98 FERULA-GALACTIA. 
sylvaf'ica, leaves of a brighter green, and wood of a lighter colour than the 
preceding species. White birch. 
FERULA, 5—2. iUmbelliferas,.) [From/eno, to whip.] 
villo'sa, (giant fennel, w. Ju. %.) leaves on long petioles, ternate, the parti- 
tions quinate ; leafets ovate, serrate, rigid, veiny ; stem villose. 
assafa'tida, leaves alternate, sinuate, obtuse. A plant of Persia, which 
affords from its roots a gum known as the assafoetida of commerce. 
FICUS. 20—3 iUrticeoi.') 
ca'rica, (fig-tree, g. Ju. leaves cordate, 3 or 5-lobed, repand-toothed; lobes 
obtuse, scabrous above, pubescent beneath. 5-8 f Ex. 
FLCERKIA. 6—1. (RanunculacecB.') [From a German by the name of FIcErke.] 
palus"tris, (false mermaid, w-y. Ap. %.) stem decumbent, terete, slender, 
smooth ; leaves alternate, trifid and pinnatifid, with a long petiole. Marshes. 
FOTHERGILLA. 11—2. {AmentacecR.) 
alnifo'Lia, (witch-alder, W. Ap. T^.) leaves wedge-obovate, crenate-toothed 
above. S. 
FRAGARIA. 11—13. (^Rosacecb.) [From/ra^ro, to smell sweet.] 
virginia'na, (wild strawberry, w. M. %.) calyx of the fruit spreading ; haiis 
on the petioles erect, on the peduncles close-pressed ; leaves somewhat glab- 
rous above. 
grandijlo'ra, (pine-apple strawberry,) calyx of the fruit erect; hairs erect; 
leaves somewhat glabrous above. Ex. 
ves'^ca, (English strawberry, w. M. %.) calyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on 
the petioles spreading, on the peduncles close-pressed. Ex. 
FRASERA. 4—1. (^Gentianece.) 
verticiV'lata, (American col umbo, g-y. Ju, J^.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
whorled or opposite, smooth ; flowers on whorled peduncles. Medicinal, 
Swamps. 3-6 f. 
FRAXINUS. 20 — 2. {JasmincR.') [From ^jfe-aar/s, a hedge : used in making hedges.] 
acumina'ta, (white ash, w-g. M. T^.) leafets petioled, oblong, shining, acumi' 
nate, very entire, or slightly toothed, glaucous beneath ; flowers calycled. 
pen"dula^ weeping ash. 
or^^nus, leaves pinnate. Flowering ash. 
FRITILLARIA. 6 — 1. {Liliacece, ') [From/ri7j7to, a chess-board, in reference to the variega- 
ted petals of one of its species.] 
imperia'lis, (crown imperial, r. and y. M. flowers under a leafy crown, 
nodding; leaves lance-linear, entire. From Persia. 
lanceola'ta, (p. Ju. %.) stem leafy, 1-2-flowered ; leaves lance-linear ; lower 
ones whorled ; petals lanceolate. S. 
molea'gris^ (fritillary, Guinea-hen flower, p. and y. M. %..) leaves alternate- 
linear, channelled ; stem 1-flowered ; nectary linear ; flower checkered. Ex. 
FUSCHSIA. 8 — 1. (Onagrce.) [From a German botanist, Leonard Fuschs.] 
magella^nica, (ear-drop, r.) peduncles axillary, 1-flowered; leaves opposite or 
in threes, very entire ; flowers pendulous. Ex, 
FUCUS. 21—4. iAlgcb.) [Phucus, the Greek for sea-weed.] 
Wrens, stem very short, dilated into a cup, sending out a fusiform, dichoto- 
mous receptacle. In the ocean. 
FTJMARIA. 16—6. (Papaveracem.') [From fumus, smoke.] 
officina'lis, (fumitory, r. J. ©.) stem branching, spread ; leaves more than de- 
compound ; leafets wedge-lanceolate, gashed. Naturalized. 6-10 i. 
FUNARIA. 21 — 2. (Mtisci.) [From/wms, a rope, in allusion to its long pedicels.] 
KygromeVica, (hygrometer moss,) leaves ovate, acute, concave, entire, inflec- 
ted ; capsules swelling, drooping, pear-form ; pedicels very long, twisting 
spirally when dry. 
GALACTIA. 16—10. {Leguminoscn.) [From gala, milk.] 
mollis, (Ju. %.) stem twining, soft-pubescent ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate- 
oblong, obi use pale beneath; racemes axillary, a little longer than the 
