CHEXOPODIACE^E 

 Atriplex oblongifolia , W. et Kit. 



427 



Hypocotyl 3-6-5 cm. long, 



Cotyledons elliptic-oblong, entire, obtuse, shortly petiolate, 

 glabrous, dark green, one-nerved. 



Stem erect, terete, herbaceous, mealy ; first internode 2-3 mm. 

 long. 



First leaves opposite, decussate, sagittate, pinnatifid. 



Spinacia glabra, Mill. (fig. 612). 



Hypocotyl erect, terete, glabrous, 1-5-2-5 mm. long, colourless or 

 tinged with red. 



FIG. 612. Spinacia glabra. Nat. size. 



Cotyledons linear, acute, fleshy, 3-8 cm. long, entire, glabrous, 

 bright green, one-nerved, tapering to the base. 



Stem erect, herbaceous ; primary internodes very slightly de- 

 veloped. 



First leaves oval or ovate, obtuse, entire, simple, cauline, opposite, 

 petiolate, very slightly mealy above, glabrous beneath, green, pin- 

 natinerved. 



