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glfibra .... S. Ev. Cl. Java . . 1815 
Indica .... Or. red . 6, S. Ev. Cl. Java . .1815 
pubescgns . . . Or. red . S. Ev. Cl. Guinea . 
^irivisiA, Commerson. From Bois de quivi, the name 
of one of the unintroduced species in the Isle of 
France. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Meliacece. This 
shrub succeeds well in a mixture of peat and loam ; 
and vipened cuttings root freely in sand, under a 
glass, in heat. 
heterophylla . . White . . S. Ev. S. I. Franco . 1822 
R. 
R aceme, a term commonly applied to flowers, 
when they are arranged round a filiform simple 
axis, each particular flower being stalked. 
Race.mose, flowering in racemes. 
Racemosely-corym BOSE, flowers disposed in a manner 
between a corymb and a raceme, or numerous 
racemes forming a cor}'mb. 
Rachis, that part of a culm which runs up through 
the ear of corn, and consequently that part which 
bears the flowers in other plants ; also the common 
petiole of a pinnate leaf. 
RacodTum, Link. From rakos, a torn garment; in 
allusion to the appearance of the plants. Linn. 24, 
Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. This species is found in 
undisturbed wine-cellars. Synonyme : 1. Fibrilla- 
ria vinaria — R. cellars. 
a flower is said to be so when, in a cluster 
or head of florets, those of the circum- 
ference or ray are long and spreading, 
and unlike those of the disk. A stigma 
is said to be rayed or radiant when its 
divisions resemble the rays of a star. 
Radical, belonging to, or proceeding from, the root. 
Radicant, rooting, producing roots from the stem. 
Radicle, the root of an embryo. 
Raj iola, Gmelin. From radiolus, a little ray ; in 
” aHusTon to the capsule being rayed. Linn. 4, Or. 
3, Nat. Or. Linacete. A little white-flowering, in- 
significant plant, found in sandy places, 
millegranit . . . White . 7 H. A. Britain 
Radiate, 
Radiant. 
Rayed, 
Radish, see Raphdnus. 
Radius, the ray of a compound flower. 
Rafnia, Thunberg. In honour of C. G. Rafn, of 
Copenhagen, a botanical author. Linn. 16, Or. 6, 
Nat. Or. Leguminosce. This is a genus of remark- 
ably pretty plants ; they succeed well in peat euid 
loam, and young cuttings root without difficulty in 
sand, under a glass. Synonymes : 1. Crotalaria op- 
posita. 2. Borbonia cordata. 
cuneifdlia . . . Yel. pur. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1816 
elliptic^ . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1819 
lances .... Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 1823 
oppoNitS, 1 . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1824 
trifl6rS,2 . . .Yellow . 6, G. B. C. G. H. .1786 
Ragged robin, see Lychnis FloscUcHli. 
Ragwort, see Othonna. 
R.vgwort, see Senecio Jar.obcei, 
Rajania, Linn. In honour of John Ray, an eminent 
English naturalist. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat, Or. 
Dioscoreacea. Stove climbers, of no beauty, growing 
in peat and loam. They may be readily increased 
by division of the root — R. cordatd, hastdta, qiiin- 
quefolid. 
Ram ALINA, Acharius. From ramale, a withered 
branch; habitat of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 8, 
Nat. Or. Lichenes. Greyish-coloured Lichens, found 
on rocks and dead branches of trees — R. farinaced, 
fastlgiata, F. calicdris, fraxlnSd, pollindrid, poly- 
mOrphd, scopulCrum. 
Ramenta, little brown withered scales, with which 
the stems of some plants, especially ferns, are 
covered. 
Ramifications, subdivisions of roots or branches. 
RamondTa, Richard. In honour of M. L. Ramond, a 
French botanist and traveller. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Qeui wi’ a g g t P . A genus consisting of one very 
pretty little alpine plant, well adapted for the front 
of flower-borders, or for growing in pots. Any 
light soil suits it, and it is readily increased by 
division of the root. Synonymes: 1. Verbascum 
Myconi, Chaixia Myconi. 
pyren^IcS, 1 . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1731 
Ramoon-tree, see Trdphis, 
Ramose, branchy. 
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Rampion, see PhyteBmd. 
Rampion, see Campdnfild RapOncdlus, 
Rampion, see Cyphld PhyteBmd. 
Ramuli, twigs, or small branches. 
