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Order LXVII. PLANTAGINACE^E. 
Genus 1. Plantago. 
P. major. Greater Plantain. Fig. 1011. 
Leaves broadly ovate, with longish foot-stalks. A common weed. 
2-10 in. Perenn. June-Aug. Pinkish. (|) E. B. 1. 1558. 
E. B. 2. 220. H. Arn. 347. Bab. 273. Lin ’d. 169. 
P. media. Hoary Plantain. Fig. 1012 
Leaves broadly ovate, nearly sessile, downy. Chalk hills. 4-6 in. 
Perenn. June—Aug. Pinkish, (g) E. B. 1. 1559. E. B. 2. 221. 
II. Arn. 348. Bab. 2/3. Lind. 169. 
P. LANCEOLATA. Ribwort. Fig. 1013. 
Leaves lanceolate, long. Spike ovate. Stalks angular. A common 
weed in pastures. 10 in.-l £ ft. Perenn. June. Pinkish. (^) 
E. B. 1. 507. E. B. 2. 222. H. Arn. 348. Bub. 2/2. Lind. 169. 
P. maritima. Sea Plantain. Fig. 1014. 
Leaves linear, fleshy, channelled. Stalks round. Muddy sea-coasts. 
4 in.-l ft. Perenn. June-Aug. Pinkish. (|) E. B. 1. 175. 
E.B.2.223. H. fy Arn. 348. Bab. 272. Lind. 169. 
P. Coronopus. Buck's-horn Plantain. Fig. 1015. 
Leaves linear, pinnatifid. Dry places ; common. 2-4 in. Ann. 
June—Aug. Pinkish. (^) E.B. 1.892. E.B. 2. 224. II. Arn. 348. 
Bab. 272. Lind. 169. 
Genus 2 . Littorella. 
L. lacustris. Shore-weed. Fig. 1016. 
Leaves linear, fleshy, somewhat channelled. Flowers monoecious. 
Margins of pools. 2-4 in. Perenn. June. Yellowish. (§) E. B. 
1.468. E.B. 2.1304. H.^f Arn. 349. Bab. 273. Lind. 170. 
Order LXVIII. AMARANTHACEiE. 
Genus 1. Amaranthus. 
A. Blittjm. Wild Amaranth. Fig. 1017. 
Stem spreading. Leaves ovate, obtuse. Flowers 3-cleft, in small 
lateral tufts. Waste places. 8 in.-l ft. Ann. Aug. Green. (§) 
E.B. 1.2212. E.B. 2. 1311. 'll. fy Arn. 352. Bab. 274. Lind. 213. 
Order LXIX. CIIENOPODIACEiE. 
Genus 1. Beta. 
B. maritima. Beet. Fig. 1018 
Stems procumbent. Flowers in pairs. Muddy sea-shores. The 
origin of the Beet and Mangel Wurzel. 3-4 ft. Perenn.? June-Sept. 
Green, (f) E.B. 1.285. E.B. 2. 363. II. ^ Arn. 353. Bab. 277. 
Lind. 216. 
Genus 2. Chenopodium. 
C. fruticosum. Shrubby Goosefoot. Fig. 1019. 
Erect, shrubby. Leaves semicylindrical, blunt. Bracts 3. Southern 
coasts; rare. 3 ft. Perenn. July and Aug. Yellowish, (f) 
E. B. 1. 635. E.B. 2.349. II. Arn. 361. Bab. 275. Lind. 216. 
C. maritimum. Sea Goosefoot. Fig. 1020. 
Stem herbaceous, erect. Leaves semicylindrical, pointed. Bracts 2. 
Sea-shores. 1 ft. Ann. July. Yellowish. (^) E.B. 1. 633. 
E. B. 2. 350. H. §’ Arn. 361. Bab. 2 75. Lind. 216. 
