1530 



RHUS 



the most poisonous o( the Sumachs. The name R. 

 Vernix, Linn., is used by some authors for this species 

 and by others for M. vernicifera; in order to avoid con- 

 fusion, it seems best to drop the name and to substitute 

 those proposed by DeCandolle. 



10. succedinea, Linn. Lac Sumach. Plant 10-15 ft. 

 high* Ivs shining above whitened beneath* Ifts *)-15- 

 fls yellow h fr wh te large E As a RH 1863 p 

 130 -Po onou 



11 typhina I 

 velv I 1 



favo 1 

 manj 



H 

 icle tr 



th ( 



ha rs June J 1> Easter N 



Amer S S i 10" 3 — \ ar 



laciniAta Ho -t n wh ch the 



Ifts are leej Ij cut 



most 1 t ct tor n F 



Tra ned n tree fo n 



c e s dec ded 



ly p cture que 



In mass plant 



ing wher( 



dense fol age 



^M^ 



cl ters ren ler th 

 plant of great value where o 

 color effect is desired. 

 It will grow in the driest soils 

 Gn. 54, p. 505. 



12. pilmila, Michx. Al'wy 

 cent shrub, with 9-13 oi,l i 

 in nearly sessile thyrsuiri i i- 

 tomentose. Mts., N. t'. i" 



13. vernicifera, T>r. \ , i 

 Tree-like. •2t)-::o ft. hi^'li ■ 



above, ])l|lM-srillt Ik-I1':iI ii ' 



margiiRMi : vini'; )j:vn\\ i i, . 

 plant from ubicli the ,l:ii m' 

 the finely polished w:u-i'. Ii 

 that people have been ])cii-"iM 

 coated with the lacquer, i In. :: 



14. CoriAria. TJmi. ]]■■• -ht 



11-15 ,.ll,|.ne,,l ,.,,.,, -,.|. . ,,:i,, 



villous: ' ., . ^ ■. . I . 



2117. 

 Rhus semialata. 



, Tillous-pubes- 

 rrate Ifts.: fls. 

 '■;trlet. globose, 



RIBES 



Hi. semialita, Murr. Fig. 2117. PK-int 15-20 tt. high: 

 Ifts. 9-13, smooth above, brown -pubescent beneath; 

 petiole broadly winged between the Ifts.: fls. small, iu a 

 large, many-branched panicle. July, Aug. Japan. — A 

 very distinct and useful species, assuming brilliant 

 orange and red color in autumn. Var. dsbeckii, Hort. 

 ( /i". 0.il„'<'kii, Carr. ). is also cult. jo„^ f_ Cowell. 



EHYNCHOSPfiEMUM jasminoides, a fine shrub of 



1 e 1 1 fa Ij referred to Trachelospermum . 



11 ho e er a good botanical genus named Rhyn- 



I n but t belongs to the composite family. It 



1 I e spec es M. verticiltatum, a plant not in 



It t n 



KHYNCH6STYLIS (Greek, beaked column). Orchi- 

 n f Tl f, u ncludes a few species closely re- 

 Ut 1 t S lat u and u,sually sold under that name. 

 Fjl')' 1 erl V tl uonopodial stems and 2-ranked, 

 cr led leathery or flashy Ivs.: fls. in 

 de se ra nes from the axils of the Ivs., 

 ned n zed; dorsal sepal and petals sub- 

 s u lar lateral sepals broader, decurrent on 

 the foot of the column; labellum firmly 

 ] e 1 to the base of the column, ohovate, 

 inflexed at the apex, not 3-lobed, spurred, 

 tA tl e I ur straight or curved backwards. For 



ilture see Saccolabium. 

 retilsa Blume (Saceoletimm guttcltum, 

 Lindl. 6'. pr(Em<5rs«»i,Lindl. 

 S. Bheidii, Wight. .S. retii- 

 sum, Voigt. S. Bliimti, 

 Lindl.). Stem stout, with 

 channeled Ivs. 6-20 in. long: 

 lis. in dense, cylindrical ra- 

 cemes about as long as the 

 \ Ivs., % in. across, white, 



blotched with pink or violet. 

 June, July. Trop. India 

 to, ^ and Malay Islands. B.M. 



4108. F.S. 7, p. 92; 14: 

 14G3. 1464. B.R. 17:1443 (as 

 V Sarcanthus giiltahis). G.C. 



1845:364; II. 1:219 and 23: 

 5 i 111 Ij 81 f n 31, p. 537. A.G. 20:317. S.H. 2, 

 p i75 —Several var et es are in the trade. Var. m&jus, 

 Hort Larger n all its parts. I.H. 15:545. Gn. 31, p. 

 69, 36, p. 2.30 (all as Saccolabium Blumei, var. majus). 

 Var. HoldfordiJlna, Hort., an old form with large ra- 

 cemes of waxy white fls., spotted with crimson, the lip 

 being also crimson. Var. gigant^a, Hort., very nnich 

 like the type. Var. D4yi and var. sup6rba are offered. 



violicea, Reichb. f. (Saccol&bium vioUeeum, Reichb. 

 f.). Lvs. 10-12 in. long: racemes 1 ft. or more: fls. 

 1 in. across, white, spotted with pale mauve; labellum 

 dark violet. Jan. I'liiliiq.incs. B.R. 3 



^ 



Ha 



soniinu 



s. large, witl 

 lie margined 

 linal panicle 

 f-rranean spe 

 ■ing the finei 



cies. Ilinel: II ■. .1 )M lli:il ill-l rh'I I 



grades of lc:UhL-r. 



15. copalUna, Linn. Black Sl'mach. Shining Su- 

 mach. A shrub or small tree, sometimes growing to 

 the height of 25 or 30 ft.: Ifts. numerous, entire or 

 sometimes indented or cut near the apex, smooth above, 

 usually pubescent beneath ; shoots also tomentose; 

 midrib winged between the Ifts. : fls. small, greenish, 



;ugth of 2 feet. Ueinrich Hasselbiung. 



KIBBON 6BASS. Phalarls arundlnacea, var. varie- 

 ata. 



RIBBON TREE. PUtgianthus. 



EiBES (saiil t.. have come from the O.rman rieb.i, a 



in dense 



slightly (1;,! 

 N. Alie -■ : 



soils, s s 



es at th, 



of the branches : fr. 

 I. July, Aug. Eastern 

 succeeds well in dry 

 iful Rhus is the latest 

 ■s a fine specimen plant 



usually small, borne ou throat of calyx, alternating 

 with stamens: fr. a berry, tipped with remains of 

 calyx. F^ig. 2118. Largely North American, although 

 well represented in Europe, Asia and South America. 



