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HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
Class VI. 
5014 purpureus Lk. purple 
5015 strictus Lk. upright 
5016 ucranicus Horn. Ukraine 
A w 4 jl G 
* A w 2 jn.jl G 
O cu 2 jn G 
Ukraine 
... R CO 
1823. R CO 
1822. S CO 
5017 aquaticus H. K. great-water 
5018 bucephalophorus W'. Basil-leaved 
5019 Lunaria W. 
5020 vesicarius L. 
5021 roseus W. 
5022 tingitanus W. 
5023scutatus W. 
5024 sarcorhizus Lk. 
5025 hastifolius Bieb. 
tree 
bladder 
rose 
Tangier 
* A w 
. O cu 
5 jl.au 
1 jn 
J cu 2 jn.jl 
O cu 2 jl.au 
O cu 1 jl.au 
^ A cu lijn.au 
French-sorrel A cul 1^ jn.jl 
fleshy-rooted ^ lAJ cu 1 jl 
spear-leaved £ A cu 1^ au 
Britain 
Italy 
Canaries 
Africa 
Egypt 
Barbary 
France 
C. G. H. 
Crimea 
riv.ba. 
1683. 
1656. 
1737. 
1596. 
1824. 
R CO 
S CO 
C s.l 
S CO 
S CO 
R CO 
R CO 
C CO 
R CO 
Eng. bot. 2104 
Cav. ic.l. t.41.f:i 
PIu.alm.t.252.f.3 
Moris.s.5.t.28.f.7 
Zanon.hist.9. t.6 
.5026alpinus W. 
5027 aculeatus W. 
.5028 spinosus W. 
5029 giganteus H. K. 
5030 tuberosus W. 
5031 acetosa W. 
5032 acetoseUa fV. 
5033 arifolius W. 
857. OXY'RIA. Dec. 
5034 acida R. Br. 
Alpine A m 
small-prickly j£ A cu 
large-prickly O cu 
tall lAIcu 
tuberous-root. Jfi A cu 
common-sorrel ^ A cul 
Sheep's-sorrel A w 
halberd-leaved ^ i_J cu 
Mount A.i!V Sorrel. 
common ^ A cu 
1 jn.jl 
1 jl 
2 jn.jl 
6 jn.au 
U jn.au 
2" jn.jl 
1 my.jl 
1| ap.d 
Polygonece. 
ijn.jl G 
France 1597. R l.p 
Candia ... R co 
Candia 1656. S co 
Sandw. Is. 1795. R co 
Italy 1752. R co 
Britain me.pa. R co 
gra.pa. R co 
1775. C s.l 
JBritain 
Africa 
Sp. 1. 
Britain 
Zorn. ic. 261 
Bauh.prodr. t.55 
FI. grasc. 347 
Fl. graec. 34S 
Eng. bot. 127 
Eng. bot. 1674 
Jac. vind.3. t.93 
alp.pa. R p.l Eng. bot. 910 
POLYGYNIA. 
858. WENDLAN'DIA. W. Wendlandia. 
5035 populifolia W. Poplar-leaved J_ i | or 
859. DAMASO'NIUM. W. DamasOxVium. 
5036 indicum W. Indian ^ El or 
860. ACTINOCAR'PUS. R.Br. Actinocarpus. 
.5037 minor R Br. small ^ lAI or 
5038 Damasunium R.Br, common ^ A or 
861. ALIS'MA. W. 
5039 Plantago W. 
5040 lanceolata With. 
5041 trivialis Ph. 
5042natans W. 
5043 ranunculo'ides V, 
Water Plantain. 
greater = A or 
spear-leaved ^ A or 
blunt-leaved ^ A or 
floating ^ A or 
lesser ^ A or 
Menispermetz. Sp. 1. 
6 jn.jl W Florida 1759. C co 
Hydrocharidece. Sp. 1 — 2. 
1 jl.s W E.Indies 1800. 
AUsmacece. Sp. 2 — 4. 
i my.au W N. S. W. ... S 
i jn.au W England dit. S 
Alismacece. Sp. 5 — 9. 
Britain 
S aq Bot. mag. 1201 
Eng. bot. 1615 
l|jn.jl 
H jn.jl 
li jn.jl 
5 jl.au 
A au 
Pu Britain pools, aq r.m Eng. bot. 837 
Pu Britain pools, aq c.l 
W N. Amer. 1816. aq c.l 
W Wales al.lak. aq r.m Eng. bot. 775 
Pu Britain tur.bo. aq p Eng. bot. 326 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
used as spinage plants. The former is still used on the continent, and mashed with a small proportion of R. 
acetosa or scutata, makes a very good spinage. 
R. crispus has a fusiform yellow root, which, taken in a recent state, and bruised and made into an ointment 
or decoction, is said to cure the itch. . 
R. obtusifolius is a domestic weed of the worst description : it is found in every country of Europe, but 
almost confined to cultivated grounds or rubbish, rick-yards, neglected gardens, and places used as retiring 
grounds by men or cattle. It is never found on poor or wet-bottomed land. It is refused by cattle ; but the 
leaves were formerly used for wrapping round butter and cream-cheese ; and the roots, along with those of 
R. acutus, by the dyers. In powder, the roots of most docks are said to be one of the best articles for cleaning 
the teeth. The leaves of all of them are considered laxative rather than otherwise. 
R. acetosa has been long cultivated in gai'dens for its leaves as spinage and salad j but R. scutatus is much 
more delicate. The Laplanders use the leaves of the R. acetosa to turn their milk sour : in Ireland they are 
eaten with fish and other alkalescent food. The root is powerfully astringent, and considered antiscorbutic : 
dried and boiled it gives out a beautiful red color. All domestic cattle eat this and most other species of the 
genus. 
R. acetosella, where it abounds naturally, is a certain indication of dry, poor, gravelly, irony soil. 
R. alpinus, monk's or bastard rhubarb, was formerly used as true rhubarb, but in larger doses. 
The different species of Rumex attract the cultivator's attention as weeds more powerfully than as culinary, 
medicinal, or dying plants. The sorts vulgarly known as docks produce a large quantity of seeds, and ripen 
them rapidly and perfectly. Fortunately they are heavy, and are not carried to a great distance from the 
parent ; but almost every one grows, and once a year old they arc tedious and expensive to eradicate. The 
first season they may be destroyed by hoeing ; but when the tap-root is established, unless it be wholly eradi- 
cated by the weeding, or dock-hook, or spade, the ground cannot be considered as cleared. Any part of the 
