Ramondia

Ramondia pyrenaica. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division. Light soil.

Rampion

Phyteuma and Cyphia Phyteuma.

Randia

Ten species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Partly ripe cuttings. Loam and peat, and a strong moist heat.

Rape, Or Coleseed

Brassicana.

Pus esculentus. like mustard and other small salading, it may be sown at any period of the year, when in request, being allowed a separate bed. It is cultivated as Mustard, which see.

To Obtain Seed

Some plants of a sowing made about the middle of July must be thinned to eighteen inches apart; they will survive the winter, and flower in the May and June of the next year. The seed, which is produced in great abundance, ripens in July and August, and must be cut as it does so, and laid upon cloths to dry, as it is very apt to shed.

Raphanus

Three species. Hardy annuals, except R. landra, which is an herbaceous perennial. Seed. Rich mould. See Radish.

Raphiolepis

Four species. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Raspailia

Raspailia microphylla. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Sandy peat.

Ratabida

Ratabida columnaris, and its variety. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division or seeds. Common soil.

Rattlesnake Fern

Botrichium virginicum.

Rattlesnake Root

Polygala senega.

Rauwolfia

Four species. Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Reaumuria

Two species. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Young cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Red Bay

Laurus carolinensis.

Red Cedar

Juniperns virginiana.

Red Gum Tree

Eucalyptus re-sinifera.

Red Nightshade

Erica Hali-cacaba.

Red Spider

See Acarus.

Reeds

See Shelter.

Reevesiata

Reevesiata hyrsoidea. Green-house evergreen shrub. Ripe cuttings, with the leaves. Light turfy loam, or loam and peat.

Rehmannia

Rehmannia chinensis. Hardy herbaceous perennial, but it succeeds best in a cool green-house. Cuttings. Common soil.

Reichardia

Reichardia hexapetala. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Rich soil and a strong heat.

Relhania

Five species. Greenhouse evergreen 6hrubs. Cuttings. Loamy soil.

Renanthera

Three species. Stove orchids. Cuttings. Peat mixed with broken potsherds, moss, or wood.

Requienia

Requienia obcordata. Stove evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Peat, loam, and sand.

Reseda

Mignonette. Seventeen species. Chiefly hardy annuals, biennials, herbaceous perennials, and a few green-house evergreens. Cuttings or seeds. Light rich soil. See Mignonette.

Rhamnus

Thirty-eight species. Chiefly hardy evergreen, or deciduous shrubs, or trees. Layers, seeds. Common soil. The few stove and greenhouse kinds, increase by cuttings; and require a light soil.

Rhapis

Two species. Dwarfish palms. Suckers. Sandy loam.

Rhapontica

Four species. Hardy herbaceous perennials, except R. pulchra, which is a biennial. Division. Common soil.

Rheedia

Rheedia javanica. Stove evergreen tree. Ripe cuttings. Peat, loam, and sand.

Rhemaneia

Rhemaneia chinensis. Hardy shrub. Cuttings and layers. Rich light loam.