ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
shoots off close to basein Nov. Protect in winter with layer of manure 
or leaves. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in well-drained pots 
of light sandy soil in temp. 55° in March or April; cuttings of young 
shoots inserted singly in small pots of sandy soil in temp. 70° to 80° in 
Jan., Feb., or March, or in cool greenhouse or window in April, May, or 
June. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: F. fulgens, scarlet, July, 8 to 4 ft., Mexico; procum- 
bens, yellow and blue, summer, magenta-crimson berries, habit trailing, New 
Zealand; - splendens, scarlet, summer, 6 ft., Mexico; triphylla, cinnabar red, 
summer, 2 to 3 ft., Mexico. Numerous varieties in trade lists. 
HARDY SPEOIES: F. corymbiflora, scarlet, summer, 4 to 6 ft., Peru; macro- 
stemma, sparlet and purple, July, 8 ft., Ohili, and its varieties, comica (scarlet), 
corallina (crimson and plum), globosa (purplish red), gracilis (scarlet and purple), 
and Riccartonii (eoarlaty, . : 
Fulham Oak (Quercus Cerris fulhamensis).—See Quercus. 
Fulham Yew (Taxus baccata erecta).—See Taxus. ; 
Fumaria (Fumitory).—Ord. Fumariacea. Hardy annual climber. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, against S.E. or W. walls, in 
open borders with shoots running up sticks, or against arbours & 
trellis-work. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep, in April, where 
plants are to grow & flower. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: F. capreolata, white and purple, summer, 3 to 4 ft., 
Europe (Britain). 
Fume-wort (Corydalis aurea).—See Corydalis. 
Fumitory.—See Corydalis. 
Funereal Cypress (Cupressus funebris).—See Cupressus. 
Funkia (Plantain Lily; Japanese Day Lily; Corfu Lily).—Ord. 
Liliacew. Hardy orn. foliaged and herbaceous flowering plants. De- 
ciduous. First introduced 1790. Flowers, fragrant. Leaves, large, 
deep green or variegated with white & yellow. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary, well enriched with decayed manure. 
Position, open sunny well-drained borders. Plant, Oct. or March. 
Top-dress annually with decayed manure. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part well-decayed 
manure & river sand. Position, pots in cold frame Oct. to March, 
greenhouse or window March to Oct. Pot, March or April. Water 
moderately Oct. to March, freely March to Oct. Apply liquid manure 
to healthy plants in flower. Propagate by division of crowns in Oct., 
March, or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: F. Fortunei, lilac, July, 18 in., Japan; lancifolia, lilac, 
Aug., 9in., Japan, and its varieties alba (white), albo-marginata (leaves edged silvery 
white), undulata (leaves waved), and variegata (leaves blotched with white); 
ovata (Syn. F. cerulea), bluish lilac, May to July, 1 ft., Japan, and its varieties 
aurea (golden leaved), and marginata (leaves edged creamy white); sieboldiana 
(Syn. F. cordata), white and lilac, summer, 1 ft.; subcordata (Corfu Lily), Syn. F. 
grandiflora, white, Aug., 1 ft., Japan. 
Furcrzea (Giant Mexican Lily).—Ord. Amaryllidaceer. Green- 
house succulent plants. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1690. Leaves, 
long, fleshy, & armed with spines. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part old mortar & river 
sand. Position, pots or tubs in greenhouses; may be stood outside 
June to Sept. Water moderately April to Aug., little afterwards. Pot 
every five or six years; good drainage essential. Temp., winter, 50° to 
55°; summer 55° to 65°. Propagate by offsets inserted in small pots at 
_apy time. | \ 
= TES ue ea F. Ce peers green, May to Nov., 6 ft., Mexico; 
elegans, green. May to Nov., i) +» Mexico; Wrightii, ' i 
May: to Nov., 6 to 10 ft., Mexico. Biss green: -ond, hits, 
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