208 SELECT PLANTS READILY ELIGIBLE 



Rubus odoratus, Liime.* 



North America. A kind of Raspberry. A handsome 

 species on account of its large purple flowers. Berry edible. 

 Culture would doubtless enhance the value of the fruits of 

 many of these E-ubi. Hybridising might be tried. 



Rubus rosifolius, Smith. 



Tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa and Asia, also 

 throughout the littoral forests of East-Australia. This shrub 

 bears in woody regions an abundance of fruits of large size, 

 and these early and long in the season. 



Rubus rugosus, Smith. 



South- Asia. The fruit, whicL ripens here all the year round, 

 is nearly twice the size of the ordinary Blackberry. 



Rubus strigosus, Michaux. 



North America. Closely allied to the European Raspberry. 

 Its fruits large, also of excellent taste. It would lead too 

 far to enumerate other kinds of Rubus, although about a 

 hundred genuine species occur, which render the genus one of 

 very wide dispersion over the globe. 



Rubus trivialis, Michaux.* 



Southern States of North America. Another shrubby 

 species with good edible fruits, which are large and black. 

 The plant will thrive in dry sandy soil. Like many other 

 species rich in taimic acid. 



Rumex Acetosa, Linne. 



The Kitchen Sorrel. Europe, Middle and North Asia to 

 Japan, also in the frigid zone of North America. A peren- 

 nial herb. The tender varieties, particularly the Spanish 

 one, serve as pleasant aciduous vegetables, but must be used 

 in moderation, as their acidity like that of the species of 

 Oxalis (Wood-sorrel) depends on binoxylate of potash. The 

 South African R. luxurians (L.) serves likewise as culinary 

 Sorrel. 



Rumex Patientia, Linne. 



Middle and South Europe, Middle Asia. Biennial. The 

 young leaves furnish a palatable Sorrel, like Spinage. In cold 

 climes it pushes forth its leaves before the frost is hardly 

 gone, and thus comes in as one of the first vegetables of the 

 season. 



Rumex scutatus, Linne. 



The Erench Sorrel. Middle and South Europe, North 

 Africa, Orient. Also perennial, and superior to the foregoing 

 as a culinary plant. They all are of use against scurvy 

 and most easily reared. 



