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so caustic as to burn at once the lips, the palate 
and the tongue. All travellers agree in stating 
that the best remedy for so violent a poison is 
sea-water. Luckily it is always at hand, as the 
tree grows invariably on the sea-shore. 
False Riches, Sun-flower. Page 235. 
Festivity, Parsley. Page 229. 
Fidelity, Speedwell, or Veronica, formed from'nera- 
icon, a compound of Latin and Greek, signifying 
true image. This derivation, illiterate and bar¬ 
barous as it is, has the sanction of the supersti¬ 
tious legend of St. Veronica, whose handkerchief 
is recorded to have received the impression of our 
Saviour’s face, as he used it in bearing his cross 
to the place of crucifixion. 
Fidelity in dVEisfortune, Wall-flower. Page 59. 
Finesse, Sweet-william. This plant, with its large 
brilliant bunches of blossoms, displays in all its 
parts exquisite beauty and delicacy. 
Fire, Fraxinella. When the day has been hot and 
dry, the Dittany emits an inflammable gas, which, 
being condensed by the cool evening air, forms 
around it an atmosphere that takes fire at the ap¬ 
proach of a light, without injuring the plant. 
Flame, Flower-de-Luce. The Flower-de-Luce, or 
