EUPHORBIA— FEAGARIA, 
10^ 
t^rnate; divisions lineal*; pubescent; flow- 
ers corynibed. 3 4 f. S. 
parvijldrum, (w. S.) leaves sessile ; nar- 
row-lanceolate ; very acutely serrate ; pu- 
bescent on both sides ; flovs^ers corymbed ; 
small ; seeds angled. 2 f. S. 
EUPKOR"BIA.. 19-1. (Euphorbia:.) [In 
honor of Euphorbus, physician to Juba, king 
of Mauritania.] 
hypencifo'lia, (spurge, Ju. ^.) smooth, 
branching, erect, spreading ; branches 
divaricate ; leaves opposite, oval-oblong, 
serrate ; corymbs terminal ; flowers 
small. 
coroUa'ta, the 5-rayed umbel dichoto- 
inous ; floral leaves and those of the stem 
oblong, obtuse ; inner segments of the in- 
volucre petaloid, obovate ; flowers conspic- 
uous. 1-2 f. 
offi.dr\a'rum, stem naked, many-an- 
gled. Affords the gum resin imported 
from Africa, under the name of eaphor- 
bium. Ex. 
macula! ta, (,Tu. O. ©.) stem procumbent, 
branching, hairy ; leaves opposite, oval or 
oblong, serrulate, oblique at the base, 
short petioled, smooth above, hairy and 
pale beneath ; flowers solitary and axillary, 
much shorter than the leaves. 
ipecncua7i"]iae,[3M2X ■) procumbent, small, 
glabrous ; leaves opposite ; oboval or lan- 
ceolate ; peduncles axillary, elongateid, 1- 
fiowered. 
lathy'rus, (spurge caper, J. ^ .) umbel 4- 
cleft, dichotomous; leaves opposite, en- 
tire, lanceolate, pointing four ways. Ex. 
EUPHRA'SIA. 13—2. {Pedicular es.) [From 
euphron, delightful, pleasant to behold.] 
qfficiaa'lis, (eye-bright, w p. Ju. 
leaves ovate, obtusely toothed ; lower di- 
visions of the lip emarginate. 
EVOL"VULUS. 5-2. {Convolvuli.) [From 
evolvo, to roil outward.] 
argenie'us, (p. M. ^.) stem simple, erect; 
leaves oblong, acute, silky-tomentose on 
both sides; peduncles flowered, short. S. 
nummula'ris, (@.) leaves roundish ; stem 
creeping ; flowers sub-sessile. S. 
serice'us, (0.) leaves lanceolate, sessile, 
eilky beneath ; peduncles short, 1-flowered. 
S. 
EX"AnUM. 4—1. (Gentianm.) 
pulclieU'lum, (r. Au. 0.) corolla 4-cleft; 
calyx 4 parted, divisions subulate ; pani- 
cle corymbed ; peduncles filiform. 
FA 'GUS. 19—12. (AmentaceoB.) ['From pha- 
go, to eat, its nuts being- among the first 
fruits eaten by man.] 
ferr7igiii"ea, (redbeech, y-w. M. ^.) 
leaves ovat'^-oblong, acuminate, pubescent 
beneath, coa.-sely-toothed, at the base ob- 
tuse, sub-cordate, oblique; nuts ovate, 
acutely 3 sided. 
sylvaf'ica, leaves of a brighter green, and 
wood of a lighter color, than the preceding 
species. White beech. 
FE'DIA. 3—1. (Dipsacem ) [From pheido, 
clemency, from it.s harmless properties.] 
radia'ta, (wild lamb lettuce, w. J. %.) 
stem dichotomous ; leaves spatulate-oblong, 
sub-entire ; fruit pubescent, about 4 sided, 
naked at th« apex. 8-18 i. 
olito'ria, (lamb lettuce,) stem dichoto- 
mous ; leaves lance-linear. Ex. See Va- 
LERIANELI.A. 
FERU'LA. 5—2. (Umbelliferm.) [From /eno, 
to whip.] 
villo'sa, (giant fennel, w. Ju. 2X-) leaves 
on long petioles, ternate, the partitions qui- 
nate; leafets ovate, serrate, rigid, veiny; 
stem villose. 
assafceftida, leaves alternate, sinuate, 
obtuse. A plant of Persia, which affords 
from its roots a gum known as the assafoeti- 
da of commerce. 
FESTU'CA. 3—2. 
elaftior, (fesciie-grass, O. J. 2^.) parjcled, 
spreading, very branching, lax ; spike- 
lets ovate-lanceolate, 4-5-flowered ,• florets 
slightly armed ; leaves flat; root c? eeping. 
3-4 f. 
teneV'la, (E. J. %.) panicle spiksd, veiy 
simple, one-sided ; spikelets abo' it 9 flow- 
ered; bristles shorter than the subulate 
florets; culm filiform, angular abff fe ; leaves 
setaceous. 8-15 i. 
prafen"sis, (J. 11) panicle spreading . ^. 
branched ; spikelets linear, many-flowered 
acute; leaves linear; root fibrous. 1-2 f. 
Apica'ta, (w. J.) spikelets alternate, ses- 
sile, erect ; somewhat 5-flowered ; florets 
subulate, sub-glabrou.s, with a long scab- 
rous awn ; linear leaves and culm glabrous. 
graridijlo'ra, (E.) panicle simple, erect ; 
spikelets very few ; generally 7-flowered ; 
florets acute, distant. 
nu'tans, (nodding fe.stuca, J. 2^.) panicle 
slender, diffuse, at length nodding ; branch- 
es long, in pairs, naked below ; spikelets 
lance-ovate, about 3-flowered ; florets 
smooth, awnless, and nearly nerveless. 3 f. 
FI'CUS. 20—3. (UrticecB.) 
ca'rica, (fig-tree, g. Ju. leaves cordate 
3 or 5-lobed, repand- toothed; lobes obtuse 
scabrous above, pubescent beneath. 5-8 f 
Ex. 
FLCER"KIA. 6—1. (Ranunculacce.) [From 
a German by the name of Flcerke.] 
paliis"tris, (false mermaid, w-y. Ap. 11.) 
stem decumbent, terete, slender, smootli , 
leaves alternate, trifid and pinnatifid, with 
a long petiole. Marshes. 
FOTHERGIL"LA. 11—2. {AmentacecB.) 
almfo'lia, (witch-alder, W. Ap. 
leaves wedge-obovate, crenate-ioothed 
above. (5. 
FRAGA'RIA. 11—12. (Rosacece.) [From 
fragio, to smell sweet.] 
virginia'na, (wild strawberry, w. M. 11) 
calyx of the fruit spreading; hairs on the 
petioles erect, on the peduncles close- 
pressed ; leaves somewhat glabrous above. 
grandijio'ra. (pine apple strawberry,) ca- 
lyx of the fruit erect ; hairs erect ; leaves 
I somewhat glabrous above. E!x. 
ves''ca, (English strawberry, w M. 2/.) 
1 calyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on the 
petioles spreading, on the peduncles close- 
p. eased. Ex. 
\ canadA2n"iii:^, (mountain strawberry, M. 
! 2^.) large ; leafets broad-oval, lateral ones 
j majiifestly petioled ; pedicels long, re- 
