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employed ; the earth about eight inches frame of boards being formed round the
deep, on the surface of which the seed bed, light and air being admitted as
is to be sown as soon as the violent freely and as often as possible. If seed
heat is abated, and an additional half- is sown within a frame without any
inch sifted over it.
The seedlings are in general up in
bottom heat, the plants will be two or
three weeks forwarder than if sown in
less than a week, and in six they will
be ready to draw. Throughout their
the open ground.
RAFNIA. Five species. Greengrowth
air must be admitted as freely house evergreen shrubs. R. irijlora is
as is allowable. The glasses, however, a biennial. Young cuttings. Peat and
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must be closed on the approach of even- loam.
ing, and mats or other covering put on RAGGED ROBIN. Lychnis Flosin
proportion to the severity of the sea- cuculi.
son. When the earth appears at all
dry, a light watering must be given
during the noon.
The plants must not stand nearer
RAGS. See Ves;etahle Manures.
RAGWORT. Othonara.
RAGWORT. Senecio Jacohaa.
RAILING is of various forms, but
than two inches to each other. The all, if made of wood, are soon decayed
temperature required is from 50° to if slight, and clumsy and inelegant if
70^; and it must be kept to this heat strong. Iron railing is at once light,
neat, and enduring, and like the follow-
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by moderate coatings as required.
If there be a deficiency of frames,
hoops and mats may be employed, a
ing, may be purchased in England for
about fifty cents per yard.
Fig. 139.
RAKE (Fig. 140). ''Garden Rakes
vary in the length and strength of their
teeth, as well as in their number; they
are used for covering seeds, raking off
weeds or cut grass, smoothing and
pulverizing surface, &c. This implement
is rtow much less in use than
formerly, when broadcast sowing was
prevalent. Now the broad hoe is quite
as etiicient in covering drill-sown seed.
Fig. 140.
''The Grass Lawn Rake, (Fig. 141,)
has teeth sharpened on both edges,
and is used for raking the grass in order
to cut off the flower heads or buds of
daisies, dandelions, and other plants,
and the uneven tufts on grass lawns."
—Rural Reg.
Fig. 141,
RAMONDI A pj/renaico. Hardy herbaceous
perennial. Division. Light
soil.
RAMPION. Phyteuma and Cyphia
Phyteuma.
RAMPION. Campanula rnpunculus.
Soil and Situation.—The soil ought
to be moderately moist, but it must be
light. A shady rich border is most
favourable. If it is cloddy or subject