1 78 BOTANICAL NAMES 



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Racemosus (ra-sem-o-sus). L. adj., " full of clusters." 



Second hot. name. 

 Radiata (ra-di-a-ta). L. adj., "having rays"; refers 



to the minute rays of the outer florets of the flower. 



Second bot. name. 

 Radians (ra-di-ans). L. adj., " radiating from the 



centre." Second bot. name. 

 Radicans (rad-i-kans). L. adj., " striking roots " ; i.e., ' 



throws out rootlets from the main root. Second 



bot. name. 

 Radicata (rad-i-ka-ta). L. adj., " rooted "; i.e. y when 



the root is usually a long one. Second bot. name. 

 Radiola (rad-i-o-la). L. dim. of " radius " (the spoke 



of a wheel) ; because when ripe the fruit opens out 



and looks like the spokes of a small wheel. Bot. 



name Allseed group. 

 Radish. A. S. " Raedic." Eng. name for Raphanus 



group. 

 Radula (rad-u-la). L. dim. of " radix " (small rooted). 



Second bot. name. 

 Ragged Robin. Eng. name for Lychnis Flos-cuculi. 



Gets its " ragged " from its finely cut but ragged- 

 looking petals. 



Rag Wort. Eng. name of Senecio Jacobaea. Dedi- 

 cated to St. James, patron of horses, because plant 



cured the staggers. Sometimes still known as 



Stagger Wort. 

 Ramosum (ram-o-sum). L. adj., "full of branches." 



Second bot. name. 

 Ramosissiraa (ram-o-sis-i-ma). L. adj. superlative of 



"ramosum"; i.e., much-branched. Second bot. 



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