RODRIGUEZIA 



750 



ROMNEYA 



Hardy perennial herbs. Seeds ; divisions. Moist soil, 

 with a quantity of peat or leaf-mould in it. 

 R. asculifo'lia (horse-chestnut-leaved). White. China. 



1901. 



japo'nica (Japanese). See R. PODOPHYLLA. 

 pinna' ta (pinnate). 2-4. Rose. July. 190 r. 

 a'lba (white). 2-4. White. July. 1905. 

 podophy'lla (foot-leaved). 2-4. Creamy- white. 



Japan. 1880. " Rodgers' Bronze Leaf." 

 sambucifo'lia. (elder-leaved). 2-3. Greenish. Western 



China. 1906. 

 tabula'ris (table-like). 2-3. White. N. China; 



Corea. 1908. 



RODRIGUE'ZIA. (Named after E. Rodriguez, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidacea?]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove Brazilian orchids, cultivated in baskets. See 

 ORCHIDS. 



R. Ba'rkeri (Barker's). See GOMEZA BARKERI. 

 Batema'nii (Bateman's). White ; lip mauve. 



November. Peru. 

 Bungero'thi(Bungeroih's). Carmine-rose. Venezuela. 



1888. 

 calople'ctron (beautiful-spurred). Pale yellow- white. 



Colombia. 1883. 



ca'ndida (white), i. White. April. Guiana. 1834. 

 ca'rnea (flesh). Pale rose. Colombia. 1844. 

 cri'spa (curled). See GOMEZA CRISPA. 

 deco'ra (becoming). Pink, white. Autumn. Brazil. 

 pi' eta (painted). Pink ; lip white, spotted purple. 

 fra' grans (fragrant). White. May. Brazil. 1850. 

 Fuerstenbe'rgii (Fuerstenberg's). i. Rose ; lip white. 



1890. 



gra'ndis (grand). See R. BATEMANI. 

 lanceola'ta (spear- head-leaved). See R. SECUNDA. 

 laxifto'ra (loose-flowered) . See GOMEZA CHRYSOSTOMA. 

 leea'na (Leean). i. White, yellow. 1883. 

 ,, pi'cta (painted). White, striped and spotted with 



pale purple. 1885. 



Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Pale yellow- white. Colom- 

 bia. 1883. 

 leochili'na (Leochilus-like). Pale yellow and brown. 



Costa Rica. 1871. 



Linde'ni (Linden's). See R. PUBESCENS. 

 lu'teola (small-yellow). Yellow. 1883. 

 macula' ta (spotted). See LEOCHILUS ONCIDIOIDES. 

 obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). Brazil. 

 planifo'lia (flat-leaved). See GOMEZA PLANIFOLIA. 

 pube'scens (downy). Pure white. Brazil. 1850. 

 recu'rva (curled-back). See GOMEZA RECURVA. 

 refra'cta (broken-back). White, flushed with salmon ; 



lip spotted. Brazil. 



ri'gida (rigid), i. Pale purple, spotted. Brazil. 1838. 

 secu'nda (side-flowering). . Red. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1820. 

 stenochi'la (narrow-lipped). See SCELOCHILUS LIN- 



DENII. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). See GOMEZA FOLIOSA. 

 venu'sta (lovely). White. March. Brazil. 

 ROEBUCK BERRY. Ru'bus saxa'tilis. 

 ROE'LLA. (Named after G. Roelle, a Dutch botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Bellworts [Campanulaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse plants, and all but one from South Africa. 

 Decu'rrens from seed in a gentle hotbed, in spring, planted 

 out in early summer ; musco'sa by division ; the rest, 

 being evergreen shrubs, by cuttings of the points of the 

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

 loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



R. cilia' ta (hair- fringed), i. White, purple. July. 1774. 

 decu'rrens (decurrent). i. Blue. August. 1787. 



Annual. 



e'legans (elegant), f. Purple. February. 1836. 

 filifo'rmts (thread-formed). See R. SQUARROSA* 



BERGII. 

 fruticulo'sa (small-shrubby). Yellow. July. N. 



Holland. 1820. 



musco'sa (mossy). J. Blue. August. 1802. Her- 

 baceous. 

 peduncula'ta (iong-flower-stalked). See PRISMATO- 



CARPUS PANICULATUS. 



squarro'sa (spreading). . White. July. 1787. 

