230 LHEXOPODEyE. [Atriplex. 



larged valves. Stamens none. Fruit depressed, 1-seeded, 

 covered by the calyx. — Name ; *, not, and -rpa<pciv, to nourish. 



Polygamic/,. Mcncecia. 



1. A. portulacoides, Linn. Shrubby Orache or Sea Purs- 

 lane. Stem shrubby ; leaves obovato-lanceolate, entire, silvery 

 white. Br. Fl. 1. p. 440. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 256. E. Bot. t. 

 261. 



On decayed granite rocks on steep banks by the sea-side. On the 

 south side of Howth, principally in one place. It has also been lately 

 found near Tramore, county of Waterford. Fl. July, Aug. T? . — One 

 to two feet or more high, with small, yellowish Jiotrers, in axillary 

 spike?. 



2. A. laciniata, Linn. Frosted Sea Orache. Stem herba- 

 ceous, spreading ; leaves ovato-deltoid, dentato-sinuate, wry 

 mealy beneath. Br. FZ 1. p. 440. E. FL v. iv. p. 257. E. 

 Bot. t. 165. 



Sea-coast, principally in small islands. Near Bangor, and Island 

 Magee ; Mr. Templeton. Plentiful on the western coast, particularly 

 in a small island opposite to Cummin, near Sligo. Not found near 

 Dublin. Ft. July, Aug. ®. — Whole plant hoary. Flowers .- sterile 

 ones in terminal spikes ; the others axillary, nearly solitary, fertile. 



3. A. patula, Linn. Spreading Halberd-leaved Orache. 

 Stem herbaceous, spreading; leaves triangular-hastate, glabrous 

 above, irregularly toothed, the upper ones entire ; perianth of 

 the fruit more or less tuberculated at the sides. Br. Fl. 1. p. 

 440. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 257. E. Bot. t. 936. 



Cultivated and waste around, and in salt marshes. Fl. July. ©. — 

 Stems straggling ; branches long, striated. Flowers in small clusters, 

 in long interrupted axillary spikes. The var. -y. of Smith often occurs 

 in sandv places near the sea. It is prostrate, more glaucous and fleshy, 

 with a frequent tinge of red, and smaller, less toothed, or quite entire 

 leaves, differing from its natural inland habit, as many other plants, in 

 maritime situations, often do. 



4. A. an gusti folia, Sm. Spreading narrow-leaved Orache 

 Stem herbaceous, spreading; leaves lanceolate, entire, the lower 

 ones partly -'^-lobed, calyx of the fruit halberd-shaped, slightly 

 warty at the sides. Br. Fl. 1. p. 440. E. Fl. v. W.p.tiSS. 

 E. Bot. t. 1774. 



Cultivated and waste ground. Fl. July. ®. — This seems to be but 

 a narrow-leaved var. of the preceding. (Hooker.) 



5. A. crecta, Huds. Upright Spear-leaved Orache. Stem 

 herbaceous, erect; leaves ovato-lanceolate, lower ones sinuated ; 

 calvx of the fruit all over armed with short tubercles. Br. Fl. 

 l.p. 440. E. Fl. v. W.p. 260. E. Bot. t. 2223. 



I have not seen Irish specimens of this species, but insert it on the 

 authority of the accurate Mr. Drummond, who mentions his having 

 found it on the coast near Cork. Fl. Aug. ®. 



6. A. littoralis, Linn. Grass-leaved Sea Orache. Stem 



