282 APETALEX. 
tonic in the bark, twigs, and oil of the berries. The berries 4 
have been used as a substitute for Allspice. 
Officinal Plants. 
Laurus Cinnamomum. Laurus nobilis. 
Laurus Cassia. Laurus Sassafras. 
Laurus Camphora. 
ORDER XLIV. 
CHENOPODEZ. 
Atriplices, Juss. 
Cuaracters.—Shrubs or herbs, with alternate leaves 
(rarely opposite), without stipules ; flowers small, occasion- 
ally unisexual; calyx monosepalous, persistent, with 2, 4, or 
5 deep divisions; stamens perigynous, of the same number 
as, or fewer than, the segments of the calyx, to which they are 
opposite ; ovary superior, l-celled, 1-seeded ; ovule erect ; 
style of 2 or 4 divisions: pericarp thin and membranous, 
rarely fleshy ; embryo curved round mealy albumen; radi- 
ele next the hilum. 
: + Exampies. — Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Beet (Beta 
_ vulgaris), Glasswort, (Salicornia), Strawberry Spinach (Bli- 
tum.) z 
_ Ecoyomican Prorerties.—Many of this family are fa- 
_ vourite pot-herbs, as Garden Orach (Atriplex hortensis 
once used instead of spinach; Spinach (Spinacia oleracea 
_ The roots of the Beet and Mangel Wurzel are much es- 
__teemed:: the former is used in France for the preparation 
sugar. Chenopodium album, and C. bonus Henricus are 
sometimes used for the table. The Salsolas (Saltworts) and 
alicornias (Glassworts) abound in soda, so much used for 
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