lauracej:. 307 



underneath, slightly wavj'- margined, the vppcr oblong lanceolate, acute; whorls 

 loose and distant; ralves toothed, one of them bearing grains. 



Fields and waste pine s. coram on ; in trod need. .Tidy. Stem 2 to 3 foot high, far- 

 rowed, branching, leafy. Boot have* about 1 foot long, 5 to G inches wide. Flout- 

 ai in long, nearly naked r : 



3. R. crispus, L- Curled Dock. Yellow Dock. 



Smooth; leav ; lr.nceolat?, ' ith strongly vavy curled margin?, acute, the ■ low&r 

 trunratc or semewhat hcart-sbaped at the base; whorls crowded in long slender 

 racemes, leafle: s al ore ; valves entire, ovate, one of them bearing grains. 



Cultivated ai d wast? groan Is, very common : introduced. June, .Tidy. Slcm 3 

 to i i ri numerous, in a 



. racemes of 1 The root is used 



medi< inaliy. 



4. R. sawjutneus, L. Bloody-veined D 



ined, the lowest cordate at the base; whorls distant, 

 ■ leafless inte i ntire, one of them at least 



. 



June. Stem 2 to 3 feet 

 Of the leaves red, or in the variety viridlt, 



rs cJgticus] rent to the angles of the 



5. R ACETOSELLA, L. Field Sorrel. Sheep Sorrel. 



lobcscntirc;ic.WZs leafless, in slender 

 ; 



re soil and vr. . » to 12 inches 



. :.i;, red or reddish. 



3. RHEUM, Linn. Eiiueaeb. 



re said to be native. 



Calyx colored, G-; ersistenk Stamens 9. ? 



C; stigmas multi .led, tbe 



ang;. \Js. with fasi 



. 



R. RhapontiouMj L. Garden Rhubarb. Pic-plant. 



I ahove, rounded at the 

 a gardens for the juicy- acid pcfoles. 

 : pules at tho 

 . Leaves 1 to 2 feet 1 mi petioles 6 to 18 inches long. Flow- 



ers greenish-white in a t. . bite membraneous 



bract. 



Oxder 92. LMSRADBhU.— Bay Family. 



J.rcrrcliz ire:? or shrul crl c r Z with minute 



ptlh.c ' ut( red flowers witli a rcgularcztlyx of A to C c.hrcd scjials which 



arc barely united ai the ba $ in 2 series in Viz bud, free from the ovary. . 



SiAstEKS diCnitc. Style single. Feuit a 1 seeded berry cr drape. 



