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Ranunculus — continued. 



R, m. cuneatus (wedge-shaped). L, loltes wedge-shaped, trifidly 



tnotlK'tl ;it thi' top. (S. B. F. G. ser. i. 94.) 

 R. m. rotundifolius (round-leaved). I. roundish, trifid ; lobes 



tnntllf.l, cl.tUSe. 



R. montanus (mouutuin). fl. yellow, a little larger than those 

 of A', acriii ; calyx smoi>thish ; stisTnas beautifully revolute. May 

 to July. I., railical ones smooth, three-parted, orbicular, with 

 trifid, idunt segments ; cauline ones sessile, three to tive-parted 

 into linear, quite entire lobes. Stem one-flowered, clothed with 

 pressed pubescence at the top. h. 6in. Kurope. Ac, 1775. 

 (15. M. 3022 ; J. F. A. 325, 326, under name of A', nivalis.) 



R, parnassifolius (Parnassia-leaved).* .rf. snowy-white or some- 

 times imrplisli, ;Ll'(iiit the size of those of A. amplexicauHs ; 

 jK'duucles hairy, .luneaud .Inly. L, radical onesstalked, rather 

 heart-shaped, ovate-roundisli ; cauline ones sessile, ovate-lanceo- 

 late ; footstalks mucli dilated at their base. Stem one to six- 

 flowered, h. 3in. to6in. Alps and Pyrenees, 3.769. See Fig. 356. 

 (B. M. 386.) 



Kanunculus — contimied, 

 R. spicatus (spike-flowered). Jl. bright yellow, large, one to 

 three to a stem. Spriufi- I- cordate-reniforni or c<nilate-elliptic 

 in outline, somewhat three-lobed, irregularly toothed. A. 1ft. 

 Aljieria, 1881. An ornamental plant, dying down early in 

 summer, and appearing again in September and October. 

 (B. M. 4585 ; F. d. S. 666 ; O. C. n. s., xv. 693.) 



RAFANEA. A synonym of Myrsine (which see). 



RAFATEACEiE. A small natural order of peren- 

 nial, usually tall, marsh, monocotyledonous herbs with 

 short, thick rhizomes ; they are found in Brazil or Guiana, 

 extending" a little way into Venezuela. Flowers herma- 

 phrodite, regular, generally in dense, terminal heads, 

 sessile or pediceUate, with many imbricate bracts; 

 perianth inferior, six-parted, three outer leaflets caly- 

 cine, three inner petaloid ; stamtns six, erect; ovary 



Fig. 355. R.vmnculus Ficakia. 



R. pedatus (pedate-leaved). /. yellow; calyx appressed. Way 

 and June. /. .smooth; radical ones stalked, three-parted or 

 pedate ; lobes linear, entire or bitid ; cauline leaves sessile, 

 parted; uppermost ones linear. Stem erect, one to five-flowered. 

 h. lit. Eastern Europe, 1806. (B. M. 2229.) 



Fig. 556. Ranunculus parna.ssifolius, showing Habit and 

 detached Single Flower. 



R. repens (creeping). Jl. yellow, lin. in diameter; sepals spread- 

 ing, hairy ; petals generally sub-erect ; peduncles furrow etl. May 

 to August. I. petioled, triangular or ovate, trifoliolate or ter- 

 nately pinnatisect ; segments variable, the middle one usually 

 largest. Stem decumbent below, Bin. to 2ft. long, with long 

 runners. Rootstock stout, short. Europe (Britain), Asia, &c. 

 This is often a very tumblesome weed. (.Sy. En. B. 34.) Jlnre- 

 pliiio is a double-flowered garden variety. 



R. rutaafolius (Rue-leaved), fi. yellow ; petals eight to ten, 

 oblong, with an nrimge claw. May to July. I. pinnate, with 

 three-lobed, multitid lolies. Stem generally one, rarely two or 

 three-flowered, h. Sin. to bin. Higher Alps (among rocks, near 

 the limits of perpetual snow), 1759. 



superior, sessile, included in the corolla tube ; scapes 

 erect. Capsules membranous or coriaceous, sessile. Leaves 

 radical, broadly linear-lanceolate or oblong-, often long, 

 acuminate, petiolate or sessile in a sheath. The order 

 comprises six g-enera, and about a score species, none of 

 which are of much use or very ornamental. Examples : 

 Rnpafea. Sarofrulprina. and Spnfantlius. 



RAFATEA FANDANOIBES. A .synonym of 

 Saxofridericia reg'alis (which .see). 



RAFE {linissicd Napus, a sub-species oi B. campesfris). 

 A British, hardy biennial, sometimes grown in gardens, 

 in a similar way to Mustard and Cress, for forming- a 

 small salad. 



RAFE, BROOM. 



See Orobanche. 



Included under Raphanus 



RAFHANISTRUm. 



(which sf'f). 



RAFHANUS (the old Greek name used by Theo- 

 phrastus, connected with the Latin rapnm). Including 

 Raphanisfrum. Ord. Crucifercf. A g-enus comprising 

 about half-a-dozen species of hardy, annual or biennial, 

 branched herbs, natives of Europe and temperate 

 Asia. Flowers white or yellow, purple-veined, slenderly 

 pedicellate ; sepals erect, lateral ones sub-saccate at 

 base ; racemes elongated, terminal and opposite the 

 leaves, ebracteate. Pods elongated, erecto-patent. Lower 



