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■1. FAGorviiUM. Peviiinth 5-])arted. Stain. 8. Styles il 
Nut 1 -seeded, trif^onous ; emhryo central-, cotyledons large, 
foliaceous contorto-plicate. — G. F. G. Monoclil. 5.'i. 
1. Rumex it'/itt. 
* FI. perfect. Herbage not acid. Lajiathum Tomto. Docks. 
1. R. maritimus (L.) ; enlarged pet. rhomboidal narrow, each 
with a lanceolate entire jioint a jironiiuent narrow oblong tubercle 
and 2 setaceous teeth ujion each side as long as the pet., whorls 
crowded inany-Howerecl leafy, 1. linear-lanceolate. — E. B. 725. 
— Nut very small with elliptical faces. A valuable set of fig. 
of the pet. of this genus will be found in height. FI. Shrop . — 
Marshes princijially near the sea. P. VII. VIII. 
2. R. palustris (Sm.) ; enlarged pet. ovate-oblong, each wdth a 
lanceolate entire point a prominent narrow oblong tubercle and 
3 setaceous teeth ujion each side shorter than the pet., whorls 
distant many-flowered leafy, 1. linear-lanceolate attenuated below'. 
— F]. B. 1932 .—Nut 3 times as large as that of R. maritimus, 
with ovate faces. The teeth are too short in the E. B. figure. 
Koch says that there are only 2 teeth, I find 3. — Marshy places, 
rare. P. VII.— IX. E. 
3. R. conglomeratus (Murr.) ; enlarged pet. linear-oblong ob- 
tuse, each bearing a large tubercle and entire or obscurely toothed 
at the base, whorls distant leafy, 1. oblong pointed, lower 1. cordate 
or rounded at the base. — E. B. 724. R. acutus Sm. See Prim. 
FI. Sarn. p. 85. R. glomeratus R. I. f. 552. — Nut ovate, aente. 
Enlarged pet. broadest near the base, the sides nearly parallel. — 
Wet places. P. VI.— VIII. 
4. R. sanguineus (L.) -, enlarged pet. narrowly oblong obtuse en- 
tire only one hearing a tubercle, whorls distant leafless, 1. ovate- 
lanceolate, lower 1. cordate or rounded at the base. — E. B. 1533. 
— Nut ovate-elli])tical, acute. Enlarged pet. broadest above their 
middle. Avery few of the lower whorts often each accompanied by 
a small leaf. Veins of the 1. bright red. — /3. viridis (Sm.) ; veins 
of the 1. green. R. viridis Sibth. R. NemolapathumFAivh. — Woody 
places, rare. /3. Woods and road-sides, more frequent. P. VII. 
5. R. pulcher [h.) ; enlarged pet. triangular-ovate reticulated 
with raised nerves toothed below one principally tubercled, lower 
1. flddleshaped or cordate-oblong obtuse, upper 1. lanceolate acute, 
st. procumbent, branches spreading. — E. B. 1576. — St. straggling. 
Whorls distant, leafy. Nuts ovate, acute. — Diy waste places. 
P. VIII. IX. Fiddle Dock. 
6. R.obtusifolius (h.); enZar^redpef. ovate- or oblong- triangular 
obtuse toothed below prolonged above into an oblong or ligulate en- 
tire point one principally tubercled, lower 1. cordate-ovate obtuse. 
