 

 peat, broken into 'small pieces, mixed with a 

 few potsherds. The pots must be well drained, 

 and the plants kept in a hot damp stove, 

 acuta . . . Yel.red 6, S. Epi. J Trinidad . .1S34 

 flegans . . Yellow 6, S. Epi. i Trinidad . . 1817 

 longifdlia . . Yellow 7, S. Epi. | Merida . . . 1842 

 lunifera . . Yellow 6, S. Epi. 4 Brazil . . . 1842 

 robusta . . Yellow 5, S. Epi. £ Guatemala . . 1841 



Fernelia, Oommerson. After J. Fernel, physi- 

 cian to Henry II. of France, who died in 1558. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Ele- 

 gant little plants, with fine glossy leaves, well 

 worthy a place in every collection. They suc- 

 ceed well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, 

 and cuttings planted in sand, under a glass, 

 will root freely in the stove. Synonyme: 1, 

 Coccoctfpselum buxifblium. 

 buxif&lia 1 . Purple . 5, S. Ev. S. 

 obovata . . Purple . 5, S. Ev. S. 



Ferns or Filicales consist of three orders of 

 flowerless plants ; ' some species have trunks 

 forty feet or more high. 



Fer6nia, De Candolle. "From Feronia, the God- 



dess of the forests ; in allusion to the situation 

 where this fruit-bearing tree grows. It is a 

 native of the wobds of Coromandel. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aurantiacece. A fruit-bearing 

 genus, thriving in a mixture of rich loam and 

 heath mould, and increased by ripened cut- 

 tings planted in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 elephantum . Blush . 4, S. Ev. T. 40 E. Indies . 1804 

 FerrAria, Linn. In honour of J. B. Ferrari, 

 an Italian botanist. Linn. 16, Or? 1, Nat. 

 Or. Iridacece. Bather ornamental plants when 

 in flower, succeeding best in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat ; when in a dormant state, they 

 should be kept quite dry. As soon as they 

 begin to grow they should receive a fresh pot- 

 ting, and a regular supply of water. If grown 

 in a warm border, in sandy soil, the bulbs 

 should be planted about six inches deep, and 

 protected from severe weather ; they are in- 

 creased by offsets, or seeds. Synonyme: 1, 

 Ferraribla viridiflbra. See Tigridia and Vieus- 



I. France . 1816 

 I. France . 1816 



angustifdlia . Brown : 6, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. . 1825 

 antherbsa 1 . Grn. bra. 6, G. Bl. P. j C. G. H. . 1800 

 atrata . . . Dk. pur. 6, H. Bl. P. j C G. H. . 

 divaricata . Brown . 6, G. Bl. P. £ C G. H. . 1-25 

 elongata . . Dk. pur. 7, F. Bl P. 4 M. Video . 1828 

 obtusifblia . Brown . 6, G. Bl. P. £ C. G. H. . 1825 

 uncinata . . Brown . 6, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. . 1825 

 undulata . . Gm. brn 4, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. . 1775 



FerraeIola. See Ferraria. 



Ferreola. See Mdba. 



Ferruginous, iron-coloured, rusty. 



Ferula, Tourne/ort. From ferio, .to strike ; 

 stems used as rods. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Apiacece. All the species of Ferula, or Giant- 

 fennel, are strong-growing plants. They do 

 well in any garden soil, and are easily increased 

 by seeds. Synonymes: 1, F. nodiflora ; 2, 

 Peuce'danum obtusifblium ; 3, F. Asafdstida; 

 4, Peuce'danum sibiricum ; 5, Cickta venenata. 

 See Bubon, Ferulltgo, Narihex, Pastin&ca, and 

 Setinum. 



'ammonlaca . White , . 6, H. Her. P. 6 Persia . 1831 

 Asafdetida . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 6 Persia . 

 campestris . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Tauria . 1829 

 capillaris . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . 1820 

 caspica . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Caucasus 1819 

 communis . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 10 S. Eur. . 1597 

 Ferulago 1 . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 6 S. Eur. . 

 glauca . . .Pa. yel. 7, H. Her. P. 8 Italy . . 1596 

 longifblia. . Yellow . 7, H. Her P. 3 Siberia . 1820 

 meoldes . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1810 

 nuda . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1821 

 nudicaulis . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Sicily . 1825 

 obtusifdlia 2 Green . 7, H. Her P. 1 Greece . 1819 

 orientalia . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1759 

 paucijuga . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Persia . 1830 

 persica 3 . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 4 Persia . 1732 

 pubescens . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1820 

 songarica. . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1S27 

 sibirica 4 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1816 

 Btriota. . . Yellow . 7, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1818 

 sylvatica . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Podolia . 1829 

 tingitana. . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 6 Barbary. 1680 

 villbsa 5 . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1824 

 seseloides. 



Ferulago, Koch. From ferio, same as Ferula. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. Hants 

 very nearly related to Firula, and requiring 

 precisely the same treatment. Synonymes : 1, 

 Fe"rula nodiflora ; 2, F. thyrsiflbra. 

 nodiflbra 1 . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 3 S. Eur. . 1596 

 thyrsiflbra 2 . White . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Crete . 1825 



