100 POLYGONACEyE 



Chcnopodium ambrosioidcs Linn. ; F.B.I, v 4 117. A 

 tall well branched herb, leaves lanceolate but much cut 

 or coarsely toothed, scented by oil glands. Flowers in 

 small clusters on the short branches of slender axillary 

 panicles 6 inches long, with small leaves. 



Nilgiris : Ootacamund, Kotagiri, Coonoor, etc. A weed of 

 cultivation. Fyson 6409. 



PHYTOLACCAE/E. 

 Phytolaca dioica L. ; Vol. I p. 337- t. 581. 



POLYGONACE/E. 

 POLYGONUM. 



See Vol. I, p. 339. 



Polygonum alatum Hamilton', Vol. I p. 339, t. 473. 



Polygonum chincnsc Linn. ; Vol. I p. 339. Expan- 

 sions at the base of the leaves sometimes absent, t. 474. 



Polygonum strigosum Br. ; Vol. I p. 340, t. 475. 



Polygonum rude Meissn. ; F.B.L v 49, III 58. A 

 shrub with zig-zag branches covered all over with closely 

 depressed hairs, stipule papery, covering the bud, but 

 usually splitting to the base, not leaving a tube round 

 the branch. Leaves 4 to 6 by J^ to 2 inches, lanceolate 

 or elliptic acute, entire, with very regular pinnate vena- 

 tion, hairy on both sides, almost silvery on the under 

 surface. Flowers "% inch in large branched panicles, the 

 branches of which have curly hair. Stamens 8. Nut 

 % inch 3 angled. 



Nilgiris: Ootacamund in gardens. Fyson 2972 a native of 

 the Khasia mountains. 



FAGOPYRUM. 

 See Vol. I p. 340. 



RUMEX. 



See Vol. I p. 341. 



