DICTIONARY. 
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Resolution, Cress. The ancients were of opinion, 
that those who eat Cress become firm and de¬ 
cided, for which reason this plant was in great 
request. 
Riches, Corn, Page 171. 
- False, Sunflower. Page 195. 
Royalty, Angrec. This is a parasitical plant of 
the Molucca Isles. In Ternate, the females 
of the blood royal wreathe it in their hair, but 
do not allow slaves or servants to wear it. 
They have reserved to themselves this ex¬ 
clusive right says a traveller, persuaded that 
Nature, by causing this plant to grow only on 
elevated situations, has clearly indicated that 
its flowers are designed for the exclusive deco¬ 
ration of royalty. 
Rudeness, Clot Bur. The rough and prickly 
Clot Bur, which possesses neither beauty nor 
utility, though continually banished from our 
fields, always finds its way back to them. 
Rupture, Greek Valerian. Pliny relates that 
several Kings contested the honour of having 
first discovered this plant: hence it received 
the name of Polemonium from the Greek word 
polemos, signifying war. 
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