CHENOPODIACE^ i6i 



indigenous habitat. It is grown as a garden plant in 

 England, and has been noticed as an escape. 



Atriplex patula, L, In its widest sense a native of 

 seashores in Great Britain, but much more common 

 as a weed of cultivated and waste ground. 



Atriplex rosea, L. Native of the shores of the 

 Mediterranean and the banks of some of the larger 

 rivers of Europe, and a common cornfield weed in 

 some countries. It has been observed a few times 

 in England, apparently in connection with grain 

 aliens. 



Atriplex tatarica, L. A native of the seashores 

 of the Mediterranean region and a weed of cultivated 

 fields in some parts of Europe. Once recorded as a 

 grain introduction in England. 



Beta trigyna, Waldst. and Kit. Recorded by Mr. 

 Druce in two or three localities in Berkshire, where 

 it may have been imported with grain or with agricul- 

 tural seed. 



Beta vulgaris, L. Native of the seashores of 

 Europe and North America. Cultivated from very 

 early times, and frequently recorded as a relic of 

 cultivation. 



Blitum virgatum, L. Native in sandy places in 

 Southern Europe and Western Asia. Also a weed of 

 cultivated ground in many parts of Europe. In Eng- 

 land rare, and only as a garden stray or as a grain 

 introduction. 



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