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RANUNCULUS 



borders, but for open ground-work the length may be 

 15 inches. The hoe and the rake are sometimes attached 

 to one handle ; but it is a form liable to constant entangle- 

 ment in the flower-garden, for which it is designed. 



RAMO'NDIA. (Named after L. Ramond, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Gesncrworts [Gesneraceael. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Streptocarpus.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divisions in 

 spring ; sandy loam and a little peat ; a sheltered place, 

 or kept in a pit, in winter, as an alpine. 

 P. Hddrei'chii (Heldreich's). \. Deep violet. Summer. 



Olympus, Thessaly. 1889. 

 permi'xta (much-mixed). . Servia. 

 pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). f,. Purple. May. Pyrenees. 



17^1. " Rosette Mullein." 

 d'lba (white). 4. White. 1886. 

 leucope' tola (white-petaled). $. Pale lilac, shaded 



white. June, July. 1906. 

 peregri'na (strange). J. Deep purple. June, July. 



1906. 

 quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). f.. Violet. Leaves 



lobed. June, July. 1906. 



se'rbtca (Servian). $. Mauve to violet. Servia. 

 Natha'lice (Queen Nathalia's). *. RLh violet; 

 anthers orange. Carpathians. 



RAMOON-TREE. Tro'phis. 



RAMPION. Phyteu'ma and Cy'phia Phyteu'ma. 



RAMPION. Campanula Rapu'ncidus. 



The soil ought to be moderately moist ; but it must be 

 light. A shady, rich border is most favourable. 



Sow during March, April, and May, in drills 6 inches 

 apart ; the plants from sowings in the first two months 

 soon run up to seed. The plants are to remain where 

 sown ; though, in case of any deficiency, those which are 

 taken away in thinning the crops may be transplanted 

 successfully, if removed to a border similar to the seed- 

 bed, and inserted with the roots perpendicular, and 

 without pressing the mould too close about them. The 

 best time for the removal is of an evening. 



They are fit for thinning when about 2 inches in height, 

 and they must be set at a distance of 6 inches apart. 

 The plants of the sowings during the two first-mentioned 

 months will be fit for use at the close of August, or early 

 in September, and continue through the autumn. Those 

 of the last one will continue good throughout the winter, 

 and until the following April. The soil throu.L-hout thrir 

 growth must be kept moist by giving frequent waterings. 



The root, for which it is cultivated, either to be sliced 

 together with its leaves in salads, or eaten as the radish, 

 as well as to be boiled like asparagus, is most palatable 

 when drawn young, and eaten fresh from the ground. 



To obtain Seed, leave a few of the winter-standing 

 plants. These flower in July and August, and ripen 

 abundance of seed in early autumn. Gather it before 

 it begins to scatter, and dry on a cloth before thrashing. 



RA'NDIA. (Named after /. Rand, a London botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Gardenia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, and white-flowered, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings of the young 

 shoots in spring and summer, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 in a hotbed. Sandy, fibrous loam and fibrous peat, with 

 a few nodules of charcoal. Temperature when at rest 

 in winter, 45 to 50 ; when growing in spring or summer, 

 60 to 80. 



R. aculea'ta (prickly). 7. July. W. Ind. 1733. 

 ,, arma'ta (armed). See BASANACANTHA ARMATA. 

 bowiea'na (Bowie's). See R. MACRANTHA. 

 charta'cea (papery). Australia. 

 dumeto'rum (thickets). 4. July. Tropics, Old World. 



1825. 



edu'lis (eatable). 20. Cochin-China. 1823. 

 fascicula'la (fascicled). 4. July. India. 1824. 

 floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). See R. DUMETORUM. 

 ho'rrida (horrid). 8. May. Cochin-China. 1825. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See R. ACULEATA. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 4. August. India. 1818. 

 macra'ntha (large-flowered). 5. Cream-coloured. 



August. Sierra Leone. 1596. 



macula' ta (blotched). April. Trop. Africa. 1843. 

 malaba'rica (Malabar). India. 



R. mallei' f era ( hammer-bearing). 6. July. Trop. Africa. 

 1843. 



