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F L A F L O

ix. 274; liis place in Roman literature,

xx. 726. FLACIUS, Matthias, German theologian,

IX. 275; on church history, v. 765; on

Lutheran theology, xv. 85. FLACOURT, Etienne de, French governor

of Madagascar, ix. 275. FLAG, or Iris, genus of plants, IX. 279.

, FLAGS, Military and naval, ix.

276; knight s, xiv. 117; of United

States, XXin. 742; signals by means

of, xxn. 49.

FLAGELLANTS, self-chastising frater nities, ix. 280. FLAGELLATA, class of Protozoa, xix.

856. FLAGEOLET, musical instrument, ix.

351-

FLAGSTAFF MINE, Utah, U.S.A., xxm.

815. FLAHAUT DE LA BILLARDERIE, Av.guste

C. J., Cornte de, French general and

diplomatist, IX. 281; xvi. 829. FLAKSTADO, island, Norway, xiv. 769. FLAMBARD, Ranulph or Ralph, bishop

of Durham, ix. 281; vm. 303; xvn. 548;

minister of William Rufus, xxiv. 577. FLAMBERG, German sword, xxn. 803. FLAMBOYANT, in architecture, n. 431,

464. FLAME, ix. 282.

, Singing, I. 115. FLAMEL, Nicolas, French alchemist, ix.

285.

FLAME MANOMETER, i. 115, 117. FLAMEN, Roman priest, ix. 285; xix.

455-

DlALIS, priest of Jupiter, xill. 780;

xxm. 18.

FLAMINGO, bird, ix. 286. FLAMINIAN WAY, Roman road, Italy,

xx. 555. FLAMININUS, Titus Quinctius, Roman

general and statesman, ix. 287; xx.

752. FLAMINIUS, Cains, Roman consul

(223 B.C.), IX. 288; XX. 749.

, Caius, Roman consul (187 B.C.),

ix. 289. FLAMSTEED, John, English astronomer,

ix. 289; ii. 756; xvn. 257. FLANDERS, countship, Netherlands, IX.

290; provinces, Belgium, in. 515. FLANDRIN, Jean Hippolyte, French

painter, IX. 291.

FLANNEL, woollen stuff, ix. 292. FLASQUE, in heraldry, XL 697. FLATBUSH, town, Long Island, New

York, U.S.A., IX. 292; xiv. 866. FLAT-FISH, ix. 292. FLAT HEAD, fish, xn. 686. FLATLANDS, town, Long Island, New

York, U.S.A., xiv. 866. FLAVEL, John, English theologian, ix.

292. FLAVIAN I.-IL, patriarchs of Antioch,

ix. 293.

FLAVIAN, patriarch of Constantinople, ix. 293.

PALACE, at Rome, xx. 823.

FLAVIGNY, Valerien, French Hebraist,

ix. 293.

FLAVIN, dyestuff, ix. 293; xx. 175. FLAVIONAVIA (Aviles), ancient town,

Spain, ill. 157. FLAVIUS, the Armenian (Leo V.),

emperor of the East, xiv. 453. , the Isaurian (Leo III.), emperor

of the East, xiv. 452. , Magnus (Leo L), emperor of the

East, xiv. 452. , Porphyrogenitus (Constantine

VII.), emperor of the East, VI. 301. -, Sapiens (Leo VI.), emperor of the

East, xiv. 453. - VOPISCUS, Augustan historian, ill.

74-

FLAX, plant and fibre, ix. 293, 133; culture of, I. 380; manufacture of, xiv. 663 ; of New Zealand (Phormium),

XVIII. 8l2.

FLAXMAN, John, English sculptor, ix.

298; xxi. 560. FLAX SPINNING, Girard s machines for,

x. 620. FLEA, insect, ix. 300; xin. 150;

Leeuwenhoek s study of, xiv. 411. FLECHIER, Esprit, bishop of Nimes, poet

and preacher, ix. 301. FLECKNOE, Richard, English poet and

dramatist, IX. 302. FLEECE, of wool, i. 399; xxiv. 656. FLEET, river and ditch, London, xiv.

