does not appear to be poffeffed of the fenfible qualities of that drug, 
By fome, though acknowledged to be different from the rhubarb, 
or Rha barbarum, it was fappofed to be the Rheum ponticum 
of Dioscoripes and Purny. But neither is this very pro- 
bable, nor is it worth while now to inquire about it: the 
plant producing the rhubarb of the fhops being at prefent well 
known, and of not uncommon occurrence in our gardens, 
There is a variety with narrower leaves, but in other refpeéts 
the plants feem to be the fame. Native of the Alps of Swit- 
zerland and of Italy. Except the figure of Doponzvs, re- 
printed and copied fo many times, it does not feem to have 
been ever before reprefented ; unlefs the figure above quoted 
from Corpus be intended for it, which is very dubious. 
It isa hardy perennial. Cultivated in 1640, by Parxinson. 
Our drawing was taken fome years ago from a {pecimen com- 
municated by Meffrs. Loppices and Sons, and we have been’ 
lately favoured with the fame from Joun Waker, Efq. 
Arno’s-Grove, 
