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Fescue grass. See Festuca. 



Festuca- Linnaeus derived, this name from the 

 Celtic word /est, signifying pasture, or food. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramin&cece. This 

 genus affords some valuable fodder grasses, 

 grows best in a loamy soil, and is increased 

 from seeds. See Brachypbdium, Brbmus, Oe- 

 ratochlba, Corycarpus, Ddctylis, Dipldchne, 

 Glyceria, MygalHrus, Schcdonorus, Schismus, 

 Sclerbchloa. 



cambrica . . 

 cynosuroldes 

 duriuscula . 

 glabra . . . 

 glaiica . 

 hirsuta . . . 

 hordeifdrmis . 

 l&vis . . . 

 ovlna . . . 

 tenuifblia . . 

 varia . . . 

 vivipara . . 



Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal 

 Apetal , 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 

 Apetal . 



7, H. 

 1, H 



6, H. 



7, H. 

 7, H. 

 7, H. 

 7, H. 

 6, H. 



6, H. 



7, H. 

 7, H. 

 7, H. 



Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 

 Grass. 



1 "Wales, mts. 

 J-8. Eur. . 1820 

 1 Britain, mead. 

 1 Britain, mead. 

 1 S. Bur. . 

 J Germany . 1818 

 £ Brit. , dry pas. 

 1 Russia . . 1806 

 J Brit., dry pas. 

 | Brit., dry pas. 

 1 S. Bur. . 1823 

 £ Britain, mts. 



alpina, avuthtfstina, dspera, baled- 

 rica, brachyphplla, bractedta, bulbbsa, cdssia, 

 capilldta, cilidta, curvula, dumetdrum, Fcinus, 

 fdllax, flabellata, flavdscens, genicul&ta, glome- 

 rdta, grandiflbra, HalUri; heterophijlla, inter- 

 media, Idxa, mexicana, nutans, pdllens, pan- 

 nonica, pieta, pubiscens, rubens, rubra, scdbra, 

 serbtina, stricta, tenilla, trifldra, vagindta, 

 vallesiam, vivipara, scanthina. 



FEufLLEA. See Jolllfia. 



Feverfew. See PyrUhrum, 



Feverwort. See Tridsteum. 



FlBfaiA. See FarsMia. 



FlBRfLLiE, the root-like holdfasts of Lichens and 

 other plants. 



FibrtllAria. See Racbdium. 



Fibrillose, covered with little strings, or 

 fibres. 



Fibrous, composed of fibres. 



Fibro-vAscular, consisting of woody tissue, 

 and spiral and other vessels. 



Fibulif6rmis, button-shaped. 



FicAria, Dillenius. Derived from ficus, a fig ; 

 the roots bear tubercles, resembling little figs. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Banunculacece. 

 These desirable plants succeed best if planted 

 in any common soil, under the shade of trees. 

 They are increased by separating the tubers 

 in autumn. Synonyme : 1, F. ranunculoides, 

 Ranunculus ficaria. 



verna 1 . . . Yellow . 5, H. Tu. P. \ Britain, banks, 

 pallida . . Pa. yel. 5, H. Tu. P. J Gardens, 

 plena . . . Yellow . 5, H. Tu. P. | Britain, hedges. 



An ^alliance of succulent plants, 

 of four orders, viz., Basellacece, 

 Tetragoniacece, and Scleran- 



FicoIdales. 

 consisting 

 Mesembrydcem, 

 thaceos. 



FiooIdeje. See Mesembryacece. 



Flous, Linn. The derivation of the name is 

 unknown. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Mo- 

 raceiB. This is an extensive but easily culti- 

 vated genus of plants, some of which are very 

 desirable, especially F. eldstica, which is one 

 of the most noted. They all thrive well in 

 any light rich soil, or in loam and peat. 

 Cuttings, with their leaves uninjured, root in 

 sand ; the stove species in heat. F. eldstica is 



famed for producing a species of India rubber. 

 The glutinous juice of F. indica is applied to 

 the teeth and gums to ease the toothache ; the 

 Hindoos consider the bark a powerful tonic, 

 and use it in diabetes. F. racembsa is slightly 

 astringent, and the juice of the root is also 

 a powerful tonic. F. indica is the celebrated 

 Banyan Tree of India, the seeds of which are 

 supposed to be cooling and alterative. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, cerasifdrmis; 2, scdbra, glandulosaj 

 3, nltida; 4, venbsa, leucostlcta ; 5, -Anns ; 6, 

 scdbra; 7, specibsa, indica; 8, Roxburghii; 9, 

 margindlis ; 10, puberula ; 11, Saussuridna, 

 Brdssii, Galactod&ndron specibsum. 



