ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 407 
Rose-a-Ruby. Adonis autumnalis^ L. — Ger. (Rosearubie, in Index 
Roseruhy). Prior, p. 198. 
Rose Bay. An old name for Nerium Oleander, L. (Lyte), sometimes 
extended to Epilohium angustifoUum, L. — Treas. Bot. 
Rose Bent. Juncus squarrosus, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Rose Campion. Lychnis Coronaria, Lam. — Lyte, and still general. 
L, diurna, Sibtb., is called by Lyte Wild Rose Campion. 
Rose Elder. The barren cultivated form of Viburnum Opulus, L. — 
Park. Theatr. (Index). A translation of its Latin name Samhucus 
rosea. Prior, p. 197. 
Rose Noble. (1) Serophularia nodosa, L. — Durh. (Fence Houses) ; 
Irel. (Belfast), Ulster, Flora Belfastiensis ; Donegal [S. aquatica, L.) ; 
Tyrone, Science Gossip, 1877, p. 46. 
(2) Cynoglossum officinale, L. — Ches. (about New Brighton and 
Wallasey) where it is very plentiful on the sandhills. 
Rose of Sharon. (1) Hypericum calyciuum, L. — 'Ches.; Lane. 
(Ormskirk) ; Line. ; Suff. ; Wdrw. 
(2) ‘A dwarf rose, grown in pots, and frequently seen in cottage 
windows.’ Dev. Friend. 
Rose Parsley. Anemone hortensis, L. — Lyte. 
Rose-root, or Rose-wort. Sedum Rhodiola, DC. — Lyte. ‘Doubt- 
lesse it tooke his name Rhodia radix, of the roote, which smelleth like 
a rose : in English Rose roote and Rose woorV Ger. 426. 
Rosemary. (1) Rosmarinus officinalis, L. — Turn. Names. Rose- 
mary ne was an old spelling, given by Hal. Lyte. Prior, p. 198. 
(2) Sonchus arvensis, L. — Line. (Bottesford). 
Rosemary, Marsh, or Wild. A book-name for Andromeda polifolia, 
L., originating in the fact that this species was formerly placed 
among the Rosemarys and called Rosmarinum sylvestre minus nostras. 
See Park. Theatr. p. 7o. Prior, p. 198. 
Rosemary, Sea. Suceda fruticosa, Forsk. ^ On the muddy coast of 
Norfolk locally known by the name of Sea Rosemary.' Treas. Bot. 
p. 1034. 
Rosemary, Wild. (1) Andromeda polifolia, L. — See Rosemary, 
Marsh. Prior, p. 198. 
(2) Galium verum, L. — Culpeper (ed. 1653). 
Rosems. Allium ursinum, L. — Staff. ; Yks. 
Rosen. The plural of Rose. Dev. Friend. 
Roshberry. Rubus Ldeeus, L. — Nor/, 
Rosin Rose. Hypericum calycinum, L., and H. perforatum, L., the 
smell of which is supposed to resemble that of rosin. Yks. Lyte 
speaks of the seeds of the latter as ‘senting like rosin.’ 
Rot. Several plants growing in marshy ground and supposed to 
cause ‘ rot ’ in sheep are so-called. See Penny-rot, Red-rot, Sheep- 
rot, Water-rot, White-rot. 
