RAN 
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RAP 
RED 
eardiophjllus 
eassubIcOs . 
caucasic-us . 
chaerophj’llus 
chTus . . 
cicutSnus . 
cortiisaefdlius 
erassicaulls 
crenatus 
creticus . . 
macrophyllu 
Cymbalarla 
dissMtiis 
EschscholtzH 
fasciciilarls 
Flar 
ntila . 
filiformls 
frigidus . . 
fumarixfdUus 
gargiinlcus . 
glaberrimus 
glacialls . 
aconitoides 
GouanI, 3 . 
gracUls . . 
graminaCis . 
flora-plena 
phoenicitOlIiil 
grandifloius 
gregSrlus, 4 
net'eracaus . 
hirtus . . 
hUpIdus 
bybiidus . 
hyprrbdraus 
illyricus, 5 . 
itopyrnldes . 
Ucarus . . 
laniiginosas 
lappacaQs . 
lappOnicus . 
Lingua . . 
milUfnIlatus 
grandifluriis 
monspeliacu! 
cuueatQs, I 
roiundifdlliis, 7 Yellow 
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montani 
napelllfolms 
nemordsus. 8 
pauciflorus, 9 
nivalis . . 
obtii.sifdllus 
oxyspfinnas 
pallldus 
pantOthrlx . 
ewspitOsQs, 10 ApeUl 
fliiviatllK 11 . 
painat-sifOUus 
pedatas . . 
pedatmdas 
PliiloiioUs . 
planUgIneas, 12 
platan! folias 
^yphylli 
pygin£fi3 
pyranSus 
bupleiirifblras 
recurvatus 
rapans . 
flora-planO 
reptans . . 
rhomboldaus 
rafulus . 
rutsfOlTOs 
SabInX . 
salsiigXndsus 
sceleratus 
scutatas 
Segnierf 
sessilifldras 
StevenlX 
Th6ra 
tomentosas 
tri partitas 
trilabus . 
tuberculatus 
tuberOsas 
ullgXnosa.i 
v«otric6siia> 1- 
ViUarsn, 15 
. 5, H. Her. P. Canada 
. 6, H. Her. P. Siberia 
. 6, H. Her. P. Cauca.sus . 
. 5, H. To. P. PortugaJ . 
. 6, H, A. Archipel. . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Siberia . 
. 6, H. Tu. P. TeneriflFe . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Europe . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Hungary . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Candia 
1829 
1794 
1820 
1827 
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1658 
5, H. Her. P. Teneriffe . 1658 
. H. Her. P. Siberia 
. 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 
. 5, H. Her. P. N. Am 
. 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 8, H. Her. P. Britain . 
. 6, H. Ev. Cr. N. Amer. 
. 5, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
! a H. Tm p! Naples 
. 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7. H. Her. P. Lapland 
. 7, H. Her. P. SwitterL .1819 
. 6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1818 
. 1824 
. 1818 
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. 1832 
1827 
. 1775 
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flora-plenO, 13 . White . 
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H. Tu. P. Archipel. . 
. 5, H. Her. P. Wales . . 
. 5, H. Her. P. 
. 5, H. Her. P. Europe 
. 6, H. Her. P. Cappa^ . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Italy . . 
. 6, H. Aq. P. Britain 
. 6. H. Her. P. N. Zeal. . 
. 6. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Austria . 
. 6, H. De. Cr. N. Eur. . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. S. E.ir. . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Siberia 
. 5, H. Her. P. S. Franco 
. 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
. 6, G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 
. 5, H. Ev. Cr. Lapland . 
. 7, H. Her. P. Britain . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Sicily . 
. 4, H. Tu. P. Naples . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. S. France 
. 5, H. Tu. P. S. Eur. . 
. 6, H. Tu. P. S. Eur. . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Lapland . 
. 7. H. Her. P. Turkey . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Swiizerl. . 
. 6, H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 
. 7, H. Her. P. Lapland . 
. 6, H. Aq. P. England . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Caucasus . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Hybrid . 
. 6, H. Aq. P. Britain 
. 7i H. Aq. P. Britain 
. 6, H. Aq. P. Britain 
. 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
. 5, H. Tu. P. Hungary . 
. 4, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
. 7, H. A. S. Eur. . 
. 5, H. Her. P. Piedmont 
. 6, H. Her. P. Germany . 
. 5, H. Her. P. Alps. Eur. 
. 6, G. Her. P. N. HolL . 
. 4| H. Aq. A. Hungary . 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 4, H. Her. P. Lapland . 
. 5, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 
. 6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 
. 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. De. Cr. Britain 
. 7, H- De. Cr. 
. R, H. Ev. Cr. Britain 
. 4, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. Her. P. Portugal , 
. 6, H. Her. P. Austria . 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 4, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
. 5, H. A. Britain . 
H. Tu. P. Hungary . 
1818 
1820 
1810 
1820 
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1818 
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1827 
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6, H. Her. P. Piedmont 
6, H. A. N. Hoa 
6, H. Her. P. Volhinia . 
5, H. Tu. P. Austria . 
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
6. H. Aq. P. Europe 
" " * Greece. . 1818 
, 1819 
. 1710 
1820 
. 6, H. A. Tauria 
. 6, H. Tu. P. Pyrenees . 
