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181. RUMEX. Gen pi 613. {Polygonex.) ! 
Calix 6-parted, persistent, the 3 interior di- ^ 
visions petaloid, connivent. Bee A 1, 3- i 
sided, superior, naked. Stigmata multi- I' 
fid. — JV* utt. 
ci&pus. 1. R. valves entire, each bearing a grain ; leaves 
lanceolate-undulate, acute. — Sp. PI, 
Icon. Curt. Lond. 2. t. 20. 
Curled Dock. 
Like the rest of the species, an ordinary looking* plant with 
inconspicuous flowers. Introduced from Europe, but now 
every where naturalized. In fields, pastures, and wastes, com- 
mon. Perennial. July. 
RCRttlS. R. hermaphrodite ; valves dentate, radical 
leaves cordate-obtuse, stem roughish. — Willd. 
Icon. Engl. Bot. 1999. 
Common Bock. 
In similar places with the preceding; also in gardens, a very 
common and troublesome weed. Introduced, but naturalized. 
Perennial. June, July. 
acctoceiia. 3. R. flowers dioicous ; leaves lanceolate-hastate. 
—Sp. PL 
Icon. Engl. Bot. 1574. 
Sheep^s Sorrel. 
About ten inches high, bearing reddish flowers. The leaves 
have an acid and not disagreeable taste. In dry fields, and on 
gravelly way-sides, every where in the greatest profusion, 
frequently giving a red appearance to whole fields. Peren-^ 
iiial. June till August. 
