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Willow-leaved Dock. Rumex mexicanus Meisn. (R. salicif alius.) A smooth, 

 light green, erect, perennial, 30-90 cm. high, with a strong tap root; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate; panicle very dense; calyx deltoid-ovoid; about 3 mm. long; tubercles three, 

 large; achene dark red, shining. Native of North Eastern North America. Widely dis- 

 tributed, not yet common in Michigan. ^ _ n, _ 



