we 
yellow oak in New England, and has ob- 
tained an exclufive right to the traffick of 
this bark in France and England; he calls it 
Quercitron. According to Dr. Bancroft, the 
2 quercitron bark may be advantageoufly fub- 
ftituted for weld in the printing of linens, 
but it meft be onlyıfimply infufed in warm 
water, and only one part employed, inftead 
‘ often of weld. Ä 
Quick. Tlıe hawthorn. when ufed for hedges. 
Kaging apple. "The mad apple. 
‚Katoons are the fuckers that fpring from tbe 
roots or ftoles ofthe canes that have been 
previoufiy cut for fugar, and are generally 
ripe in 12 months. Plant canes, or canes 
ef the firft growth, are tke immediate pro- 
euce of the original germs placed in the 
ground; and require from filteen to feven- 
teen months to bring them tq, maturity. 
The firft yearly returns from their roots are 
called Firfi Ratoons, the fecond year’s growth 
‚Second, Ratoons, and fo on, according ta 
their age. 
Rack ray. La raye bouclee. 
Rape.of cistus. .Citinus hypocifis, 
Rattlesofacock. The wattles. 
Razers. Les defenfes d’un fanglier. 
Reclufs. The auricula. 
Ked chefs - apples. "The white beam. 
Ked fail. The red ftart. 
Red maitles; Red morocco. Adonis autumnalis. 
Red /humac. Rbus eotinus. 
Redithiftle. The marfh thiftle, Card. paluftris. 
Ribband gra/s. Arundo pitta, 
River -weed. Conferva. 
Ricket. Die Drehkrankheit der Schafe, 
Rock mo/s. Lichen roccella. 
Rough grafs. Da&tylis glomerata, 
Rowiy rag. The town of Birmingham is paved 
with it. 
Royal cocoons. Te cocoons which are kept for 
breeding. rn 
Rudder. "The garden marigold. 
Sage of generation. Pulmonaria. 
Sage- royal. The common fage. 
Salamander's hair or wool. A kind of asbeft. 
 Savanna flower. Echitessubereita, 
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Scotch bonnets. The fairy rings. 
Scotch [üwrvy-grafs. The fea bindweed, 
Scrambling rocket. The coumon hedge.muftärd, 
Scratch. weed. Galium aparine; 
Sea beet. Beta maritima. 
Sea colewor:i. b) The fea-bindweed, 
Sea grape. Ephedra. 
Sea heath. Frankenia. 
The feams of the fkull. Suturae, 
Sea-owlers. The white beam, 
Sea-gink. Cerastium repens. 
Scafide balfam. Clutia eluteria, 
Senna tree. Cassia emarginata. 
Senuy. Sinapis. 
Share wort. Herbe quiguerit la douleur de !’aine, 
Sheep-killing pennygrafs. Hydrocotyle vulgarie. 
Shrinking [hrub. The Tenfitive plant. 
Silken ciflie. Asclepias vincetoxicum. 
Skips. Hives. 
Skirrets of Perw. The fpanifh potatoes, 
Slank. Sea weed; Alga, ” 
"Slips. See Veins, 
Slipper wort. Calceolaria. 
Snag.tooth. Un furdent. 
Snakes heads. Fritillaria meleagris. 
Snake pipe. Equisetum arvense, 
Spanifh carnations. The Barbadoes flower.fense, 
Spanifh chalk.. The foap rock, or lapis ollatis is 
frequently diftinguifhed by this name. 
Sperage thiflle. Drypis fpinosa. 
Spindle. The little twig that grows about the 
pedicles of fome flowers, fuch as lilies, 
pinks, tulips &e,; Le dard. 
Spurge olive. Cneorum tricoccon. 
Stander grafs. Satyrion. By. 
Steeple beil-flower. The pyramidal bell-ower. 
Stock. A hive of bees that has food, oris to 
ftand, tbe winter. 
Stock works. See Veins. 
Stone wort. Chara. 
Strawberry pear. Ca&tus triangularis, 
Succory dandelion, Succory hawkweed, Crepis 
tectorum. af 
Such lone. The fea lamprey. 
Sugar-laf pine, Ananas pyramidalis. 
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