404 ClIK.NOrtJDlAt'K.E. (iiOOSEFOOT I AMILV.) 



1, CIIENOPODIUM, I- ri(.v\i;i;n, (ioMSKFooT. 



Calx X 5- (rarch- .J -4) jiarifd, bnu-tlfss, llic lulu-s mostly koeled. Stamons 

 5, tho tilaiiiciits tilifonn. Styles 2- ."{, distiiict, (ir united at tiie base. Itri- 

 dc (h'jirt'ssi'd, I'ludosed in the f;l«)l)()S(' or r)-angk'il calyx. Seed li<jrizontal 

 (rarely vertiiul), lenlieular. Knibryo forniinj^ a more or less perfect ring 

 aroiintl the copious mealy alltuinen. — (Jlandular or jjowdery-coated herbs, 

 with alternate leaves, and clusters of small greenish flowers disposed in 

 panicled sj)ikes. 



* Aitiiitals. 



1. C. Boscianum, MiM|uin. Stem erect, witii slender branches ; leaves 

 oblung to lancei>latelin»'ar, entire, or the lower somewhat toothed, more or 

 less mealy and wliitened l)cnealii; sj)ikes very slender ; clusters few-flowered; 

 seeil slightly rougliened, shining, enclosed in tiie acute-angled calyx. — Waste 

 places. North Carolina, and westward. — Stem slender, 2° iiigh. Leaves 1'- 

 2' long. 



2. C. album, L. Stem erect, branched ; leaves rhombic-ovate, toothed, 

 the upper lameolate and entire; spikes panicled; seed enclosed in the 5- 

 augled calyx, smooth and shining. — Varies (C. viride, L.) with nearly entire 

 and less mealy leaves, and the larger clusters more .scattered. — Cultivated 

 grounds. July - Sept. — Stem 2°- 6° high. I'etioles long and slender. 



3. C. murale, L- Stem ascending, branched ; leaves loug-petioled, ovate- 

 rhombic, acute, une(|ually and sharply toothed, bright green on both sides ; 

 spikes slender, spreading, corymbose, scarcely exceeding the leaves ; seed dull, 

 nearly enclosed in the slightly angled calyx. — Waste ]jlaces. — Stem 6'- 18' 

 high. 



4. C. Botrys, L. Stem erect, branched ; leaves oldong, somewliat pin- 

 natifid-lol)ed, with the lobes obtuse, glandular-pubescent, the upper nnnute; 

 racemes numerous, axillary, spreading, cymose ; seeds with rounded margins, 

 not wholly included in the open and even calyx. — Waste places. — I'lant 

 aromatic. 6'- 12' high. 



* * Perennial. 



5. C, Anthelminticum, L. (Wormseed.) Stem stout, erect, 

 branching; leaves olilnng or lanceolate, acute at each end, sharply toothed; 

 flowers in narrow panicles terminating the branches; seeds with obtuse mar- 

 gins, smooth and shining, included in the even calyx. — Waste grounds. — 

 Stem 2° -.3° high. 



2. ATRIPLEX, L. Orache. 



Fhnvers mona?cious or di(Kcious, either similar to those of Chenopodium, or 

 the fertile flower destitute of a calyx, and enclosed in two ovate or rhombic 

 separate or partially united bracts. Seed vertical, lenticular. Embryo form- 

 ing a ring around the copious mealy albumen. Radicle inferior. — Herbs, 

 commonly coated with scurfy or silvery scales. Leaves alternate or opposite, 

 oftener hastate or angled. Flowers in dense spikes. 



1. A. hastata, L. Stem angled, diffusely branched; leaves petioled, 

 commonly nearly opposite, hastate or triangular, somewhat toothed, and, like 



