1590 RUELLIA 



shrub, 1-0 ft. high, with ovate-lanceolate Ivs. 4-6 in. 

 long: fls. large, bell-shaped, with tubular base, purplish 

 rose with purple veins, solitary in leaf-axils. Brazil. 



2218. Rudbeckia laciniata, 



Golden Glow (X J^). 



G.C. III. 17:45. R.H. 1881:410.-0. W. Olivpr says in 

 his "Plant Culture" that B. mac>;nilh:i \^ <-i .asy cul- 

 tivation and is one of the best irr. inlmu-i- ll'.wering 

 plants for amateurs. Cuttings r.Hiiid in Sr|. limber 

 furnish fair-sized flowering plants m -liiiiuary. These, 

 if desired, may be planted iMif in l;iii- ^priiii,', when they 



will have formed large sj iiuiii^. wliii-ti may be lifted 



and potted. 



BB. I/vs. tiiiirkii! irilli irliilr. 

 c. Fls. wJdte, often veined with lilac. 

 Devosi^na, Hort. A low-growing tender Brazilian 

 species, with lanceolate Ivs. marked on the upper sur- 

 face with white along the nerves and having the lower 

 surface entirely purple: fis. rather small, usually white, 

 with blue stripe, axillary; corolla-tube suddenly dilated 

 and bent at the middle. 



cc. Fls. carmine or rose. 

 Makoyana, Hort. A compact, bushy plant resembling 

 J?. Devosiana, Hort., in foliage, but differing in the 

 color of the fls. (bright carmine) and by their somewhat 

 larger size. Brazil. R.B. 21:109. R.H. 1896:576. -Pre- 

 fers shade. It is said that the color of the foliage is 

 better when soot is mixed with the soil. 



AA. Blossoms on long peduncles. 

 B. Fls. blue or purple. 

 tuberdsa, Linn. A perennial herb, 2-3 ft. high, with 

 oval or ovate Ivs. 2-3 in. long and blue fls. l}^-2 In. 

 long, in terminal, nearly nalied panicles; stigma single: 

 capsule 12-16-seeded. Southwestern U. S. ; cult, in Fla. 

 BB. Fls. red. 

 c. Peduncles much branched. 

 amoena, Nees (StephanophQsum longifdlium, Pohl). 

 A half-hardy perennial, about 1% ft. high : Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate or oblong, narrowed at both ends; margins 

 repand-denticulate or simply repand : fls. bright red, in 

 axillary sprays in summer. Brazil. F.M. 1880:419. 

 cc. Pedtmcles but little branched. 

 formdsa, Andr. Fig. 2219. A low-growing, tender, 

 herbaceous perennial : Ivs. ovate, rounded at the base. 



RUMEX 



hairy on both sides: fls. on straight, axillary peduncles; 

 corolla scarlet, showy, IK in. long, the upper 2 lobes 

 joined for halt their length. Summer. Brazil. B.M. 

 1400. -Cult, in California. 



B varians Vent See Dsedalacvnthus nervosus 



F W Barcla\ 



RULlNGIA ( ftei 1 PI Rili^, il t ii ist of tottm 

 gen) S 11 I 1 I t cult m 



b Caht / I led as a 



rock 1 1 \ ties who 



f.,r 1 mj ri ds 



f 11 inn„ l<r i t I i sa^ s that 



/ nl iiett-v by reason of the fleecy 



A genus of -ibcut lo species of 

 lubs from Austialia except one a 

 1 i M cai L\s various in size entire 



toothed ui lubtd. fls. mostly white, small, m cjmes, 

 calyx 5-lobed; petals 5, broad and concave or convo- 

 lute at the base, with a small, broad or linear ligula at 

 the top; stamens shortly or scarcely joined at the base, 

 5 without anthers, petal-like, 5 perfect, short: ovary 

 sessile, 5-celled; ovules 1-3 in each cell. Flora Austra- 

 liensis 1:237. 



a. lyfs. IS 171. long. 



panndsa, E. Br. Eventually a shrub, several ft. high, 

 but flowering freely at a young age: Ivs. scabrous-pu- 

 bescent above, densely velvety hirsute below, on older 

 plants ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, on j'oung plants 

 broader and often .3^-lobed: cymes shortly peduncu- 

 late: fls. white. B.M. 2191.-The plant offered in Calif, 

 as Pomaderris apetala is said to belong here. 

 AA. Lvs. usually less than 1 in. long. 



parvifldra, Endl. A low shrub, with branches K-IH 

 ft. long, ascending or prostrate: lvs. ovate or ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, deeply crenate, mostly lobed: fls. pink- 

 ish, in shortly pedunculate cymes, p. w. Barclay. 



BtMEX (the Latin name). PolygonAcem. Dock. 

 Sorrel. Herbs, mostly perennial, with strong roots, of 

 more than 100 species in many parts of the world. Most 



2219. Ruellia 



of the species are weedy plants, but some of them afford 

 leaves tor "greens " and others are useful for ornament. 

 All are of the easiest culture. Prop, mostly by seeds. 



