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rRANKENlA— GALIUM. 
cnrved-pendulous ; receptacle of the seeds j 
globose, favose-scrobiculiite, villose. 
ela'tior, (hautboy strawberry, w. 11) ca- j sales swelling, drooping, pear-form; pedi- 
hygromefica, (hygrometer moss,) leaves 
ovate, acute, concave, entire, inflected; cap- 
lyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on the pe- j eels very long, twisting spirally when dry. 
dancle and petiole spreading. Ex 
FRANKE'NIA. 7—.?. (CaryophylJeoe) [From 
Prof. .John Fiankenius, of Upsa), Sweden.] 
ffrnndijio' ra, (see heath,) leaves obovate- 
ouneiform, mncronate, with revolute mar- 
gins, rather coriaceous, very minutely hairy 
and ciliate, particularly at the base; stem 
prostrate ; branches and calyx minutely 
hairy. A dwarf- perennial. S. 
FRASE'RA. 4-1. {Gentianea.) 
verticil" lata, (American columbo, g-y. 
Ju. $ .) leaves oblong-lanceolate, whorled i , 
or opposite, smooth; flowers on whorled ' tfoi'sely hirsute; leafets oblong-ovate, finely 
GaLAC'TIA. 16—10. {Leguminosce.) [From 
gala, milk.] 
moUh, (Ju. 2X.) stem twining, soft-pubes- 
cent; leaves tern ate ; leafets ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, pale beneath ; racemes axillary, a 
little longer than the leaves, pedunculate; 
flowers pedicelled ; calyx acuminate vil- 
lo.se ; legume compressed, villose ; flowera 
small, purple. Milk plant. Pine barren.s. 
glnheVla, leafets shining above; stem 
smooth. 
pila'aa. stem twining, minutely and re- 
peduncles. Medicinal. Swamps. 3 6 f. | 
FRAX"INUS. 20-2. {JasmincE.) \[From I 
phraxis, a hedge : used in making hedges ] ! _ _ 
acumina'la, (white a.sh, w-g. M. ^ .) leaf- i legume villous, 
eta petioled, oblong, shining-, acuminate 
very entire, or slightly toothed, glaucoiis 
beneath ; flowers calycled. 
■pen"dula, weeping ash. 
or^'mis, leaves pinnate. Flowering ash, 
sambnci folio, (black ash, M. ^.) leafets 
sessile, ovate-lanceolate, serrate, the lateral ! 
hirsute on both surfaces, pale beneath ; ra- 
I cemes much longer than the leaves ; flow- 
ers on short pedicels, scattered and remote ; 
S. 
GALAN'THUS. 6—1. (Narcissi.) [From 
^aZa, milk, antlios, liower, in allu.sion to its 
whiteness.] 
nivoVia, (snow-drop, w. Ap. 2/.) leaves 
linear, keeled, acute, radical ; scape 1-flow. 
ered. Ex. 
plican"tkv!i, (Rnssian snow-drop,) flow- 
ones somewhat rounded and unequal at ' ""taller than the preceding. 
the base. 
juglandlfo'lia, (swamp ash, M. .) leaves 
pinnate ; leafets petiolate, ovate, opaque, 
serrate, glaucous beneath ; axils of the 
veins pubescent ; branches smooth ; flow- 
ers calyculate. 
FRITILLA'RIA. 6—1. {Liliacece.) [From 
fritil/us, a chess-board, in reference to the 
variegated petals of one of its species.] 
imperia'lh, (crown imperial, r. and y. 
M. iX-) flowers under a leafy crown, nod- 
ding ; leaves lance-lineai*, entire. From 
Persia. 
lanceola'ta, (p. Ju. 11) stem leafy, 1-2- 
fiowered ; leaves lance-linear, lower ones 
whorled ; petals lanceolate. S. 
moka'grix, (fritillary. Guinea-hen flower, 
p. and y. M. 2^.) leaves alternate, linear, 
channelled; stem 1-tiowered; nectary lin- 
ear ; flower checkered. 
al"ba, (w. Ap. 2^.) glaucous; leaves j-e- 
motish, alternate, sessile, oblong lii.cjir, 
flattish, oblique, obtuse, sub.striate bcnealh ; 
flowers 1-3, axillary and terminal. 1 f 
FU'SCHS'A. 8—1 (Onagrm.) [From a Ger- 
man botanist, Leonard Fu.schs.J 
m'l gella' nicn , (ear-drop, r.) peduncles 
axillary, 1-flowered ; leaves opposite or in 
threes, very entire ; flowers pendulous. Ex. 
FU'CUS. 21—4. {Algce.) [P/mcM5, the Greek 
for sea-weed.] 
lo'remt, stem very short, dilated into a 
cup, sending out a fusiform, dichotomous 
receptacle. In the ocean. 
FUMA'RIA 16—6. (Papaveracea.) [From 
fumus, smoke ] 
officina'lis, (fumitory, r. J. @.) stem 
branching, spread ; leaves more than de- 
compound ; leafets wedge-lanceolate, ga.sh- 
ed. Naturalized. 6-10 i. 
VIINA'RIA 21—2. (Musci.) [From funis. 
a rope in allusion to its long pedicels.] 
GALAR"nTA. 17—3. (Corymbifera.) 
jiinnntij'i' dn , (y. p.) leaves pinnatifid ; di- 
visions lance-linear, somewhat entire. 8 i 
GA'I.AX. 5--1. (SempervivecB.) [From gala, 
milky, because of the whiteness of its 
flowers.] 
rofnndifo'lia, (w. J. 2J!.) very glabrous, 
leaves round-reniform, toothed ; spike very 
long. »S. 
GALK'GA. 16 — 10. (Leguminosm.) [¥rom gal.a^ 
milk, because it increases the milk of ani- 
mals who eat it.] 
virginin'na, (goat's-rue, r-y. w. Ju. 11.) 
erect; leafets 8-12 pairs, oval-oblong, mu- 
cronate, white-villose beneath ; raceme ter 
minal; legumes falcate, villose. If. 
GALEOP"SIS. n—\.{Labiata:.) [From gait. 
a weasel, opsis. appearance ] 
lada'inim, (red hemp-nettle, r-w. Ju. 
.stem hairy, not swollen below the joints ; 
leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, serrate, 
hairy; flowers whorled; upper lip of the 
ro'olla.slightly crenate. 1 f. Waste grounds. 
Introduced. 
telra'hit, stem hispid, swollen between 
the joints ; flowers rose-colored, with a 
white tube, lower lip dotted with purple. 
GA'LIUM. 4—1. (RubicecB.) [From gala, 
milk, some species having the property o) 
coagul-.iting milk.] 
trifi'dum, (bed-.straw, w. Jo. 11) stem 
procumbent, scabrous backwards ; cauline 
leaves in fives, branch leaves in fours, lin- 
ear, obtuse, scabrous at the margin and on 
the nerves ; terminal, few -flowered ; pedi- 
eel .short ; corollas mostly 3 cleft. 
asjrreV'lnm, (rough bed-straw, w. Ju. 11) 
stem diffuse, very branching, prickly back- 
wards; leaves in fives and sixes, lanceo- 
late, acuminate : margins and nerves prick- 
ly; pedicels .short. 18-24 i. 
tinrio'rhtm, (dyer's cleavers, w. Ju.) stem 
I diffuse, smoothish; leaves linear, cauline 
