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FUCHSIA s. (from Fuchs, pr. n.) Bot. Genus of the onagraceae family, it includes about fifty species of shrubs and an infinity of ornamental varieties, sought-after by horticulturists. This genus is entirely American, except for two species found in New Zealand, the majority of the species being indigenous to Mexico and the mountains of Brazil. Cultivated fuchsias can be divided into three sections: fuchsias with short flowers, fuchsias with long flowers and fuchsias with flowers in panicles. Among fuchsias with short flowers we find fuchsia coccinea from Chile, also called fuchsia glabosa by some florists. For many years it was the only species known in the United States. It is remarkable for its axillary and hanging flowers, with scarlet chalice and purple petals. In the long flowers section, the tube of the chalice is longer by 1.57 inches (4 cm) to 2.36 inches (6 cm). Fuchsia fulgens, bright Mexican species, comes …Read more »

HORNED SCREAMER s. Large black bird of the wader order, palamedeae family, whose head is adorned with a sort of helmet and whose wings are armed with spurs: it lives in the marshes of Guyana and Brazil. The horned screamer (palamedea cornuta, Linn.), is larger than a goose, it is approximately 130 cm (4′ 4″) long; it is blackish with a red spot on each shoulder, the lower parts of the chest are white. Horned Screamers usually live …Read more »