Original Articles. 
ON A RUMEX FROM THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND. 
By Henry Tarwen, M.B., F.L.S. 
(Tas. 146.) 
Tae subject of this notice was found in August last (1873) by 
- Warren at Heene, near Worthing, Sussex, growing in a nearly 
seen 
i 
: In attempting to fit the plant to the descriptions given in English 
xt-books, it was evident that it presented several differences from 
Ne referred with any greater probability. A careful examination, 
i. showed fewer points of difference from R. maritimus than 
ry ts different habit might have been expected, and I have there- 
“" placed it under that species, adding also, for the sake of distinc- 
of th the designation ‘‘ forma arrenit” in omm i 
‘Deeks discoverer who has so successfully investigated our native 
peti eas 2) ea Ra 
Baas <A caesar 32 yi see Sais a 
“bs root-leaves were withered away before the plant was gathered 
cannot therefore be described. The stem-leaves present no dis- 
but taper to their bases, the upper ones being 
okie ¢ ow hose of J tris. 
‘ m 1s very tall and copiously branched, two or three branches 
Saitena off together from the lower nodes, and the branches 
Dovid tly again branched in their lower portion where each whorl is 
ed wi eaf. All the branches are very long and slender, 
rather 8 Wandlike, and flexuose, with v numerous 
Petals nt ers together above, where they are leafless. The ripe 
