REANA LUXURIANS 



735 RENDLE'S TANK SYSTEM 



REANA LUXU'RIANS. See TRIPSACUM DACTYI.- 

 OIDES. 



REAUMTJ'RIA. (Named after A . Reaumur, the French 

 entomolofnst. Nat. ord. Tamarisks [Tamariscaceae]. 

 Linn. i^-Polyandfia, 5-Pentagynia.) 



Half-hardy evergreens. Cuttings from young shoots 

 in sand, under a glass ; sandy, " fibrous loam, fibrous 

 peat, and leaf-mould ; dry soil in sheltered places ; but 

 generally requires a cold pit in winter. 

 R. hypericot'des (St. John's- wort-like). 2. Purple. 



August. Caucasus ; Persia. 1800. 

 vcrmicula'ta (worm-like-/n;f). I. Pink. June. 

 Italy ; N. Africa. 1828. 



RED EAT. Lau'rus caroline'nsis. 



RED CEDAR. Juni'perus virginia'na. 



RED GUM-TREE. Eucalyptus resini'f era. 



RED NIGHTSHADE. Eri'ca halicaca'ba. 



RED SPIDER. See ACARUS. 



REEVE SIA. (Named after /. Reeves, Esq., of Canton. 

 Nat. ord. Sterculiads [Sterculiacea?]. Linn. i6-Afona- 

 dflpkia, 8-Polyandria. Allied to Helicteres.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; fibrous loam, and a 

 little sandy peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 R. thyrsoi'dea(thyTse-\i}ie-floii'ered). 4. White. January. 

 China. 1826. 



REGELIA. (Commemorative of M. Regel of the 

 Imperial Botanic Gardens, St. Petersburg. Nat. ord. 

 Myrtaceae. The name Regelia has also been, erroneously, 

 applied to species belonging to two other distinct natural 

 orders.) 



Eversreen greenhouse shrub. Cuttings in sand under 

 a bell-glass. Fibrous loam and peat in equal parts, with 

 some sand. 



R. cilia' ta (eye-lashed). 3-5. Rosy-red. Australia. 

 1874. 



REHMA'NNLA. (Commemorative of Joseph Rehmann, 

 a Russian doctor. Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



Hardy and half-hardy or greenhouse perennial herbs. 

 Seeds ; ' cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. Fibrous 

 loam, plenty of leaf-mould, and some sand for pots, 

 and well-drained soil for the hardy species. 

 R. angula'ta (angled) of gardens. See R. ELATA. 

 Brisco'ei (Briscoe's). J. Cream and pink. (R. 



elataxHenryi.) 1910. 

 chine'nsis (Chinese). 1-2. Dull purple. April to 



June. China. 1835. 



da' to. (tall). 1-4. Purple, with darker spots. Spring 

 and summer. Central China. 1903. Plant twice 

 as large as the true R. angulata. Greenhouse. 

 tri 'color (three-coloured). Bright purple, changing 



to violet-rose, vermilion. Central China. 1909. 

 glutitio'sa (clammy). See R. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, He'nryi (Dr. Henry's). -1 . Sulphur, dotted red ; 



limb white. July. Central China. 1909. 

 rupe'stris (rock), i-ij. White, tinted rose. July. 

 W. China. 1890. 



RETDIA GLAUCE'SCENS. See PHYLLANTHUS PUL- 



CHER. 



REINE'CKIA. (Commemorative of M. Reinecke, 

 Nat. ord. Liliaceae. Allied to Convallaria.) 



A hardy, evergreen, perennial herb. Divisions. 

 Ordinary soil, well drained. 

 R. ca'rnea (flesh). $. Flesh. April, May. China and 



Japan. 1792. 



variega'ta (variegated). Leaves striped with 

 cream. 1862. 



REINWA'RDTIA. (Commemorative of K. G. K. 

 Reinnardt, of Leyden Botanic Garden. Nat. ord. 

 Linacea3.) 



Cool stove or greenhouse shrubs of dwarf stature and 

 highly ornamentaL Cuttings in sand, in a close case, 

 during spring. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 R. tetra'tyna (four-styled), i-xj. Yellow. Winter. 



