FUCHSIA

(Lat.), n. f. Fuch2s'i2-a3. Named for Fuchs, a German botanist. Commonly called in Eng. fu2sh'i2-a3. Fr., fuchsie. Ger., F. Ear-ring flowers, lady's ear-drop. 1. A genus of the Onagrariece. 2. The genus Schradera. The Fuclisea; of Lindley are a tribe of the Onagraceae, comprising F. and Skimmer a. The Fuchsiacece of Dumortier are a tribe of the Onagracece, consisting of the genus F. The Fuchsidioe are the same. The FuchsiecK (Fr., fuchsiees) are: Of De Candolle, a tribe of the Onagariae, consisting of the genus F., to which Don added the genus Gongylocarpus; of Spach, a section of the On a grece; of Reichenbach and Endlicher, a subdivision or tribe of the CEnotherece; of Mei ner, a subtribe of the Epilobiacece, and of Linnaeus, a division of the Onagrce. [B, 19, 42, 121, 170, 178 (a, 24).] Aus- FUCHSIA COCCINEA. [A, 327.] tralian f. The genus Correct. [B, 19, 275 (a 24).] Californian f. The Zauschneria californica. [B, 275 (a, 24).] Edible-fruited f. See F. racemosa. F. coccinea. Fr., fuchsie ecarlate. A species found in Chili and Peru. The twigs and leaves are used in decoction as a febrifuge and the bark is used in Santo Domingo as a tonic and febrifuge. [B, 170, 173, 180, 185 (a, 24).] F. corymb i flora. A Mexican species. The fruit is edible. [B, 185 (a, 24).] F. denticulata [Ruiz and Pav6n]. A species growing in Peru with toothed leaves, purple calyx and berry, and scarlet petals, [a, 24.] F. excorticata. A species growing in New Zealand; the kotukutuku of the Maoris. The bark is astringent. [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxiv (a. 14).] F. macro stemma. A species found in Chili, resembling F. coccinea in properties and uses. [B, 180 (a, 24).] F. magellanica. See F. coccinea.. multiflora. Fr., fuchsie multiflore. A South American species all parts of which are considered FUCHSIA CORYMB I FLORA. [A, 327.] astringent. [B, 173 (a, 24).] F. racemosa. Fr., fuchsie rac6- meux. A species found in the Antilles; used in scrofula, dyspepsia, and adynamic fevers. The fruit is edible. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] Fuegian f., Scarlet f. See F. coccinea. [s. 115]