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Rackuiss. A very common corruption of the 
name Auricula. 
RACKZEN or RAXEN. Mr. F. W. Mathews, of 
Bradford-on-Tone, gives me this as a local name 
for 
(1) The Flowering Rush, Butomus umbel- 
latus ; and 
(2) The ‘“‘ small’? Rush, by which is probably 
meant the Toad-rush, Juncus bufonius. The 
term is probably applied, more or less, to all 
Rushes. See REXEN. 
RAGGED JAcK. (1) The plant to which this 
name is most commonly given in this district 
is the Ragged Robin, Lychnis Flos-cuculi. 
(2) Greater Knapweed, Centaurea Scabiosa 
(Batcombe). 
(3) The Red Campion, Lychnis dioica (Melbary 
Osmond). 
(4) The Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis 
(a school-girl at Combe St. Nickolas). 
(5) The Ragwort, Senecio Jacobea (a school- 
girl at Stockland, Devon). 
Nos. 3 and 4 are evidently misapplications, due 
to coafusion. 
RAGGED JACKETS. A young man living near 
Charmouth gives me this as a local name for the 
** Robin Hood,” by which is usually undJer-tood. 
the Red Campion, Lychnis dioica, but I think he 
means the Ragged Robin, ZL. Floscuculi, which is 
oiten miscalled ‘‘ Robin Hood ”’ in Derset and 
other places. 
RaGGED Rosin. (1) The general English 
name for Lychnis Flos-cuculi. 
(2) Frequeatly misapplied through confusion 
to the Red Campion, Lychnis dioica, more often 
known in this district as ROBIN Hoop. Alsoto 
(83) The Herb Robert, Geranium Robertianum. 
(4) The Bladder Campion, Silene latifolia 
(Somerton). 
(5) Great Hairy Willow-herb, Epilobiwm 
hirsutum (Keinton Mande: ille). 
(6) Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum Salicaria 
(Tisbury). 
RAGGED Saint. Field Convolvulus, Convol- 
vulus arvensis (a school-girl at Ilminster). 
RAGGED URCHIN. Ragged Robin, Lychnis 
Flos-cuculi (a school-girl at Stockland, Devon). 
RAGS AND TATTERS. (1) The Common Mal- 
low, Malva sylvestris (Somerset and Dorset). 
(2) The Coumbin2, Aquilegia vulgaris (Camer- 
ton). 
RAG-WEED. Common Ragwort, Senecio 
Jacobea (Martock). 
RAINBOW FLOWER. The Ivis (Yeovil). 
RAMBLING (or Rovina) Samor. The Ivy- 
leaved Toadflax, Linaria Cymbalaria. 
