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7. C. hyb'ridum (L.); I- subcordate angulate-dentate acuminate, 

 teeth large distant, fl. in panicled leafless cymes, perianth not 

 covering the fr., seeds minutely pitted opaque blunt and not keeled 

 at the edge. E. B. 1919. Seeds very large. L. with 2 4 

 large teeth on each side. Waste places, rare. A. VIII. E. I. 



*# Lateral fl. 3 A-merous with vertical seeds, term.fl. 5-merous 

 with horizontal seeds. 



f Stigmas short. 



8. C. rubrum (L.) ; /. rhomboidal irregularly toothed and sinu- 

 ate entire below, fl. in erect compound dense leafy spikes, seeds 

 very minute smooth shining blunt or slightly keeled at the edge, 

 E. B. 1721. St. erect and often 12* ft. high, leafy to the top. 

 Pericarp very loose. Fl. generally incomplete. Cat, 4- rarely 

 5-cleft. Stam. 1 or 2. A variety with much more triangular 

 L, shorter spikes and larger seeds, was found near London. 

 The var. pseudo-botryodes (Wats.) has a prostrate spreading st. 

 4 5 in. long, and a small panicle. Sv. E. B. 1197. Waste 

 places, particularly salt marshes. A. VIII. IX. E. S. I. 



9. C. botryodes (Sm.) ; I. nearly triangular slightly toothed, 

 thick and fleshy, fl. in compound dense spikes nearly leafless at 

 the top, seeds very minute smooth shining keeled at the edge. 

 E. B. 2247. Succulently brittle when fresh, limp and flaccid 

 when dry. St. erect. Pericarp loose. Moist sandy places 

 near the sea, on the south-east coast. A. IX. E. 



10. C. glaucum (L.) ; /. oblong sinuate-dentate mealy beneath, 

 fl. in erect nearly simple leafless spikes, seeds very minute 

 netted granular acutely keeled at the edge. E. B. 1454. St. 

 spreading, often prostrate. Seeds reddish. .Rich waste ground. 

 A. IX. E. 



tt Stigmas long. 



Jll. C. Bonus-Henricus (L.) ; /. triangular-hastate entire, fl. 

 in compound leafless spikes, seeds smooth and shining. E. B. 

 1033. St. a foot high. L. large, dark green, used instead of 

 Spinach. Stig. long. Fr. exceeding perianth. Waste places 

 near villages. P. V. VIII. Allgood. Mercury. E. S. I. 



4. BE'TA Linn. Beet. 



1. B. marit'ima (L.) ; st. many from the crown of the root pro- 

 strate, 1. triangular-ovate narrowed into a petiole, spikes long 



