14 ENGLISH BOTANY. 
Var. f, viride. 
Prare MCLXXXIX. 
C. viride, Linn. Herb. (!). Reich. Fl. Germ. Excurs, p. 579. 
C. album, var. viride. Mog.-Tand. in D.C. Prod. Vol. XIU. Part IL p. 71. 
Stem paniculately branched; branches ascending. Leaves sub- 
rhomboidal-ovate ; the lower ones entire or faintly serrate; the upper 
ones narrower, entire; all of them green on both sides, or sometimes 
sparingly sprinkled with meal beneath. Glomerules collected into 
elongated lax axillary and terminal slightly drooping usually compound 
cymose lax and interrupted spikes, the axillary ones longer than the 
leaves from which they spring ; spikes or cymes combined into a lax 
subcorymbose panicle. Calyx very sparingly sprinkled with white 
meal. Seeds rather smaller than in var. a. 
Var. y, paganum. 
Prarr MCXC. 
C. paganum, Reich. Fl. Germ. Excurs, p. 579. 
C. album, var. viridescens, Mog.-Tand. in D.C. Prod. Vol. XII. Part IL. p. fae 
Stem paniculately branched ; branches ascending. Leaves sub- 
rhomboidal-ovate ; the lower ones irregularly sinuate serrate ; upper 
ones narrower, often entire ; all of them green on both sides, or some- 
times sparingly sprinkled with meal beneath. Glomerules collected 
into elongated lax axillary and terminal erect usually compound lax 
and interrupted spikes, the axillary ones longer than the leaves from 
which they spring; spikes combined into a lax pyramidal panicle. 
Calyx very sparingly sprinkled with white meal. Seeds rather smaller 
than in var. a. 
In cultivated ground, waste places, and by roadsides. Common, and 
generally distributed. Var. « less common than var. 8; var. y most 
abundant. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. Annual. Late Summer, Autumn. 
Var. a with the stem 6 inches to 3 feet high, often unbranched or 
branched merely towards the base; more rarely much branched. 
Leaves conspicuously stalked, the largest ones $ to 2 inches long, 
irregularly toothed, especially towards the base, or sometimes with 
one or two large teeth near the base, in which case they bear some 
resemblance to those of Atriplex. Glomerules contiguous or nearly 
so, the spikes scarcely above } or finch long. Seeds rather larger 
than those of C. Vulvaria, similar in shape, shining, appearing 
minutely punctured when examined under a high magnifying power. 
Plant pale green, the under side of the leaves and calyces almost white 
