EUPHORBIA— FRAGARIA. 
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.e?Date; divisions linear; x^abescent; liow- 
jrs corymbed. 3 4 f. S. 
■parvifld mm, (w. S.) leaves sessile ; nar- 
row-lanc('olate ; very acutely serrate ; pu- 
oescent on both sides ; flowers corymbed ; 
small ; seeds angled. 2 f. S. 
EUPII0B"B1A. 19-1. (Euphorbia.) [In 
honor of Euphorbus, physician to Juba, king 
of Mauritania.] 
hypericifo'Ua, (spurge, Ju. @.) smooth, 
branching, erect, spreading ; branches 
divaricate ; leaves opposite, oval-oblong, 
eerrate ; coiymbs terminal ; flowers 
small. 
coroUa'ta, the 5-rayed umbel dichoto- 
jnous ; floral leaves and those of the stem 
oblong, oblase; inner segments of the in- 
/olucre petkloid, obovate ; flowers conspic- 
ttOU.si. 1-2 If' 
officina'vi',m, stem naked, many-an- 
g'led. AlL'.rds the gum-resin imported 
from Africa, under the name of euphor- 
biiim. E'i. 
macula' ta, (Ju. O. ©.) stem procumbent, 
branchiaj^. 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. 
tpecacunn"hae,{Ju.2l.) procumbent, small, 
glabrous ; leaves opposite ; oboval or lan- 
ceolate ; peduncles axillary, elongated, 1- 
flowered. 
lathy'rus, (spurge caper, J. $ .) umbel 4- 
cleft, dichotomous; leaves opposite, en- 
tire, lanceolate, pointing four ways. Ex. 
SUPIIRA'SIA. 13-2. {Pedicular es.) [From 
euphron, delightful, pleasant to behold.] 
officiaa'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 roll outward.] 
argente'us, (p. M. Tp .) stem simple, erect ; 
leaves oblong, acute, silky-tomentose on 
both sides ; peduncles flowered, short. S. 
nummula'ris, (0.) leaves roundish ; stem 
creeping ; flowei's sub-sessile. iS. 
seric^us, (0.) leaves lanceolate, sessile, 
Bilky beneath ; peduncles short, 1-flowered. 
S. 
EX"AOUM. 4—1. (Gentianm.) 
pulchel"lum, (r. Au. @.) corolla 4-cleft ; 
calyx 4-parted, divisions subulate ; pani- 
cle corymbed ; peduncles filiform. 
FA GUS. 19—12. (Amentacece.) [Trom pha- 
go, to eat, its nuts being among the first 
fruits eaten by man.] 
femigin"ea, (red-beech, y-w. M. 
leaves ovat^-oblong, acuminate, pubescent 
beneath, coa."sely-toothed, at the base ob- 
tuse, sub-cordate, oblique ; nuts ovate, I 
acutely 3 sided. 
sylvafica, leaves of a brighter green, and 
wood of a lighter color, than the preceding 
species. White beech. 
FE'DIA. 3—1. {DipsacecB ) [From pheido, i 
Clemency, from its harmless properties.] 
*-adia'ca, (wvld lamb lettuce, w. J. @.) 
stem dichotomous ; leaves spatulate-oblong, I 
sub-etjtire; fruit pubescent, about 4 sided, 
aaked at the apex. 8 18 i. j 
olito'ria, (lamb lettuce,) stem dirnoto- 
mous; leaves lance-linear. Ex. See Va 
LEHIANELf.A. 
FERU'LA. 5— 2. ( Umhelliferm.) [From/eno. 
to whip.] 
villo'sa, (giant fennel, w. Ju. 11) leaves 
on long petioles, ternate, the partitions qui- 
nate ; leafets ovate, serrate, rigid, veiny 
stem viliose. 
assafas'tida, leaves alternate, sinuate, 
obtuse. A plant of Persia, which affords 
from its roots a gum known as the assafoet- 
da of commerce. 
FESTU'CA. 3—2. ' 
ela'tior, (fescue-grass, O. J. pa/jcled 
spreading, very branching, lax; spike- 
lets ovate-lanceolate, 4-5-flowered • florets 
slightly armed ; leaves flat; root c? eeping 
3-4 f. 
teneV'ln, (E. J. 0.) panicle spikad, veiy 
simple, one-sided; spikelets abo'it 9 flow- 
ered; bristles shorter than the subulate 
florets; culm filiform, angular abr i'e ; leaves 
setaceous. 8-15 i. 
pr(iten"sis, (J. 2X) panicle spreading 
branched ; spikelets linear, many-flowered 
acute ; leaves linear; root fibi-ous. 1-2 f. 
sjrica'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. 
p-andijio'ra, (E.) panicle simple, erect; 
spikelets very few ; generally 7-flowered ; 
florets acute, distant. 
nn'tans, (nodding festuca, J. 14.-) panicle 
slender, diffu.se, 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. iUrticem.) 
ca'rica, (fig-tree, g. Ju. Tp .) leaves cordate 
3 or 5-lobed, repand-toothed ; lobes obtuse 
scabi-ous above, pubescent beneath. 5-8 f 
Ex. 
FL(ER"KIA. 6—1. (RanunculaccE.) [From 
a German by the name of Floerke.] 
palus"tris, (false mermaid, w-y. Ap. 2^.) 
stem decumbent, terete, slender, smooth , 
leaves alternate, trifid and pinnatifid, with 
a long petiole. Marshes. 
FOTHERGIL"LA. 11-2. {Amentacem.) 
alnifo'lia, (witch-alder, W. Ap. 
leaves wedge-obovate, crenate-toothed 
above. <S. 
FRAGA'RIA. 11—12. (Rosacece.) [From 
fragro, to smell sweet.] 
virginia'na, (wild strawberry, w. M. 24^.) 
calyx of the fruit spreading ; hairs on the 
petioles erect, on the peduncles close- 
pressed ; leaves somewhat glabrous above. 
grandijlo'ra, (pine-apple strawberry,) ca- 
lyx of the fruit erect ; hairs erect ; leaves 
somewhat glabrous above. Ex. 
ves"ca, (English strawberry, w M. 2/.) 
calyx of the fruit reflexed ; hairs on the 
petioles spreading, on the peduncles close- 
p.essed. Ex. 
canadcn"sii^, (mountain strawberry, M 
2^.) large ; leafets broad-oval, lateral ones 
manifestly petioled ; pedicels lonpf, m 
