REPORT OP THE STATE BOTANIST 1902 89 



Rumex britannica L. 

 Great water dock 

 Swamps, Frequent. July-August. 



Rumex crispus L. 

 Curled dock 

 Waste places. Common. June-August. 



Rumex sanguineus L. 

 Red-veined dock 

 Waste places. Infrequent. Apalachin. May-August. 



Rumex obtusifolius L. 

 Bitter dock 

 Gardens and fields. Common. June-August. 



Fagopyrum fagopyrum (L.) Karst. 

 F. esculentum Moench 

 Buckwheat 

 Frequently persists in fields. June- September. 



Polygonum ampMbium L. 



Water persicaria 



In water and along muddy shores. Common. July- August. 



Polygonum emersum (Michx.) Britton 

 P. muhlenbergii Wats. 

 Siuainp persicaria 

 Shores of the river. Common. July-September. 



Polygonum pennsylvanicum L. 

 Pennsylvania persicaria 

 In moist, rich soil. Common. July-October. 



Polygonum persicaria L. 

 Lady's thumJ) 

 Common everywhere. June-October. 



Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. 

 Mild tcater pepper 

 Along the river at Apalachin. Abundant in one station. June- 

 September. 