818, 850; xvi. 279.

, British, Officers of the, XVII. 291. STREET, London, xiv.

FLEETWOOD, town, England, ix. 302.

, Charles, lord deputy of Ireland,

IX. 302. -, William, bishop of Ely, IX. 303.

FLEITMANN, his method of working

nickel, xvi I. 488. FLEMING, John, on animal classification,

xvm. 15, 18. , Paul, Ge.rman poet, ix. 303; x.

530.

FLEMISH LANGUAGE, xn. 85; diction aries of, vn. 187. FLEMMING, Richard, bishop of Lincoln,

ix. 303. FLENSBURG, town, Prussia, ix. 304;

xxi. 415.

FLERS, town, France, xvm. 2. FLETCHER, Andrew, of Saltoun, Scottish

politician, IX. 304; xxi. 519.

, Giles (1548-1610), English poet,

ix. 304.

, Giles (1584-1623), English writer,

IX. 304.

, Isaac, his observatory, Tarnbank,

England, XVII. 711.

, John, English dramatist, ill. 469;

FLEURANGES, Robert de la Marck, Seigneur de, French marshal and his torian, ix. 305.

FLEUR-DE-LIS, heraldic device, ix. 306.

FLEURV, France, Library of monastery at, xiv. 513.

, Andre Hercule de, French car dinal and statesman, IX. 306, 585. -, Claude, French ecclesiastical his

torian, ix. 306.

FLEXURE, of a beam or rod, vn. 808.

FLEYDER, on flying, i. 186.

FLIEDNER, Theodore, German philan thropist, IX. 307; his institution of Sisters of Charity, xm. 825.

FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER, Der, Wagner s opera, xxiv. 314.

FLIES, class of insects, vn. 255; xn. 317; mimicry in, xvi. 343. , Artificial, for angling, n. 44. , House, xill. 150.

FLIGHT, Laws of, ix. 308.

FLINCK, Govert, Dutch painter, ix.

3^4-

FLINDERS, Matthew, English navigator, ix. 324 ; his explorations in Austral asia, in. 104; x. 190.

FLINT, mineral, ix. 325; x. 239; xvi.

389-

, county, Wales, IX. 326; population and representation, xxm. 727; coal field, VI. 52; town, ix. 327. , Timothy, American divine and

writer, IX. 327.

GLASS, Manufacture of, x. 663. WEAPONS, n. 337, 553.

FLOCCULI, of spider s silk, n. 296. FLODDEN, England, Battle of (1513),

xm. 557; xxi. 497.

FLODOARD, French chronicler, IX. 328. FLOOD, The, of Scripture, vn. 55.

, Henry, Irish orator and politician,

ix. 328.

ROCK, New York Harbour, Blasting

vn. 432; xvm. 347. , Phineas, English poet, IX. 305.

of, xxm. 622.

FLOODS, in rivers, XII. 502; XX. 571.

FLOOR CLOTH, ix. 329 ; xiv. 676.

FLOORING, in building, iv. 452, 455, 482, 493; tiles for, XXIII. 389.

FLOR, Roger di, military adventurer, IX. 330.

FLORA, in Roman mythology, IX. 330.

, of different countries, Grouping

and distribution of, VII. 286.

FLORAL GAMES, Academy of, Toulouse, i. 69.

FLORALIA, Roman festival, ix. 330.

FLORENCE, town, Italy, ix. 330; xx. 275; as a republic, xm. 479; council of (1439), XIX - 53; i n ti me f Dante, vi. 810; Medici family, xv. 783; its rivalry with Pisa, xix. 120; in time of Savonarola, xxi. 334; its wars with Siena, xxn. 39, 41; academy of, I. 74 ; Accademia del Cimento, I. 70; banking in, in. 316; baptistery, XIX.