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PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA, Chcnopodium. 



Linn. Leaves waved at the edge. Bloss. greenish white. Hall. 

 Lower little spikes on short fruit-stalks rising from the bosom of 

 the flower-leaves. 



Mercury Goose/oof. Common English Mercury* All-good* Good 

 Henry. Good King Henry. Wild Sp inage.*~ Amongst rubbish, on 



road sides, and walls, [and sometimes in pastures. St.] P. May.* 



ur'bicum . 



Leaves 



ong 



E. hot. 7\7-Fl.dan. 1148-Prf. 8. 8. 





Possibly a variety of C. ruhrum. There seems no distinction 

 except in the bunches : but in the English Botany we are in- 

 formed, on the authority of Mr. Curtis, that an attention to the 

 size of the seeds will readily determine betwixt these two spe- 

 cies ; the ripe seeds of C. rubrum being no larger than grains of 

 writing sand, whereas those of C. urbicum are at least five times 

 that size, or about as big as rape seed. Calyx smaller. Mr. 

 Woodw. Leaves widely and deeply notched. 

 - Upright Goose/oat. Dunghills, and amongst rubbish. 



A. Aug. Sept. 



rulwum. C. Leaves heart-triangular, rather blunt, and toothed: 

 • bunches upright, compound, somewhat leafy, shorter 



than the stem. 



Curt.-FI. dan. ll^-Fuchs. 653-J. B. ii. 975. 2-DoJ.6l& 

 1-G*r. em. 328. 1 and 2-Matth. tfRt-LoL oh. 128. 1- 

 Park. 749* &-H. ox. v. 31. row 2. Q-Pet. 8. 5. 



When full grown, red and spreading. Stems lying on the 



ground. Leaves thick, shining. Spikes with sitting balls of 

 flowers, interspersed with strap-shaped leaves. Linn. Bunches 

 short, close, branched. Woodward. Leaves trowel-shaped, 

 toothed, indented ; teeth tapering. Bunches upright, compound, 

 leafy, shorter than the leaves. Dr. Stokes. Leaves with their 

 leaf-stalks as long or longer than the branches that rise from 

 them; no shining spangles upon them or the calyx, so as to give 

 the plant a white appearance, but when held against a strong 

 light an infinite number of shining particles appear. Bunches 

 sitting in the bosom of the upper leaves. 



Red Goosefoot. Sovjbane. Dunghills, rubbish, and cult* 



vated ground 



A. Aug 



* Cultivated as spxnage by the poor people at Boston, in Lincolnshire. 

 Curt. — The young shoots peeled and boiled, mav be eaten as asparagus, 

 which they resemble in flavour. They are gently laxative. The leaves are 

 often boiled in broth. The roots are given to sheep that have a c tgh-""T 



Goats and sheep are not fond of it. Cows, horses, and swine ret use it. 



