ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Rudbeckia (Cone-flower)—Ord. Composit#, Hardy herbaceous 
perennials. First introduced 1793. : 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny well-drained borders. 
Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. Mulch with decayed manure 
annually, eb. or March. Lift, divide, & replant in fresh position 
triennially. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep outdoors in ordinary 
soil & sunny position, March or April, transplanting seedlings into 
flowering positions following autumu; by division of roots, Oct., Nov., 
March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. californica, yellow and brown, July, 4 to 6 ft., 
California; grandiflora, yellow and purple, autumn, 3 ft., N. America; laciniata, 
Golden Glow, yellow, double, summer, 3 +o 6 ft., N. America; speciosa (Syn. 
Newmannii), orange-yellow, summer, 3 ft., N. America. 
Rue (Ruta graveolens).—See Ruta. 
Rue-anemoene (Thalictrum anemonoides).—See Thalictrum. 
Rue-leaved Spleen-wert (Asplenium Ruta-muraria).—See 
Asplenium. 
uellia (Christmas Pride)—Ord. Acanthacee. Stove perennial 
herbs or shrubs. First introduced 1768. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous loam, leaf-mould, peat, & 
silver sand. Pot, Feb. or March. Position, pots in shady part of 
stove. Water freely, March to Oct.; moderately afterwards. Syringe 
twice daily, March to Sept.; once daily other times. Apply weak 
stimulants during flowering period to perennial species. Temp., Sept. 
to March 55° to 65°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Propagate by cut- 
tings inserted in above compost in well-drained pots under bell-glass, 
or in propagator in temp. 75° to 85°, spring or summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. macrantha, rosy purple, winter, 1 to 2 ft., Brazil. 
Rumex (Herb Patience; Sorrel). — Ord. Polygonacee. Hardy 
perennial herbs. 
_.. CULTURE OF HERB PATIENCE: Soil, ordinary moist. Remove 
flower stems directly they appear, & gather leaves frequently. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown in March, lin. deep in drills 18in. apart, thin- 
ming pectinzs to 1ft. apart in row in April; division of roots in 
arch, 
CULTURE OF SORREL: Soil, ordinary rich moist. Position, open 
borders. Plant, 1ft. apart in rows 15in. asunder in March. Gather 
leaves frequently. Remove flower stems. Water freely in dry weather. 
Propagate by seeds }in. deep in drills 15 in. apart in March, thinning 
seedlings to 12in. apart in April; division of roots in March. 
CULTURE OF AQUATIC SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
margins of water. Plant in spring. Increased by division in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. acetosa (Garden Sorrel), green, summer, 18 in., 
loaves edible, Europe (Britain); hydrolapathum (Water Dock), 4 to 6 ft., Europe 
aches patienta (Herb Patience), 4 ft., leaves used as substitute for spinach, 
Runner Bean (Phaseolus multiflorus).—See Phaseolus. 
Rupture-wort (Herniaria glabra).—See Herniaria. 
Ruscus (Butcher’s Broom; Knee Holly).—Ord. Liliacew. Hardy 
evergreen shrubs. Orn. leaved & berry-bearing. Male & female 
flowers borne on separate plants. Leaves (cladodes), oval, dark green. 
Berries, round, red; winter. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, shady or sunny shrubberies, 
borders, or woods. Plant, Sept., Oct., or April. Prune, April. Pro- 
pagate by suckers removed from parent plants in Sept, or Oct.; 
diyision of roots in Oct. 
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