RHYNCHANTHERA 



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RIBES 



R. suavt'olent (sweet-smelling). See R. CANADENSIS. 

 succfda'nea (substituted). 10-15. Greenish-yellow. 



June. India; China; Japan. 1768. "Japan 



Wax." Greenhouse. 

 sylvefstris (wood). China and Japan. 

 ,, thee'zans (tea). See R. UNDULATA. 

 Toxicode'ndron (poison-tree). 3-20. Greenish-yellow. 



June. N. Amer. 1640. " Poison Oak." 

 tnicroca'rpa (small-fruited). 2. Green-yellow. 



June. N. Amer. Climber. 

 volu'bilis (twining). 3-20. Green-yellow. June. 



X. Amer. Climber. 

 trichnca'rpa (hairy-fruited). 20-25. Greenish. Fruit 



pale, prickly. Japan. 1897. 

 typhina (fever). 20. Green, yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1629. 



arborfscens (tree-like). 25. Green, yellow. July. 

 filici'na (fem-like). Leaves 3 ft. long ; leaflets 



incised. 1907. 



frute'scens (shrubby). 6. Green, yellow. July. 

 ,, lacinia'ta (deeply-cut). Leaves much and deeply 



cut. 1907. 

 undula'ta (waved-/ot'rf). 5. Whitish-yellow. S. 



Africa. 

 vcnena'ta (poisonous). 15. Green, yellow. July. 



E. United States. 1713. " Poison Sumach." 

 ve'rnix (varnish). See R. VENENATA. 

 vcrntci'fera (varnish-bearing). 10. Green, yellow. 



China; Japan. 1823. " Lacquer Tree." 

 ,, columna'ris (columnar). Branches erect. 1907. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). Greenish-yellow. July. Trop. and 



S. Africa. 1714. Greenhouse. 



Walli'chii (Wallich's). 8-12. Green, yellow. Hima- 

 laya. 



RHYNCHANTHFRA. (From rhunchos, a snout or 

 beak, and anthera, an anther ; the anthers are prolonged 

 at the ends. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



Evergreen, stove shrub. Cuttings of half-mature 

 shoots in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, lumpy peat, and sand. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 



R. grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 3-6. Dark rose. Guiana 

 and Brazil. 1873. 



RHYNCHA'NTHUS. (From rhunchos, a beak, and 

 anlhos, a flower ; in allusion to the shape of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord. Scitaminacea.) 



Perennial stove herbs, with tuberous rootstock. Off- 

 sets or divisions of the tubers. Good loam, leaf-mould, 

 some well-decayed manure, and sand. 

 R. bluthia'nus (Bluthian). i. Carmine-red ; filament 



white. Burma (?). 1899. 

 johnia'nus (Johnian). 5. Yellow; bracts red. 



Burma. 1907. 



longifro'rus (long-flowered). i$. Yellow, tipped 

 green; bracts reddish. July. Burma. 1885. 



RHYNCOCA RPA. (From rhunchos, a beak, and carpos, 

 a fruit ; the fruits are beaked. Nat. ord. Cucurbitaceae. 

 Now referred to Kedrostis.) 



Climbing tuberous-rooted greenhouse herbs, but may 

 be grown as annuals in the open in summer. Seeds. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand, or light, rich soil. 

 R. fce'tida (fetid). See KEDROSTIS FCETIDISSIMA. 

 jatidi'ssima (very-fetid). See KEDROSTIS FCETIDIS- 

 SIMA. 

 glomera'ta (crowded). Greenish. Brazil. 1880. 



RHYNCOGLO SSUM. (From rhunchos, a beak, and 

 glossa, a tongue ; form of the lip of the flower. Nat. 

 ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae]. Linn. z-Diandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Didymocarpus.) 



Greenhouse biennial. Seeds in hotbed, in spring, and, 

 after being potted off, flowered in the plant stove or 

 greenhouse ; peat and loam, with a little silver sand and 

 leaf-mould. 

 R. obli'quum (oblique), i. Blue. July. E. Ind. ; 



Malaya. 1844. 

 ,, zeyla'nicum (Ceylon). See R. OBLIQUUM. 



RHYNCHOPE-TALTJM MONTA NUM. See LOBELIA 

 RHYNCHOPETALUM. 



RHYNCHO SIA. (From rhunchos, a beak ; in allusion 

 to the beak-like keel. Nat. ord. Legurninosae.) 



