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the crown of each offset, together with 

 a small portion of the root itself, with, if 

 possible, some fibres attached to it. 

 These offsets may be taken from roots 

 of three or four years old without injury 

 to the plant. They may be planted where 

 they are intended to remain, at the same 

 distance and in the same manner as ad- 

 vised fr the seedlings. 



Reu's. Sumach. (From rhudd, red ; 

 colour of the fruit. Nat. ord., Anacnrds 

 [Anacardiacese]. Linn., b-Pentandrla 3- 

 Triyynia.) 



Hardy deciduous trees and shrubs. By seeds, 

 layers, and cuttings of roots and shoots ; light, 

 fibry loam. We have omitted all the greenhouse 

 and stove species except Jaoa'nica, which requires 

 a greenhouse. 



R. ame'la (amela). 40. Nepaul. 1823. 



aroma'ticti (aromatic). 8. Yellow. May. N. 



Amer. 1773. 



copalli'na (gum-copal). 6. Green, yellow. Au- 



gust. N. Amer. 168-!. 



iRucn'ntha (white-flowered). 4. Whitish. 



August. N. Amer. 



coria'ria (coriaria-/eoerf). 10. Green, yellow. 



July. S. Amer. 1640. 



co'tinus (wild-olive). 6. Pale purple. June. 



South Europe. lt)56. 



diversifo'tia (various-leaved). Greenish-white. 



June. California. 



diversi'ltiba (various-loned). 6. White. June. 



California. 1843. 



e'legans (elegant). 10. Red. July. N.Amer. 172G. 



gla'bra (smooth). 8. Green, yellow. August. 



N. Amer. 1726. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet). 10. Red. June. N. 



Amer. 

 dioi'cti (dioecious). 8. Greenish. July. N. 



Amer. 



Java'nica (Javanese). 10. White. August. Java. 



1/99. 



oxyaca'ntha (hawthorn-like). 6. Green, yellow. 



Barhary. 1823. 



pu'mila (dwarf. Poisonous}. 1. Green, yellow. 



July. N. Amer. 1806. 



ra'dicans (rooting). 3. Green, yellow. June. 



N. Amer. Creeper. 

 microca'rpa (small-fruited). 2. Green, 



yellow. June. N. Amer. Climber. 

 volu'bilis (twining). 2. Green, yellow. 



June. N. Amer. Climber. 

 vulga'ris (common). Green, yellow. June. 



N. Amer. Creeper. 



suave'olens (sweet-smelling). 6. Greenish- 



yellow. May. N. Amer. 



typhi'na (fever). 20. Green, yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1629. 

 arbore'scens (tree-like). 25. Green, vellow. 



July. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). 6. Green, yellow. 



July. 



undula'tu (waved-teared). 5. Whitish-yellow. 



Cape of Good Hope. 18l6. 



ve'rnix( varnish). 15. Green, yellow. July. N. 



Amer. l/!3. 



vernici'fera (varnish-bearing). 10. Green, yel- 



low. Nepaul. 123. 



EHYNCOGLO'SSUM. (From rhynchos, a 

 beak, and glossa, a tongue; form of the 



lip of the flower. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts 

 [Gesneraceffi]. Linn., 2-Diandria 1-Mo- 

 nofjynia. Allied to Didymocarpus.) 



Greenhouse biennial. Seeds in hotbed, in 

 spring, and, after being potted off, flowered in the 

 plant stove or greenhouse ; peat and loam, with a 

 little silver sand and leaf-mould. 

 R. Zeyla'niffum (Ceylon). 1. Blue. July. Ceylon. 

 1844. 



KHYNCOSPE'KMUM. (From rhynchos, a 

 beak, and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord., 

 Dogbanes [Apocynacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria L-Monoyynia. Allied to Apocy- 

 num.) 



An evergreen climber, requiring greenhouse 



treatment, to be grown in loam and peat, and to be 



propagated by cuttings under a bell-glass, in sand. 



R. jusminoi'des (jasmine-like). 3. White. July. 



Shanghai. 1846. 



KHYTIDOPHY'LLUJI. (From rhytis, a 

 wrinkle, and phyllon, a leaf. Nat. ord., 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneracese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia. Allied to 

 Gloxinia.) 



For culture, see GE'SNERA. 



R. auricula' turn (eared). Red, yellow. Aueust. 

 Brazil. 1834. 



RIBBON GRASS. Aru'ndo. 



EI'BES. Currant. (From the Arabic 

 name of a plant. Nat. ord., Currant- 

 worts [Grossulariaceae]. Linn., 5-Pcn- 

 tandria \-Monoyynia. ) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, except puncta'tum, 

 which requires shelter. Nearly all bloom in April. 

 Seeds, chiefly, for fresh varieties; cuttings of 

 ripened shoots in spring or autumn, in the open 

 ground ; good garden-soil. See CURRANT and 

 GOOSEBERRY. 



R. acii-ula're (needle-spine**)- White. Siberia. 



acumina'tum (pointed-leaved). 5. Greenish- 



yellow. Nepaul. 1837. 



albine'rvium (white-nerved). 4. Green. N. 



Amer. 



alpi'num (alpine). 3. Green. Britain. 

 bucci'jerum (berry-bearing). 3. Green. 



Britain. 

 fo'liis-varifga'tis (variegated-leaved). 4. 



Green. May. Britain. 



pu'milum (dwarf). 2. Green. 



stefrile (barren). 3. Green. Britain. 



a'tro-purpu'reum (dark purple). 4. Purple. 



Siberia. 1826. 



au'reum (golden). 8. Yellow. May. Missouri. 



1812. 



pra'cox (early). 8. Yellow. N. Amer. 1812. 



sent'tinum (late). 8. Yellow. June. N. 



Amer. 1812. 

 villo'sum (shaggy-Zeawed), 8. Yellow. N. 



Amer. 1812. 



Carpa'thicum (Carpathian). 4. Green. Car- 



pathia. 1818. 



ce'reum (waxy-tea0ed). 2. White. N. Amer. 



1827. 



cyno'sbati (dog-bramble). 4. Green. Canada. 



1759- 



fru'ctu-aeulea'tn (prickly - fruited). 4. 



Purplish. Lake Huron. 



