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picta . . . Blue . . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Domingo 1826 



prismatica 2 . Blue pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Indies 



pubiiscens . Drk. blue 7, S. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1823 



Purdieana . Crimson 3, S. Ev. S. 2 Jamaica. 1S44 



rubricaulis . Blue . . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1823 



salicif&lia. .Blue . . 7, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies 1820 



strepens . Pa. blue . 7, P. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1726 



tetragdna . Blue . 6, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1824 



tuberdsa . . Blue . . 7, S. Tu. P. 2 Jamaica. 1752 



undulata . . Blue . . 7, S. Her. P. 2 B. Indies 1824 



violacea Violet . 7, S. Her. P. J Guiana . 1820 



RfJFFLA. See Sagus Rfiffia. 



Rufescent, rather rusty. 



Rufous, reddish, orange-coloured, rusty. 



Rugose, rough, coarsely wrinkled. 



Rugosities, protuberances. 



Rugulose, finely wrinkled. 



Ruizia, Cavanilles. In honour of Don Hippolito 

 Ruiz, a traveller, and, in conjunction with 

 Pavon, author of ' ' Flora Peruviana et Chilen- 

 sis." Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Sterculiacece. 

 Desirable shrubs, growing in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings root freely 

 if planted in the same kind of soil, under a 

 glass, in heat. See Boldba. 



lobata . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. C Bourbon . 1816 



variabilis . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Bourbon . 1792 



RuiiNGiA, R. Brown. In honour of J. P. 

 Euling, author of an essay on the Natural 

 Orders. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Sterculiacece. 

 The plants belonging to this genus are not 

 worth cultivating, except in general collec- 

 tions. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand 

 suits them ; and ripened cuttings will root in 

 either sand or soil, if planted under a glass. 

 See Anacdmpseros. 



cistifdlia . . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N". Holl. 1824 



corylifdlia . . Wbite . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. 1824 



hermannisef&lia White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. 1818 



. . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. 1819 



Rumex, Linn. Rumo, to suck ; in allusion to 

 the practice among the Komans of sucking the 

 leaves to allay thirst. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Polygonacece. All the species of Loch 

 grow in any common soil. The perennial 

 species are easily increased by seeds or divi- 

 sions of the roots. The annuals by sowing the 

 seed in the open ground. They are mostly all 

 weeds. R. acetdsa contains pure oxalic acid. 

 Synonymes: 1, R. fimbriatus ; 2, sagtttatus ; 

 3, tuberbsus; 4, caudatus ; 5, cuneifblius ; 6, 

 tuberbsus. See tSmex and Oxj/ria. 



Acetdsa . . Green 6, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., pastures. 



AcetosAla . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 Brit , pastures, 



aculeatus . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 Candia . 



acutus . . Green 7, P. Fu. P. 2 Brit., wastes, 



alplnus . . Green 6, H. Her. P. 4 Prance . . 1597 



britaonicus . Green 6, H. Eu. P. i N. America 



Brdwnii 1 . Green 6, G. Tu. P. 1 N. Holland 1823 



b p ho P rus W :j G — S>H. A.1 Italy .1683 



frute'scens . Green 6, H. Ev. S. 1 Tris. de Ac. 1823 



P h™ inlfd ' } Qreen r > H - Her - P- 1 Russia . . 1820 



hastulatus . Green 6, P. Her. P. 1 Chile . . 1823 



lacerus . . Green 6, H. A. 2 Egypt . . 1810 



Lunaria . . Green 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Canaries . 1690 



