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FUS 



Burchellii 



densiflora . 

 formdsa . 

 media 1 

 nricrantha 

 spicatiL . 

 Vaillantii . 



Fulcra, scales and stipules. 

 Fulgent, bright, glittering, shining. 

 Fulham OAK. See Quimis CSrris Fulhaminsis. 

 Fulvous, tawny-yellow, or fox-coloured. 

 FuMARlA, Linn. From fumus, smoke ; alluding 

 to the disagreeable smell of the plant. Our 

 English word fumitory is derived from the 

 French name of the genus Fumcterrc. Linn. 

 17, Or. 2, Eat. Or. Fumariaceoz. F. capreo- 

 l&ta and midia are two species well worthy 

 ' of extensive culture ; they do best sown under 

 ss. hedge, to which they will attach themselves 

 and make a beautiful appearance. They only 

 require sowing in the open ground. Synon- 

 yme : 1, F. capreolata. See Corgdalis, Oysti- 

 <:dpnos, Diilytra, Sarcocdpnos. 

 capreolata . Flesh . 7, H. CI. A. 4 Europe . . 



. Pink . 4, H. A. 4 C. G. H. . . 1816 



. Pink . 7, H. A. 1 Montpel. . 1824 

 . Pink . 7, H. A. 1 S. Europe . 1816 

 . Flesh . 7, H CI. A. 3 Brit., corn fields. 

 . Pink . 7, II. A. 1 Spain . . . 18-23 

 . Flesh . 7, H. A. 6 S. Europe . 1714 

 . Pink . 7, H. A. 1 Eng., com fields. 



officinalis, parviftbra. 



FumariIce^;, or Fume-worts, are a small 

 order of herbaceous plants, possessing in some 

 species considerable beauty. They are but 

 little used for domestic purposes. 



Fumitory. See Fumaria. 



Fum&sus, strong-scented. I 



' Funaria, Linn. From funis, a'rope ; alluding 

 to the twisted formation of the fruit-stalks. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Brycbcece. Minute 

 species of moss, found growing in tufts on 

 rocks and cottage-roofs, during the winter and 

 ■spring months. See Entosthddon and Weissia. 

 — Mbimica, hygromUrica, Muhlenbergii. 



Fundi, or Fundungi. See P&spalum iccile. 



Funeral cypress. See Cuprissus funibris. 



Fungi. Extensive groups of singular plants, 

 known as blights, blasts, mildews, and mush- 

 rooms. 



Fungipormis, shaped like a mushroom. 



Fungoid flowers. See Rhlzogens. 



Fungous, having the consistence of 

 room. 



Fungus melitensis, or Maltese mushroom, 

 is Cynomdrium coccineum. 



FuNICLE, a little stalk, by which the seed is at- 

 tached to the placenta. 



FtJNKXA. Named by Sprcngel in honour ot 

 Henrv Funk, a German cryptogamist. Linn. 

 6 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. Ornamental 

 species, requiring a warm situation in the 

 flower-garden, otherwise they will not flower 

 well ■ they are easily multiplied by dividing 

 the roots. Synonymes: 1, Hemerocdlhs Ian- 

 caefdlia; 2, H. ccertilca; 3, H.japonica. 

 albo-margi- 1 Lilac ^ (j. Her. P. 1 Japan . . 1837 



lanlSrfoIia 1 Mad . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Japan . . 1829 

 variegata . Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. li 



mush- 



Furcate, forked. 



Furcately-divided, divided in a furcate man- 

 ner. 



Furcellaria, Lamour. From furmlla, a little 

 fork ; alluding to the arrangement of the 

 fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Oeramiaceai. 

 A small plant, most conspicuous in spring and 

 autumn—; fastigiata. 



Furcroea. Named by Ventenat, in honour of 

 M. Fourcroy, a celebrated French chemist. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. A 

 noble genus of plants, resembling in a great 

 measure the genus Agave, and requiring the 

 same treatment. Synonyme: 1, Agave fostida. 



australis . 

 Cantula . 

 cubensis . 

 flavo-viridis 

 gigantea 1 



Green . 6, 

 G'r.Yel. 7, 

 Green . 7, 

 Gr. yel. 7, 

 Green . 8, 

 Yellow 5, 



S. Her. 

 S. Her. 

 S. Her. 

 G. Her. 

 S. Her. 

 G. Ev. 



4 N. Hoi. 



6 China . 



6 S. Amer. 



6 Mexico 

 16 S. Amer. 

 50 Mexico 



1811 

 ISIS 

 1739 

 1859 

 1690 

 1833 



riensis 

 rigida . 

 tuberbsa 



Yellow 8, S. Her. P. 

 , S. Her. P. 

 , S. Her. P. 



. Green . 5, 

 . Green . 8, i 



8 Madagas. . 1825 



6 S. Amer. . 176S 

 10 S. Amer.. . 1739 



Fureuraceous, scaly, mealy, scurfy. 



Furoggi. See S$mplocos japonica. 



Furrowed, having longitudinal furrows, or 

 channels. 



Furze. See tflex europdeus. 



FuSANUS, Linn. Derived from the French, 

 fasain, a spindle tree ; on account of the re- 

 semblance of the leaves and fruit. Linn. 23, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Santalacece. A worthless, 

 evergreen, Cape shrub, requiring the same 

 treatment as other Cape greenhouse shrubs— 

 comprissus. 



Fusarium, Link. From fusus, a spindle ; al- 

 luding to the shape of the sporules. Linn. 24. 

 Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytacem. An extremely 

 minute species, of a pinkish colour, found 

 chiefly in spring on dead nettle stems — rbseum, 

 tremelloides. 



Fuscous, blackish-brown. 



FusfDiuM, Fries. From fusus, a spindle ; the 

 sporidia are spindle-shaped. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Botrytacece. Whitish-coloured species, 

 chiefly to be m«t with in autumn on dead 

 beech leaves— cdndidum, fiavo-virens, grlsmm 

 See Fusispbrium. 



Fusiform, spindle-shaped, like the root of a 

 carrot. 



Fusisp6rium, Link. From fusus, a spindle, 

 and sporos, a seed ; referring to the fusiform 

 spores. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytaeeai. 

 Found on onions, decayed cucumbers, &c. — 

 atrovlrens, aurantlacum, B4m. 



Fustic-wood. See MaclHra tinctbria. 