 Be'rgii (Berg's). Blue. August. 1816. 

 spica'ta (spiked). White. August. 1824. 



ROEME'RIA. Named after /. Y. Roemer, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Poppy worts [Papaveracea?]. Linn. 

 i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Glaucium.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds in the open border, in March 

 or April. 

 R. hy'brida (hybrid). 2. Purple. May. S. Europe 



(Britain). " Wind Rose." 



refra'cta (refracted), i. Violet. June. Tauria. 1823. 

 vermicula'ta (worm-like). Red. June. Persia. 1829. 



RtE'PERA AURANTTACA. See ZYGOPHYLLUM 



FRUTICULOSUM BILOBUM. 



RCE'PERA FABAGIFO'LIA and R. FRUTICULO'SA. 



See ZYGOPHYLLUM FRUTICULOSUM. 



RGE'ZLIA GRANADE'NSIS. See MONOCH/T-TUM QUAD- 



RANGULARE. 



ROGATION FLOWER. Poly' gala vulga'ris. 



ROGE'RIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Pedaliaceas.) 



A strong-smelling greenhouse herb. Seeds. Loam, 

 leaf-mould and sand. 



R. lonifto'ra (long-flowered). 2. Pale purple. July. 

 S. Africa. 1781. 



ROGIE'RA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Rubiaceas. Referred to Rondeletia.) 

 R. amce'na (lovely). See RONDELETIA AMGENA. 



,, corda'ta (heart-shaped). See RONDELETIA CORDATA. 



e'legans (elegant). See RONDELETIA RCEZLII. 



,, eleganti' ssima (very-elegant). See RONDELETIA 



GRATISSIMA. 



latifo'lia (broad- leaved). See RONDELETIA AMCENA. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See RONDELETIA AMCENA. 

 ,, Mene' china (Menechma). See RONDELETIA AMCENA. 

 Rce'zlii (Rcezl's). See RONDELETIA RCEZLII. 

 versi'color (changing-coloured). See RONDELETIA 



AMCENA. 



RO'HDEA. (Commemorative of M. Rohde. Nat. 

 ord. Liliaceas.) 



Perennial herb, hardy in the south and other favoured 

 parts. Divisions. Rather moist soil. 

 R. japo'nica (Japanese). ^-2. White. January to 



April. Japan. 1783. 

 au'rea (golden). Leaves with broad yellow bands. 



1879. 



variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 

 creamy-white. 



ROLLER. This is best made of cast iron, and may be 

 had of four different sizes, viz. with a diameter of 16, 

 18, 22, or 24 inches. The roller is best used the day 

 after a fall of rain. 



ROLLI'NIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Anonaceaa. Allied to Anona.) 



Small evergreen stove tree. Cuttings in sand in a 

 close case with bottom-heat. Loam, a little peat, 

 and sand. 



R. muco'sa (mucous). See R. SIEBERI. 

 Sie'beri (Sieber's). 12. Yellow, green. Mexico, &c. 

 1810. 



ROMANO'WIA. (Commemorative of Romanow, a 

 Russian. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



A stove Palm with pinnate leaves. Seeds. Loam, 

 one-third peat, and sand. 



R. Nicola' i (Nicola's). Leaves blackish-brown above, 

 shaded violet beneath. Country not stated. 1899. 



ROMANZO'FFIA. (Commemorative of Count Romanzov, 

 a Russian. Nat. ord. Hydrophyllacese.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial of dwarf stature, suitable 

 for the rockery, requiring a cool, moist situation. Seeds ; 

 divisions in spring. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand when 

 : grown in pots. 



R. sitche'nsis(Sitchz). $. White. April. Sitcha. 1873. 

 " Sitcha Water-leaf." 



RO'MNEYA. (Commemorative of the Rev. Dr. T. 

 Romney Robinson, an Irish astronomer. Nat. ord. 

 Papaveraceas. Allied to Platystemon.) 



Subshrubby, evergreen plants, acquiring a warm, 

 sheltered situation except in the south and west. Does 

 well in a greenhouse. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in a cold 

 frame. Deep, light rich soil. 



