KTMEX 



KUSH 



1591 



As a >;enus, Rumex is elosely allied to Fiii^npymni. the 

 buckwheats. Rheum, the rhuliarbs. and Poi}"tci'iiLiui. the 

 juiutweeds. They are mostly leafy-steiuined [daiits, with 

 >mall Mowers in pauirle-;, thr pedicels mostly in wIhtIs 

 and jointed: tis. perteer or iinperfeet, "with li-parted 

 i-alyx, the o inner lohrs laruer and i^-'euerally one or all 

 of them bearini;: :t i^rain or tul)erele near the crnter: 

 stamens (1; stii;-ma> :;: tr. a li-sided ofti-n uiarL^inod or 

 winged akene. In tln' larger spf ries tlio stoms are 

 iiTOoved and h.dlow. ^L''-.;. i>t' rhem are erecr-growin,;;' 

 plants. Set' D-^'k and S,n-r,l. 

 A. P<''Cks: !t\<. not Intsf.itr: f/s. p,'rf,'cf, or at J,:a.^f not 



B. ir/ji|-/>' nf ruJif.r iiof f II he rcJ :' -h.O rt II fj . 



venosus, Tursh. Prreunial. T._> ft. or loss tall, g:la- 

 bri.>ns, brau'dird: Ivs. iitdoni;-ovate "r ovato-lancf (date, 

 visually taperiny: at both I'nds. mtire, the hdlpular 

 sheaths (oerecei fuanelform and prominent: wings of 

 fr. hu'i;e and thin, eutiro. 1 in. or more across, red- 

 veined and showy, the pedinds hanirinij: in fruit. Mo., 



west. — Reoi-ntly otferi'd as an orn;imoutal ]dant. because -^y-^nx ^ ->— %^~' 

 of the very showy wide-wini,n-d fruitiny; ealices. /^ '7-s*-.''^^_3-^^' 



hymenosepalus, Torr. [B. ^''U>'/, Kellogg). ^^ -^ ' A^'J^^SP---7^T 



(.'anaigke. Raiz (^'oi.OKADA. Erect. reaching 

 :; tt., ghtltrous, the r>.iot of clustered fusi- 

 form rubers: Ivs. oblong-lanceidate. some 

 times 1 ft. long, narrow at 

 tdtht-r t-nd. short-petioled. en- 

 tire, gray-green, somewhat mot- 

 tled beneath: tis. p'lerfect, large- 

 in crowded panicles, green : 

 fruiting calyx-lobes -n in. across, brown, en- 

 tire, veinv. the pedicels dr<H-.ping. Indian 

 Terr. and'Tex. to Calif. B.:\I. 743:-i.-" Leaf- 

 stalk' n-cd as rhubarb, f^r wliieh n-;ison it is 

 kui'wn also as ]>ie-pl:int in California." Fnin- 

 ■ ■.srJii. The plant ha^ some ornnnn-nT; 

 vahn.'. but is of Ln-^-it ocnnnniic imyinrtaiice as ;i tannin 

 l>rodncing plant. The tannin is secured from tl 

 like rijot-. For liT>-rature mu the eci'nrHnic u--<'> of tlie 

 idant. consult reports uf experiment stations in Ariz.. 

 Calif., and elsewliere. 



occidentalis, Wats. St(»nt pr-ronnial, reacbini;- ;; ft.. 

 :^labrou>: Ivs. laneeolato to ovaro-laneeolate. nmre <ir 

 less wavy-marLfined, obtuse or nea.rly sm. the base --ub- 

 cordate. lom^-sralked : wings of the fr. subtriauguUir. 

 Somewhat toothed, veiny, brown. C, in. across. Labrador 

 acrO"-s the continent, descending- alono; rhe Rocky Mrs. 

 and reaching Texa-^. — Once inrrodncrd as an ornamental 

 subject, fiecan-e of its prof nse and somewhat showy 

 fruiting ealices. 



BE. Wiiii/r. of r.iJ^/r hf."riii(i our or )ii-''rt f iihe rrlrs- . 



