Class XXIII. POLYGAMIA. 



Stamens and Pistils united in the same 



floxs^er, besides others in separate 



Jiowers, having a different structure 



in their accessor ij parts, on the same 



or diff^erent plants. 



Order L MO^OECIA, Flozi^ers different 

 on the same plant, 



K>2. ATRIPLEX. United Jl, CaL inferior, in 5 deep 

 segments. Co;, none. Stcim. 5. *Sz[j//^ deeply cloven. 

 Seed 1, depressed. 

 Fert. Jf. Cal. inferior, in 2 deep segments. Cor. 

 none. Style deeply cloven. Seed 1, compressed. 



POLYGAMIA HJOXOECIA. 

 462. ATRIPLEX. Orache. 



Lhin.Gen.74D. Juss.So. FLBr. 1090. Toimi.t.286. Lam.t.SCtO. 

 Gcertn. t. Za. 



Nat.Ord. Holeracece. hum. 12. Atriplices. Juss.29. Che- 

 iiopodecv. DeCand. 100. Br. Prodr. 405. Next akin to 

 Chenopodium. v. 2. 9. 



United Jl. Cal. inferior, concave, })crmancnt, in 5 deep, 

 equal, ovate, concave segments, thin or membranous at 

 the edges. Cor. none. Filam. 5, awl-sliapcd, from the 

 bottom of the calyx, opposite to its segments, and about 

 as lonf»-. ybitli. of 2 round lobes. Germ, superior, orbi- 

 cular, often very imperfect. Slijle short, deeply divitled. 

 Stigmas simple, spreading. Seed 1, orbicuhir, de})rcssed, 

 wrajipcd in a thin close pellieh\ and covered by the closed, 

 permanent, 5-angh'd calyx. Our British species scarcely 

 ibrin any seed in these //oTcrry. 



