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503 All 3 sepals tuber cled, . . . . R. Conglomeratus. 

 503 Only I sepal tubercled, . , . . R. Sanguineus. 



RU'MEX OBTUSIFO'LIUS (109). Broad-leaved Dock. 7—9. Stem 

 (1226) 2 — 3 ft. high stout, leaves oblong ovate cordate obtuse, inner sepals 



triangular obtuse strongly toothed at the base the upper one tubercled. 



Waste places. 



Ru'mex Pulcher (42). Fiddle Dock. 6—10. Stem i — 2 ft. high, branche? 

 (1225) slender, lower leaves fiddle-shaped, upper leaves lanceolate acute, 

 inner sepals oblong deeply toothed. [F. W. CI. 



RU'MEX CRIS'PUS (109). Curled Dock. 6—8. Stem 1—3 ft. higi 



(1229) branched, leaves lanceolate very wavy, inner sepals broadly ovate 

 entire the upper ones with a broad tubercle. Waste places. 



RU'MEX CONGLOM'ERATUS (92). Sharp Dock. 7—8. Leaves 



(1221) oblong lanceolate not contracted above the base, inner sepals linear 

 oblong, rounded at the base entire all tubercled. Wet meadows and 

 waste places. 



Ru'mex aquat'icus (37). Grainless Dock. 7—8. Leaves as in R. crispus 



(1230) but broader, inner sepals cordate waved without tubercles. 



[G. {Helwith Moss. ) 



RU'MEX ACETO'SA (112). Sorrel. 5—7. Stem 1—2 ft. high slender, 

 (1233) leaves sagittate, flowers dioecious or sometimes monoecious, outei 

 sepals reflexed. Meadows. 



RU'MEX SANGUIN'EUS (87). Red-veined Dock. 7—8. Stem erect 



(1222) I — 2 ft. slender, leaves oblong lanceolate, panicle leafy at the base 

 with stiff slender spreading branches, inner fruiting sepals obtuse, 

 upper one with a large tubercle. Roadsides and hedges. 



RU'MEX HYDROLAP'ATHUM (68). Water Dock. 7—8. Stem 



(1231) 3 — 5 ft. high, leaves i — 2 ft, broadly lanceolate, inner fruiting sepals 

 entire all three tubercled. Ditches and river-sides. 



RU'MEX ACETOSEL'LA (112). Sheep's Sorrel. 3—7. Stems 

 (1235) numerous 3 — 12 in. high, leaves hastate, flowers dioecious, outer sepals 

 ascending. Dry pastures. 



Ru'mex Maxit'imus (39). Golden Dock. 7 — 8. Stem erect 6 in. — 2 ft. 



(1223) plant yellowish-green glabrous, inner sepals with long bristle-like 

 teeth, panicle spreading. [C. 



ORDER 61. — Thymelaceae. 



Flowers perfect. Calyx tubular inferior 4— 5-lobed. Stamens 2, 4, 8, or 

 10 perigynous included in the calyx-tube. Pistil syncarpous. Style i. Fruit 

 a drupe or berry. Shrubs with entire exstipulate leaves alternate or opposite. 



\.— DAPHNE. 

 Leaves usually alternate, calyx 4-lobed lobes spreading, stamens 8, flowers 

 odorous. 



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