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RUMEX Linn. 
R. conglomeratus Murr. Dock (genus). 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. Roadsides, damp fields, waste places, &c. Rather 
common. Peren. July—September. 
First record in 1890: Stewart, Proc. R.I.A. 
R. nemorosus Schrad. R. viridis Sibth. 
Districts I. II. TI. IV. V. VI. VIL. VIE. Ix. 
Native. Shady places, banks, waste ground, &c. Rather 
common. Peren. July—September. 
First record in 1901: R.W.S., Topog. Bot. 
The Kerry plant is, as elsewhere, the form R. viridis Sibth. ; 
the red-veined form, R. sanguineus Linn., has not, so far, 
been seen in the county and is very rare generally in Ireland. 
R. maritimus Linn. Golden Dock. 
District — — — —~—~ — — VIL — — 
Native. Wet ground near the sea. Very rare and local. 
Bien.? July—August. 
VII. In some plenty in a small swamp near Fenit, Tralee 
Bay (H. Crookshank & R.W.S.) Irish Nat., 1914, p. 225. 
First record in 1914: H. Crookshank and R.W.S. loc. cit. 
This Dock appears to be a very rare plant in Ireland. 
Including the locality given above, it is known to occur 
in four Irish stations only ; one in each of the neighbouring 
counties of Limerick and Cork, with a third in Wexford. 
It has been recorded also from Garristown bog in Co. Dublin 
but has not been seen there for many years. 
R. obtusifolius Linn. 
Districts I. IT. UII. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. Damp roadsides, meadows and waste places, &c. 
Common. Peren. July—August. 
From sea-level, to 1,150 feet beside the Connor Hill road 
(R.W.S.). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
R. crispus Linn. Curled Dock. 
Districts I.. II. WI. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. Waysides, fields, waste places and on rocks or 
shingle by the sea. Common. Peren. June—September. 
From sea-level, to 1,000 feet in the Clydagh valley and to 
1,025 feet by the Roughty-Ballyvourney road (R.W.S.). 