. 6, H. A. Teneiiffb . 
. 7, H. A. Brazil . . 
. 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
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1820 
1826 
aberftvfn, qffinU, arvSiuls, FlammUlu oviltHs, F. terra- 
tusyhirsutiit, Hornemnnni, laciniutvs, marylundicut, 
muricatfis, M. carolinut, M. crlticfit, uodiJlOriis, 
N. dentatui, obtusifuntU, opiiiogWttifdlms, ovdlU, 
paludSsfiSt parviJlBriis, pctrvilils, pennsylvdntcilt, 
polyanthSmBa, SchlechtendSliif trifolidtHs. 
Rape, see Brdssied Rdpd. 
Raphanus, Linn. From ra, quickly, and phainomai, 
to appear; in allusion to the speedy germination of 
the seeds. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cmciferce. The 
familiarity of the culture of this truly useful genus 
to every person, renders any observation on this 
subject unnecessary. Synonymes : \. R orbicularis. 
2. R. chinensis. 
caudatus . . . WTit pur. 7, H. A. Java . . 1815 
Landra .... Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1820 
saU%-ua .... Wht. pur. 5, H. A. China . .1548 
dlbus Itgrrseus, nlgSr, oblOngds, oleif^rtts 2, radicaU- 
Its, rotundas, vulgdris. 
rostratus . . . Purplish . 7j H. A. Persia . . 1823 
maritlmds, RaphanistrUm, R. JlBrS-dlbB, R. flOri- 
JldvB, R. purpurdscSns. 
Raphe, in seeds, the channel of vessels which con- 
nects the chalaza with the hilum ; in umbelliferous 
plants, the line of junction, of the two halves of 
which their fruit is composed. 
RaphiolEpis, Lindley. From raphis, a needle, and 
lepit, a scale ; referring to the narrow subulate 
bracteae. Linn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pomaceae. A 
genus of some interest, the species of which will, 
we have no doubt, prove tolerably hardy. They 
grow freely in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; 
and may be propagated by cuttintrs, placed in sand, 
under a glass. Synonymes: \. Crataegus indica. 2. 
R. indica. 
Indies,! . . .White. . 6, F. Ev. S. China . .1806 
phaeostemOn, 2 .White. . 6, F. Ev. S. China . .1818 
rubra .... White. . 6, F. Ev. S China . . 1806 
salicifdlia . . . White . . 6, F. Ev. S. China . . 1820 
RapistbCm, Boerhaave. From rapa, the rape; resem. 
blance in the leaves. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferae. 
Plants of no interest ; increased by division of the 
roots, or by seeds. Synonymes: 1. Myagrum orien- 
tate. 2. M. perenne, Cakile perennis. 3. C. rugosa, 
M. rugosum — R. orientdli 1, perlnnS 2, rugBsfim 3. 
RaspailIa, Brongniart. In honour of M. Raspail, a 
French botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bruni- 
aceae. An interesting shrub, requiring to be grown 
in a sandy peat soil ; and increased by cuttings of 
the young wood, planted in sand, under a glass. 
Synonyme: 1. Brunia microphylla. 
microphylla, 1 . White . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1804 
Raspberry, see Rfibiis Idch'is. 
Ratabida, Ra finesqne. Meaning not known. Linn. 
19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composites. This is a very 
desirable genus for the flower border. For culture 
and propagation, see Rudbeckia. Synonyme: 1. 
Rudbeckia columnaris. 
columnSrls, 1 . .- Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1811 
pulcherrimS . Red yel. . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1835 
Rat poison, see Chailletid toxiedrid. 
Ratplesnake pern, see Botrychtum virgihlcflm. 
Ratti.esnake root, see Poli)gdld Sen^gd. 
Rauwolfia, Linn. In honour of Leonhard Rauwolf, 
M.D., a botanical traveller. Linn. 5, Os. l,Nat. 
Or. Apocynacecs. These plants thrive in a mixture 
of loam,’ peat, and sand ; and cuttings will root 
readily in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
canesoens ... Pink . . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1759 
nitida . . . .AVhite. . 8, S. Ev. T. Spain . . 1752 
ternifdlia . . . White . . 5, R Ev. S. W Ind. . 1823 
tomentosa . . . White. . 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1823 
Reaumubia, Linn. In honour of Ren^ A. Ferchaiilt 
de Reaumur, a famous French entomologist. Linn. 
1.3, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Reaumuriacees. Very beautiful 
shrubs, of simple culture ; they thrive best in 
sandy loam and peat, and are readily propagated 
by cuttings, taken from the young wo<^, and placed 
under a glass. Synonymes: 1. it. linifolia, Hyperi- 
cum alternifolinm. 
hyperieoides, 1 . Purple . 8, F. Ev. S. Svria . . 1800 
vermiculata . . Pink . . 6. F. Ev. S. Sxily . .1823 
Receptacle, that part of the fructification which 
supports the other parts. 
Recesses, the bays, or sinuses of lobed leaves. 
Recumbent, prostrate, lying flat. 
Red bay, see LaUriis carolinSnsis. 
Red cedar, see JunipirHs virginldnd. 
Red gum-tree, see Eucalyptus resinif?rtl. 
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