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the flowers arc produced at the divifions of the ftalkb ^ 

 ihey are fmall, purple, and of Ihorc duration. 

 Thcfe plants are propagated by feeds, which mull: be 

 fown early in the fpring in pots filled with light rich 

 earth, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed ; and 

 uhen the plants come up, they mud be tranfplantcd 

 each into a feparate fmall pot filled with rich earth, 

 and plunged into a hot-bed of tanners bark, w^here 

 they mud be fhaded from the fun until they have 

 taken new root ; after which time they muft have free 

 air admitted to them everyday in warm weather, and 

 be conftantly watered three or four times a week du- 



If the plants thrive well, 



thofe of the firft and third forts will produce flowers 

 the July following, and will perfeft their feeds in Au- 

 guft ; but the roots will continue, provided they are 

 plunged into the bark-bed in the ftove, and kept in 

 a moderate temperature of heat. 

 The fecond fort is not a plant of long continuance, 

 feldom abiding longer than two years ; but if it is 

 treated in the fame manner as the two other, it will 



ring the fummer feafon. 



ripen feeds 

 eafily. 



the fecond year, fo may be propagated 



The fourth fort does not fo conftantly produce feeds 

 as the three others, fo it is not fo common in Enp-land 



at prefent. 

 other forts. 



This requires the fame treatment as the 



If the feeds of thefe forts are permitted to fcatter, as 

 ■ their pods difcharge them with a violent fpring into 

 the neighbouring pots, the plants will come up with- 

 out care, fo may be tranfplanted into pots filled with 

 frefli loamy earth, and plunged into the tan-bed. 

 R U M E X. Lin. Gen. Plant. 407, Lapathum. Tourn. 

 Inft. R. H. 504. tab. 287. Dock. 



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The Characters are, 

 ^he empalement of the flower is permanent^ compofed of 

 three obtufe reflex ed leaves. "The flower has three petals 

 *mhich are larger than the empalement^ to which they are 

 very like. It hath fix fhort hair-like Jl^minq^ terminated 



ly erep twin ftimmitSy and a three-cornered germenfup- 



portim three hair-like re^ 



thrufting out of the 



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- ilefts of the petalsy crowned by large jagged ft igmas. 7he 

 '^'^germen afterward be'cl^ms a three-cornered feed^ included 



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This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion of 

 Linnasus's fixth clafs, which includes thofe plants whofe 

 flowers have fix ftamina and three ftyles ; to which 

 he has joined the Acetofa, or Sorrel of Tournefort, 

 whofe charaflers agree with thofe of the Dock; but 

 as in the gardens and Ihops they are diftinguifiied un- 

 der different titles, I have feparated the Sorrel from 

 the Docks, and have placed them under their old 

 title of Acetofa. 

 ■ The Species are, 



1. RuMEx (P^//Vw/i^) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 

 integerrimis, ' foliis oblongo-lanceolatis. hock with 

 hermaphrodite flowers having entire valves^ and oblong 

 fpear-fhaped leaves. Lapathum hortehfe, folio oblon- 

 go, five fecundum Diofcoridis. C. B. P. 114. Garden 

 Bock with ah oblong leafy commonly called PatieTicCy or 

 PatienceRhubarb.''^''^"'-'' ' 



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2. RuMEX (Jlpinum) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 

 integerrimis graniferis, foliis cordatis obtufis. Rumex 



' with hermaphrodite flowers having entire valves bearing 

 grainSy and obtufe heart-fhaped leaves. Lapathum folio 

 rotundo Alpinum. J. B. 2. 987. Round-leaved Alpine 



Bocky ccll:d Monks Rhubarb. 



3. RuMEX {Aquaticus) floribus hermaphroditis pedicel- 

 latis, foliis lanceolatis longifllmis. Rumex with herma- 



\phrcdite flowers growing upon fmall foot-flalksy and the 

 7 longeft fpear-floaped leaves. Lapathum aquaticum, fo- 

 lio cubitali. C, B. P. ti6. IVater Dock with a leaf a 

 cubit longy coviimonly called Herba Britannica. 



4. Rumex {/Icutus) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 

 dentatis graniferis, foliis cordato-oblongis acuminatis. 

 Wort, Clift. 108. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowerSy 

 indented grain-l earing valves y and oblong heart fhaped 



leaves. Lapathu m folio acuto, piano. C, B. P. 115. 

 plain fljarp-pointed Docky^-" 



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bpnofite, ftandingon faortfoot-flalks which are hairy; j 5. 



{Crifpus) floribus hermaphroditis. 



