FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Aruarantus viridis. W. Green Amaranth. 



Linn. Syst. MoncGCia Pentandrla. 



The herb, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. ? 



Habitat. Brazil. Cultivated in India. 



Remarks. A. frumentaceus, A. Anardhana, and Achyranthes Lappaca, 

 are cultivated in the east as corn crops. See " Starches." 



N. O. 171. CHENOPODIACE.E. CHENOPODS. 

 Beta VUlgaris. W. Common Beet. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Digynia. 



The root, used as a salad. 



Vernacular. Sulk, Arab. Paluk? Chukundier, Pers. Scelk, 

 Scelg, Egypt. 



Habitat. South Europe. Widely cultivated. 



Remarks. The o-eCrXoi/, reurXoi/, and revrXis- of Hippocrates, Dioscorides, 

 and Theophrastus, and Beta sylvestris of Pliny. The revrXiov fieXav of 

 Theophrastus, and Black Beet of Pliny is a cultivated variety. Beta 

 Cicla, W., White Beet, the revrXiov \CVKOV of Theophrastus, and White 

 Beet of Pliny, is a distinct species. It is frequently seen in India, and is 

 the Sicula of Catullus. (Loudon.) 



Chenopodium viride. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Digynia. 



The herb, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Beto-sag, Betoya, Beng. ChaJcweet, By. Rockeb-el- 



djammel, Arab. 

 Habitat. ? Cultivated in the Deccan, Bengal, and Arabia. 



Remarks. C. Bonus-Henricus, W. English Mercury, is cultivated as 

 Spinage at home, and has been successfully raised in Bombay. 



Spinacia oleracea. W. Common Spinage. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Pentandria. 



The herb, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Paluk, Isfanaj, Hind. 



Habitat. 1 Cultivated in all temperate regions of the old world. 



Remarks. The Pinnis of Bengal and Hindoostan, Paluk of Sindh, 

 Dumpa-bachchali of Telingana, and Isfanaj of Persia would appear to be 

 S. tetrandra, Rox. Atriplex hortensis, W. Garden Orache, Mountain 

 Spinage, the dvdpd(f)agis of the Greeks, and Atriplex of Pliny, a native of 

 Tartary, has been successfully grown in Bombay. 

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