Patientia . . Green 7, P. Pu. P. 4 Italy . .1573 



purpbreus . Green 7, F. Fu. P. 2 Switzerl. . 1819 



pyrenalcus . Green 6, H. Her. P. 2 Pyrenees . 1812 



sanguineus . Green 6. H. Pu. P. 3 Eng., wastes, 



sarcorhlzus 4 Green 7, G. Tu. P. 1 C. G H . 1824 



scutatus . . Green 6, H. Ev. Cr. 14 Prance . '. 1596 



triangularis 6 Green 6, H. Tu. P. 1 .1817 



tuberbsus . Green 7, H. Tu. P. 1 Italy . . 1752 

 vesiearius . Green 7, H. A. £ Africa . . 1656 



abyssinicus, cegyptiacus, amplexicaulis, aqua- 

 ticus, arifblius, brasilMnsis, Bwrchilli 2, am- 

 dylddes, confizrtus, crispdtulus, crispus, cris- 

 tatus, dentatus, divaricatus, dom/sticus, fimbri- 

 atus, gigantius, glomeratus, hastcefblius, hetero- 

 phyllus, Hydroldpathum, interme'dius, lanci- 

 fblius, Icevigalus, longifblius, luxUrians, ma- 

 rltimus, m&ximus, rnontevidinsis, muMifidus, 

 JYemoldpatkum, nemorbsus, nepalinsis 3, obtu- 

 sifdlius, paMstris, persicarioldes, polygonifdlius, 

 pulcher, reticularis, rdseus, salicifolius, spatu- 

 latus 5, strictus, sylvistris, tingitanus, ucrdnicus, 

 uncatus, vendsus, vcrticillaris. 

 Rumia, Hoffman. Rumia, the name of the god- 

 dess who presided over suckling the young. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. An unin- 

 teresting plant, growing in any common soil, 

 and readily increasing by divisions or by 

 seeds, 

 tatn-ica . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Crimea . 1819 



Runcinate, a term applied to the lobes of 

 leaves ; a leaf is said to be runcinate when it 

 is irregularly lobed, the lobes gradually di- 

 minishing to the base, and hooked back. 



Rungia, Nees. See Dicliptera. 



Runners, procumbent shoots, which root at 

 their extremity. 



Rttp^steis, growing on rocks. 



RtJPPlA, Linn. In honour of H. B. Ruppius, a 

 German botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Juncaginacece. This species is found in ditches 

 in various parts of Britain, 

 maritima . Green . 7, H. Aq. P. floating Brit., sea co. 



Rupture-wort. See LTernidria. 



Rusous, Linn. Formerly BrUscus. From beus, 

 box, and kelen, holly ; the Celtic for box-holly. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Liliacece. Orna- 

 mental plants. The greenhouse species will 

 grow well in any rich soil, and are readily in- 

 creased by dividing the roots. The hardy 

 kinds are very suitable for the front of shrub- 

 beries ; any common soil suits them, and they* ' 

 are easily increased by suckers, 

 aculeatus . Green . 5, H. Ev. S. 1 Eng., thickts. 

 laxus . . Green . 4, H. Ev. S. 1 Portugal 

 rotundifd- ) ~ _ „ ._ _ 



lius . ) Green • 3 > H. Ev. S. 1 

 andr6gynus . Grn. wht. 4, G. Ev. CI. 3 Canaries 1713 

 hypogWssum Pa. yel. . 5, H. Ev. S. 1 Italy . . 1596 

 hypophyllum Green . 6, H. Ev. S. 1 Italy . . 1640 



trifoliatus . Green . 6, H. Ev. S. 1 Zante . 

 latifdlius . . Grn. wht. 5, H. Ev. 8. 1 Madeira, 

 racemdsus . Grn. yel. . 4, H. Ev. S. 4 Portugal 1713 

 reticulatus . Green . 4. G. Ev. CI. 4 C. G. H. 1816 

 volubilis . . Green . 4, G. Ev. CI. 4 C. G. H. 1816 



Rush. See Mncus. 



Rush. See Chfmdrilla juncea. 



Rush broom. See Viminaria. 



Rush nut. See Cyp&rus esciiltntus. 



Russblia, Jacquin. In honour of Alexander 

 Russel, M.D., F.R.S., author of a Natural 

 History of Aleppo, 1756. Linn. 14, Or. 2 

 Nat. Or. Scrophularidcece. These plants are 

 very showy when in flower, and are on that 

 account well deserving of a place in every col- 

 lection. A light rich soil is best adapted to 



