2 CXVII. CHENOPODIACEX, (J. D. Hooker.) 
Tribe 4. Corispermese. Siem not jointed. Flowers 2-sexual. Fruit 
exserted from the perianth. Seed erect, compressed; testa membranous, 
adhering to the copious albumen ; embryo annular. 
Fruit unarmed, hidden by the large bracts. . . . . . 9. CORISPERMUM. 
Tribe 5. Chenoleege. Stem not jointed. Flowers all similar. Utricle 
included in the usually enlarged perianth. Stamens hypogynous. Seed 
usually horizontal; testa membranous or coriaceous, adhering to the scanty 
albumen; embryo annular. 
Fruiting perianth with simple or spinescent lobes . . . 10. CHENOLEA. 
Fruiting perianth with transverse wings . . . . . . IlL Kocnta. 
Tribe 6. Salicornies. Stem fleshy, usually jointed. Flowers 2- 
sexual, immersed in cavities of the joints or between the scales of a fleshy 
cone. Testa crustaceous, fleshy or membranous. 
Seed with fleshy albumen ; embryo semi-annular , 
e . . 12. ARTHROCNEMUM. 
Seed exalbuminous; embryo conduplicate . 
e. 5. . 18. SALICORNIA. 
Series 2. SPIROLOBE®. Embryo spiral; albumen scanty or O. 
Tribe 7. Susedese. Utricle enclosed in the simply enlarged perianth. 
Stem not jointed. 
Perianth 5-lobed. Leaves linear fleshy. . . . . . . 14. Sumpa. 
Tribe 8. Salsolese.  Uricle enclosed in the transversely winged 
perianth. Stem jointed or not. 
* Seed horizontal, Sepals dorsally winged. 
Stem jointed. . . . 
Stem not jointed . 
L] . 
B . 15. HALOXYLON. 
257.055 57550 « .-. 106. SALSOLA. 
** Seed vertical. Sepals dorsally winged or not. 
Seed dorsally compressed. . Stem jointed TP 
Seed laterally compressed. Sepals not winged. Anthers 
appendaged . . 
17. ANABASIS. 
eos oe e n n n s. n n s 5. . 18. HALOCRARIS. 
Seed laterally compressed. Sepals winged. Antherssimple 19. HALOGETON. 
Suborder II. BAsELLE®. Stem twining. Bracteoles 2, broad, adnate 
to the face of the perianth. Filaments straight or recurved in bud. 
Filaments straight in bud. Embryo spiral 20. BASELLA. 
1. ACROGLOCHIN, Schrad. 
An erect, strict, glabrous annual. eaves alternate. Flowers minute, 
sessile, clustered in the axils of short axillary cymes, subtended by needle- 
like flowerless branches; bracts and bracteoles 0. Sepals 5, subacute, 
green. Stamens 1-3, filaments dilated below. Ovary depressed; style 
short, stigmas 2 subulate; ovule erect.  Ufricle disciform, depressed, cir- 
cumsciss, Seed horizontal, testa black shining, albumen floury ; embryo 
annular. 
, A. chenopodioides, Schrad. Cat. Hort. Gött. 1824. A. Schrade- 
rianus, Schultes Herb. A. persicarioides, Mog. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2. 254. 
