EHIPSALIS 



11. squamuldsa, Solium. (£('/)i's»iii(m co»im«tnc,Pfeiff.). 

 Somewhat branched, reachiug a length of 2 ft. : branches 

 very unequal in length, %-l in. thick, triangular, the 

 angles winged: fls. 1-2, from the deep areolse, 5 lines 

 long, greenish without, yellowish within. Brazil, Ar- 

 gentina. B.M. 3763. 



12. myosiirus,S<:hnm.{Lr pis, n him <» i/ns ».•„.«, Pfeiff.). 



thick, 3-4-angled, the an^'l.s ih.i wiim. .1, th. i,-rminal 

 braachlets generally aouinii,ai... ,,|i. n ni.,,..! I.y a pencil 

 of bristles: lis. solitary in tlu- ,1.-|, :u..^i,i-. 4-.", lines 

 long, rosy white: fr. red. Brazil. K.M. :i7.')ri. 



13. rhbmbea, Pfeiff. {R. Smni -■"- i'. I'f. itt'.). 

 Branching, reaching a yard in leii-tli : j.iiii ^ ::i i . n. leaf- 

 like, crenate - oblong or rlmmliii'. I-". ni. lun^-, 'j-2 in. 

 broad: fls. yellow, about .". Iiiii~ I. iti-. l;razil. 



14. pacli:j'ptera, Pfeiff. ' Z.'. <,i<,i<,. St.-ud.). Erect, 

 branching, reaching a liii:,'lii ''I in ailv 1 yard; joints 

 flat, rarely 3-winged. railirr tlm k. iiMially .somewhat 

 concavo-convex, 3-8 in. hniLX. Muni. _'-.'. in. broad, often 

 purple-red: fls. about 8 lims 1,.tiu'. v.IIow with reddish 

 tips. Brazil. B.M. 2820 {Co'-fiis ,i /ah,.- ]. 



15. HoulIetUna, Lem. ( /,'. n.'till.yn. Lem.). Stem 

 richly branched, becoming 3 ft. ,.r more Ions, l-l'i in. 

 broad, often tapering to the round midrib for a ia>nsidi-r- 

 able distance, then becoming again broad and leatlike: 

 fls. 8-9 lines long, yellowish white to yellow: berry red. 

 Brazil. B.M. G089. Katharine Br 



RHIZ6PH0KA is discussed under Mangrove. The 

 plant is now offered for sale in S. Calif. 



EHODANTHE. See Helipterum. 



RHdDEA. SeeSohdea. 



RHODE ISLAND, HOETICULTUBE IN. Figs. 2102, 

 2103. Rhode Island, the most thickly populated state in 

 the Union, is distinctly a manufacturing center. This 

 condition of things, which brings the larger portion of 

 the population together into the cities and villages, to- 

 gether with the steadily increasing popularity of its 

 famous summer resorts and the rapid transportation 

 both by rail and water which place the New York and 

 Boston markets within easy reach, affords opportunities 

 for horticultural developments which are equaled by 

 few and excelled by none of the eastern states. 



At present the growing of vegetables, both in the field 

 and under glass, is the most highly developed horticul- 

 tural industry. The towns of Cranston and Warwick 

 are the center of this industry, where the soils are light 

 sandy loams which are capable, under the skilful man- 

 agement they receive, of producing large crops of excel- 

 lent quality. 



The following figures, which are taken from the State 

 Census for 1895, give some idea as to the extent of the 

 market-garden industry for that year: Green corn, 

 1,138,983 doz.; tomatoes, lOfi.a.W bu.shels; cucumbers, 

 66,268 bushels; lettuce, 2,852,204 heads; beans, string, 

 40,706 bushels; peas, green, 53,458 bushels; celery, 

 579,016 heads; melons, 624,980. 



The greater proportion of the lettuce grown is of the 

 hard-heading type, which is produced during the months 

 from October to May. Over$100,000 is invested in glass 

 for the production of this crop within a r.adius of live 

 miles of the city of Providence. The greater portion of 

 the muskmelon crop is produced upon the sandy plains 

 of Warwick. The early crop is grown from plants which 

 are either started in pots in the glass-houses and trans- 

 planted to the field or planted under sash in the field. 

 The early varieties used for the crop are of the small 

 Gem type, which always finds a ready sale at fancy 

 prices, while the main crop, which is planted the last of 

 May, is largely shipped in car-lots to Boston. For the 

 main crop the large oblong type of melon is the most 

 popular. Besides the large market-gardeners who are 

 located near the cities, many of the farmers who live 

 within a short distance of the manufacturing villages 

 find there a ready and profitable market for the many 

 vegetables which they produce, as the people found in 

 these villages are good buyers who consume large quan- 

 tities of vegetables when they have work. 



RHODE ISLAND 



1515 



During the past decade the floriculture of the state 

 has been developing rapidly, not so much, however, in 

 the number of establishments as in thp urea of class. 

 Where ten years' ago the figures wi-n^ ■it\r„ in hun- 

 dreds, to-day they are increased to tli.iu~:iii,l. ,.i .,|i]an' 

 feet. This development is especially imh, , alili in tin- 

 towns which have a population of trcm l:,iiiiii in :i,(ii)(l. 

 The carnation is still the most popular flower, although 

 many fine roses are grown, with a steadily increasing 

 demand for rare flowers, as orchids and forced stock, 

 during the winter months. 



There are in the state nine local nurseries. The 

 greater part of the business is the growing of specimen 

 plants for use in localities where immediate effects are 



2102. County 



Rhode Island. 



desired, rather than the propagation and sale of young 

 nursery stock. 



The fruit-growing industry is but poorly developed, 

 only a very small proportion of the fruit consumed be- 

 ing produced within the state limits. Apples are grown 

 more than any other fruit, the largest orchards being 

 located in the northern part of the state, the fruit being 

 more highly colored than that grown in the orchards 

 along the coast. Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, Rox- 

 bury Russet and Si^y an- iilantcil more than other va- 

 rieties. Many of tin- nM ni'liariN are past their prime, 

 and there are exi'.-llint "iipnimnities offered for the 

 planting of profitabln nrcliards ujion the hilly and de- 

 serted farms. Among the enemies of fruit, the follow- 

 ing are the most troublesome; apple scab, codlin-moth, 

 curculio and maggot. The original Rhode Island Green- 

 ing apple tree, still standing in the town of Foster, is 

 shown in Fig. 2103, as it looked in 1900. 



Peaches are receiving much attention at present. 

 From orchards which are favorably located, crops are 

 obtained two out of three years; the average for the 

 state is about three out of five. Aside from the winter- 

 killing of the buds, the most serious trouble is the rot- 

 ting of the fruit. This trouble causes much greater 

 losses in the towns bordering upon the salt water. 



