Rue 



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Ruizia 



Principal Species : 



dubia (now Centrosenm volubilis, 6' to 10', Jy., 



hastatum). sc. (si/us, portoriceiisis, 



rosea, 6' to 8', ro. scandeus, and sericea). 



RUE ( r, RUTA). 



macrantha, 1 V to 2', win. , Portellse, 1', gum., ro., 

 rosy pur. ; the best Ivs. with pale veins, 



flowering one. 



pur. beneath. 



inakoyana, 18', sum., car. speciosa, 2', Aug., sc. 



ro., Ivs. olive gru., 

 claret pur. beneath. 



(syns. affi nis and Dipter 

 acanthus affinis). 



rtioto : Cnmcll it Company. Ltd. 



RUDBECKIA PUHPIUIEA, Otherwise ECHINACEA PURPL'KEA (see J>. 294). 



RUELLIA. 



Sub-shrubby or herbaceous stove plants (ord. 

 Acantliaceir), valued for their flowers, and in some 

 cax's for their foliage. Propagation, by 'cuttings 

 of the growing shoots in a case, or in a hotbed and 

 covered with a bell-glass. Soil, fibrous loam, with 

 a fourth part leaf mould, and sufficient sand to 

 render it porous. Peat may be added to the more 

 delicate rooting species. 



Principal Species : 

 devosiana, H', herb- 

 aceous, wh., Ivs. pur. 

 beneath, witli wh. veins. 



formosa, 2', Aug., sc. (yn. 



elegans). 

 fulgida, 2', Jy., sc. 



Other Species: 



acutangala, 3', My., herb- 

 aceous, sc. , yel. 



affinis (.w speciosa). 



cristata (see Aphelandra 

 tetragona). 



elegaus of Poia (see for- 

 mosa). 



longiflora, 2', Oct., pur. 

 lil. 



pulchella (see rubicaulis). 



rosea, 18", rosy pk. 



rubicaulis, 1', Jy., W. 

 ((/. foetida and pul- 

 chella). 



strepeus. 2', Jy., bl. 



tulxTosa, 2', Jy. f bl. 



violacea, 9", Jy., vio. 



line Anemone (see ThaUctrum anemonoidt's). 



RUIZIA. 



A small genus of stove shrubs (ord. Sterculiaceae). 

 with evergreen leaves and reddish flowers. Pro- 

 pagation, by cuttings of side shoots, getting firm 

 at the base, in sand in a close case, in summer. 



