EICIXUS 



fllameiits niiirli branclnMl, earh witli verv many antliprs; 

 nidhnent .if pistil ii,,nr: thf lowt-i- tis. l,iin;vr iiclici-llrd', 



pistiilatr; Sfpals vn-y (Icriclu.ms; stvlfs :;, plii s,-: ,rj\t'- 



snlo :!-1o,-ii1.mI, ::-s, ■,.,!,., I, Hxplosivrfs- srpaivitiii- into -J- 

 Yal\-i'd ro.awv wlu'U ripr: seL-ils uvvUl. witli a la^^■e t-a- 



ROF-JIXIA 



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bunien: cot^"- 



2132. Ricinus communis. 



runcle, cru^taceons testa ami lli-^hy, oily 

 ledons broad. 



A great many f-.irms are kno^vn. many of wliieh havi- 

 been distiugaiislied as sincies l.y some, btit most Iiotan- 

 ists follow "aiiiller ( t)e( 'and. .lie's Prodr.imus, vol. ir,. 

 ]i;irt 'jTbHll, bM;i.;i, in rid. rrin.^ tbeni all 1... varieties ..f 

 tire ..ne s|..'.d.-'S. 77. >■'>), i nni ni::. Tjinn., in wlii.di the fcd- 

 l.'Win:;-. list..<l ;is s]i...;i.'S in the Anieri.'a]! Ira.le. mav 

 donl.tless be i..]a.-ed: i?. A Iru.'.nm.i . //,.,■/;.. no', .x/.s', ('«„,'- 

 intih!,' )>^i A , rorn/cus, 0'/h'<r>ni, if ii/ii ii t^ n s . n:ar ruC' r/iHs , 

 „nlr,ni<]i,;n,l.1. (11., ri„:nnn. Pll ili], pi „.' i, s ! X . A,l in, ,1 i II r n .■< , 



spfi'filhUi'y, Irirnliir, Z, I ii -I lii.i re 11 SIS . See Vilmorin, Elu- 

 meuijiLrtueroi, ].. 9U.'J (IbUG). 



communis, Linn. Castor Bean. Cxvttm Oil Plant. 

 Pal.ma ri-ticisTi, Fitrs. 2i:il-,5. Half-har.iy aimual. :i-15 

 ft. lii<;h in the Centr:il United Stat.-s, liiMll 

 ft. iir the tropir-s. 'J'he large baiid.som.' lea\'es 

 (G in. -2)2' ft.) and stenr.s bright green to dark 

 red: capsules priidilv or smooth July to 

 frost. Probabh on^inilh frrm Afiir l or In 

 dia, now s.-attei d v 1 leh md n dm ilize<1 111 

 all tropictil Ian Is 1 M 2-1) ) -( ultiviti d m 

 most tro[ii.'aI an 1 t ni] ei ttr < nntii s f t . in 

 the earliest tiino 1 i th * il 1 Ibe . 1 , 



(castor oil, Oh inn I ;/^/) n . 1 m me. la me \ - i\--^ 

 and in the arts md in ( me j 1 1 is a t ). il ~^ / ^ 



dressing oil. The set ds r nt iin a p nsonous / f 

 principle. Alsr mn( h u fd as a dcroiitivt ^ _ 



plant singi}' 01 m bi 1 c nteis giving a iieh 

 tropical effect. Of iifid ^r(^\tliin an"\ rn h 

 soil. The seeds m n 1 e | 1 uite 1 in IM n wheie 

 they are to gro\\ (i sown sm^h m pots m 

 early spring ami iftei\\ ads ti -m ]>1 mted 

 The species vanes gie itlj m size .iikI in the 

 form and size f)f the capsule the t nn si? 

 and color of the see Is ^nd f olor and ^1 lu 

 cosity of the stem and leues The foil in 

 iiig are some of the prim i]i il "^ irieties \ ii 

 Cambodg^nsis, Hort. Lvs. dark colored; 



stems nearly bla.'k. \"ar. Gibsoai, ib.rt. Dw ,ii-f, ,'. It., 

 lvs. bronzy purplish. \i\x. liyidus, .bi.-ip [ Ii . sii injii'i u- 

 I'lis. llin-l. J,\ Ohiriiiiiinii. Pb,i1,) SI. -n. lor: stem and 

 I'ruit bl.„.,i-rvd, s it. R.ll. , :].sj,is:i. Vi,r. Borboniensls, 

 Il.u't. Pitl....nfe,t., I\s. lar-,-, sliiiiiiig, gri'ioL or red.lisb. 

 \'ar. Zanzibargnsis, Ib.rt. Ar..'.iit iul i...lii.ii..n ..f lai-ge 

 size Willi elmrnmus vaii.ms ...d.iied h s. ami v.ry large 

 Hat s.a.ls. A.d. l(i;;;s:;. I.l-I. -Il:lllll. 



.1. P. S. X..liT.,N. 