,, Mussas'nda (Mussaenda-like). S. Amer. 



obova'ia, (reversed-egg-k<u>d). 6. May. New 

 Grenada. 1818. 



octo'mera. (eight-parted). 4-6. July. Trop. Africa. 



,, oxype'tala (sharp-petaled). Yellowish. May. Hima- 

 laya. 1843. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 4. August. E. Ind. 

 1818. 



pube'scens (downy). 5. July. Peru. 1820. 



,, rotundifo'lia (round- leaved). 6. July. Peru. 1820. 



,, sine'nsis (Chinese). 5. July. China. 1818. 



stanleya'na (Stanleyan). See R. MACULATA. 



,, uligino'sa, (marsh). India. 



RANTRY. The Mountain Ash. (Py'rus Aucupa'ria.) 



RANU'NCULUS. Crowfoot. (From rana, a frog ; 

 some of the species inhabiting marshy places. Nat. ord. 

 Crowfoots [Ranunculaceae]. Linn. i$-Polyandria, 6-Poly- 

 gynia.) 



All yellow-flowered, except where otherwise specified. 

 Annuals, seeds in common soil, in March and April, 

 though few are worth the trouble, unless in a coper 

 devoted to small native and alpine plants. Perennials, 

 by division of the plant in spring. Aquatics, mostly 

 natives, by division, and giving them any soil in shallow 

 ponds or ditches ; tuberous-rooted, by division of the 

 roots in spring. Asia'ticus, the florists' Ranunculus, and 

 its many varieties, may be planted in stiff, rich loam, 

 either in October or March ; if the former, the beds will 

 require to be protected a little from heavy rains and 

 from sharp frosts. See treatment as a florist's flower. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



R. chi'us (Scio). i. June. Greek Archipelago. 1827. 



hirsu'tus (hairy). See R. SARDOUS. 



lomatoca'rpus (fringed-fruited). i. June. Orient. 

 1817. 



murica'tus (warted). f,. July. Europe, &c. 



nodifio'rus (node-flowering). Europe. 



Nulta'llii (NuttalTs). North-western Amer. 



ophioglossifo'lius (Ophioglossum-leaved). $. June. 

 Europe (Jersev). 1826. 



parviflo'rus (small-flowered). J. June, July. Europe 

 (England). 



,, philono'tis (moisture-loving). See R. SARDOUS. 



,, sardo'us (Sardinian). J. July. Europe, &c. (Eng- 

 land). 1800. 



,, sst7t'/?o'rMs(stalkless-flowered). J. June. Australia. 



tri'lobus (three-lobed). i. June. Greece. 1818. 



,, tubercula' tus (pimpled). See R. LOMATOCARPUS. 



uligino'sus (marsh). See R. OPHIOGLOSSIFOLIUS. 



ventrico'sus (swollen). See R. MURICATUS. 



HARDY AQUATIC?. 

 R. aqua'tilis (water). White. June. Temperate regions 



(Britain). 



obtusifo'lius (blunt-leaved), i. White. June. Spain. 

 panto'ihrix (all-hairy). See R. TRICHOPHYLLUS. 

 ,, ,, fluvia'tilis (long-leaved. River). See R. AQUATILIS. 

 polyphy'llus (many-leaved). J. April. Hungary. 



1819. Annual. 

 trichophy'llus (hair-leaved). White. June. Europe 



(Britain). 

 triparti'tus (three-parted). White. June. Europe 



(England). 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 R. corlusafo'lius (Cortusa-leaved). iJ-2. May. Canary 



Islands. 1826. Tuberous. 



geranioi des (Geranium-like). May. Colombia. 1836. 

 lappa'ceus (burdock-like) . i. June. Australia. 1822. 

 Lya'llii (Lyall's). 2-3. Pure white. Summer. New 



Zealand. 1879. " New Zealand Water Lilv." 

 plebei'us (common), i. June. Australia. 1820. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



R. filifo'rmis (thread-formed). See R. FLAMMULA. 

 Fla'mmiila (Flammula). i. June. Northern tem- 

 perate regions (Britain). 

 lappo'mcus (Lapland). |. May. Lapland. 1827. 



