(Caius Valerius), an ancient Latin poet, of whom we have very imperfect accounts remaining. He wrote a poem on the Argonautic expedition; of which, however, he did not live to finish the eighth book, dying at about 30 years of age. John Baptista Pius, an Italian poet, completed the eighth book of the Argonautics; and added two more, from the fourth of Apollonius; which supplement was first added to Aldus's edition in 1523.

FLAG or SLATE Stone, common in Northumberland and some of the neighbouring counties, is called by some the Carlisle flag. Its strata are very thick; but they sometimes separate into laminae of about half an inch thick, and the workmen seldom attempt to split it any thinner; the upper strata, however, grow gradually thinner. The bottom ones are so thick, that they cannot be made use of for slates; but are used for tanners' vats, the pavements of floors, and cisterns for water.

Flag, is also used for ledge, a kind of rush.

Flags, in the army, are small banners of distinction stuck in the baggage-waggons, to distinguish the baggage of one brigade from another, and of one battalion from another; that they may be marshalled by the waggons-matter general according to the rank of their brigades, to avoid the confusion that might otherwise arise.