Randia, Houston. In honour of J. Rand, a London 
botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat Or. Cinchonaceae, 
This genus is nearly allied to Gardenia, and requires 
precisely the same treatment. Synonymes: 1. R. 
aculeata, obovata, Gardenia Randia. 2. G. multi- 
Jlora. 3 R. longijlora. 4. R. obovata. 5. Petunga 
Roxburghii. 
BowieSna . . . Pa. yel. . S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1815 
latifolia, 1 . . . White . . 7, s. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1733 
longifloriS, 2 . . AVhite . . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
macrantha, 3 . . Crycol. . 8, S. Ev. S. S. Leone . 1596 
parviflora . . White. . 8, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1818 
pubeseens, 4 . . AVhite . . 7, S. Ev. S. Peru . . 1820 
racemosa, 5 . . Grn. wlit. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
rotundifOlia . AVhite. . 7, S. Ev. S. Peru . . 1820 
sinensis . . . AVhite . . 7, G. Ev. S. China . .1818 
RANVNCULf's, Linn. From rana, a frog; many of the 
species are found in moist places frequented by that 
reptile. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ranunculacex. 
Many of the plants belonging to this extensive 
genus are well worth the cultivator’s care, and 
they have long been favourites with the florist. 
The aquatic kinds require to be grown in water. 
The grumose-rooted species will thrive in any 
common soil, and in any situation ; they are in- 
creased by offsets from the roots, or by seeds. R. 
asiaticus and its varieties should be grown in good 
fresh loam and well-rotted cow-dung; the tubers 
should be planted in October or March ; if in the 
former month, they will require to be slightly pro- 
tected in bad weather. Seeds selected from the 
best semi-double varieties, sown early in October, 
and kept growing during the winter, will flower 
the next season ; these latter mav also be increased 
by dividing the roots. These plants are mostly 
i>oisonous. Synonymes: 1. R. polyanthemos. 2. 
aureus, villosus. 3. pyrenanis. 4. Thomasi. 5. 
sericeus. 6. apiifolius. 7. monspeliacus. 8. polyan- 
themos. 9. aureus, villosus. 10. rigidus, eircinatus. 
11. peucedanifolius. 12. pyrenceus, plantagineus. 13. 
aconitifolius. 14. muricatus, brasilianus. i5. Brey- 
nianus. 
aconitifolius . . 
crassioaulls . . 
humllls . 
Scris 
albas .... 
maltlfldus, 1 . 
plenus . . . 
sylvaticus . . 
alpestvis . . . 
amplexTcaulIs . . 
angulatus . . . 
an^stifollus . 
apiifOlIua . . . 
aquatllis . . . 
peltStus . . . 
arctlcus .... 
asi&ticus . . . 
sang>iin6u8 . . 
tenuifolius . . 
auricOmus . . . 
bonariOnsIs . . . 
bracteatus . . . 
flOrO-plOnO . . 
ochroleucus . . 
brevicaulls . . . 
brevifollus . . . 
Breynianus, 2 . . 
brutius .... 
bulbosus , . . 
bullatus . . . 
fiore-piOiiO . 
granctifloriis 
bupleuroIdOs . . 
AVhite . 
White . 
AVhite . 
AVliit^. 
Yellow- 
Yellow 
Yellow 
AVhite . 
White . 
Yellow 
AVhite . 
AVht. red 
White . 
White . 
Yellow 
Varieg. 
Scarlet 
AVhite . 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Pa. vel. 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
5, H. Her. P. Alp. Eur. . 1596 
5, H. Her. P. Europe 
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6, H. Her. P. Britain . 
6, H. Her. P. 
6, H. Her. P. Europe 
6, H. Her. P. Britain . 
6, H. Her. P. France . 
7, H. Her. P. ScoUand . 
5, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1633 
H. Tu. P. Naples . 1832 
5, H. Her. P. Granada . 1822 
6, H. Her. P. Bonaria . 1816 
6, H. Aq. P. Britain . 
6, H. Aq. P. Britain 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1827 
5, H. Tu. P. Levant . 1596 
5, H. Tu. P. Syria . . 
5, H. Tu. P. Greece . 
5, H. Her. P. Britain . 
6, H. P. N. Amer. 1817 
5, H. Tu. P. Pyrenees . 
5, H.-Tu. P. 
8, H. Tu. P. England . 
5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1827 
6, H. Tu. P. Nap.es . 1824 
6, H. Her. P. Swiizerl. . 1818 
5, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1823 
5, H. Tu. P. Britain . 
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5, H. Tu. P. S. Eur. 1640 
5, H. Tu. P. S. Eur. 1640 
5, H. Her. P. Portugal . 1826 
