plantaginej:. 



311 



7. Cttpani. p. Bracts ovate, acute, half 



calyx. 

 5. macrorhiza. w. Bracts acuminato- 



aristate. 



B. Flant caulescent. Seeds 3. 



22. amplexicaulis. Herbaceous, hairy. 

 L. lanceolate, alternate. Stalks expanded at 

 base, aniplexicaul. Bracts round, ■with a broad 

 membrane on each side. Segm. of Cor. ovate, 

 acute, a. b. 4, 5. Cape Spartivento. 



23. arenaria. Herbaceous, pubescent. L. 

 linear, sessile. Spike ovoid, on a long stalk. 

 Bracts broad ovate; the lower with a leafy 

 cusp. (Front Div. of Cal. very obtuse ; others 



a. 6, 7- Sandy. 



lanceolate, acute, Kocn.) 

 m. and s. Europe. 



24. Psyllium. Herbaceous. L. linear. 

 Spikes ovoid. All Bracts lanceolate, as long 

 as calyx. (Div. of Cal. lanceolate, gradually 

 acuminate, all alilie, Koch.) a. 5. Sandy. 

 s. Fr. Istria. It. 



25. Cynops. Shrubby. Stem decumbent, 

 much branched. L. narrow linear. Spike nearly 

 globose. Bracts ovate, concave, acute; (the 

 lower with a filiform cusp. Front Div. of Cal. 

 ovate, obtuse, mucronate; others narrower, 

 with ciliate keel, Koch.) ■w. 4-7. TJncult. 

 s. Fr. It. 



MONOCHLAMYDEiE. 



Calyx and Corolla united into a single Perianth, or one or both wanting. 



LXXX. AMARANTHACEJ]. 



Perianth 3-5 -partite, scariose, persistent, 

 without sheaths or stipules. 



681. ACHYRANTHES. 



1. argentea. L. roundish ovate, acumi- 

 nate, silveiy beneath. Rac. spike-like. The 

 lower Fl. refiexed. S. 8-5. Dry calc. hills. 

 Sicily. 



682. AMARANTHUS. 



A. Stamens 3. 



1. albus. Bracts firm, very acute, and 

 almost pungent, exceeding acute sepals and Fr. 

 Bunches aU axillary. Stems erect, much 

 branched. L. refuse, bristle-pointed, a. 7, 8. 

 s. Fr. Nap. 



2. polygonoides. "Fertile Fl. funnel- 

 shaped. Sepals 5, obtuse, with spreading mem- 

 branous mai'gin. L. rhombeo-ovate, emargi- 

 nate, with a very short bristle, tapering into a 

 haft as long as the blade, w. Sea-shore. 

 Pescara." — Ten. 



3. sylvestris. Bracts membranous, fall- 

 ing short of the ovato-subrotund fruit. Sep. 

 rather acute. Fr. circumsciss. AH the Bunches 



Stamens 3 or 5, inferior. Ovary of 1 cell. L. 



of Fl. axillary. Stems diffuse, ascending, a. 

 7, 8. Fields and waste, m. and s. Em*. 



4. Blituiu. Bracts membranous, falling 

 short of subrotundo-ovate fruit. Sep. rather 

 obtuse. Fr. not opening. Bunches axillary 

 and in a leafless, terminal spike. Stems diffuse, 

 ascending, a. 7, 8. Waste, m. and s. Em*. 



5. prostratus. Bracts membranous, fall- 

 ing short of oblongo-ovoid fruit. Sep. very 

 acute. Fr. not opening. Bunches axillary, 

 and in a leafless, terminal spite. Stems pros- 

 trate, a. 7, 8. Waysides, m. and s. Fr. 

 adr. G. It. 



B. Stamens 5. 



6. retroflexus. Spike very compound : 

 the terminal Div. not much exceeding the 

 others. Bracts membranous, vrith a thick green 

 rib ending in a subulate point, exceeding fruit. 

 Fr. circumsciss. Stem erect, a. 8, 9. Waste. 

 m. and s. Eur. common, 



7. chlorostachys. Spike compound at 

 base ; the middle Div. far exceeding the others. 



