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racem&sa . Apotal 5, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1759 



roligidaa . . Apetal 0, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1781 



repens . . Apetal 4, S. Ev. Cr. % E. Ind. . 1805 



retilaa . . Apetal 4, SJ Ev. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1793 



rubinervia . Apetal S, 8. Ev. T. 10 Brazil . . 1824 



rugbaa . Apetal 4, S, Ev. S. 60 8. Leone . 1826 



aagittata . . Apetal C, 8. Ev. Cr. § E. Ind. . 1810 



salicif&Ua 7 . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 10 Arabia . . 



stipulata . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. Cr. J China . . 1771 



superstitidaa Apetal 5, S, Ev. S. 6 . 1763 



terebrata. . Apetal 4, S. Ev. T. 10 Maurit. . 1822 

 tinctbria . . Apetal 5, 8. Ev. T. ' 15 Society Is. 1793 



toment&sa . Apetal 6, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1816 



ulmifolia . . Apetal 5, 8. Ev. 8. 4 Philipp. . 1813 



uroplrylla 9 . Apetal 6, S. Ev. S. 2 India . . 1829 



venbaa . . Apetal 6, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. . 1763 



virgata . . Apetal 6, 8. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1816 



viscifdlia . . Apetal 4, 8. Ev. T. 10 . 1820 



Fiddle. See Rumex pulcher. 



Fiddle-wood. See Ciiharixylum. 



Field madder. See Rubia. 



Field rhubarb. See Ferraria cathartica and 

 purgans. 



Fibldia, A. Cunningham. In honour of Baron 

 Field, once chief judge of New South Wales. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. BignoniiLceoe. An 

 ornamental species, which may be successfully 

 grown in a mixture of loam and peat ; cut- 

 tings will root readily in sand, under a glass, 

 if their leaves are left entire, 

 australis . White .. 7, G. Ev. Cr. 1 N. Holl: . 1826 



Fieldia, Gaud. See Vdnda. 



Fig marigold. See Mesembrydntliemwm. 



Fig tree. See Ficus. 



Figwort. See Scrophularia. 



FilAgo, Linn. From filwm, a thread ; the 

 plant appears as if covered with cotton, or 

 down ; whence the name Cotton Rose. Linn. 

 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A worthless 

 annual, which merely requires sowing in the 

 open horder. Synonyme: 1, £vax pygmcba— 

 pygm&a 1. See Gnaphalmm. 



Filamentose, thready, or cotton-like. 



FilAo. See Casuarina. 



Filbert. See C&rylus Avellana. 



Filfil buree, or wild pepper. See Vitex 

 trifblia. 



Filicales, an alliance of Acrogens, consisting 

 of the three orders of Ferns. 



Filices. See Ferns._- 



FiLlooLOQT, the study of Ferns. 



Filiform, like a thread in form. 



Filipendula. See Spircba Filipindula and Po- 

 tentllla Filipindula. 



FIlix Fcemina. See AspUnum FUix Fcemina. 



FIlix Mascula. See Aspidium FUix Mas. 



Filmy leaf. See jffymenopht/llum. 



Filum, or SEA whiplash. See Chbrdafilum. 



FimbriAria, Juss. From fimbria, u. fringe ; 

 leaves much fringed. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Malpighiaceas. A desirable shrub, thriving 

 in a mixture of loam, heath mould, and sand, 

 and increased by ripened cuttings planted in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 elegana . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. Cl. 6 S. Amer. . 1842 



FimbriAria. See Odonthalia. 

 Fimbriate, fringed round the margin. 

 Fimbrilliferous, bearing many little fringes. 

 FiMBRfsTTLis, Vahl. From fimbria, a fringe, 

 and stylus, a style; the style is fringed. 



Lmn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cyperacece. Herba- 

 ceous species of grass, requiring to be grown 

 in ponds or ditches, and increased by seeds— 

 Annua, dicMtoma, diphjjlla, pubirula. 



Finger grass. See Digitaria. 



Finger-parted, five lobes resembling the hu- 

 man hand. 



Fingered lemon, or Phat-thu. See Citrus. 



Fiorin. See AgrMis stolonlfera. 



Fir. See Phius. 



Fir moss. See Lyeopbdium. 



Fire weed. See SeneHo hieraclifdlius. 



Firm, hardish, tending to solidity. 



Fischeria, O. Don. In honour of F. E. L. 

 Fischer, M.D., Director of the Botanic Garden, 

 St. Petersburg. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ascle- 

 piadacece. For culture, &c. , see Soya. 

 Martiana . Grn. yel. 5, 8. Ev. Cl. 4 8. Amer. 

 seauJona . Grn. yel. 5, 8. Ev. Cl. 4 S. Amer. . 1826 



Fish poison. See Lepidium pisddium. 

 Fish WOOD. See Piscidia erythrina. 

 FfssiDENS, LTedw. See Dicranum. 

 Ffssus or FJdus. Divided half way into two 



or more parts. 

 FfsTULA. See Cathartocarpus Fistula. 



KLO^lMlow.likeapipe. 



FistulIna, Bulliard. From fistula, a pipe. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9. Nat. Or. Agaricacew. Crim- 

 son little plants, growing in patches about six 

 inches higt, and most conspicuous in autumn 

 — hepdtica. 



FitzrSya, Hooker. Named in honour of Capt. 

 Robert Fitzroy, R.N. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. 

 Or. Pinacece. Handsome pinaceous trees with 

 the habit of a drooping Cypress ; they grow in 

 any light soil s and may be increased either by 

 cuttings or seeds, 

 patagonica . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Patagonia . 1846 



Flabellate, fan-shaped. 



Flaccid, feeble, weak. 



Flacourtia. L'Heritier named this genus in 

 honour of Etienne Flacourt, a botanist, and a 

 director of the French East India Company in 

 1648. Linn. 22, Or. 12, Nat. Or. Flacourti- 

 acece. These are ornamental fruit trees, or 

 shrubs, from four to twenty feet high, and 

 very successfully grown in loam and peat ; 

 cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. F. Ramontchi bears leaves and fruit 

 similar to those of the plum. The natives eat 

 the fruit, which are sweet, but leave a slight 

 bitterish taste in the mouth, 

 cataphracta . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1804 

 flaveacens . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 15 Guinea . 1780 

 inlrmia . . White . 8, 8. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1819 

 Eam6ntohi . White . 7, 8. Ev. S. 12 Madagas. 1775 

 rhamnoldea . White . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 4 C. G. H. . 1816 

 rotundifdlia . White . 6, S. Ev. 8. 12 E. Ind. . 1820 

 aapida . . White . 6, 8. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1800 

 sepiaria . White . 7, S. Ev. 8. 6 E. Ind. . 1816 



FlacourtiAce*, or Bixaes, an order of shrubs 

 and small trees, chiefly natives of tropical 

 climates ; a few species bear eatable fruit, and 



- others are useful in medicine, and for various 

 domestic purposes. 



FlagellAria, Linn. From flagellum, alluding 

 to the long flexible branches. Linn. 6, Or. 3, 



