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Rosewood, Canary. {See Oil of Ehodium.) 



Rosewood, Dominica {Cordia Gerascanthus), a large tree of 

 tlie Sebesten family (Cordiace^), native of the West Indies and 

 tropical America; it is also called Spanish Elm and Prince 

 xree. 



Rosewood, Indian. — Dalhergia latifolia andi>. sissoides^ large 

 trees of the Bean family (Leguminosse), common in India. 



Rosewood, Jamaica {Linociera hgustrzna), a tree of the 

 Olive family (Oleacece), 40 feet high, native of Jamaica, by some 

 called Jamaica Eosewood. The wood is very hard and fragrant, 

 and is excellent timber. Amyris ialsamifera is also called Eose- 

 wood in Jamaica. 



Rosewood, New South Wales (TriGliilia glandulosa), a large 

 tree of the Bead Tree family (Meliace^). 



Rosin Plant. {See Compass Plant.) 



Rouge. {See Safflower.) 



Rowan Tree. {See Ash, Mountain.) 



Rue {Biita graveolens), an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, 2 to 

 3 feet high, the type of the Eue family (Eutaceas). It is a native 

 of Southern Europe and Western Asia. It is recorded to have 

 been introduced into this country about the middle of the six- 

 teenth century, and is cultivated in most gardens. It was held 

 in high favour as a medicinal plant by the ancients, being for 

 many ages considered a preventative of contagion. Its repute is 

 probably more due to its strong heavy odour than to any active 

 chemical principle ; it is, however, said to be a powerful stimu- 

 lant and narcotic, and in the hands of herb doctors Eue tea is a 

 remedy for many disorders. It is used by spirit dealers to give 

 a false flavour to spirits. Although the meaning of the Greek 

 and Latin word Buta given to this plant is not known, neverthe- 

 less the English word Eue, which means to repent, has been 

 derived from it. Shakespeare speaks of it as Herb of Grace, 

 and being so called has given rise to the custom of placing sprigs 

 of Eue before judges. 



Run Palm. {See Palmyra.) 



Rushes, the common name for the different species of the 



