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F L A

TIc

r.~n

olfiws in ollr par,

ar~ ~Ie

admiral, viee–

"lmir,I,

~;\<I

r<.lr-ildmirdl of the whitc, red, anJ blue.

Sc~

AD"IR ,\L .

l'LAG·

a Ihip eommanded hy

general or

n.lg

-offi–

eer, \\'ho has a right to carry a lIag, in eontradifline–

tion tOthe C¡eond:lrY

ven~ls

under Ihe

eomm.md

thcre–

of.

FL AG ' HO\\,Ek, in bOlany. See

hlS .

1:.,.

FLAG. in bOlany. See GLAOIOLUS .

FLAGELLAIUA, in botany, a genus of Ihe hexan-

dria Irig)'nia

cI~fs.

The ealix eonliOs of fix CtgOlentS;

it has noeorolla; and lhe berry eonlains bUI ooe feed.

There is bUI ooe fpecies, a nali"e of

th~

Eafl-lndies.

FLAGEOLET, or FLAJEOLET,

Jinle

flut~,

uled

ehielly by ihepherds and eounlry people.

is made

of box, Or olher hard

~'ood,

aod fometimes of iyory,

and has fix holes befides tlw at the bOttOOl, Ihe moulh–

pieee, and lhal uehind the neek.

FL\lL, an inflrument for lhrenling eorn.

A Aail ¿onfills of lhe followiog

p~rts.

l .

T he hand–

nafr, or pieee held in the threlller's hand.

The

fwiple, or Ihat pm which (lrikes out Ihe eorn. 3. The

eaplios, Or nroog double Imhers, made fafl tO Ihe10pS

oí Ihe har.d·

II.lr

aod f" ipk 4. The ",iddle-band,

beiog the I<ather Ihong, or filh fltio, that ties the cap–

lios togrlha.

FLAMBEAU, a kiod of large taper,

m.de

of hempen

wicks, by pourjog melted wax on lheir IOp, and let–

tiog it run down to the boltom. This done, Ihey lay

them todry; after whieh they roll themon ataule, and

joio fou' of Ihem togelher by meaos of a red·hot iroo;

and theopour 00 more \Vax, till

thefl~mueallisbrought

to Ihe fize required.

Flambeaus are of difl'mot lengths, and Olade either

of white or yellolV lVax. They ferve tO give light in

the IIreeu a¡ oight, or on oecafion of illuminltions_

FLI\~I BOROUGH' HEAo,

in geogr.phy, a cape or

promonlory of Yorklhire, five miles earl of Burling–

ton: E. lung_

20',

N. lat.

54°

5'-

FLAME, rhe

lim.ll

pans of an inAammable body, rhat

m fer on fire, or brilkly agirlted and throlVn olT, lVilh

a eenain vibrnri"e morioo al the furface of Ihat body

i~to

the opeoair: or, ioSir

If.ae

Newton's 1V0rds, the

flame of a body is ooly Ihe fmoke rhereof

he~red

red

hot; and rhe {¡noke is ooly rhe volarile par! of rhe uo–

feparated

bythe

fire. See I'IR E.

FL.H1EN, io Roman aoriquilY, the oame of 2n order

of prie(ls, ioflilured uy ROl\lulus or Nunta; amhors

OOt beiog a;:reeu 00 rhis head.

They Wtre origioaUy ooly rhree,

vi:.

Ihe flameo

dialis, RaOleo omri.lis, aod flamco quiriou,. Thty

"'ere ehofeo uy rht

peopl~,

and iollallcd by die fove–

Teigo pootin·.

A ftet\V.r~s,

thdr oumber

w~s

iocreaf"l

to fifleen; lhe thrr.e lirO of whom were f.oarurs,

~Oll

ealleel

t1.OIine~

majMel ;

rh~

olhertwd vc, lakeo frollt

amoog the people, uciog deountio.lrcJ JldOlincs mioo–

res.

