DICTIONARY. 
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Resolution, Cress. The ancients were of opi¬ 
nion that those who eat Cress become firm 
and decided, for which reason this plant was 
in great request. 
Riches, Corn. Page 165. 
-, False, Sunflower. Page 189. 
Roy al ty, Angrec. This is a parasitical plant 
of the Molucca Isles. In Ternate, the females 
of the blood royal wreathe it in their hair, 
hut do not allow slaves or servants to wear 
it. They have reserved to themselves this 
exclusive right, says a traveller, persuaded 
that Nature, by causing this plant to grow 
only on elevated situations, has clearly indi¬ 
cated that its flowers are designed for the 
exclusive decoration of royalty. 
Rudeness, Clot Bu*-. 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: heno? it received 
the name of Polemonium, from the Greek 
word polemos, signifying war. 
