HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. iSg 



In moift deep foils under hedges and in paflures 

 frequent, if. VII. 



The root is woody, thick, of a dark-brown color 

 without, and yellow within : the llalk four or 

 five {eet high : the leaves lanceolate, and in- 

 dented on the edges : the flowers grow in loofe, 

 naked fpikes, hermaphrodite and female often 

 intermlx'd. 



A deco<a:ion of the root, taken internally, is re- 

 commended againft the fcurvy, and other cuta- 

 neous diforders. 



R. floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis dentatis grani- 

 feris, foliis cordato-oblongis obtufiufculis crenu- 

 latis. Sp. pi. 478. (Ger. Em. 388./: 3, Pet. herb, 

 t. 2./. 9.) 



Broad-leav'd Dock. Anglis. 



By way-fidcs and wafle places frequent, if. VII.^ 

 Dr. Par/ens. 



The leaves are of an oblong, oval figure, a little 

 crifp'd on the edges, and emarginated about the 

 footftalks : the flowers grow in thick fpikes, un- 

 interrupted with leaves : the dents on the edges 

 of the valves are numerous, and nearly as long 

 as the diameter of the valves. 



RUMEX floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis denta- 

 tis, fubunica granifera, foliis radicahbus pandu- 

 nformibus. Sp. pL 477. (Pet. kerb. t. 2. /. 10. 

 Moris hijl.f. 5. /. 27./ 13.) 



Fiddle-Dock. Anglis. 



Bv wav -fides in drv places. SibhalJ. '^. V], 



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