Stove and greenhouse, perennial, twining herbs. Seeds. 

 Loam with a little leaf-mould, and sand. 



R. a'lbo-ni'tens (white-shining). See DESMODIUM SCUT- 



ATUM. 



cariba'a (Caribbean). Yellow, brown. September. 



W. Ind. ; Trop. and S. Africa. Greenhouse. 

 Chryso'scias (Chrysoscias). Yellow. May. S. Africa. 



1871. Greenhouse. 

 cyanospe'rma (blue-seeded). Red-purple. July, 



September. Trop. Asia and Africa. 

 ,, ,, albiflo'ra (white-flowered). Creamy-white. 

 gi'bba (bulging). See R. CARIB.*A. 

 glandulo'sa (glandular). 2. Yellow. July. S.Africa. 



1825. Greenhouse. 



mo'Uis (soli). 3. Yellow. July. Trop. Africa. 1824. 

 phaseoloi'des (Phaseolus-like). Yellow, purple. June, 



July. Trop. Amer. 1818. 

 viola'cea (violet). See ERIOSKMA VIOLACEOM. 



RHYNCHOSPE'RMTJM. See TRACHELOSPERMUM. 



RHYNCHO'STYLIS. (From rhunchos, a beak, and 

 stulos, a column ; the column is beaked. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions at the commence- 

 ment of growth. Fibre of peat, sphagnum, some char- 

 coal, and plenty of crocks. 

 R. cale'stis (sky-blue), i. Light blue. Siam. 

 retu'sa (blunt), i. White, pale violet. Trop. Asia, 



1820. 

 ma'jus (larger). White, pink. July. E. Ind. 



1839. 

 russellia'na (RusseUian). White, purple. 1886. 



RHYNCHO TECHTTM. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. 

 ord. Gesneraceas. Allied to Besleria.) 



Softly, hairy stove or greenhouse subshrubs. Seeds. 

 Cuttings iu sand, in heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 

 R. elli'pticum (diamond-shaped). Rose. Himalaya. 



1870. 

 vesti'tum (clothed). Rose. Himalaya. 



RHYTIDOPHY'LLUM. (From rhutis, a wrinkle, and 

 phullon, a leaf. Nat. ord. Gesntrworts [Gesneraceae]. 

 Linn. \\-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Pen- 

 tarhaphia.) 



For culture, see GE'SNERA. 

 R. auricula'tum (eared). Red, yellow. August. Brazil. 



1834. 

 flonbu'ndum (free-flowering). J. Crimson. June. 



Cuba. 1846. 

 Humbo'ldtii (Humboldt's). See CAMPANEA HUM- 



BOLDTII. 



Oerste'dii (Oersted's). See CAMPANEA OERSTEDII. 

 ,, prasina'tum (leek-green). Brazil. 

 tigri'dia( tiger-spotted). See CAMPANEA GR AN DIFLORA. 

 ,, tomento'sum (felted). 3. Green-yellow, spotted with 

 purple. June to September. W. Ind. 



RIBBON GRASS. Pha'laris arundina'cea variega'ta. 

 RIBBON TREE. Plagia'nthus. 



RI'BES. Currant. (From the Arabic name of a plant. 

 Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, except where otherwise 

 stated. Nearly all bloom in April. Seeds, chiefly, for 

 fresh varieties ; cuttings of ripened shoots in spring or 

 autumn, in the open ground ; good garden-soil. See 

 CURRANT and GOOSEBERRY. 

 R. acicula're (needle-spined). White. Siberia. 

 acumina'ium (pointed-leaved). See R. GLACIALE. 

 ,, a'lbidum (whitish). See R. SANGUINEUM ALBIDUM. 

 albinJn'ium (white-nerved). See R. RUBRUM. 

 alpi'num (alpine). 3. Green. Britain. 

 bacci'ferum (berry-bearing). 3. Green. Britain. 

 fo'liis au'reis (golden-leaved). Leaves yellow. 

 1881. 

 fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 4. Green. 



May. Britain. 



lacinia'tutn (deeply-cut). Leaves deeply cut. 

 pu'milum (dwarf). 2. Green. 

 ste'rile (barren). 3. Green. Britain. 

 america'num (American). 4. Yellow. N.Amer. 1729. 

 grandifto'rum (large-flowered). 4. Yellow. N. 



Amer. 



pan-iflo'rum (small-flowered). 4. Yellow. N. 

 Amer. 



