a genus of plants belonging to the pentandra class, and in the natural method ranking with those of which the order is doubtful. See Botany Index.

RONA, one of the Hebrides islands, is reckoned about 20 leagues distant from the north-east point of Nevis in Lewis—and is about a mile long, and half a mile broad. It has a hill in the west part, and is only visible from Lewis in a fair summer's day. There is a chapel in the island dedicated to St Ronan, fenced with a stone wall round it. This church the natives take care to keep very neat and clean, and sweep it every day. There is an altar in it, in which there lies a big plank of wood about 10 feet long. Every foot has a hole hole in it, and in every hole is a stone, to which the natives ascribe several virtues; one of them is singular (as they say) for promoting speedy delivery to a woman in travail. The inhabitants are extremely ignorant, and very superstitious. See Martin's Description.