PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA. Cheriopodium. 267 



C. Leaves diamond-triangular, gnawed, entire behind; al'bum. 



the uppermost oblong : bunches upright. 



Curt.-Blacknu. 553-Fuch. 119-J. £. ii. 972. \-Dod. 6l5. 

 1-Ger. em. 326. 6-Ger. 257. A-Pet. S. 2. 



Plant whitish when full grown. Bunches always branched, 

 and, as it were, tuftlike, straight, composed of clustered spikes. 

 Spikes small, egg-shaped, sitting, alternate, crowded ; composed 

 of flowers set close together. FloiverJeaves strap-shaped, very- 

 entire, sitting, small, 2 or 3 to each spike. Ltnn. Stem shining, 

 bluntly angular, streaked with green, purple, and white. 

 Branches, 2 together, especially at the lower part of the stem. 

 Leaves with 5 semi-transparent veins springing from the base, 

 sprinkled especially on the under side, with white shining par- 

 ticles; the upper spear-shaped. 



Common Wild Orache. White Goosefoot. Corn fields, old 

 dung-hills, rubbish, and gardens, common. A. Aug.* 



Var. 2. Huds. Chenopodium viride, which see. 



Var. 3. Huds. Leaves gene 

 toothed. Ray/. 155. n. 12% 



some tunes 



Var. 4. Huds. Leaves thick, blunt. Ray. p. 156. n* 13. 



A. Aug. Sept. 



C. Leaves diamond-shaped, toothed, indented: bunches vir'ide. 



branched, sometimes leafy. 



Curt. 103- F I. dan. 115Q~Vaill. 7. l.-Pet. 8. 3. 



Stem upright, green ; with purplish angles. Leaves of the 

 branches spear-shaped, very entire, with only 1 or 2 teeth. Bunches 

 thread-shaped, divided, long, bare. Calyx of the fruit with 5 

 sharp angles, so nearly allied to the preceding as to render it 

 doubtful whether it be a distinct species, or only a variety pro- 

 duced by difference of soil. Linn. Angles of the joints con- 

 stantly bright red ; seeds reticulated with impressed dots, but in 

 the Ch. album they are smooth. Curt. 



Green Goosefoot. Kitchen Gardens, common. A. Aug. 



C. Leaves heart-shaped, with angles tapering to a point : hy'bridum. 



bunches branching, leafless. 



Curt. 24S-F*i7A 7. 2~Barr. bW-Pet. S. 7- 



Leaves rather lopped at the base ; 2 or 3 large teeth on each 

 side. Bunch at first compact, but forming a panicle when fully 



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Cows, goats, and sheep eat it. Horses refuse it. Swine are ex- 

 tremely fond of it. Link. Horses sometimes eat, and even appear fond 



°f it. St. A black Aphis feeds upon it, and sometimes destroys it, Sr. 





