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PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
252. SESELI. Gen. pl. 492. 
1. S, foliis 3-ternatis, foliolis longo-linearibus, umbellis he- 
misphericis, involucellis polyphyllis : foliolis linearibus 
longitudine ambellularum. 
On the waters of Columbia river. M. Lewis. Y. April, 
s May. v. s.4n Herb. Lewis. Flowers deep yellow. 
The fusiform toot of this species is one of the grateful 
vegetables of the Indians: they use it baked or roasted, 
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253. SALSOLA. Gen. pl. 437. 
1. S. herbacea diffusa: foliis triquetro-subulatis mucronatis 
linéatis, calycibus marginatis axillaribus,— Willd. sp. 
pl.i.p.1310. — ; 
Icon. Pail. illustr. t. 28 &9' 29. 
Near the sea-coast, in gravelly dry soil: frequent; 
plentifully in the cityof New York.  Q.July. v. v. 
- Flowers very small; seeds in a membranaceous calyx. 
2. S. herbacea, decumbens, glabra; foliis dilatato-subulatis 
spinescentibus, gemmis fructificantibus valde turgidis, 
calycibus fructiferis M ope aD. Mich. ji. amer. 1. 
p.174. Walt, fl. car. 111. 
` In Carolina. Michaux. +. Probably only a variety 
of the preceding species. — ^ 
3. S. herbacea, erectiuscula, ramosissima ; foliis linearibus 
muticis carnosis, glomerulis confertis subspicatis, ca- 
lycibus fructiferis de subrotundis.—/V ilid. sp. 
pl. 1. p. 1312. Mich A. amer. 1. p.174. 
Icon. Jacg. hort. 3. t. 83. dist 
On the mouth of the river St, Laurence. Michaux. ©. 
HE 
4. 5. herbacea, humifasa, ramosissima; ramulis distichis, 
foliis succulentis linearibus acutis glabris, floribus ax- 
.. illaribus sessilibus, staminibus exertis. 
Sueda prostrata. Pall. illustr. 55. 1.47. — 2 
On the volcanic plains of the Missouri. Nuttall. ©. 
June. +. 
254. CHENOPODIUM. Gen. pl. 435. 
AME T 1 
1. C. foliis triangulari-sagittatis integerrimis, spicis compo- 
., Sitis aphyllis axillaribus. Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1299. 
Icon. Engl. bot. 717. ; 
In Virginia, Gronov. X. June—Aug. v.v. I never 
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triternatum. 
Rali. 
caroliniana. 
salsa, 
