Rustic Ornaments 



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Sabal 



thosporium cchinnlatum ; and the Hollyhock by 

 Piiccinia Malvacearum, etc. (For remedies, see 

 under the respective plants attacked, and also 

 PCCCIMA.) 



RUSTIC ORNAMENTS AND 

 STRUCTURES. 



Most gardens contain some rustic designs, either 

 for use or ornament, and even the smaller gardens, 

 including those attached to villas, may have their 

 rustic chair, seat, or summerhouse. In the wilder 

 or more unkempt parts of large gardens and pleasure 

 grounds, rustic seats at convenient distances apart, 

 in suitable places commanding fine views, and 

 under the shade of large trees, are very desirable 

 objects. Where streams, either natural or artificial, 

 run through the grounds, rustic bridges are often 

 very effective as well as useful. At a distance from 

 the dwelling house the wood used in constructing 

 these bridges may be rough, as hewn in the wood 

 or copse, and left uncovered or used to support 

 flowering and other ornamental climbers according 

 to desire or taste. The wood used is generally of 

 Oak, Hazel, or Larch, because it is durable, and the 

 pieces may be straight, crooked, twisted, knotted, 

 or interlaced in various ways. A gardener of skill 

 and taste in these things can often construct 

 bridges, seats, chairs, and houses of great beauty 

 and utility. The houses may be thatched with 

 wlieaten straw internally and externally, but Ling 

 (Calluna) or Heather makes a more durable outer 

 covering. The sides or railings of the bridges and 

 the sides of summerhouses, between the supporting 

 posts, may be panelled in a variety of ways with 

 fine effect. 



In the more immediate neighbourhood of the 

 dwelling house, and in well - kept parts of the 

 garden, rustic work is more in keeping with its 

 surroundings if the wood of which it is constructed 

 is peeled and varnished so as to look neater and 

 preserve it from decay. Barked wood forms less 

 harbour for earwigs, ants, and other undesirable 

 insects. 



Fences and Vases. Ornamental and highly 

 desirable fences, either by themselves as screens, 

 etc., or as supports for climbing plants, may be 

 made of Oak, Hazel, or other shoots, crossing one 

 another to form squares, or diagonally to form 

 lozenge shaped meshes. They may also be twisted 

 to form any other design according to the will of 

 the operator. Rustic vases made of wood, and the 

 sides panelled with rods, may be made highly 

 ornamental when filled with Fuchsias, Pelar- 

 goniums, and other flowering plants in summer. 

 Pillars, arches, and other designs make suitable 

 sup] ports for Roses, Clematises, and other climbers. 



RUTA. (RUE.) 



Hardy herbs (ord. Rutacese), for the herbaceous 

 border or rockwork. Graveolens is much grown 

 ;is a potherb under the name of Rue, and makes a 

 beautiful, low partition hedge in the kitchen 

 garden. Propagation, by seeds in spring; also by 

 cuttings in sandy soil under a frame or hand- 

 light in summer, shaded till rooted. Any well- 

 drained garden soil will do, but if heavy some 

 leaves, sand, and mortar rubbish may be mixed 

 with it. 



Principal Species : 



chalc'pensis, 2', sum., yel. graveolens, 2' to 3', sum., 

 (in/, uugustifolia). yellowish gru. (*(/. 



rockery plant (*.'/. 

 Buxbaumii of Frivald). 

 suaveolens, 2', sum., yel. 

 (XIIH.I. Biebersteinii and 

 limfolia graudiflora of 

 Botanical Magazine). 



altera, ciliata, crithmi- 



folia, divaricata, hor- 



tensis, etc.). 

 variegata, Ivs. withwh. 



blotches. 



pataviua, 1', Je., yellow- 

 ish gru.; the best 



Other Species : 

 albiflora, 2', aut., green- macrophylla, 2' to 3', 



ish wh. (correctly Been, sum., yellowish (fi/n. 



ninghausenia albiflora). bracteosa). 



linifolia, 2', Sep., yel. 



RUYSCHIA (syn. SOUROUBEA). 



Stove, evergreen shrubs (ord. Ternstroerniacese), 

 allied to Marcgravia. Propagation, by cuttings in 

 sand in a close case. Soil, fibrous loam, with a 

 third of peat and leaf mould, and plenty of sand. 

 Most of them are suitable for climbing up tree 

 stems. 



Principal Species : 

 clusisefolia, 4' to 6', My., Souroubea, 6' to 8', (.I/H. 



pur. (sunt. f ragrans and guianensis and Suru- 



laurifolia). bea). 



RYANIA (syn. PATBISIA). 



A small genus of stove, evergreen shrubs or 

 trees (ord. Bixinea:), with solitary or clustered and 

 generally showy flowers. Propagation, by cuttings 

 of mature shoots in sand, in a close case. Soil, 

 fibrous loam and peat in equal proportions, with 

 sand. Speciosa, 10', August, cream (synn. tomen- 

 tosa and Patrisia pyrifera) is the only one in cul- 

 tivation. 



RYSSOPTERYS. 



A small genus of twining stove shrubs (ord. 

 Malpighiaceas), with terminal heads of whitish 

 flowers. Propagation, by cuttings of side shoots 

 getting firm, in sand, in a close case. Soil, fibrous 

 loam and a third of peat, with sand. Microstema, 

 August, white, is the only species introduced. 



SABAL. 



Greenhouse or stove Palms (ord. Palmae), some 

 of which grow to a height of 80', others being 

 almost, or quite, stemless. The larger growing 

 species are most often met with. They are seen 

 at their best when planted in a border, or grown in 

 very large tubs or pots. The leaves of several 

 species are put to economic uses, those of black- 

 burniana being used for thatch, and those of 

 Palmetto being sometimes used by the natives of the 

 Southern States of North America for hat and mat 

 making. Propagation, by imported seeds. Soil, 

 loam, with an addition of grit. 



Principal Species : 



Adansoni, Ivs. 2' to 3', into seventy or more 

 divided into twenty or segments (".'/ umbrae- 

 more divisions, grh., culifera of Martins). 

 stem below ground. Fan or Thatch Palm. 

 Dwarf Palmetto. Palmetto, 30' to 40 , grh., 

 blackburuiana, 20' to 25', Ivs. 5' to 8' long, 6' to 

 Ivs. 4' too' across, warm 7' wide. Cabbage Talm- 

 grh., margins divided etto, Palmetto Palm. 

 Other Species: 

 coerulescens, dwarf, Ivs. major, small plants only 



with glaucous hue. in cultivation, 



fllamentosa, 4' or more, mauritisefonms, faO , Ivs. 

 Ivs. with thread-like 5'. 

 filaments. mexicana, 20 , Ivs. 4 . 



glaucescens, Ivs. glaucous. minor (see Adausom). 



lt//mia (sec Euclca). 



liytidopliylliim (see ItliytidtipJiyUum). 