Patientia, Linn. Hei^b Patieni;'e. Spinace I)ock. 

 Tall, stronir. erect, nearly siniph- plant, reacliinLr 7, ft. 

 when in ftower. irlnbrous ; i-,M,t-lvs. i Kl-. 7l:,s. Vol. Ii 

 elliptic -ovare. taoerim;- both way~, ilie nicrgins nndnlate, 

 the blade S-12 in. long: stera-k"'-. ovare-la.nceolaTe. hai--- 

 acuminate. more or less rounded at the ba^e: intloi'^v- 

 cence long and CMUip-nrd lot'ren 'l ft. lojiu). deii-e in 

 f r. : wiuL^s cordate, abi>ut bi in. aci-i.s-. veiny, entire, 

 one of them bearinu- a small tnl^er -Ic neai' tin- base. Eu- 

 rope, but na.turalized in many i daces. — An excellent 

 plant for irreens. the strtmg root-l\-s. iieing ii-^ed in 

 early sprir,::-. Perennial. 



crispns, Linn. Cukly Po^'K. T;i11. often '■'■-■'''^-2 ft.: 

 Ivs. lonLT-ianceolati.. wa vv-mariritied, i-oimded at tlie 

 base: winces entire, tie- tubi-rcP--; usuall}' •''. tlie inllorc'^- 

 C'-nce not h-afv. Xaturali:':cd. from Enrojie, and now one 

 of the CMmmoi'i Docks aliout yards and in old Helds.^Not 

 cult., but the Ivs. sometimes u^ed for greens. 



ohtusifolins, Linn. Bittef. D<><"k. APo a ^'onnnnn 

 w.-ed: Ivs. mncli broader, very olitn-e or evi^n c-o-date at 

 ba-^e, i-btuse at :ipox, not wavy-ninrLrined : \\inL:-s iong- 

 tootli.-d. the tnb.n'cle usually L the inflorescence some- 

 what leafy below. Eu. 



AA. Sorr.ls: h-s. nn-sfJi/ {.it ?i-'ist lli'^ -nnJiciiI nyie.^) 

 Ini.^t'i!'' "/■ s.in'ttiifv : /V.s', iiiiin:rf< rt. tin' pi, mis 



s.ninlniirs .];,frin„s. 

 E. Phin' p.rrui'ial \ P . A r,tosi I J'f S'uii . t ! nl .>< au)liuij\. 



Acetosa, Linn. Garden S^'Rkel. Stem strong and 

 erect c; ft. or nn:>re tall in fr. i. furrowed, the jdant gla- 



brous: root-lvs. ihin and light green. ol)long and obtuse, 

 with sharp auricles at the base (Pi-, ''iw'. \'ol. 1). the 

 petioh^s slendei-; stem- 1 vs. relal i vel>' narrow, acumi- 

 nate: inMoresreiice larue and ample, "the larger part of 

 the lis. sterile' I plant .sonn'tinn-s dioMdon--!: wings en- 

 tin- or \i-ry nearly so. noi ovi-r ';•, in. aci-,,ss. cordate- 

 <ivate. eaidi Willi a callosity m-ar the l.a-c. the outer 

 small scales retlexed. l^n, and A>ia. and natnralize<l in 

 some places in tills con n t ry . — P^e f u I fo)- early siirinir 

 green>, Init later in foliage iban h' . I'atioitiii. 



scutatus, Linn. FnEXrn S(M;REn. Lower, witli nniny 

 iiramdiiiig prostrate or a-^cetidinLT steni^. -laiicons: Ivs. 

 soinewliat tleshv. the radical ones hmg-sialkcd and cor- 

 date-ovate-olitn^e. the stein-lv-. vliorl -si a Iked and has- 

 tale-tiddleform and acute or sometimes :!-lo))e(p wings 

 thill, cordate, \\itliout callosities. Eu., Asia. — Iti-owu 

 ill several varieties in phirope, 

 and sometimes cult, in this 



country for greens. It i^ a 



.-i^r'^ summer Sorrtd, 



2220. Russelia iuncea (X ,S). 

 (.Secp.U'el.-.li-'.) 



