bppofite, Handing on {hort foot-ftalks which are hairy ; 
the flowers are produced at the divifions of the {talks •, 
they are fmall', purple, and of ihort duration. 
Thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which mtift be 
fown early in the fpring in pots filled with light rich 
earth, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed-, and 
when the plants come up, they nuift be tranfplanted 
each into a feparate fmall pot filled v/ith rich earth, 
and plunged into a hot-bed of tanners bark, where 
they mufi be fhaded from the fun until they have 
taken new root , after which time they muft have free 
air admitted to them everyday in warm weather, and 
be conftantly watered three or four times a week du- 
ring the fummer feafon. If the plants thrive well, 
thole of the firft and third forts will produce flowers 
the July following, and will perfect their feeds in Au- 
guft j but the roots will continue, provided they are 
plunged into the bark-bed in the ftove, and kept in 
a moderate temperature of heat. 
The fecond fort is not a plant of long continuance, 
feldom abiding longer than two years but if it is 
treated in the fame manner as the two other, it will 
ripen feeds the fecond year, fo may be propagated 
eafily. 
The fourth fort does not fo conftantly produce feeds 
as the three others, fo it is not fo common in England 
at prefent. This requires the fame treatment as the 
other forts. 
If the feeds of thefe forts are permitted to fcatter, as 
their pods difcharge them with a violent fpring into 
the neighbouring pots, the plants will come up with- 
out care, fo may be tranfplanted into pots filled with 
frefh loamy earth, and plunged into the tan-bed. 
RUMEX. Lin. Gen. Plant. 407. Lapathum. Tourn. 
• Lift. R. H. 504. tab. 287. Dock, 
The Characters are. 
The empalement of the flower is permanent , compofed of 
three ohtufle reflexed leaves. The flower has three petals 
which are larger than the empalement , to which they are 
very like. It hath fix Jhort hair-like ftamina , terminated 
by ere El twin fummits , and a three-cornered germen fup- 
porting three hair-like reflexed ftyles , thrufting out of the 
clefts of the petals, crowned by large jagged ftigmas. The 
germen afterward becomes a three-cornered feed , included 
in the petals of the flower. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fecftion of 
Linnseus’s fixth clafs, which includes thofe plants whofe 
flowers have fix ftamina and three ftyles to which 
he has joined the Acetofa, or Sorrel of Tournefort, 
whole chara&ers agree with thofe of the Dock ; but 
as in the gardens and {hops they are diftinguifhed un- 
der different titles, I have feparated the Sorrel from 
the Docks, and have placed them under their old 
title of Acetofa. 
The Species are, 
1. Rumex ( Patientiu ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 
integerrimis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis. Dock with 
hermaphrodite flowers having entire valves , and oblong 
fpear-floaped leaves. Lapathum hortenfe, folio oblon- 
go, five fecundum Diofcoridis. C. B. P. 114. Garden 
Dock with an oblong leaf , commonly called Patience , or 
Patience Rhubarb. 
2. Rumex ( Alpinum ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 
integerrimis graniferis, foliis cordatis obtufis. Rumex 
with hermaphrodite flowers having entire valves bearing 
grains , and obtufe heart-fhaped leaves. Lapathum folio 
•rotundo Alpinum. J. B. 2. 987. Round-leaved Alpine 
Dock , called Monks Rhubarb. 
3. Rumex ( Aquaticus ) floribus hermaphroditis pedicel- 
latis, foliis lanceolatis longiflimis. Rumex with herma- 
phrodite flowers growing upon fmall foot-ftalks , and the 
longeji fpear-fhaped leaves. Lapathum aquaticum, fo- 
lio cubkali. C. B. P. 1 1 6. Water Dock with a leaf a 
cubit long , commonly called Herba Britannica. 
4. Rumex ( Acutus ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 
dentatis graniferis, foliis cordato-oblongis acuminatis. 
Hort. Cliff. 138. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers , 
indented grain-bearing valves , and oblong heart fhaped 
leaves. Lapathum folio acuto, piano. C, B. P. 11 5. 
Plain fljarp-pointed Dock. 
5. Rumex ( Crifpus ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 
integris graniferis, foliis lanceolatis undulatis acutis. 
Lin. Sp. Elant. 335. Rumex with hermaphrodite flow- 
ers, entire grain-bearing valves , and acute, fpear-fhaped, 
waved leaves. Lapathum folio acuto, crifpo. C. B. P. 
115. Curled fljarp-pointed Dock. 
6 . Rumex ( Sanguineus ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvulis 
integerrimis, unica granifera foliis cordato -lanceolatis. 