11le

flam~n

dialis, or pridl of Jupiter, was a eoo–

fiderable

p~rfryo

at Rome;

Ih~

Jllolen mani"lis, or

pridl of Mm , w.s lhe f' lfIlld io digr.iIY ; allu rhe

namen quil inalil, W"l tI:e nc;;:

hilll,

l'LANDERS, a provioec nf Ihe Ncrherlands, uououed

by rhe G<rOllO fra ' ou tI:e Unired pl ol'ioces 00 rhe

OUI'\)¡; by Ihe pro"ioee of llrabaot, 00 Ihe eall; by

H~lnaulr

aod Artois, 00 rhe fourh; and by aoorher

P,1I 1

of Artois aod Ihe CennJo fe'l, 00 rhe weil; beiog

abour fixry miles long, and fifly broad, aod divided

b:llyeen rhe Aullrians, rhe I'reoeh, aod Ihe DUleh,

Flallders is a perre!lly chan' paigo eounlry, IVith oot

a rifio;: grouou or hiU in:r, aod l\Iatereu IVith many

fioe ri"ers and eanals.

Irs

ehicf eommoditics are fine

lACe, lioeo, aod tapefiry.

FLANEL, or FLANNH, a loofe fort of IVoollen fl ulf,

not ero!fed, aod woven on a 100m like bays.

FLATS, io mufie, a kind of additional nores, which,

togerher Wilh fllarps, ferve to remcely rhe defeéls 01'

mur;eal innrumenrs, wherein remperamenr is n:quired.

SeeMuslc.

FLATULENCY, in medicioe. See MEDI CINE.

l'L.-\W, in Ihe fca.language, fignifies a fudden gu(l of

wiod.

FLAX. in bOlaoy. See LINUM.

ThefoUowiog partiel1lm lVilh regard to the man–

ner \lf raiflog Hax has beeo for fome years pan warm–

Iyeummcnded by Ihe

Trun.es

for filheries, manufac–

Hlres, antl iOlprol'eOleors in Seodand.

0llh. choia of lb,

SDiI, and

P"l'rlrillg

I/',

Gral/lid

l or

FLAX. A Ikilful JI/x·roifer .llVays prefers a free

open deep loam, aod aU

grouo~s

thal pruducedrhe pre–

eedillg year a good erop of ruro:p, eahbage, poraloes,

u.rley, or broad clover; or has beco fUllncrly laid

dolVo rieh, Md kcpt for fome )'cars io p.flure.

A clay foil, Ih. f<eood or third nop afrer

b~ing

limed, IVIII

~lIflVer

weU for fl,x ; provided, ir rhe

grounJ ue flill (lifr, rhar ir be broughl ro a proper

mould, by tilling afler harvtfl, ro expofe ir ro the

wiorer frons.

AII oew grouods produce a flroog erop oí flax, ,otl

prmyfree of weeds. \\Iheo a great OIaoy mole-he,ps

~?peu

upoonew ground, ir anrwers lhe

b~ti(t

for A1.x

a:ter one ril!iog.

Flax·f,ed oughl

n~ver

ro be

f~wo

grour.ds

rilat

are

ei:~tr

roo wet ur dry; bur 00 flleh·as rerain a oa–

turAI moifiure : .oJ fuch grollods as are ioc:mcd to

IVwls ollght ro be avoiJ,d, colefs preparcd by acarc–

fui fIlOlO1,,-f.lllolV.

rhe liOlf<cd be folVo m iy, and lite

fl~x

nor al–

lowed 10 1!,lOd for fet,:, a crup of rurnip

OI~y h~

gOt

arler dIe nax Ihn ve')' yC!r; rhe fee'lod leo< a eropof

bedrorb,rlc)' OIa1 be rakeo; aoJ rhe Ihinl )'cdr, r"fs–

f.eds arefUllletinlcs I(IIVII al'lOg",irh rh.

looll~"I .

This

is rhe OIed,ud mullly rratt.f.d io ,nJ .holll Ihe COIIII–

I :-.!~

of Line"ln

.HlJ

Somt'rlct,

whcrc

grCilr Iln:IIHitie:i

(,f

n.lx

alld hemp are <ver)' ye" '•.le,I, all,1II'hcrc

t1u.fe

(),"1'5

hay" looe be..n e.lpiral mides. Thel", ,,1,1

I'lolIl'hcd p,rounds are nel'C<

10\1'0

",illt linlreed, l:olrfs

Ihe

f~i l

bC"'cry rieh :md ebo. :\ eCl'taill lIurnl, c:tI-

1,,1in S<otl:mtll he COUp-I\'Orlll, auolIllJ¡ in neIV \oroke

"1'

f,<on o.I$. IVhu:h grotly hllm el'el

ell11'

hUI

n.lx.

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inclofun5 furrllll",kd ",ilh Ire':s u, hi¡:h hd–

}!l'S,

the 111'< , f'Jr

w:tl1t

of In.'t:

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