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acuiiv. 



integrls granitcris, foliis lanceolari's unduhuis 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 335. Rumex ^itb hrviaphroJitcfloz^'. 

 ers, entire gniln-bearing valves, and acute, fpcar~fl:nficd, 

 waved leaves, Lapathum folio acuco, cnlpo. C. ]( p' 



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6. Rumex [Sanguineus) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 

 integerrimis, unica granifera foliis cordato-lanceolatis. 

 Hort. Clifl"". 1 38. Rumex 



one only bearing a feed, and heart formed 

 fpear-fhaped leaves, Lapathum folio acuto /ubente 

 C. B. P. II 4. ne bloody Bock. 



7. Rumex {Aureus) floribus hermaphroditis verticillatis 

 valvulis acute dentatis, foliis lanceolatis. Rumex with 

 hermaphrodite flowers grozvin^ in whorls^ acutely indented 



Lapathum folio acu- 



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'dfpear-fl:^ 



to, fioreaureo. C. B. P. 114. Sharp-pointed Bock with 



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lis dentatis, foliis cordato-oblongis, obtufiufculis cre- 

 nulatis. Lin. Sp. o^'i^. Rumex with hermaphrodite 

 flowerSy indented valveSy and blunty oblong,, heart-fhapd 

 leaves. Lapathum vulgare, folio obtufo. J. B. 2.98^. 

 Common broad-leaved RmneXy or Butter Bock. 

 9. Rumex (Pulcher) floribus hermaphroditis, foliis ly. 



ratis 



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Guet. Stamp, i. p. 7. Rumex with hcrmaphro- 



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Lapathum pul- 



crum Bononienfe finuatum. J. B. 2. 

 die Bock. 



). Rumex {Maritimus) floribus hermaphroditis, val- 

 vulis dentatis graniferis, foliis linearibus. Lech. Scan, 

 26. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowerSy indented grain- 

 bearing valveSy and linear leaves. Lapathum aquaticum 



Muf. 



mid leaf 



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I T. Rumex {Chalepi 



\ culis longioribus, valvulis profunde dentatis^, foliis 



i-oblongis. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers 



* groMhg upon longer foot-ftalkSy valves which are deeply 

 indentedy and oblong heart-fhaped leaves. ^ Lapathum 

 chalepenfe folio acuto, feminum involucris profunde 

 dentatis. ^^or. Hift. 2. 5%. 'Aleppo Bock with an acute 

 leafy and the covers of the feeds deeply indented. . 



12. K\JMiix'^(jEgyptiacus) floribus hermaphroditis, val- 

 -vulis trifido fetaceis, unica granifera. Hort. Upfal. 



2g. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers y and briftly three- 

 poi7tted valvesy one of which bears the feed. Lapathum 

 ^gyptiacum annuum, parietari^ folio, capfula fe- 

 minis, longius barbata. Hort. PiflT. Annual Egyptian 

 Bocky with a Pellitory leaf and long beards' to the feed- 

 veffels. ' 



13. Rumex (Lunaria) floribus hermaphroditis valvulis 

 IjEvibus, caule arboreo, foliis fubcordatis. Vir. Cliff. 



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flowers, fmooth 

 like ft alky and leaves which are almoft heart- fl: 



Acetofa arborefcens fubrotundo folio, ex infulis for- 



tunatis. 



Tflandsy with a roundifh leaf. 



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14. Rumex {Bucephalcphorus) floribus hermaphroditis,' 

 valvulis dentatis nudis planis reflexis. Hort. Upfal. 



^ 90. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowerSy andplain, naked, 

 indentedy reflexed valves. Acetofa ocymi folio, Nea- 

 politana. C. B. P. 114. Naples Sorrel vjith a Bafll leaf 



15. Rumex {Veficarius) floribus hermaphroditis gemina- 

 tis, valvularum alis maximis membranaceis reflexis, 

 foliis indivifis. Hort. Cliff. 130. Rumex with herma- 

 phrodite flowers growing by pairs y very large membrana- 

 ceous wings to the valves which are reflexed^ and undivid- 

 ed leaves. Acetofa Americana foliis longiffimis pedi- 

 culis donatis. C. B. P. 114. American Sorrely with very 



long leaves having foot -ft alks. \ ' ' 



1 6. Rumex {Rofeus) floribus hermaphroditis diftinftjs, 

 valvularum alis maximis membranaceis reflexis, folii'5 

 erbfis. Flor.Leyd. Prod. 230. Rumex with hermaphro- 

 dite flowers growing upon dijiin^l fpikeSy very large mem- 

 hranaceous wings to the valves, and leaves appearing ^ 

 if bitten. Acetofa i^gyptia rofeo feminis involucro, 

 folio lacero. Lipp. Egyptian Sorrel ^vith a Rofc-colotird 

 cover to the feedy and a torn leaf ^ 



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