Hort. Cliff. 13S ._ Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers, 
entire valves , one only bearing a feed , 'and heart-formed 
fpear-fhaped leaves. Lapathum folio acuto rubente. 
C. B. P. 11 4. The bloody Dock. 
7. Rumex {Aureus') floribus hermaphroditis verticillatis, 
valvulis acute dentatis, foliis lanceolatis. Rumex with 
hermaphrodite flowers growing in whorls , acutely indented 
valves , and fpear-fhaped leaves. Lapathum folio acu- 
to, floreaureo. C. B. P. 114. Sharp-pointed Dock with 
a golden flower. 
8. Rumex [Obtufifolius ) floribus hermaphroditis, valvu- 
lis dentatis, foliis cordato-oblongis, obtufiufculis cre- 
nulatis. Lin. Sp. 335. Rumex with hermaphrodite 
flowers , indented valves , and blunt , oblong , heart-fhaped 
leaves. Lapathum vulgare, folio obtufo. J. B/2.985. 
Common broad-leaved Rumex , or Butter Dock. 
9. Rumex ( Pulcher ) floribus hermaphroditis, foliis ly- 
ratis. Guet. Stamp. 1. p. 7. Rumex with hermaphro- 
dite flowers , and lyre-fhaped leaves. Lapathum pul- 
crUtn Bononienfe finuatum. J. B. 2. p. 988. The Fid- 
dle Dock. 
10. Rumex ( Maritimus ) floribus hermaphroditis, val- 
vulis dentatis graniferis, foliis linearibus. Lech. Scan. 
26. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers , indented grain- 
bearing valves, and linear leaves. Lapathum aquaticum 
luteolas folio. Bocc. Muf. 2. tab. 184. Water Dock 
with a Weld leaf. 
1 1. Rumex ( Chalepenfus ) floribus hermaphroditis pedun- 
culis longioribus, valvulis profunde dentatis, foliis 
cordato-oblongis. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers 
growing upon longer foot-ftalks, valves which are deeply 
indented, and oblong heart-fhaped leaves. Lapathum 
chalepenfe folio acuto, feminum involucris profunde 
dentatis. Mor. Hift. 2. 58. Aleppo Dock with an acute 
leaf, and the covers of the feeds deeply indented. 
12. Rumex (AEgyptiacus) floribus hermaphroditis, val- 
vulis trifido i'etaceis, unica granifera. Hort. UpfaJ, 
89. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers, and briftly three- 
pointed valves, one of which bears the feed. Lapathum 
fEgyptiacum annuum, parietarim folio, capfula fe- 
minis, longius barbata. Hort. Piff Annual Egyptian 
Dock , with a Pellitory leaf, and long beards to the fleed- 
vejfels. * 
13. Rumex ( Lunaria ) floribus hermaphroditis valvulis 
lasvibus, caule arboreo, foliis fubcordatis. Vir. Cliff 
32. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers , flmooth valves , 
a tree-like ftalk , and leaves which are almoft heartfloaped. 
Acetofa arborelcens fubrotundo folio, ex infulis for- 
tunatis. Pink. Phyt. tab. 252. fig. 3. Tree Sorrel from 
the Fortunate Iflands, with a roundiflh leaf. 
14. Rumex ( Bucephalophorus ) floribus hermaphroditis, 
valvulis dentatis nudis planis reflexis. Hort. Upfal. 
90. Rumex with hermaphrodite flowers , and plain, naked, 
indented, reflexed valves. Acetofa ocymi folio, Nea- 
politana. C. B. P. 1 14. Naples Sorrel vsith a Bajil leaf. 
15. Rumex (Veftcarius) floribus hermaphroditis gemina- 
tis, valvularum alis maximis membranaceis reflexis, 
foliis indivifis. Hort. Cliff. 130. Rumex with herma- 
phrodite flowers growing by pairs , very large membrana- 
ceous wings to the valves which are reflexed , and undivid- 
ed leaves. Acetofa Americana foliis longiflimis pedi- 
culis donatis. C. B. P. 114. American Sorrel, with very 
long leaves having foot-ftalks. ■ 
1 6. Rumex ( Rofeus ) floribus hermaphroditis diftinctis, 
valvularum alis maximis membranaceis reflexis, foliis 
erofis. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 230. Rumex with hermaphro- 
dite flowers growing upon diftinA flpikes, very large mem- 
branaceous wings to the valves, and leaves appearing as 
if bitten. Acetofa XEgyptia rofeo feminis involucro, 
folio lacero. Lipp. Egyptian Sorrel with a Rofe-coloured 
cover to the feed , and a torn ■ leaf. 
The 
