192 AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 
regarded as petals, ultimately enlarge and con- 
verge round the seed; the stamens are six; 
stigmas in tufts, nut ¢rvzguetrous, having three 
angles, and the surfaces between them concave. 
The forms of the enlarged petals, when the 
fruit is mature, is various in the different 
species, and drawings of them present much 
interest. The Garden Rhubarb is Rheum 
Rhaponticum; Turkey Rhubarb is the root of 
Rheum palmatum, the French Sorrel used for 
culinary purposes is Rumex Scutatus. 
