FRE FRI 
FRI FUM 
elliptica . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1825 
epiptera, 1 . . . Green . . 6, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1823 
ezcelsldr, 2 . • Green . . 5, H. De, T. Britain . . 
argfntea . • Green . . 5i H. De. T. Britain . . 
aurea ... Green . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
erO.'a .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
fuDgosa ... Green . . 5| H. De. T. Britain . . 
horizontalis . Green . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
jaspidea . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. 
nana .... G.-een . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
pendula ... Green . . 5, H. De. T. 
striata . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
verticillarls . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. Britain . . 
expansa . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
fusca .... Green . . 5, H. De- T. N. Amer. . 1823 
heterophylla, 3 . Green . . 5, H. De. T. England 
juglandifOUa . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1783 
Unc«H .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1820 
ientiscif6li& . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. Aleppo . . 1710 
pendula . . Green . . 6, H. De. T. Germany . 1833 
longifOlid ... Green . . 6, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
lucida .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. 
macrophylia . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. . 1823 
rnixt^ .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
nSnd .... Green . . 6, H. De. T. 
nlgrd .... Green . .5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1825 
ovata .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 
oxycarpS ... Green . . 5> H. De. T. Caucasus . 1815 
oxvphvlla . . Green . . H. De. T. S. Eur. . . 1821 
pannosa . . . Green . . 6. H. De. T. Carolina . 1820 
parvifelia . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T Levant . . 1822 
platycSrp3 ... Green . . 5> H De. T. N. Amer. . 1820 
putesoens, 4 . . Green . . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1811 
pulverulent^ . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
quadrangulaU . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1822 
Richard! . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 
ruhicundS . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
rufa Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1822 
sambacifdIX4 . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1800 
verrucosa . . . Green . . 5i H. De. T. England 
Virens .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. 
variegatd . . Green . . 4, H. De. T. 
viridis .... Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1824 
Free, apart from each other, not connected together. 
French marigold, see Tagltls pdtQld. 
Freziera, Srvartz. Named in compliment to A. F. 
Frezier, a French traveller in Chili and the South 
Sea. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Termtromiacece. 
An ornamental, tall-growing tree, with the habit 
of Laurus. It requires to be growp in a mixture of 
sand, loam, and peat ; and cuttings take, when 
planted in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
thteoides . . . White. . S. £v. T. Jamaica 1818 
Friar’s-cowi., see Aritdram. 
FriesTa, Decandolle. In honour of the celebrated 
cryptogamic botanist Elias Fries, M.D., professor 
of botany in the university of Lund. Linn. 11, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Malvacene. An ornamental shrub, from 
three to six feet high ; it grows freely in a mixture 
of turfy loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will 
root without difficulty, in a pot of sand. Synouyme : 
] . Elceocarpus peduncularis. 
pedunculSTif, 1 . White. . G. Ev. S. V. D. L. 1818 
Fringed, having a border like a fringe. 
FringS TOOTHED, the border toothed so as to appear 
fringed. 
Fringe-tree, see Chi\iou!lnthli». 
Fritili.arTa, Linn. From fritillus, a chessboard ; 
alluding to the chequered sepals of the flowers. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacea. These plants 
have very singular and showy flowers. They will 
all succeed well in a sandy soil, in the ©pen 
ground, and may be increased by offsets. Syno- 
nymes : 1. Lilium Kamschatkense. 2. F. latifolia, 
minor. 3. pyrenaica. 4. meleagrU, alba. 5. Lilium 
pudicum. 6. F. racemosa. 7. F. racemosa, minor. 
filba White . . 5, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 
cuprga .... Copper . 7, H. BL P. Mexico . . 1830 
imperialls . . . Dk. yel. . 4, H. Bl. P. Persia . . 1596 
Bin .... Yellow . 4, H. BL P. Persia . .1596 
rubra ... Red . . 4, H. BL P. Persia . .1596 
lanceolata, 1 . . Dk. pur. . 5, H. BL P. Kamtschat. 1759 
latifolia . . Red . . 5, H. BL P. Caucasus . 1604 
leucantha . . . White . . 5, H. BL P. Siberia . . 1822 
lusitanica . . . Br. pur. . 6, H. BL P. Spain . . 1825 
lutea .... Yellow . 5, H. BL P. Caucasus . 1812 
meleUgris . . . Purple . 5, H. BL P. Britain . . 
moltiplex . . Purple . 4, H. BL P. Gardens 
meleagroldes . . Purple . 5, H. BL P Siberia . . 1824 
me3.sanensis . . Br. pur. . 6, H. BL P. Italy . , 1825 
minfir .... Pur. spa . 4, H. BL P. Altai Mts. . 1830 
nervosa, 2 . . . Dk. pur. . 5, H. Bl. P. Caucasus . 1826 
nigra, 3. . . . Yel. pur. . 5, H. BL P. Pyrenees . 1596 
obllqua .... Br. pur. . 4, H. BL P. Caucasus . 
