FICUS, Moraceae. Fig. A large shrub or small tree that needs 
winter protection in this region. It produces luxuriant foliage 
and usually bears edible fruit late in the summer [8E]. 
F. carica. Common F.; Asia Minor. 
FONTANESIA, Oleaceae. Shrubs with foliage similar to Li- 
gustrum but with flat disk-like fruit. Of no ornamental value 
[5H, nursery]. 
F. Fortunei. China. 
F. phillyreoides. Asia Minor. 
FORESTIERA, Oleaceae. A large upright dioecious shrub. The 
female plant bears clusters of dark purple elongated fruits [5H]. 
F. acuminata. Ill. to Ga. and Tex. 
FORSYTHIA, Oleaceae. Golden-bells. The showiest of the 
early yellow-flowering shrubs. F. ovata is first to bloom and 
F. intermedia spectabilis is most popular [6H]. 
F. europaea. Albania (My.). 
F. Giraldiana. N. China. 
F. intermedia (F. suspensa x viridissima) spectabilis. (Ap.-My.k 
F. i. “Spring Glory.” 
F. i. vitellina. 
F. ovata. Korea (Ap.-My.). 
F. suspensa. China (Ap.-My.). 
F. s. Sieboldii. 
F. viridissima. China (My.). 
F. v. koreana. Korea. 
FOTHERGILLA, Hamamelidaceae. Shrubs with bottlebrush- 
like spikes of scented white flowers and colorful fall foliage, 
ey grow best in a sunny position and moist soil [6H, nurs- 
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