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in 2 or 3 stations in that neighbourhood ; Glen Luss ; near Dollar; 

 Glen Farg, Perthshire. One-ash, Derbyshire. 1/.. 7.— Its root was 

 formerly employed in place of Rhubarb, and much cultivated by the 

 monks and hermits, near whose former abodes it is principally met 

 with. Leaves a span broad, cordate, very obtuse, wrinkled, and reti- 

 culated ; upper ones ovate, lanceolate ; whorls of flowers very dense. 



7. R. sanguineus L. (bloody -veined, and (/3.) green-veined 

 D.) ; enlarged sepals narrow-oblong obtuse entire, one at least 

 bearing a tubercle, leaves ovate-lanceolate, lower ones somewhat 

 cordate, whorls distant on long generally leafless branches. 

 a. leaves with bright red veins. R. sanguineus Z. : E. B. 

 t. 1533.— /3. leaves with green veins. R. viridis Sibth. 



Shady pastures, woods, and road-sides. 



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a. rare. — j8. more fre- 



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Much resembling 



oblong obtuse entire or obscurely toothed all bearing a tubercle, 

 leaves^ oblong pointed, lower ones cordate or rounded at the 

 base, whorls distant leafy. R. acutus Sm.: E. B. t, 724. 



Watery places, not uncommon. 1/.. 6 — 8. 

 var, jS. of the last species, and appearing to differ chiefly in its more 

 leafy whorls and enlarged sepals all constantly tubercled. Smith con- 

 siders this to be the R. acutus L.; but it can scarcely be the species 

 known under that name on the Continent, which has ovate rather 

 acute enlarged sepals, each with a very large red tubercle. It is the 

 R, Nemolopathum of Campdera and most Continental botanists, but 

 doubtfully of Ehrhart and Linnaeus fil., which is supposed by Smith 

 to be var, j8. of the last, 



9. R. pulcher L. (Fiddle D.) ; enlarged sepals triangular 

 ovate reticulated with prominent veins deeply toothed, one of 

 them principally bearing a tubercle, lower leaves pandurifoi^m 

 or cordate oblong obtuse, upper ones lanceolate acute, stem 

 spreading. E, B. t. 1576. 



Pastures, way-sides, &c. 7^ . 6 — 8. — Stems procumbent ; 

 branches, very straggling; whorls distant, on slender leafy branches. 



10. R. maritimus L. (golden D.) ; enlarged sepals narrow 

 deltoid acute, each fringed with 2—4 setaceous teeth and bear- 

 ing a narrow oblong tubercle, whorls much crowded many- 

 flowered leafy, leaves linear-lanceolate. E.B. t. 725. 



Marshes, principally near the sea. H-, 7, 8. — Well distinguished 

 from every preceding species by its narrow leaves, excessively crowded 

 flowers, bright, almost orange-coloured, enlarged sepals, and their 

 setaceous, almost spinous teeth, 



11. B.. poMstris Sm. (yellow Marsh Z).) ; enlarged sepals 

 lanceolate rather acute, each with 2 — 3 short setaceous teeth 

 liear the base and bearing a narrow oblong tubercle, whorls 



