GARDEN FLOWERS. 32$ 



R, lunaria (Moonwort) ; flowers blue, purple, in July ; Egypt ; 

 1757. 



RoBiNiA. [Leguminosae.] Deciduous shrubs and trees, 

 many of them of large size, as the False Acacia, or Locust- 

 tree i^R. pseud- acacia)^ which, besides its elegant pinnate 

 foliage, and drooping racemes of white sweet-scented flow- 

 ers, furnishes a hard and durable timber. For the flower- 

 garden and shrubber}^, however, the species most appropri- 

 ate is the Rose Acacia {^R. hispida)^ for which the allied 

 species, R. macrophylla^ may be substituted in situations 

 where there is space for its somewhat larger growth : both 

 bear long drooping racemes of large rose-colored flowers. 

 The Rose Acacias grow well in moderately good garden 

 soil ; but they require rather a sheltered situation, or their 

 brittle branches are liable to be broken by the wind. They 

 should be grown as standards. 



R. psetid-acacia^ variety Decaisfieana, is a charming hybrid, 

 with rosy-pink flowers ; 1862. 



Rocket. See Hesperis. 



RcEMERiA. [Papaveraceae.] Hardy annuals, allied to 

 Glaucium. Common soil. Propagated by seeds sown in 

 May. 



The species are R. hybrida, refracta, and vermiculata^ with 

 purple, red, and violet flowers in June. 



Rosa. Rose. [Rosaceae.] The varieties, colors, and 

 habit of the Rose are almost endless. They are grown 

 either on their own roots, or budded on stocks — that is, 

 stems — of the common Dog-rose. The Rose will grow 

 well in any moderately-rich garden soil. In planting roses, 

 cut all the ragged and damaged parts of the root clean with 

 a sharp knife ; if any part of the root is bruised, remove it ; 

 plant these the same depth that they have been growing be- 

 fore ; prune out all the thin twigs or shoots from the head 



