CL. VI.] IIEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 177 



bright-red or green veins. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in 

 woods and waste places : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xxii. pi. 1533. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 190. 556. 



2. R. crispus. Curled Dock. Enlarged petals entire, egg- shaped, 

 all bearing a tubercle ; leaves lance-shaped, wavy, acute ; upper 



whorls leafless. Stem two or three feet high, erect, panicled, 



leafy: clusters of numerous tufts or whorls, of drooping flowers. 

 A very troublesome weed. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in 

 pastures, waste places, &c. : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxviii. pi. 

 1998. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 191. 557. 



3. R. pratensis. Meadow Dock. Enlarged petals unequal, toothed 

 at the base, with an entire triangular point, one bearing a tuber- 

 cle ; leaves lance-shaped, wavy ; clusters nearly leafless, whorls 



distinct. Similar to the preceding, but differing in the less 



crowded clusters, and the broader and less curled leaves, Peren- 

 nial : flowers in June and July : grows in marshy ground : pro- 

 bably of common occurrence throughout the country. Eng. Bot. 

 Suppl. pi. 2757. Brit, Fl. 4th ed. p. 150. 558. 



4. R. aqudticus. Grainless Water Dock. Enlarged petals broadly 

 cordate, reticulated, without tubercles ; leaves lanceolate, the 

 lower between oblong and heart-shaped, curled and waved ; whorls 



crowded, mostly leafless. Found by Mr. Goldie, near Ayr, and 



first described as British by Dr. Hooker. Brit. Fl. p. 168. Eng. 

 Bot. Suppl. pi. 2698. 559. 



5. R. alpinus. Alpine Dock. Enlarged petals heart-shaped, re- 

 ticulated, obscurely toothed, one bearing a small tubercle ; leaves 

 broadly heart- shaped, obtuse ; whorls leafless, crowded ; flowers 



monoecious. Perennial : flowers in July : grows by road-sides, 



but is not indigenous : rare. Found by Dr. Hooker and Mr. 

 Berkeley in Glen Luss, and at the head of the Gareloch. Eng. Bot. 

 Suppl. pi. 2694. Brit. Fl. 4th ed. p. 151. ;560. 



6. R. acutus. Sharp-leaved Dock. Enlarged petals oblong, ob- 

 scurely toothed, all bearing a tubercle ; leaves between oblong and 



heart-shaped, pointed ; clusters leafy. Stem about two feet 



high, angular, farrowed, leafy, alternately branched : leaves 

 stalked : branches loose, bearing numerous distant whorls of 

 flowers. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in watery places : not 

 uncommon. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 724. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 192. 561. 



7. R. pukher. Fiddle Dock. Enlarged petals toothed, one prin- 

 cipally bearing a tubercle ; root-leaves fiddle-shaped ; stem 



smooth, spreading. Stems often procumbent: root-leaves on 



long stalks : stem-leaves numerous, alternate, lance-shaped : 

 whorls of flowers numerous. Perennial : flowers in August : 

 grows in dry pastures, by road-sides, among rubbish, &c. : com- 

 mon. Eng. Bot. vol. xx. pi. 1576. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p."193. 562. 



8. R. maritimus. Golden Dock. Enlarged petals triangular, 

 fringed with slender teeth, bearing a tubercle; leaves linear; 

 whorls crowded. Stem from one to two feet high, angular, fur- 

 rowed, leafy, leaves stalked : flowers very numerous, in dense leafy 

 whorls. Whole plant ultimately assuming a golden colour. . Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in July and August ; grows in marshes, princi- 

 pally near the sea : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 725. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. ii. p. 194. 563. 



9. R. palus'tris. Yellow Marsh Dock. Enlarged petals lance- 



