FLOWER-STANDS. 



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fothergi'lla. 



the two large pots as for the sixty- 

 small ones. Besides these there are 

 thumb pots, about an inch in diame- 

 ter and two inches deep, of which 

 there are eighty to a cast; square 

 stone pots for raising seeds, or striking 

 cuttings, and which are seldom used 

 but by nurserymen ; and deep nar- 

 row pots for bulbous rooted plants. 

 Many other shapes have been in- 

 vented to suit particular purposes, but 

 the above are the only kinds in con- 

 stant and regular use. 



Flower-stands are generally con- 

 structed of wire, painted green ; and 

 they are so contrived as to hold a 

 number of flower-pots. They are of 

 various shapes ; some being only large 

 enough to hold two or three flower- 

 pots, and others, as fig. 14, consisting 

 of several tiers, and holding almost as 

 many plants as a small green -house. 

 They vary very much in form, and 



fig. 14. 















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FLOWER- STAND. 



may be designed to suit the taste. 

 Though elegant objects in a garden or 

 under a veranda, they are not well 

 adapted for keeping plants in a healthy 

 state ; as, from the pots in them 

 being exposed to the sun and air on 

 all sides, the roots are liable to be- 

 come withered by the alterations in 

 temperature. It is therefore gene- 

 rally advisable to keep all the plants 

 in flower-stands in double pots, or to 



fill the interstices between the pots 

 in the stand with moss. Generally 

 speaking, the observations already 

 given respecting plants in balconies 

 apply to plants kept on flower- 

 stands. 



Fluviales. — A natural order con- 

 taining water plants. 



Fly Honeysuckle. — The upright 

 shrubby species of Honeysuckle, such 

 as Lonicera Xylosteum, the common 

 fly honeysuckle, and L. Tatdrica the 

 Tartarian honeysuckle. — See Loni- 

 cera. 



Fly Ophrys. — See Ophrys. 



Fontane v sia. — Oleacece. — A shrub 

 or low tree, resembling in its general 

 appearance the common privet, but 

 with handsomer flowers, which are 

 first whitish, but afterwards become 

 of a brownish yellow. It is a native 

 of Syria, where its leaves remain on 

 all the year ; but in the climates of 

 London and Paris they drop off in 

 the course of the winter. It will 

 grow in any common garden soil, and 

 it is propagated by layers, cuttings, 

 and grafting on the privet. 



Forficula. — See Earwig. 



Forget-me-not. — Myosotis pa- 

 lustris. — A British plant worth culti- 

 vating for its blue flowers, as well as 

 for its name. It is a marsh plant, 

 and should be , grown near water. 

 M. sylvatica has smaller flowei-6, 

 and of a paler blue. The other plants 

 belonging to the genus Myosotis are 

 known by the popular English names 

 of Scorpion -grass and Mouse-ear. 



Forking A mode of stirring the 



ground so as to admit air and mois- 

 ture to the roots of plants, without 

 disturbing or injuring them, which 

 would be unavoidable if the ground 

 were dug. 



Formica. — See Ants. 



Fothergi'lla. — Hamamelidece. — 

 American dwarf shrubs with large 

 handsome leaves, and white fragrant 

 flowers. The plants should be grown 



