ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Oe ge CULTIVATED: R. aculeatus (Butcher's Broom), green, May, 3 ft., 
Rush Broom (Spartium junceum).—See Spartium. 
Rush-leaved Daffedil (Narcissus juncifolius).—See Nar- 
cissus. 
Rush-Lily (Sisyrinchium grandiflorum).—See Sisyrinchium. 
Russellia. — Ord. Scrophulariacew. Stove evergreen shrubs. 
Blows rine: First introduced 1812. Pretty plants for hanging 
askets. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy loam, leaf-mould, & silver 
sand. Position, in light part of stove. Pot, Feb. or March. Water 
freely, April to Sept. ; moderately afterwards. Prune, Feb. Apply 
weak stimulants when in flower only. Syringe twice daily, April to 
Oct., except when in flower. Temp., Sept. to March, 55° to 65°; 
March to Sept., 65° to 75°. Propagate by cuttings inserted in silver 
sand in temp. 75° in spring; layering shoots at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. juncea, red, July, 3 to 4 ft.; Mexico; 
red, July, 4 ft., Trop. America, : sip dei areal dic 
Russian Knap-weed (Centaurea ruthenicus). — See Cen- 
taurea, 
_ Ruta (Rue).—Ord. Rutacee. Hardy evergreen shrub. First 
introduced 1562. Leaves, finely divided, bluish green; used for 
medicinal purposes. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny border. Plant, March, 
8in. apart in rows 18in. asunder. Prune the plants closely in April. 
Propagate by seeds sown iin. deep in drills outdoors in April; cut- 
tings or slips inserted in shady border in summer. 
eo ULTIVATED: R,. graveolens, yellowish green, summer, 3 ft., S. 
Sabal (Fan or Thatch Palm; Cabbage Palm).—Ord. Palmacez. 
Greenhouse orn.-leaved palms. First introduced 1810. Leaves, fan- 
shaped, green. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts rich loam, one part decayed leaf- 
mould & sand. Position, well-drained pots in greenhouse or sheltered 
well-drained beds outdoors in 8. of England. Pot, March. Plant, 
April. Temp., Sept. to March 45° to 55°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. 
Water moderately in winter; freely in summer. Propagate by seeds 
sown lin. deep in light soil in temp. of 80° in Feb. or March; suckers 
removed from paren plant in April or ae 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. Adamsoni, 3 ft., S.U. States; blackburniana (Fan 
Palm), 20 ft., Bermuda; Palmetto (Cabbage Palm), 30 ft., S.U. States. 
Sabbatia (American Centaury; Rose Pink).—Ord. Gentianacee. 
Hardy biennial flowering herbs. First introduced 1812. ; 
CULTURE: Soil, equal parts good fibrous loam & finely-sifted leaf- 
mould & little sand. Position, moist partially-shaded borders or bogs. 
Sow seeds thinly in April where required to grow, lightly cover with 
soil, thin to 3 or 4in. apart when an inch high, to flower following 
summer; or sow seed 1-16in. deep in well-drained pots or shallow pans 
filled with equal parts sandy vat & leaf-mould; place in a pan par- 
tially filled with water & placed in cold frame or greenhouse. Trans- 
plant seedlings when an inch high, three in a 2-in. pot, in similar com- 
post, keep in cold frame till following March, then plant out. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8S. campestris, rose, summer, 6 to 12 in., N. America. 
Saccharum (Sugar Cane).—Ord. Graminee. Stove & hardy 
perennial grasses, flowering, & orn. foliage. Inflorescence, silky, borne 
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