India. 1886. 



tri'gyna (three-styled). i-ij. Yellow. Winter. 

 India. 1799. 



REISSE KIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Rhamnacea?.) 



A much-branched stove shrub, climbing by means of 

 tendrils. Cuttings in sand, in bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



R. cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 10. Yellow. Brazil. 1820. 

 smilaci'na (Smilax-like). See R. CORDIFOLIA. 



RELHA'NIA. (Named after R. Relhan, a botanical 

 author. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, z-Superfl.ua.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of firm young 

 side-shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in a cool frame, 

 in J une ; sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 48. There are several species beside the following : 

 R. pu'ngens (pungent). 2. Yellow. September. S. 



Africa. 1820. 



ss7i/?o'ra(stalkless-flowered). 2. Yellow. S.Africa. 

 squarro'sa (spreading), i J. Yellow. May. S. Africa. 



1774' 



REMI JLA. (Commemorative of Remigio, an Italian 

 doctor. Nat. ord. Rubiaceas.) 



Evergreen stove shrub, a source of quinine. Cuttings 

 in sand in a close case. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 R. peduncula'ta (long-stalked). Pale pink. Colombia; 

 Brazil. 1889. 



REMUSA'TIA. (Commemorative of Abel Remusal, a 

 celebrated physician and versed in Oriental literature. 

 Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



Stove, tuberous, perennial herb. Offsets and divisions. 

 Fibrous loam, lumpy peat or leaf-mould, and sand. 

 R. vivi'para (viviparous). 2. Green. May. India and 

 Burma. 1817. 



RENANTHE'RA. (From ren, a kidney, and anther a t 

 a pollen bag, or anther ; shape of anthers. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 

 R. anname'nsis (Annamese). Yellow, spotted with 



crimson, deep crimson. Annam. 1906. 

 Arachnites (spider-like). See ARACHNANTHE MOS- 



CHIFERA. 



6t/t'ngts(two-lipped). See ARACHNANTHE BILINGUIS. 

 ,, cocci'nea (scarlet. Chinese Air-plant). 8. Scarlet, 



orange. August. Cochin-China. 1816. 

 elonga'ta (elongated). Pale purple. Malaya. 

 Flo's-ae'ris (flower-of-the-air). See ARACHNANTHE 



MOSCHIFERA. 



I histrio'nica (stage-playing). Yellow, edged with 



purple blotches. Malaya. 1878. 

 ; hookeria'na (Hookerian). Yellow and crimson. 



Borneo. 1879. 

 ! ,, imschootia'na (Imschootian). Deep red, marked with 



yellow. Assam. 1891. 



! ,, Lo'wii (Low's). See ARACHNANTHE Lowii. 

 I mahtti'na (morning), i. Red, yellow, and purple. 



December. Java. 1843. 

 breviflo'ra (short-flowered). Sepals shorter. Sunda 



Isles. 1879. 

 molucca'na (Moluccan). Red. Amboyna Island. 



1846. 



rohania'na (Rohanian). See R. HOOKERIANA. 

 Sto'riei (Storie's). Dark orange ; lateral sepals and 

 Up fiery crimson. Philippines. 1880. 



RENDLE'S TANK SYSTEM of heating was first sug- 

 gested, we believe, by Mr. Rendle, nurseryman, of 

 Plymouth. A tank of iron or wood, 20 feet long, 5 feet 

 broad, and 6 inches deep, is constructed in the centre of 

 the house, and surrounded by a walk, except at the end, 

 where the boiler is fixed for heating it. The top of the 

 tank is covered with large slabs of slate, cemented to- 

 gether, to prevent the excessive escape of steam. Around 

 this is a frame sufficiently high to retain the bark, in 

 which the pots are plunged. The boiler and tank are 

 filled with water, and this circulates, when the fire is 

 lighted under the former, by means of two pipes, one 

 1 from the top of the boiler, and the other returning nearer 

 I to its bottom. The expense of pipes, and the danger of 

 ! their freezing, are avoided ; the fire only requires to be 

 I kept lighted for two hours at niaht, and again for the 

 same period in the morning ; the water, when once 

 heated, retaining its temperature for a long time. In a 

 small house, the apparatus can be constructed for 5, 