persica .... Brown . 5, H. BL P. Persia . . 1596 
minima . . . Brown . 5, H. BL P. Persia . .1596 
prAcox, 4 . . . White . . 5, H. BL P. Europe . . 
pudica, 5 . . . Pur. yel. . 5, H. BL P. N. Amer. . 1824 
pvrenaiea, 6 . . Dk. pur. . 6, H. BL P. . 1605 
ruthenica . . . Purple . 5, H. BL P. Caucasus . 1826 
tenclia, 7 . . . Purple . 5, H. Bl. P. Caucasus 1826 
tulipifolia . . . Br. pur. . 5, H. BL P. Crimea . . 1822 
verticillaU. . . Purple . 4, H. BL P. Crimea . 1823 
Fritillary, see Fritillarid. 
Frog- BIT, see HydrOchdrts. 
Frog-orchis, see Gymnadenld virldis. 
Fronds, the leaves of palms and ferns. 
Frosted, covered with glittering particles 
Fructiferous, that which bears fruit. 
Fructification, all those parts composing the fruit of 
plants. 
FrUTESCENT, ■) 
Fruticose, J- shrubby 
Frutescr'T celandine, see Boccdnid frutSscSm. 
Fruticulose, applied to a little shrub. 
Fucatus, coloured, stained. 
Fuchsia, Plumier. In honour of the celebrated 
German botanist, Leonard Fuchs, author of llistoria 
Stirpium, in 1542. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ona- 
graceee. A most beautiful and well-known genus 
of plantSL, well worthy a place in every garden, 
especially F. fulgens,a, recently introduced species, 
and said to be “ probably the most beautiful plant 
of the temperate flora of Mexico.” A mixture of 
loam and peat suits them well, but they will grow 
equally well in any light rich soil ; and young 
cuttings will root freely in sand, under a glass, 
which must occasionally be taken off to give them 
air, or they are very liable to damp. Synonymes : 
1. Skinnera excorticafa. 2. F. decuaaata. 
apitula .... Purple . 9, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1824 
arbnrvscens . . Pink . . 10, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
bHcillfins . . . Riisy . . 9, G. De. S. Mexico . . 1829 
coccined. . . . Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . .1/88 
cunicd .... Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1825 
discolor .... Pur. red . 8, G. Ev. S. Pt. Fam. . 1830 
excorticSt4, 1 . . Grn. pur. . 7> G. Ev. S. N. Zeal. . 1824 
fulgens .... Vermil. . 7, 0. Ev. S. Mexico. . 183-- 
glcMsA .... Ccim. pur. 7> G. Ev. S. Hybrid . . 1830 
Sleefins . . . Scarlet . 6 G. Ev. S. Eng. hyb. . 1836 
graciliK, 2 . . . Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1823 
roultifldr4 . . Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1824 
hybrids. . . . Scarlet . 8, G. Ev. S. Hvbrid . . 1825 
lycioides . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1796 
macrostemOn . . Scar. pur. 7i G. Ev. S. (!hile . . 1823 
reciirvata . . Violet . . G. Ev. S. Hybrid . . 1835 
micrnphyll4 . . Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1828 
parvinorS . . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
tenellii .... Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1824 
thymifOlia . . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1828 
venustA . . . Purple . 10, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1825 
virgStd .... Scar. pur. 8, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1825 
FucC’s, Linn. Derived from phukoa, a Greek name 
for sea-yveed. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Oi. Algx. Ail 
the species of this genus are common on the sea- 
coasts, especially F. veaiculoaua, which is much 
employed in the manufacture of kelp, and in some 
of the Scottish islands it is the chief support of 
horses, cattle, and sheep, in the winter months; 
while F. aerratua is the chief food of the cattle in 
Norway — canaliculdtua, cerandldSa, diatichda, Iffrfva, 
noddaua, MackutJ, aerrdtda, tuber culdtfia, veaiculSaia, 
laterifrUctda, fineurla, longifrnctda, aubcoatutua. 
Fugacious, lasting but for a short time. 
Fuirena, Rottboll. In honour of G. Fuiren,a Danish 
botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cyperacece. A 
curious species of grass, growing best in a boggy 
soil, and increased by divisions. 
umbellaUt . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. W. lod. . 1825 
Fut/:ra, scales and stipules. 
Fulgent, bright, glittering, shining. 
Fulvous, tawny -yellow, or fox-coloured. 
FumIbTa, Linn. From fumua, smoke; alluding to 
the disagreeable smell of the plant. Our English 
word Fumitory, is derived from the. French name 
of the genus Fumeterre. Linn 17, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Fumariaeea. F. caprevlnta and media are the only 
two species worthy of extensive culture ; they do 
best sown under a hedge, to which they will attach 
themselves and make a beautiful appearance. They 
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