LERCHIA. CHENOPODlini. 351 



Testa crustaceans. Seed vertical, attached by a lateral hile 

 either near the base or by means of a long seed-stalk in the 

 middle of the side ; radicle basal. 



7. OBIONE. Perianth 3 o-parted. Stam. 5. Style 0. 

 Perianth of '2 parts free only at the top, 3-toothed, wedge- 

 shaped below. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp very thin, 

 ultimately adhering to the tube of the perianth. Testa mem- 

 branous. Seed vertical, pendulous from a long seed-stalk ; 

 radicle terminal. 



Tribe I. Salsolea. 



1. LER'CHIA Hall. (Suceda Porsk. ed. viii.) Sea-Elite. 



1. L. obtusifolia ( <l Steud.") : st. erect shrubby, /. blunt semi- 

 cylindrical, styles 3, seeds vertical smooth and shining. Suceda 

 fruticosa (Forsk.) ed. viii. SalsolaSm. E. B. 635. Schoberia 

 Mey. St. 2 3 feet high, with many erect leafy branches and 

 axillary flowers. Sandv and shingly shores of south and east of 

 England, rare. P. VIL VIII. E. 



2. L. marit'ima (0. Kuntze) ; st. herbaceous, /. acute semi- 

 cylindrical, styles 2, seeds horizontal netted shining. E. B. 

 (533. St. erect or procumbent, with many spreading branches. 

 Muddy sea-shores. A. VII. IX. E. S. I. 



2. SAL'SOLA Linn. Saltwort. 



1. S. Kali (L.) ; minutely hairy, st. diffuse, 1. subulate spinous 

 rough, n. axillary solitary, segments of the enlarged perianth 

 hard and tough as long as their patent rather coloured roundish 

 wings. E. B. 634. St. angular, rigid, much branched. Sandy 

 sea-shores. A. VIII. E. S. L 



Tribe II. Betecs. 



3. CHENOPO'DIUM Linn. Goose-foot. 

 * Flowers all pentamerous. f Leaves undivided. 



1. C. Vulvdria (L.) ; /. ovate-rhomboidal mealy, fl. in leafless 

 dense spikes, perianth covering the fr., seed shining slightly 

 rough (very small), st. diffuse. E. B. 1034. C. olidum Curt. 

 L. stalked. Covered with a greasy pulverulent fetid substance. 

 Dry waste places near houses, A. VIII. IX. E. S. 1. 



