Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . of the gods of the tempest, or Maruls. Inlater and Puraiiic mythology Rudra (the terrible)is a name of Siva, and the are lii> oil-spring. RUO (Hula), a genus of plants of the naturalorder Rntacea. The species are lialfshrubby plants,natives of the south of Europe, the north of Africa,the Canary Isles, ami the tciii|ierate parts of . Rue, or Garden Rue (/.. i/rarrolens),grows in sunny stony jilaces in the countriesnear the Mediterranean. It has greenish-yellowllowei-s, the lirst of which that open have tensta
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . of the gods of the tempest, or Maruls. Inlater and Puraiiic mythology Rudra (the terrible)is a name of Siva, and the are lii> oil-spring. RUO (Hula), a genus of plants of the naturalorder Rntacea. The species are lialfshrubby plants,natives of the south of Europe, the north of Africa,the Canary Isles, ami the tciii|ierate parts of . Rue, or Garden Rue (/.. i/rarrolens),grows in sunny stony jilaces in the countriesnear the Mediterranean. It has greenish-yellowllowei-s, the lirst of which that open have tenstamens, the others eight only (they are of unequal 20 RUFF RUFIJI length, and each one is bent in^var(1^4 in turn totoucli the pistil, and when the jjollen is shed itbends back a<;iiin), and glaucous evergreen leaveswith small oblong leaflets, the terminal leafletsobovate. It is not a native of Britain, but isfrequently cultivated in gardens. It was formerlycalled Herb of Gntcc (see Hctndct, act iv. scene 5),because it was used for sprinkling the people with. Common Rue (Ruta rjraveoUns). holy water. It was in great repute among theancients, having been hung about the neck as anamulet against witchcraft in the time of is the PeganoH of Hippocrates. Rue is stillemployed in medicine as a powerful stimulant, butthe leaves must be used fresh, as they lose theirvirtues by drying. The smell of rue, when fresh,is very strong, ami to many very disagreeable ; yetthe Komans used it much for Havouring food, andit is still so used in some parts of Euro|ie. Theleaves chopped small are also eaten with breadand butter as a stomachic, but they must be usedsparingly, as they are acrid enougli to blister theskin if much handled, and in large doses act as anarcotic poison. All their pioperties depend on an acrid volatile oil, which is itself used for makingSi/nij> of liac, eight or ten drops of oil to a jiiiit ofsyrnji; and this, in of a teaspoonful or two,is found a usefu
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