FIG (Ficus carica) 
Fruitful. 
Walk worthy of the Lord unto 
all pleasing, being fruitful in every 
good work. Colossians i. 10. 
I* I LB ERT see Hazel 
IIR (Abies) 
Time. 
To every thing there is a season, 
and a time to every purpose under 
the heaven. Ecclesiastes iii. i. 
SCOTCH 
FIR (Pinus silvestris) 
Elevation. 
The Lord maketh poor, and 
maketh rich: he bringeth low, 
and lifteth up. x Samuel ii. 7. 
FLAX (Linum usitatissimum) 
Domestic industry. 
A virtuous woman . . seeketh 
wool,and flax, and worketh willingly 
with her hands. . . She looketh 
well to the ways of her household. 
Proverbs xxxi. 10, 13, 27. 
SCARLET 
FLAX (L inum coccineuni) 
Generosity. 
Give; not grudgingly, or of 
necessity : for God loveth a cheer¬ 
ful giver. 2 Corinthians ix. 7. 
FLEUR-DE-LIS see Iris 
FLOS ADONIS 
(Adonis auiutnnalis) 
Painful recollections. 
My life is spent with grief, and 
my years with sighing : my strength 
faileth because of mine iniquity. 
Psalms xxxi. 10. 
FLY-TRAP (dog’s-bane) 
(Apocynum androseemifoliuni) 
\ Deceit. 
He that worketh deceit shall not 
dwell within My house. 
Psalms ci. 7. 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
(Myosotis palps iris) 
Forget me not. 
Yet will I not forget thee. 
Isaiah xlix. 15. 
FOXGLOVE 
[Digitalis purpurea ) 
Insincerity. 
This people draweth nigh unto 
Me with their mouth, and honoureth 
Me with their lips ; but their heart 
is far from Me. St. Matthew xv. 8. 
CHECKERED 
FRITILLARY 
(Fritillaria Meleagris) 
Persecution. 
Blessed are ye, when men shall 
revile you, and persecute you, and 
shall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for My sake. 
St. Matthew v. ii. 
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