63. POLYGONACE^. 346 



spots in Scotland, as well as in some of the English coun- 

 ties, chiefly the more boreal. Our forefathers would seem 

 to have been fond of cultivating the plant on account of its 

 roots, which were in use for medicinal purposes. 



947. RuMEX OBTusiFOLius, Linn. 



■ Area general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Orkney, Hebrides, Sutherland. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 81. 



Latitude 50 — 60. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 350 yards, in East Highlands. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 44. 



Native. Pratal, &c. Fails to reach Shetland, accord- 

 ing to Edmondston's Flora; but it is enumerated in Lowe's 

 list of Orkney plants. 



948. RUMEX SANGUINEUS, Limi. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Moray, Aberdeen*, Argyle. 



Estimate of provinces 16. Estimate of counties 75. 



Latitude 50 — 58. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 47. 



Native. Pratal, Vlatical, &c. A common English 



