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foregoing. Stem slender, 2 — ',\ feet high, bearing a loose, branching clusterof 

 unsightly and ill-scented flowers, remote from the leaves. Leaves bright 

 green, with large, remote teeth and a tapering point. Jl. Tall Guose-fool. 



4. C. ANTHELMl'iNTICUM. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, toothed ; spike simple, slender, interrupted, leaf- 

 less. A strong-scented species, said to be a good vermifuge, as both its specific 

 and common name would imply. Stem ]i — 2 feet high, its branches ending 

 in long spikes of green, inconspicuous flowers. Aug. Per. IVormseed. 



5. C. BOTRYS. 



Leaves oblong, sinuate ; raeemes much divided. Sandy fields, &c. This 

 plant is sometimes cultivated both on account of its fragrance, and the 

 remarkable appearance of its con)pound clusters of inn\imeruble flowers. 

 Plant 1 — 3 feet high, viscid-pubescent, l^eaves petiolate, the sinuses deep, 

 giving them some resemblance to oak leaves. The branches put forth 

 numerous leaves and short, a.xillary clusters on every side, forming long, 

 leafy, cylindric. green, compound racemes, of which the central one is much 

 the tallest. June. Oalc-of-Jerusalem. 



6. C. mari'timum. 



Leaves linear, subulate, fleshy, semi-cylindrical ; floice.rs in sessile, axillary 

 clusters ; stamens shorter than the sepals. A fleshy plant growing m salt 

 meadows. Stem 1^ — 2 feet high, branching. Leaves numerous, very acute, 

 ^ — I inch long. Flowers in axillary glomerules, green. Utricle thin and 

 semi-transparent, containuig a black and shining seed. Aug. Sept. 



7. C. AMBROSIOl'DES. 



Leaves lanceolate, remotely dentate ; racemes simple, axillary, leafy. Fields 

 and roadsides Plant rather fragrant. Stem 1 — 2 feet high, much branched, 

 angular, slightly pubescent. Leaves acute at each end (the upper ones nearly 

 linear), about 4 times as long as wide, the petioles — ^ inch long. Flowers 

 green, in .sessile clusters on short, erect, slender, leaty branches. Stamens 

 exsert. Aug. Sept. Jlmhrosia Goose-foot. 



8. BETA. 

 Calyx 5-sepaled ; stamens 5; .shies 2, very short, erect, 

 with acute stigmas ; seed reiiifbrm, imbedded in (lie fleshy 

 calyx. 



Celtic belt, red ; the usunl color of the beet. Biennial herbs, with fur- 

 rowed stems and alternate leaves. 



1. B. VULGARIS. — Flowers in dense, sessile, axillary clusters ; lower 

 leaves ovate ; root fleshy. This useful culinary is said to grow wild in S. 

 Eurojie. Besides its use in snlads, pickles, soups, «&c., the beet yields sugar 

 equal to that of the cane. There are several varieties, of which tiie purple- 

 Icaved are the most esteemed for the kitchen, and the green-leaved for 

 extracting sugar. Aug. Common Beet. 



^. b. CiCLA. — Leaves vi'ilh very thick nhs ; fowers 3, together; roots 

 scarcely any. Native of Polugal. Root leaves stalked, those of the stem 

 ses.sile. Flowers green, numerous, in very long spikes. A culinary plant, 

 with very large leaves, used as a salad, &c. Aus. Scuicity. 



fi. Mitvgel-WurlzeJ ; root very large. Cultivated as food for cattle, for 

 which purpose it is highly prized by many farmers. 



