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66. POLYGONACE.?:. 
— Nut ovate, acute. Enlarged pet. broadest near the base ; the 
sides nearly parallel. Unopened anth. white. Branches mostly 
spreading. Uppermost whorls often leafless. — Wet places. P. 
VI.— VIII. E. S. I. 
4. R. 7'itpes't7-is (Lq Gall) ; e iif urged 2)et. narrotv ovate-oblong 
blunt all tubercled entire, whorls not very distant leafless (ex- 
cept 2 or 3 lowest), 1. strapshaped rounded and narrowed at 
both ends. — J. of B. xiv. 2. 1. 173. — Nut ovate, acute. Enlarged 
pet. with nearly parallel sides and very large tubercles. — Shore 
5. It. sanguineus (h.) ; e.nlargedpet.narroirly oblong blunttii- 
tire only one bearing a tubercle, whorls distant leafless, 1. ovate- 
lanceolate, lower 1. cordate or rounded at the base. — E. B. 1533. 
— Ped. jointed at their base. Nut ovate-elliptic, acute. En- 
larged pet. broadest above their middle. Lowermost whorls 
often each accompanied by a leaf. Veins of the 1. bright red. 
Branches ascending. — ji. viridis (Sibth.) ; veins of the 1. green. 
Unopened anth. pale yellow. R. nemorosus (Schrad.) — Woody 
places, rare. ji. Woods and roadsides, frequent. P. VI.— VIII . 
6. R./nd'cherih.) ; enlarged pet. tviang ut a r -ovate netted V)itk 
ribs toothed below one principally tubercled, branchesspreading, 
whorls mostly leafy , ^o?/i«' l.fddleshapedor cordate-oblongblunt, 
upper 1. lanceolate-acute, st. procumbent. — E. B. 1576. — St. 
straggling. Whorls distant. Nuts ovate, acute. — Dry waste 
places, local. B.? VII.— IX. Eiddle-Dock. ' E. 1. 
7. R. ohtusifolius (L.) ; eidarged pet. ovate- or oblong-trian- 
gular blunt entire or toothed veined one or more tubercled, lower 
I. cordate-ovate-oblong blunt, upper 1. oblong or lanceolate, 
branches ascending. — a. agrestis (Fr.) ; enlarged pet. sinuate- 
dentate below with subulate spreading teeth and an oblong 
entire point one principally tubercled. E. B. 1999. — .rf. 
sylvestris (Fr.) ; enlarged pet. nearly entiie all tubercled. 
j. of B. xi. 131. — Whorls usually distant and nearly leafless. 
Height 2 — 3 ft. Nut nearly twice as long as broad. A hybrid 
with Sp. 10, R. conspersus (Hartm.), has enlarged pet. broadly 
cordate toothed membranous netted one tubercled, 1. oblong 
blunt cordate or obliiiue at the base. — S//. E. B. 1217. — 
Pastures and waste ground. /I By Thames near Putney. P. 
near Plymouth. P. VI.— VIII. 
E. 
E. S. T. 
VII.-IX. 
E. S. I. 
8. R. jn-aten'sis (M. & K.) ; enlarged pet. unequal cordate di- 
lated and toothed at the base vith a small en tire triatig ular point 
