Plants in the Hortus
Many of the plants described here were listed in the catalogues of plants published by Sir William Macarthur in 1843, 1845, 1850 and 1857 and in an unpublished catalogue dated 1861. A large number of additional plants were identified from correspondence, gardening notebooks and other documents surviving in the archives. The Hortus attempts to describe all the plants grown in the gardens at Camden Park and those grown in horticultural enterprises such as orchards and vineyards and includes plants grown outside the gardens in the park-like environs of the Camden Park estate. The Hortus plants served a wide range of purposes in the 19th century household; as ornament, living fences, fibre, dyestuffs, medicines, food and drink from the garden, orchard and vineyard and many others.
Rhamnus alaternus L.
Frost hardy, erect to spreading, evergreen shrub with oblong, glossy leaves, to 7cm long, and axillary clusters of yellow-green flowers in spring and summer, followed by red fruit, ripening to black. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.
Half-hardy, bushy, spreading, evergreen shrub with glossy, deeply-toothed, lance-shaped leaves, to 11cm long, and loose racemes of white flowers, to 1.5cm across, in spring and summer. To 1.5m. Useful for hedging in frost-free areas. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Rheum rhaponticum L.
Perennial, rhizomatous herbaceous plant with large, heart-shaped leaves, to 45cm long, on long fleshy stems, and a dense, leafy inflorescence. to 1.8m, with white flowers. Culinary rhubarb of which there are many garden varieties. [RHSD, Hortus].
Rheum undulatum Pall.
Rheum undulatum Pall. is today generally considered to be a variety of Rheum rhaponticum L. which see, Rheum undulatum differing from the common Rhubarb in having rounded stems and wavier leaves. [RHSD, Hortus]. See Notes in Rheum rhaponticum L. for further details.
Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kuntze
Straggling shrub with oblong leaves and axillary panicles of downy white flowers. [RHSD].
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn
Identification uncertain and no description at present.
Rhodanthe manglesii Lindl.
Erect, much branched annual with glaucous, oblong leaves and flowers varying in colour from pink to purple, with yellow disk-florets. Double forms are also known. To 60cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum (Zucc.) Rothm.
Frost tender, slender-stemmed climber with long, pendant stalks bearing solitary, tubular, black to reddish-purple flowers with pink or mauve calyces from summer to autumn. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Rhododendron ‘Bella’
Listed as a good garden variety by later editions of Paxton's Dictionary but I have found no description of this azalea.
Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’
Reportedly a hybrid. Although its exact origins are unclear Rhododendron arboreum ssp arboreum is believed to be one parent, the other unknown. It can grow into a small tree, no doubt under the influence of its Rhododendron arboreum parent, and has red flowers.
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