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691. CORISPERMUM. 



1. Marschalii. Cal. 0. Wing of the 

 nearly round and smooth Nut denticulate, 

 excise at top, with 2 points in the hollow. 

 a. 7, 8. Sandy. Schwetzingen near the 

 Ehine. 



3. intermedium. Cal. 0. Wing of the 

 nearly round, smooth Nut somewhat den- 

 ticulate. Tip entire, ending in 2 points. 

 Membranous Margin of upper Bracts half as 

 wide as herbaceous part. a. 7, 8. Sandy 

 shores. Baltic. 



3. hyssopifolitim. Sep. 2. Nut small, 

 ovali-subrotund, wing entire at top, with 2 

 points, half as wide as herbaceous part. a. 

 7, 8. Banks of Po. s. Fr. 



iS. hracteatum, ViT. With short, ovate 

 Bracts. 



4. nitidum. Sep. 2. Wings of the smooth 

 somewhat oval Nuts entire at top, with 2 

 points. Membranous Margin of upper Bracts 

 as broad as the herbaceous part. a. 7, 8. 



Sandy islands. Vienna. 



5. squarrosum. " Spicis squarrosis,""' 

 Linn. " L. linear, with a pungent mucro. 

 AU the Fr. in spikes, a. 8, 9. Aries and 

 Avignon." — Lois. In all the species the L. 

 are 1-nerved and mucronate, hit by no means 

 pungent. 



692. BLITUM. 



1. capitatum. Clusters axillary, and in 

 leafless terminal spikes, a. 6, 7- Moist sandy 

 uncult. Pr. s. Sw. s. Tyr. Lugano. 



2. virgatum. Clusters all axillary, a. 6, 

 7. Moist sandy uncult. s. G. France, n. e. 

 Italy. 



693. SALICORNIA. 



A. Stem jointed. No L. 



1. herbacea. Stem herbaceous. Spikes 

 staU^ed. Scales of Cal. 3 on each side; the 

 middle placed higher. Seed oval, about twice 

 as long as broad, hairy. Stem erect. Spikes 

 linear, 10-20 times their width, a. 8, 9. 

 Muddy shores. 



/3. procumbens. Stem procumbent. Spikes 

 oblong, 4-8 times width. 



2. radicans. Woody, procumbent at base, 

 and rooting. Spikes nearly sessile, cylindrical, 

 obtuse : the middle Cal. hardly higher than 

 the others. Seed hardly longer than broad. 



hairy, w. 9. Muddy shores, s. Eng. Irel. 

 Fr. Sicily. 



3. fruticosa. Shrubby. Spikes nearly 

 sessile, aU oblong or cylindrical. Scales of 

 Cal. placed evenly, spreading in the fruit. 

 Cups of Joints expanding horizontally, and be- 

 coming flat when in fruit. Seeds tubercled ? 

 s.S. 8, 9. Shores of Mdt. 



4. macrostachya. Shrubby. Spikes ses- 

 sile, all oblong or cylindrical. Scales of Cal. 

 placed evenly, erect in the fruit, and partly 

 covered by the still concave cup of the joint. 

 Seeds unequally ovoid, with tubercles in con- 

 centric curves. s.S. Shores. Mdt. 



5. cruciata. Shrubby. Spikes sessile, cru- 

 ciate : lower globose ; upper cylindrical, with 

 very short, emarginate joints. s.S. 9, 10. 

 Shores. Sard. w. Sic. 



B. Stem branched, not jointed, leafy. 



6. amplexicaulis. L. alternate, fleshy, 

 gibbous, broad cordate, amplexicaul. Spikes 

 ovoideo-oblong, sessile, axillary. a. 5, 6. 

 Muddy salt marshes. Tarento.-w. Sic. 



miBB IF. 

 694. EUROTIA. 



1. ceratoides. L. lanceolate, tomentose, 

 hoary. Fertile Fl. woolly. S. 8, 9. Uncult. 

 Ehrensbrunn in lower Aust. and near the city 

 of Retz. 



695. OBIONE. 



1. portulacoides. Woody. Cal. of Fr. 

 sessile, with three equal lobes, mmicate on back. 

 L. obovato-oblong. s.S. 7, 8. Clayey sea- 

 shores. 



2. pedunculata. Herbaceous. Cal. of 

 Fr. on a long stalk, 2-lobed, with an interme- 

 diate tooth, a. 8, 9. Muddy salt. e. Eng. 

 n. G. Abbeville. 



696. ATRIPLEX. 



A. Flowers polygamous. Sepals distinct.' 

 Sp. 1-3. 



B. Flowers moncjcious. Sepals united below. 

 i. Stems with resinous stripes. 



a. Calyx ovato-triangular, united only 

 at the base. 



* Seeds (at least the larger) com- 

 pressed and shagreened. Sp. 4-6. 



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