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THE HOME FLORIST. 



R. atrosanguinea is a distinct variety, of dwarfish, branching habit, the flowers of which a*e 

 deep purple and violet, with magenta ray scales. R. maculata, rosy purple, with yellow disc ; 

 of quite strong growth and large flowers. R. maculata alba, similar to the preceding, except 

 that the flowers are pure white, with yellow disc. This is the finest, pure white, everlasting 

 in cultivation. R. Manglesii, bright rosy color, and silvery calyx; rather delicate for the open' 

 ground, but succeeds finely as a pot plant. 



Fig. 54. Verbenas. See page 81. 



RICHARDIA ALBA MACULATA (Tender Bulb). 



A plant belonging to the same order as the Calla, with beautifully spotted leaves. It 

 flowers during the summer months, either in pots or if planted out in the open border. The 

 flowers are shaped like those of the Calla, and are -white, shaded with violet inside. It is a 

 deciduous plant, to be kept dry in winter in the cellar or under the bench of the conservatory, 

 and started in spring like a Dahlia. 



RICIN US CASTOR OIL BEAN (Half-Hardy Annual). 



A genus of ornamental seed-grown plants of stately growth, and with picturesque foliage, 

 that are highly useful for planting, either singly or in groups, about the lawn or garden, or with 

 other strong growing plants, possessing striking foliage or flowers, such as Cannas, Caladiums, 

 Japanese Striped Maize, Hollyhocks, Helianthus, etc. The seeds may be planted in the open 

 ground in May, or may be started a month earlier in pots, in the hot -bed or window, thus secur- 

 ing showy plants some weeks earlier. Young plants will not bear much moisture or cold. 



ROSE. See pages 25 to 33. 



