R U 



R U 



Was one of thefe Plants which the 

 antient Victors were crownM with; 

 fjnce from the Pliablenefs of their 

 Branchef, whereby they are very 

 proper to wreathe into any Figure, 

 as alfo from the Refemblance thofe 

 Coronets, which we fee furrounding 

 the Heads of fome antient Bulb, 

 have to the Leaves of thefe Plants, 

 k is a probable Conjecture at leaft. 



RUT A, Rue. 



The Characters are ; 



The Flcnver for the mofl part con- 

 ffls of four bolknu Leaves, which are 

 placed orbicularly, and expand in form 

 of a Rofe ; out of whofe Flanker-cup 

 arijes the Pointed, which afterward 

 becomes a roundijb Fruit, which is 

 generally four-cornered, and composed 

 ef four Cells fx V to an Axis, and full 

 of fmall angular Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Ruta major hortenfs latifdia. 

 Mor. Hijl. The common broad- 

 leav'd Garden-rue. 



2. Rut a hortenfs minor tenuifolia. 

 Mor. Hijl. . The letter Garden-rue, 

 with narrow Leaves. 



3. Ruta hortenfs minor tenuifolia. 

 foliis variegatis argent eis. Boerh. 

 Ind. The letter Garden-rue, with 

 narrow Leaves, variegated with 

 White. 



4. Ruta Chalepenfs latifolia, flo- 

 T'tm pet a lis <villis fcatentihus. H. L. 

 The broad-leav'd Aleppo Rue, whofe 

 Flower leaves are befet with Down. 



5. Ruta Chalepenfs tenuifolia, 

 forum prtalis villis fcatentihus. Mor. 

 Hijl. Narrow -leav'd Aleppo Rue, 

 whofe Flower-leaves are befet with 

 Down. 



6. Ruta fylvefris major. C. B. P. 

 Greater wild Rue. 



7. Ruta fylvefris minor. C. B. P. 

 Smaller wild Rue. 



8. Ruta fylvefris linifolia Hi- 

 fpanica. Bocc Muf Spanjb wild 



Rue, v. ith a Flax leaf. 

 Vol.. III. • 



The firft Sort here menticn'd is 

 that which the College of Phyficiar.s 

 have directed to be uied in Medicine, 

 and is the moil commonly cultivated 

 in England. 



The fecond Sort is propr.gared 

 but in few Gardens in England ; tho' 

 the third, which is a Variety of tne - 

 iecond, and only differing from it in 

 having its Leaves variegated wicii 

 White, is very commmon in Eng- 

 land, being greatly cultivated by 

 thofe Gardeners who fupply the 

 London Markets with Plants in the 

 Spring-feafon ; at which time this 

 Plant makes a beautiful Appear- 

 ance : but as the Seafon advances, 

 and the Plants increafe in Vigour, 

 the Variegation of the Leaves goes 

 off, and they appear almoit green ; 

 but their Colour returns in Winter. 



The two Sorts of Aleppo Rue are 

 only prefer v'd in fome curious Gar- 

 dens, being rarely ufed in Medi- 

 cine ; though of late Years the broad- 

 leav'd Sort was become fo plenty, as 

 to be brought to the Markets inllead 

 of the firlt Sort : but being much 

 ranker, and of a more offenfive 

 Smell, it was neglected. 



The greater wild Rue is lefs com- 

 mon in Engla?ui than either of the 

 former. This I raifed from Seeds, 

 which were fent me by my honoured 

 Friend Mr. Henry Hopkey, from Gi- 

 braltar, where this Plant grows up- 

 on the Hills in great Plenty. 



The fmaller wild Rue is alfo un- 

 common : the Leaves of this Sort are 

 fmall, and neatly fet on the Branches, 

 fo as to make a very pretty Appear- 

 ance ; but this, and the former Sort?, 

 are tender ; fo are frequently de-> 

 ftroy'd by Cold in the Winter. Thefe 

 two Sorts produced plenty of Seeds 

 in the Phy fic-garden at Che If a .which. 

 feemed very perfect ; but not one of 

 them came up v/hen fown. 



The eighth Sort is alfo tender, and 

 4 1 comes 



