ORDER CI. — PIIYTOLACCACEiE. 487 



Genus III— CHENOPO'DIITM. L. 5—2. {Puj-xoccd.) 

 (From the Greek chen, a goose, and poua, a foot) 



Flowers perfect. Perianth 5-cleft, 5-angled, inclosing the 

 fruit. Stamens 5. Styles 2. 



1. C. muua'le, (L.) Stnn decumbent, branching. Leaves ovate, 

 lanceolate, toothed, on long petioles. Floicers in leafy, corj'mbosc ra- 

 cemes. — ^. Aug. — Sept. Cultivated lands. 12 — 18 inches. 



2. C. al'bum, (L.) Stem branching. Leaves ovate, rhomboid, erose, 

 entire at the base, the upper ones entire, -when old becoming covered 

 with a mealy substance. Flowers in l)ranched racemes, somewhat leafy. 

 Seed smooth. — %. July — Aug. Waste grounds. 3 — 6 feet. 



3. C. Bot'rys, (L.) Stem much branched, somewhat viscid. Leaves 

 oblong, sinuately pinnatifid, with the segments toothed. Flowers in 

 short, axillary racemes at the extremity of the branches. — Q. July — 

 Aug. Common. 1 — 3 feet. 



Jerusalem Oak. Ambrina Botnjs, Moq. 



4. C. ambrosioi'des, (L.) Stem much branched, somewhat pubescent. 

 Leaves laiiceolate, remotely toothed, on short petioles. Flowtrs in erect 

 spikes, leafy. — ^. Aug. — Sept. Road-sides. 1 — 2 feet. 



Ambrina ambrosioides, Spath, 



5. C. anthelmin'ticum, (L.) Steyn erect, branching, furrowed. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, sinuately toothed, rugose, dotted on the under sur- 

 face. Flowers in axillary, terminal, and leafless spikes. — if June — 

 August. Fields. 4 — 6 feet. 



Worm-seed. Ambrina anthehtiintica, Spach. 



Genus IV.— SALSO'LA. L. 5—2. 



(From salsus, salt) 



Periant/l 5-leaved. Stamens 5. Styles 2, or none. Stip- 

 mas acute. Capsule 1 -seeded. Embnjo spiral. 



1. S. Carolinia'na, (Mich.) Stem erect, striate, glabrous, branching. 

 Leaves subulate, fleshy, rigid. Flowers usually sohtary, sessile, with 2 

 bracts at the base. Calyx persistent, red. — O- June--Sept. In drift- 

 ing lands. '!5- kali. 



2. S. linea'ris, (Ell.) Stem erect, furrowed, glabrous, brandling. 

 Leaves linear, alternate. Floioers sessile, axillary, crowded. Cahix 

 fleshy. Style none. Stigmas 2. Fruit clothed by the calyx, spiral. — 

 0. "Sept.— Oct. On the sea-coast. Chcnopodina linraris. 



Order CL— PHYTOLACCA'CE.E. {Poke-root Family.) 



Perianth 5-parted, petaloid. Stamens 5—10. alternate with 

 the segniejits of the perianth. Ovary 5 — lO-celled, witli <>iie 

 ovule "in each cell. Styles 5 — 10. i^/v</7 in«lehiscent.. Seed 

 ascending, sohtary. Herbaceous plants, with nlt«Tiiat«' Icav«'S. 



