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oviirv, l»ut not iidlicriii^' to it, iiml beiriiii,' fimn i to 5 stamens. Styles 2 to 5, short 

 Weeds (several (mIK'iI pKiWKKD.s), alioiiiidini,' in cultivaiiMl or waste j^toiukIs, and some 

 are i)i)t-licrl>s. Tlic small (Inwcrs and fruits make tliem too (KHiiMilt for the he'^inner. Tlie 

 lollowin:^ key will le;i(l tiie student to tin; name of tiie ))rinci])al common kinds. 



LpuHoss titshy lierhs. in salt marslic-i, witli )•< rfcct fjowcrs in Ht-sliy spikcis. {SulHumin) HamJ'HIRE. 

 Leafy licilis, witii liioiid (»r luoatlisli. generally ti-n'ifr leaves, not prickly ; ciiiyx wing- 

 less. Fiowl ' jieifect. 

 In clustfiH or sjiikeii ads; calyx hfcoining lioriy-like, iiltojjetlier nii.kini; a 



stiawticny-liivf red jmlpy fruit, {IVitnm) iJilTK. 



In small sessile dusters collected in spikes or panicles ; calyx dry and 

 lierl):ice(ins. 

 Akene thick and hard, helow adherent to the calyx. Leaves smooth, {Beta) *I5kkt. 

 Akene very tliin and hreaking away from the seeii. Leaves often mealy. 



Pigweeds, (Chcnupwliiini) GoosKKOOT. 



Flowers nioniecinus : tin- fertile ones single in the axils of the leaves. Sea coast, 



and one rarely euliivatetl as a pot-herli. (A'tri/ilcx) OUAi'HE. 



Flowers dioe. 'ions, in spiked clusters: calyx over the fruit, witli 2 to 4 horns or 



pri>ji'CUons : leavts arrow-shaped, (Sfiinaria) *SPINAC'H. 



Leafy and much -branched plants on the sca-siiore ; the leaves ;iwl-shaj)od and pi ickly- 



tipped : tluwers perfect : calyx winged in fruit, (Sn.'no'n) Bai.TWOUT. 



78. AMARANTH FAMILY. Order A^rARAXTACE E. 



Ileilis, mucii like the i:\st family in almost every eliaractor, excei't that 

 the llowei's aie furnished wiiii 3 or more dry and scale-like thin hracts: 

 tliese aie soimtimes hriiihtly coloured, so as to make showy clusters or 

 hunclies, and, hein<,' dry, they do not wither after hlossomin.L,'. The 

 little 1 -seeded jtod in luany cases is a pyxis (242), that is, it opens 

 rotnnl the mi(hlle, tiie n]>iH*r 1 art falling: olF, as a lid. The common 



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riiiiiii oiMjiiiiiK' i>y species l)eloii'4 niamlv to two ijcnera : — 

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Flowers in si)iked or ])atncled clusteis, terminal or axilhoy : stamens 5 or 3, separate : 

 little pod opening l)y a lid. To tliis helongs one kind of I'iowkkd, and tiie 

 riUNCE.s Fe.VTHEU, Love-LIESBI,KKI>1XG, Coxcomb, <S:c., in gardens and enriched 

 soil, {Aiiiiinnitii^) Amabanth. 



Flowers in a head : stamens 5, niunadelphous, and tlie filaments 3-clefr. tlie middle 



lube bearing the anther. 



(Goiiijilireiiu 1 *(j!|,OBE-AmaKAKTH. 



79. BUCKWHEAT FAMILY. Order roLYUOXACE.E. 



Herbs with alternate entire leaves, and mostly perfect flowers ; with a calyx of 4 to 6 

 eepa's (separate or united at the base), and 3 to 9 stamens inserted on its base : ovary 

 l-celled nniking a i-seeded akene ; its styles or stigmas 2 or 3. Beside-, this family may 

 always be known by the stipules which iorm a sheath above each joint (as in Fig. 137). 

 The watery juice is often sour, as in Rhubarb and Sorrel, sometimes sharp and biting. 



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