C'lOi^iiix ]-'ii:ld rir Stieep Stirrel. 

 (_'uuiiiiiin iu all i*lil lieM.-^. wliere it indicates stei'ili- sml; 

 Iv-;. .'l.luui;. (roni a lia^tate-l.ilM-tl I, as,-: Hs. re,Mi-ili . iu 

 ei'i'Ot i-ari-mMs. Xn|- r-ii!t..liut tlie.' .s<:nu' rnot-lea^'es are 

 scnuetimes ii.^ed f<jr uTot-ns. Evi. 



:i!. ri-nit film, 



il. 



roseus. Linn. Onn to 2 ft.. ^\'itli =]>readiiii: mid 

 btanidn-d stems. ^ial)rniis a.nd soyncwliat uhini'c.iiis : Ivs, 

 ^itiall. di.dt,jid-ovat(-. emir..', sliMrt-|M:nnle>l. truij<;ate-ru- 

 lli'ate nr almost rordate at liasr : raoeim.s sliorl and Iraf- 

 los .a- licarl\" sn. tlie jM-dicels dr(i,;)|dn,2: in fr. ; witiu's 

 curdare-orlncnlai'. ^..---'.^ in. arross. thin, rosy-veim-d. 

 withiiut caillesities. E^y)it to [-"orsia. — K'arciy rnlt a^ 

 an ornallM.mtal tor it~ slmwy fruirim;" ra.lioes. 



L. II. B. 



EUPTURE-TVCilT. II, rniariii . 



EUSCUS I an old Latin name). Zil!,),:iir. BrToHF::'s 

 BkoO_m. a .u'euns ot possildy ;j sja-cies scattered i.'\"er 

 Europe. Erect sLrnli-. with minttte bract-like h's. 

 and braucljes (plivllodia) simttlatiiiL'" loatberv. la-r- 

 sisteilf. Toinrd. soV.^ib-. leaf-like- bodi-rs: tIs.' .small. 

 syirirminL; from t^e midrib of tlie b;,wer surface of the 

 phyllodinia. 



acitleattis, Linn. S^hrnb, lb,-3bj ft, hiu-h: phyllodia 



ci,,v;ite-lanco(-,lato. b.-P,. in, hnm-, tayiei iim' into a S]dliy 

 |)"int: lis, l-o. sli,,rt-pedic,-lled: bcrrv red. b, ui. thick. 

 Spriu-. (in. ::4, in '2:11. K.H. IslU. p. ,-|4.". -(:'nlt. ii- 

 Fla. ami S. Calif. 



.V.-rnrdin- t" .\. Bl.nic. Jb H,ij;„-il,;sx,i ,„ biim , has been 

 hi^ldv '■onoaciuled lately in C4prai,-inv ;is a rlccoralive subject. 

 This 'species aiul HAhi,,,, I'll, ill,,,,, bina,.:nc boib natives of 

 soatberu Knroiie, when- t]c-y have ten sliidieel liy va rion.s 

 b.aanists, -<-)na- of wlaan di-tia^uisli Ihein liv varions i-li.iv- 

 ;a-tcrs, widli^ others imite 1 la-tll imc) a sini;le syie-eies, .1, It, 

 P.:dier eoiiMder- R. Hyi„.Kb--suin .-i v,-,ri.ty cll:, Hypoyhylhna. 

 ditfevina ill llavin^' the co'ta luah-r the (-bislcrot hs, in tbc 

 form of a birse- leai>- l-ra'-t be-biiiL: entire-b- the texture of llie 

 IilivUocla.iinui, In "B,M, L'abi K, Hypophylhmt is shov-n v-iih 

 minute «-hite tls, and hamlsonic red berries uearlv ' :- in, tliiek. 



F, W. Barclay. 



EUSH. J; 

 Rush Lily, s 



Flowering Kush 



El, 1,1111 



