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1. C. anthelminticum L. Stem 5-12 dm. tall, branched: leaf -blades lanceo- 

 late to oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, those of the stem-leaves 3-15 cm. 

 long, coarsely toothed or incised: seeds 0.7-0.8 mm. wide. [Chenopodium 

 ambrosioldes L.] Hammocks, coastal sand-dunes and pinelands, U. S. keys, 

 U. keys, L. keys. [E. K.] (Ber., Bah., Cuba, Ant.) MEXICAN-TEA. WORM- 

 SEED. 



2. C. lanceolatum Muhl. Plants mostly 1.5 m. tall or less, bright-green, 

 somewhat mealy: leaf -blades lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, or ovate on the 

 lower part of the stem, 2-5 cm. long: inflorescence rather open, mature flower- 

 clusters dense: seeds about 1.5 mm. wide. Waste places and cultivated 

 grounds, Key West. PIGWEED. LAMB 'S-QUARTERS. 



3. C. murale L. Plants deep-green, somewhat mealy, 1-6 dm. tall: leaf -blades 

 rhombic-ovate, 2-8 cm. long, coarsely sharply and irregularly toothed: panicles 

 terminal and lateral, the small flower-clusters numerous and close: seeds barely 

 1 mm. wide. Waste places and cultivated grounds, Key West. (Ber., Bah., 

 Cuba, Ant.) NETTLE-LEAVED GOOSEFOOT. 



2. ATEIPLEX [Tourn.] L. Scaly herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate 

 or sometimes opposite: blades often angulate or toothed. Flowers monoecious 

 or dioecious, the staminate bractless, the pistillate bracted. Calyx herbaceous. 

 Utricle wholly or partly surrounded by the crested, tubercled, or winged 

 accrescent bracts. 



1. A. cristata H.B.K. Plants green, 3-6 dm. tall: leaf -blades oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 1.5-3 cm. long: mature bracts flabellate, 2-3 mm. wide, 

 sharply toothed, the faces with 2-4 tubercles. Coastal sand-dunes and shores 

 of bays, U. S. keys, U. keys, L. keys, L. S. keys. [E. K.] (Ber., Bah., Cuba, 

 Ant.) -ORACHE. 



3. SALICORNIA [Tourn.] L. Fleshy herbs or shrubs. Leaves opposite, 

 mere scales. Flowers perfect or polygamous, in cavities at the rachis-nodes. 

 Calyx fleshy. Utricle included in the spongy perianth. GLASSWORT. 

 SAMPHIRE. 



Annual : stems erect. 1. 8. Bigelovii. 



Perennial : stems decumbent or trailing. 2. 8. ambigua. 



1. S. Bigelovii Torr. Annual, stout, 1-6 dm. tall: internodes of the inflo- 

 rescence about as long as thick. Coastal sand-dunes and shores, U. S. keys, 

 U. keys, L. keys, L. S. keys. [E. K.] (Bah., Cuba, Ant.) 



2. S. ambigua Michx. Perennial, the decumbent or trailing stems 1-7 dm. long: 

 internodes of the inflorescence 3-4 mm. thick and about as long. Shores of 

 bays and coastal sand-dunes, U. S. keys, U. keys, L. keys, L. S. keys. [E. K.] 



(Ber., Bah., Cuba, Ant.) 



4. DONDIA Adans. Fleshy leafy herbs. Leaves alternate: blades thick 

 or terete, entire. Flowers perfect or polygamous. Sepals hooded, keeled at 

 maturity. Filaments very short. 



1. D. linearis (Ell.) Millsp. Plants glabrous, 1-9 dm. tall, diffusely branched: 

 leaf -blades nearly terete, linear, 1-5 cm. long, acute: seeds about 2 mm. wide, 

 reticulate. Wet sandy shores, U. S. keys, U. keys, L. keys, L. S. keys. [E. K.] 



(Bah., Cuba.) SEA-BLITE. 



FAMILY 2. BASELLACEAE. MADEIRA-VINE FAMILY. 



Somewhat succulent vines, with tuber-bearing rootstocks. Leaves 

 alternate: blades relatively broad, entire. Flowers perfect in spike-like 



