[Rasche, T. Christoph] 
Die kunst, nelken zu ziehen, und ihre schonheit zu be- 
urtheilen. Nurnberg, Haufe, 1777* (Hirschfold, Gart. 
Kal. 1782 , p.55» Kayser, 3:445) 
Hirschfeid considers this anonymous, but 
credits to Rasche; Kayser has main entry under 
title, but refers to it from name of Rasche, 
Johann Christoph (d.l805)» It seems doubtful, 
however, w'hether the latter could have been 
the author of the above, as none of the many 
other works listed under his name indicate 
interest in or knowledge of gardening on his 
part. (MFW) 
Rasciotto, Donato 
Copia del fiore et frutto, che nasce nelle Indie Occi¬ 
dental!, qual de novo b stato prssentato alia santith di 
N. S. P. Paolo V. Venetia, l609. 1 leaf, col. illus. 
(Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.) 
Not confirmed by bibliographers. Pritzel, 
1st ed., no. 8359 ; Sftccardo, 1:135* Bradley Bib. 
1:470* give a very similar title, pub. at 
same place and date, but with "Indie Graintali" 
instead of "Indie Occidentali". These author¬ 
ities also give author's name as "Rasciotti" 
and Saccardo gives his forename as "Domenico". 
Ray, John (I 628 -I 705 ) 
See Early writers on English gardening, no. 
23 * Jour. Hort. 5^:512-516, port. (I 876 ); also 
Lankester, Edwin. Memorials of John Ray (London 
1846 ). Altho not strictly a writer on gardening 
Ray includes in his "Historia" a large number 
of the plants brought into cultivation in his 
time, with considerable data on their origin, 
introduction and histibry. (mFW) 
Historia plantarum; species hactenus editas aliasque 
insuper multas noviter inventas & descriptas complectens. 
Londini, typis M. Clark, prostant apud H. Faithorne, I 686 
1704 . 3 V. F®. (Dept. Agr.; Arn. Arb.; Mass. Hort 
Soc.; Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.; Kew; Lindley) 
V 0 I .3 sometimes entered separately as Suppl. 