EIGIDELLA (Latin. .-,■.. /,oor7,,-/ , /./.■./.■ r.-f.-rrilm- t.. Ibe 

 pedic.ds, \viii..di nfter llie (.I'tals fall be.'..nie ..ivct and 

 stiff). /rli!ili:i;r. A gi'iius of J spei-i.'S of i\lexi.aiu balf- 

 liar.ly lmlb..us ]. bints allb-.l to the w.dl-kn..\\-n Tigri.lias 

 an.l distiiigiiisli...l by tin- iniiiT perianth - segments ; 



lli.'s.^ar.' il iispii-n..ns in Riu'idella, b.-iin^- ver\- sni.all, 



..vat.- an.l .o-.-.d. u bib' in Tigri.lia th.-y ar.' I.arg.'r, H.l.ile- 

 diap...l an.l spi'iaiililii;-. lj\-s. broail. Vbcal.', Avilb rliali- 

 ni'le.! p.di..i.-; lis. tn^itiv,., I.rigli t r.-.l. |....ii.-ell.al ; i...ri- 

 aiitb-tiilH. n..ne ; s..'gni..uts >-ery nM.-.|iial, ..iit./r olib.ng, 

 coiini\'|.nt in a .nip in Ibe b.wer tbir.l. then spreading or 

 r.-Ht-x...l ; inner \..i'y ,-nnill, er.-i-t, ovale, with a iuirr..\v 

 claw. Baker's Iridea', Pakir, |i. 70. 



immactilata, Herb. Sti-m '2-:: ft. boig, I'l.rk.-.l : b.wer 

 lvs. l'.j-2 in. l.oig in. 'III. ling p.aiolo: tis. bri;;lit erim- 

 s..n, m.t marko.l \\ilb l.la.d;. H.P, 27;(;s. F.,S. .",:.-,IJ2; 

 21:221o (Hs. bn.-k-re.l). F. W. Bakclay. 



RIViNA (A, (^1. Eiviniis, pr..r.-ss.,r of b.,taii\-. .t,-., 

 at Lb-pzig. llil.ll-172,',1. Flii,l;/i,rv,',ij,,i . A ;4eniis..f 2 .,r 

 I.I spe(d..'s of sbrnl.s ^\-itb lierba.aa.us bran. dies i...a.ring 

 usually axillary raremi-s of small H.iwers. f..ll,r,i-ed by 

 r.'.l b..rries llu.- size .d' pi'.as. L\'s. ..\ate, ..xatedaliceo"- 

 bale or .•i.r.l.ale...\ III..-: |..a-ia iilli-,..mn.oits 4, small, .'.pial ; 

 slam. 'IIS -1-S; sl\ !.■ sli..rt; si igi iia ..aipi I a te. Tin. species 

 ai-i. natives ..f ti'opi..-al Atn.-rica. Tli.' foll..wiim- niaki-s 



a ^' 1 ]....t-|>lalit f...r a warm gr.. ■.■nil. .use. and il is also 



useful i'..r growing as a summer annual in tlie .jpell, 



liiimilis, Linn. PlOU.ie Plant. Pi-. 2i:;-l. St. m with 

 sprea.ling liran.'lii'S, ' .j-2 ft. liigb: lvs. ]-:; in. long: 

 ra.'em.'s sb'mler. ln'mluloiis, mmiy-ll.l. , as b.ng as the 

 h's.: lis. white, 1-1'j lines U.ng: calvx pale r.ise: fr. 

 1-lb, lines long; S. Fb.rida. P.M.' 1781. A'. ,5:75. 

 S.ll. 2:11L (;rn. 22, p. bs ( ;is i.'. laris). 



F. W. Par. 'LAY. 



KOAN or KO'VVAN. .S'...r/o(.s- Aiiriiim rin . 



SOBlKIA (in In.nor of tlie two earlv Fnn.'Ii l...tanists 

 p.. I. in). LiijiiiiiiiiiiA,, . Trees ..r shrnl.s, wiib o.ld-pin- 

 m.te l.-'a.ves and often spini's f.ir sti[iules: Ifts. stitn-l- 

 bii..: tls. in dr<i..i.iiiL;- axillary rac.'inos : fr. a 2-\'ah-ed 

 ]-.... 1 <.r b'giime, ^vitli s.A-eral bran-like seeds. A genus 

 ..f plants ..f niu..b m.^i-it f..r ornam.-ntal planting-, and 

 in ..n.- ..ase f..r ils en. luring timber. All are ..f ra]iid 

 gr.twth \vb..ni young, reaching elT.'.'ti \-.. st:i,u-..s in asln.rt 

 time. The fa'cility with which tbi^\- increase, l.i..th by 

 seed and by suck.-rs, is sometim.s a .llsa.U aiitag.-. \'a- 

 rieties are fu'.ip.agate.l by cuttings or by grafting. Tiie 



2133. Clump of Ricinus communis. 



