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loam, under a glass, in heat ; it may also be 

 raised from seed sown in the usual way. 

 heterophil* . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Indies 1822 



Red pine. See Pinus resindsa. 



Bed satjnders-wood. See Ptcrocarpus santo- 

 linns. 



Red snow. See Protoctccus niv&lis. 



Red sorrel. See Hibiscus sdbdariffa. 



Red-top. See Tric&spis quinqulfida. 



Red water-tree. See Erythrdphleum. 



Red wood. See Ceandthus. 



Red wood. See Rhdmnus Erythrixylon. 



Red wood. See Melhania Erythrdxylon. 



Reed. See Phragmites. 



Reed mace. See Tjjpha. 



Reed palms. See Cdlamus. 



Reed-upon-reed. See Calctmagr6stis effusa. 



Reeks, or Reets. See Conferv&ceie. 



Reevesia. Named by Lindley, in compliment 

 to John Eeeves, Esq., F.L.S., of Canton, from 

 whom the botany of China has received mate- 

 rial assistance, and to whom our gardens are 

 indebted for many of their fairest ornaments. 

 Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Sterculi&cece. This 

 very handsome shrub may be referred to the 

 greenhouse species of Sterculia, for culture and 

 propagation, 

 thyrsoldea . . White . 1, G. Ev. S. 4 China . 1S26 



Refrigerant, producing coolness. 



Rehmannia, Libosch. Not explained. linn. 

 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophularictcece. The 

 flowers of this plant are large, but their colour 

 so much destroys the effect of their magni- 

 tude, that the plant is, on that account, more 

 curious than ornamental. Though hardy, it 

 will succeed' best in a cool greenhouse or 

 frame, planted in any common soil, and is 

 propagated by cuttings, 

 chinehsis . . Dingy . 4, H. Her. P. 2 China . 1S35 



ReichArdia, Roth. In honour of John James 

 Eeichard, a celebrated botanist and author. 

 Linn. 10, Or, 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. For the 

 culture and propagation of this ornamental 

 tree, see Poinci&na. Synonyme: 1, Ccesal- 

 pXnia ligulata. 

 hexapcitala 1 . Tel. . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Indies . 1S24 



Reindeer moss. See Cenomyce rangiferlna. 



RelhAnia, L'Rtritier. In honour of the Rev. 

 Eichard Eelhan, author of "Flora Cantabri- 

 giensis." Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 acece. For the culture of these ornamental 

 plants, see Athanasia. Synonymes: I, Atha- 

 nasia genistifolia ; 2, Liysera ericoldes. 

 genistifaiia 1 . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1823 

 laterifldra . . Yel. . 9, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1823 

 paleacea 2 . . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1818 

 pungens . . . Yel. . 9, G. Ev. S. 14 C. G. H. . 1S20 

 . Yel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. . 1774 



REMfREA, Aublet. Its name in Guiana. Linn. 



3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cyperaceai. A plant of no 



value ; it is 1 increased by seeds or divisions— 



marltima. 

 RemusAtia, Schott. In honour of Abel Eemusat, 



a celebrated linguist. Linn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. 



Or. Ar&ceos. See Caladivm. 

 Renanthera, Loureiro. From ren, a kidney, 



and anthera, an anther ; in allusion to the 

 kidney or reniform shape of the anthers or 

 pollen-masses. Linn. ' 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidaccce. R. cocc'mea is a truly splendid 

 plant. The flowers are produced on a lateral 

 loose panicle ; the sepals are of a pale scarlet, 

 obscurely and irregularly blotched ; the petals 

 are marked with yellow bands on a beautiful 

 scarlet ground ; the labellum is yellow and 

 scarlet. The plant will succeed in peat mixed 

 with broken potsherds, carefully placed about 

 the roots, so as to ensure a safe drainage ; but 

 i the best way of growing it, is to plant it in 

 sphagnum or hypnum moss, cut short and 

 packed close about the roots, with a quantity 

 of broken potsherds to act as a drainage. 

 Any of the young branches taken off and 

 potted in moss will soon make plants, which 

 succeed well in any place where a strong heat 

 and an abundance of moisture is kept up ; 

 when the plant has attained a good size, about 

 the height of six feet, it should be placed in a 

 house where the heat is from 65 to 70 degrees, 

 and kept perfectly free from moisture, except 

 what arises from watering and occasional 

 syringing. The whole of the plant should be 

 as near the glass and as much exposed to the 

 sun as possible ; and to prevent the leaves 

 from shrivelling too much, it may be occasion- 

 ally syringed in the afternoon. After being in 

 this house two or three months, the flower- 

 spikes will make their appearance ; when the 

 flowers are expanded, the plant should be 

 removed to a cool house, and placed in a light 

 situation : it will there continue in perfection 

 for a great length of time. Synonymes: 1, 

 Aerides arachnites ; 2, R. moluccana, A. matv,- 

 tinum. 



arachnites 1 . Brn. pur. . S, S. Epi. 4 Japan . . 1793 

 coccinea . . Scar. or. S, S. Epi. 6 Co. China ISIS 

 matutlna 2 . Brownish . 1-, S. Epi. 2 Java . . 18-16 



ReneAlmia, R. Brown. In honour of P. and 

 M. L. Eenealme, the first a famous French 

 physician, and the other a botanist. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacew. These plants may 

 be referred to Alplnia. For culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Libirtia. 



grandifldra . White . 4, G. Her. P. \\ N. Zeal. . 1S22 

 paniculata . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 j N". Hoi. . 1S23 

 pulckella . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Hoi. . 1823 



Reniform, kidneys-shaped. 



Rep AND ; a leaf is said to be repand when its 

 margin is undulated, and unequally dilated. 



Replicate, folded back. 



Reptant, creeping and rooting. 



REQUIENA, De Candolle. Iu honour of M. 

 Eequien, a botanist of Avignon. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabacece. This genus should 

 be grown in a mixture of peat, loam, and 

 sand ; and young cuttings will strike if planted 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. The glass 

 must be occasionally taken off and wiped, to 

 prevent damp. Synonyme: 1, Podalgria ob- 

 cordata. 



obcordata 1 . . Yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 1 Senegal . 1825 

 sphterosperma . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1818 



ResedAce^!, or "Weld-worts. These are nearly 



