64. AMAEASTHACEJE. 65. CHENOPODIACE.E. 349 



2. LITTOKEL'LA Berg. Shore-weed. 



1. L.jun'cea (Berg.), L. lacustris (L.) ed. viii. E. B. 468. 

 With runners. Fl. white. Fertile fl. sessile. Stalks of the 

 male fl. 1 2 in. lon^. L. all radical, linear, fleshy, somewhat 

 channelled, sometimes hairy above. Margins of lakes, or under 

 water when it is larger and does not flower. P. VI. VII. 



E. S. L 



Division IV. MONOCHIAMYDE.E. 

 (Orel. LXIV. LXXVIIL) 



With only a single perianth ; that is, the cal. and cor. not 

 distinguishable, or wanting. 



[Order LXIV. AMAEANTHACE^E.] 



[Perianth 3 5-parted, scarious, persistent. Stam. hypo- 

 gynous. Ovary free, 1-celled ; ovule 1 or several, suspended 

 from a free central seed-stalk. Style 1 or 0. Stigma simple or 

 compound. Embryo curved round central farinaceous albumen. 

 L. without stipules or sheaths. 



[1. AMAHANTHUS. Fl. monoecious. Perianth 3 5-parted. 

 Stam. 3 5. Stigmas 3. Caps. 1-celled, 1-seeded.] 



1. AMARAN'THUS Linn. 



[A. Blitum (L.) ; fl. 3-fid, 3-androus, clusters small lateral, 

 the upper ones in a small naked spike, st. diffuse glabrous. 

 E. B. 2212. Waste places near towns. A. VIII.] E. 



[A. retroflex'us (L.) ; fl. 5-fid, 5-androus, spikes large dense compound 

 terminal, bracts lanceolate aristate much exceeding fr., st. stout erect 

 pubescent. 11. 1. 5. 475. Waste ground. A. VIII.] E. 



Order LXV. CHENOPODIACE^E. 



Perianth 3 5-parted, herbaceous, persistent. Stam. peri- 

 gynous or hypogynous. Ovary free or adhering to the tube of 

 the perianth ; ovule 1, attached to the base of the cell. Styles 

 divided, or rarely 1. Fr. not bursting, dry, membranous, 

 included in the perianth which often fcecomes enlarged or 



