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585. Salsola L. this G. ouglit to l)e distin- 

 ffiiishcd by the spiral seed, and 2 stigmas : there- 

 fore S. trlsyna with '^ styhs is probably a pe- 

 culiar G. TiuKAi.is (Raf.) iriJJora. The G. 

 KocJiia, Qlienolca, Sueda, Dondia are all 

 good. Even in Kochia those with two saeds 

 are probably sp. of Jsgnrum, Dondia of A- 

 danson has one style with 3 to 5 stigmas and 

 lenticular seed, 



586. Salicornia L. One stam. 2 stig. — S. 

 herbacea, fruticosa, polystachia, cruciata, ar- 

 buscula &c. — stem, artic. as in Polygonides. 



587. Sarcaturia Raf. (fleshy artic) two 

 Stamens, 2 stigmas — Here belong. S. procum- 

 bens, radicans, strobilacca, virginica, indica, 

 ambigua &c, all Salicornias of L. and Authors, 

 This G. was chiefly made by habit of artic. 

 stems; it may offer yet other anomalies by ca- 

 lix entire or 4dentate <^'C. 



588. Urtica L. Another G. full of anoma- 

 lies, many of the 100 sp. united thereto were 

 merely held by habit or aspect, Linneus had 

 only 28. The Genera Boehmeria has been 

 properly separated, I also separated Ad'ike and 

 Selepsion long ago ; but must now add two 

 others which are not even of same family ! four 

 parts to the male calix, but fem. cal. 2parted : 

 the seed is thus as Atriplex, therefore very 

 near that G. and its family, altho' Urtica is 

 made the type of another, the main difference 

 is in the single stigma, with hypogyne stamens, 

 Parietaria differs from Urtica., by same means 

 as ChetiopodiuTn from Atriplex. 



589. Calostima Raf (fine stig) diff, Urtica, 

 Dioica, stigma radiato pilis stellatis, cal. fructif. 

 inflato pulposo cordate. — This certainly a pe- 

 culiar G» having a beautiful tuft of radiated 



