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species, at least in the south, though, it appears to be in- 

 frequent in Scotland. Perhaps often confused with R. 

 conglomeratus, from which I formerly doubted its distinct- 

 ness, until ascertaining that both come up true from seed 

 when sown under similar circumstances. The variety with 

 reddish-purple veins is uncommon; but in other respects 

 this plant deserves its specific name, being more apt to 

 turn generally red towards the autumn than is the R. con- 

 glomeratus and other allied species. 



948*. RUMEX CONGLOMERATUS, Mur. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 * 13 14 15 * * 18. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Shetland, Orkney. 



Estimate of provinces 17. Estimate of counties 75. 



Latitude 50 — 61. 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 — 45. 



Native. Inundatal, Viatical. I am induced to give the 

 provincial and comital estimate higher for this species than 

 has been actually ascertained. The three vacancies in the 

 line of "Area" represent the provinces in which our 

 county lists are least complete for the common species. 

 This circumstance, in connexion with the indifferent atten- 

 tion often bestowed upon " docks," may account for the 

 absence of any record of the present species in the pro- 

 vinces of the Lakes or West or North Highlands. It is, 

 however, stated to be common in Shetland and about Edin- 

 burgh, frequent about Aberdeen and in Forfarshire, occa- 

 sional about Glasgow. Omitted from the Flora of Moray. 



