1300 ATRIPLEX, [CLASS XXIII. ORDER 1. 
slightly longer than the fruit, collected in a branched densely flowered 
panicle ; seeds smooth and shining.” 
Babington’s Manual of British Botany, p, 253.—A. ruderalis, Koch. 
in EF]. 798. 
With this species we are unacquainted; but Mr. Babington, from 
whose Flora we have extracted the above description, says that it is 
distinguished from all the others by the form of its perigone (perianth), 
in conjunction with its leaves and panicle. 
Habitat.—Waste ground; rare. Bath. 
Annual; flowering in July to September. 
5. A. deltoi'dea, Bab. (Fig. 1560.) Triangular-leaved Orache. Stem 
erect, with opposite ascending branches; leaves opposite, all hastate, 
triangular, with two descending lobes, unequally dentate or sinuate 
dentate; perianth of the fruit ovate, triangular, dentate, and more or 
less muricated at the back, somewhat longer than the smooth shining 
seeds, and collected into branched dense many flowered panicles. 
English Botany Suppl. t. 2860.— Babington’s Manual of British 
Botany, p. 253. 
Stem erect, from two to three feet high, with long slender opposite 
branches, leafy. Leaves opposite, triangular, hastate, with the two 
lateral lobes more or less acute, and pointing downwards, toothed, 
sometimes also sinuated, and often entire, especially the upper ones, a 
bright green above, paler and somewhat powdery beneath, the foot- 
stalk dilated towards the leaf, the floral leaves are short, lanceolate. 
Inflorescence dense flowered panicles, branched and spreading. 
Perianth of the fruit triangular, ovate, entire or toothed on the 
margin, and more or less muricated at the back, a little longer than 
the smooth compressed dark shining seeds. 
Habitat —Waste and cultivated places; not uncommon. 
Annual; flowering from July to September. 
This species we find very common on waste places not far from the 
sea, in various parts of Italy; but most frequent among the sea coast 
plants near Leghorn. 
6. A. ro'sea, Linn. (Fig. 1561.) Spreading Orache. Stem procum- 
bent, or ascending, with numerous spreading branches; leaves ovate, 
triangular, unequally sinuate, dentate, the lower ones sometimes three 
lobed, the upper ones ovate lanceolate, toothed, or nearly entire ; 
perianth of the fruit rhomboidal, acute, toothed, with two rows of 
tubercles on the back, or simply ribbed, collected in small axillary 
clusters and small terminal spikes ; seeds minutely rugose. 
Babington’s Manual of British Botany, p. 253. 
Stem prostrate, or ascending, with numerous alternate slender 
spreading branches, often of a reddish colour, covered over with mealy 
scales. Leaves alternate below, mostly opposite above, white, with 
mealy scales, ovate, triangular, often three lobed, with a three ribbed 
