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A DICTIONARY OF 
Ragged Jack. (1) Lychnis Flos-cmuli, 1 j. — Ess.; Som. E. Siiss. 
Parish. 
, (2) A garden name of the curled Borecole or Scotch Kail. Ches. ; 
Som. ; W. Suss. Parish. 
Ragged Robin. A general name for (1) Lychnis Flos-cucuU, L. — 
N. Bucks. ; Ches. ; Cumb. ; Dev. ; Dors. ; Clou. ; Hants. ; Herts. ; 
Sal. ; Suff. ; West. ; Wilts. ; N. Yks. ; E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. Prior, 
p. 192. 
(2) The double garden variety of Lychnis diurna, Sibth. — Bucks. 
(3) Geranium Rohertianium, L. — Bucks. 
Raifort. Armorcicia rusticana, Rupp. — Lyte. Hal. has ^ Rafort, a 
radish.’ Great raifort, Ger. : French, grand raifort. 
Raiklesses, See Reckless. 
Rainberry-Thorn. Rhamnus catharticus, L. — Florio, quoted by Prior 
(p. 193). See Rhine-berry. 
Raisin-tree. Ribes ruhrum, L. — ‘In some places of Englande a 
rasin-tree,' Turn. Names. Raisin in Markham’s Country Housewife’s 
Garden. Prior, p. 193. 
Rait. Rcmunculns jluitans^ Lamk. — Som. With. ed. iv. 
Rambling Sailor. Linaria Cymhalaria^ Mill. — Cumb. E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 8. Lane. (Ormskirk). 
Rampe. Arum maculatum, L. — Lyte. Turn. Names. Ger. Prior, 
p. 193. 
Rampion. A garden name for Campanula Rapunculus, L. — Ger. 
369. Cf. Tusser (Five Hundred Points), E. D. S. ed. Prior, p. 193. 
Ramps. (1) Allium ursinum, L. — ‘ Rammes aut Rampes' Turn. 
Lib. Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. 0. 8 ; Nhumb. ; E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ; 
Ocdloway, Lothians, Jamieson; Lreland {Co. Derry and Co. Donegal). 
Another species of Allium {A. tricoccum) is so called in N. Carolina 
(Amer. Journ. Science and Arts, xlii. No. 1). 
(2.) Arum maculatum., L. — Cumb. 
(3) A garden name for Campanula Rapunculus, L.^Treas. Bot. 
Rams. (1) Allium ursinum, L. — Turn. Lib. Var. dial. Hal. 
Jamieson has ‘ Ramsh, a species of leek.’ Yks. (North Riding), 
(Whitby), E. D. S. Gloss. C. 4. 
(2) Leaves of Colchicum autumnale, L. — N. Yks. 
Ram’s Claws. Ranunculus repens, L. — Dors. (Ram’s Clas), Dors. 
Gloss. ‘When in ploughing the scions get divided, and so become 
buried under the turned-up furrow, it still grows in the form of a 
bunch of malformed leaves, which our country people call ‘ ‘ rams' 
claas ” (claws), but why we have never made out, and one is not en- 
lightened by being told that it is because “ it’s a nasty, mischievous 
thing.’” Field, May 29th, 1869. Som. Hal. Pulman. 
Ram’s Foot. Ranunculus aquatilis, L. — Ger. Appx. Hal. 
