NAMES OF PLANTS. 159 



Lu'teola, Ray. From L. lutum, dyers' weed, or weld. 

 Luteus means that which pertains to the plant lutum ; 

 hence j^ellow. Luteolus is the diminutive of luteus, 

 and means yellowish. 

 Rham'nus, Theophrastus. G., rhamnos, Buckthorn. 



Franc/iila, Matthiolus. From h./rango, I break : a name 

 given to the Alder Buckthorn at the time of Gerard, 

 and up to the time of Linneus. Another name in 

 those days was Alnus nigra, "black Aller" (Alder, 

 still called " Owler " in Lancashire). 

 Rhinan'thus, Linneus. From G. rhiu, nose, and anthos, 

 flower ; from the shape of the upper lip of the corolla, 

 which is remarkable in some species. 

 Cris'ta-gaVli, Dodon^eus. L., crest of a cock, or cock's 

 comb ; because, according to Pliny, " it has numerous 

 leaves resembling a cock's comb." The English 

 name is Cock's-comb, and the allusion is to the 

 shape of the calyx. 

 Ehodi'ola. See under Sedum. 

 Rhynchos'pora. From G. rhynclios, a beak, and spora, a 



seed; Beak-rush. 

 Pa'BES, Fuchs. Eibes was a word applied by the Arabian 

 physicians to a species of Rhubarb {Rheum ribes), and 

 its present application arose from a comparison of 

 the taste of this plant with that of the fruit of our 

 Gooseberry. 

 GrossuWria, Dodon^eus. L., grossus, an unripe fig. The 

 name was applied by Linneus as the second name for 

 the Gooseberry. The most usual name for this 

 plant in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was 

 Uva crispa. It does not appear to have been known 

 to the ancients, which may be accounted for by its 

 being " chiefly confined to cold or temperate climates, 

 neglected in Switzerland, and with difficulty raised in 



