ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
plants. Orn. foliage. Tirst introduced 1596. Foliage, elegant, fern- 
like, deep green. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open, margins of shrubberies, 
borders, ponds, isolated on lawns & summits of rockeries or banks. 
Plant, Nov. to March. Propagate by seeds sown in Sept., Oct., or 
Nov. in light soil outdoors, transplanting seedlings following summer ; 
division of roots in Oct. or Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: F. communis (Giant Fennel), yellow, June, 8 to 12 ft., 
Mediterranean Region; glauca, yellow, June, 6 to 8 ft., &. Europe; tingitana, 
yellow, June, 6 to 8 ft., N. Africa. 
Fescue Grass (Festuca ovina).—_See Festuca. 
Festuca (Fescue Grass)—Ord. Graminee. Hardy perennial 
grasses. Orn. foliage. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, edgings of flower 
beds or borders. Plant, Sept., Oct., March, or April. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts good soil, one part leaf-mould 
& sand. Position, cold or warm greenhouses & windows. Pot, March 
or April. Water moderately in winter, freely other times. Propagate 
by seeds sown outdoors in Apri!; division of tufts at potting or planting 
time. 
phe CULTIVATED: F. uvina glauca, leaves bristly, glaucous green, 6 in., 
ritalin. 
Feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium).—See Chrysanthemum. 
Fever Tree (Eucalyptus globulus).—See Eucalyptus. 
Ficus (Fig-tree; India Rubber-plant).—Ord. Urticacew. Stove, 
greenhouse & hardy deciduous & evergreen trees & shrubs. Orn. 
foliage & fruit-bearing. Flowers unisexual, borne inside the fruit. 
CULTURE OF TENDER SPECIES :Compost, three parts loam, one 
part peat & sand. Position, erect species (F. elasticus,-etc.) in pots 
in stove, greenhouse, or dwelling-rooms; creeping species (F. pumila) 
in beds with shoots clinging to walls, rockeries, etc. Pot or plant, 
Feb., March, or April. Water moderately Oct. to March, freely after- 
wards. Syringe stove species daily Feb. to Aug. Temp. for stove 
species, 55° to 65° Oct. to Feb., 75° to 85° Feb. to Oct.; for greenhouse 
species, 50° to 55° Sept. to March, 60° to 70° March to Sept. 
CULTURE OF INDIA RUBBER-PLANT IN ROOMS: Compost, see 
above. Position, light, near window, away from draughts. Pot, 
March or April. Water once a week Nov. to March, twice & three 
times weekly other times. Temp., Sept. to April 40° to 50°; April to 
Sept. 55° to 60°. _ Sponge leaves weekly. ee 
OUTDOOR CULTURE IN SUMMER: Plunge pots to rim in sunny 
beds middle of June. Lift & place in greenhouse again in Sept. 
Water freely daily. ' : ; 
Propagate tender species by cuttings of shoots inserted in sandy 
peat in a temp. of 75° in spring or summer ; cuttings of stem, 1 in. long, 
and with one leaf attached, slightly burying stem portion in soil and 
supporting leaf with a stake, aud placing in above temp. ; stem-rooting 
in case of tall india-rubber plants in spring. Expose cuttings to air 
for a short time to allow base to dry before inserting in soil. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF FIG: Compost, two parts fibry loam, one 
part brick rubbish & old mortar. Position, against south or south- 
west walls. Plant, April, in border 2 ft. deep & 3ft. wide, enclosed 
with brick or concrete wall. Mode of bearing: Entire length of 
previous year’s shoots; only one crop borne outdoors in England. 
Prune, April or July, simply removing deformed, dead, or very weak 
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