Beta. PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. «69 
dentate-lobate, mealy while young. Panicles terminal, 
erect, contracted, leafless, very minute. 
In India we have two varieties of this species ; one en- 
tirely green ; the other with the angles of the stem and 
branches ‘of a beautiful purple colour, and the leaves, and 
the mealy panicles somewhat reddish. The leaves of 
both, as well as those of album are eaten by the natives, 
and are very frequently cultivated by them for that end. 
3. C. laciniatum. R. ~ 
Annual, erect, three or four feet high. Leaves lonpyibitiel. 
ed, multifid, mealy. Panicles terminal, erect, contracted. 
Common in the vicinity of Calcutta during the dry 
season, | 
BE TA. Schreb. gen, n. 436. 
Calyx five-leaved. Corol none. Seeds reeniora; within 
the substance of the base of the calyx. ie 
B. bengalensis. R. 
Annual, erect ; inferior leaves, petioled and trowel- 
shaped ; superior, sessile, and lanceolate. Flowers in 
pairs ; leaflets of the calyx, Squat and not toothed. 
Beng. Palung. — 
I cannot be certain whether this differs from maritima 
so much as to render it necessary to make it a distinct 
species; ‘however, I think it may, as it. always” i abebiteg 
erect, and with its numerous branches nearly so. Ttis: : 
much cultivated by the natives of Bengal and the north~ 
ern Circars. The leaves they use in their stews, &e, 
Flowering time the cold season. 
Root ramous, annual. Stem erect, ramous, hinvtiteke,, 
smooth, pale green, the whole height from one to three _ 
feet. Leaves alternate, the lowermost large, petioled, — 
- trowel-shaped, and— Tunning down the petioles, smooth 
