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lost many of their tubers. In this loam, then, enriched as it 

 is by vegetable mould, plant the roots in autumn, and protect 

 the bed by a frame two inches below the surface ; and press 

 the earth close about them. When they come up, keep 

 them clear of weeds ; and, as they break the ground, loose 

 about them, crumble it, and keep it pressed close round 

 them. Water them freely in hot weather, and the instant 

 they show the color of their blooms keep the sun off: they 

 will ver}^ well repay the trouble. When the flowers are over, 

 and the leaves are turning yellow, take up the tubers, and 

 keep them out of ground till planting time. They may be 

 raised from seeds in the same way as Anemones. 



R. aconitifolius (aconite-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; 

 flowers vhite, in May; European Alps ; 1596. R, acris fiore- 

 pieno (bachelor's buttons) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; garden variety. R. ^^<?j//7> (Alpine); hardy per- 

 ennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in July ; Scotland. R. ainplex- 

 icaiilis (stem-clasping) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, 

 in May ; Pyrenees; 1633. i?.y^^7'^//r7^jr (common garden); hardy 

 perennial; 9 inches; flowers various, in June ; Levant; 1596. 

 The colors of the double garden varieties are very various. R. 

 chcBrophylhcs (chervil-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellovvj 'in May ; Portugal. R. gramineiis (grassy) ; hardy per- 

 ennial ; I foot ; flowers yellow, single or double, in May ; Europe. 

 R. millefoliatiis (thousand-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; 

 flowers yellow, in May ; Sicily; 1820. R. piataJiifolms i^X^M^- 

 leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers white, single or double, 

 in June ; Alps; 1596. R.7-iitcBfolius{j\i^-\^2NQ.d^\ hardy peren- 

 nial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; Austria ; 1759. 



Ragged Robin. See Lychnis flos-cuculi. 



Reseda. Mignonette. [Resedaceae.] The botanical name 

 of the mignonette is Reseda odorata.^ This universally ad- 

 mired annual is one of the most easily-gro\Mi of all plants ; 

 no matter when it is sown or where. Sow the seeds, and 



