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toothed usually muricate on the back, spikes nearly simple 

 collected into a branched many-flowered panicle, seeds all 

 shining smooth. — a. stem erect with ascending branches, leaves 

 11 triangular hastate toothed, perianth toothed muricate on 

 the back. E. B, S, t. 2860. — j3. stem erect or ascending with 

 ascending branches, upper leaves subulate-hastate entirl?, pe- 

 rianth entire rough on the back. A. microsperma W, et K. 



y. stems and branches prostrate, upper leaves lanceolate entire, 

 spikes only slightly branched. A. prostrata Bouclu 



a. Cultivated and waste land in tlie south of England, not uncom- 

 mon — ^- near .Bath. Belfast. — y. sea-coast, rare. ©. 7 IQ. . 



Seeds uniform, black and wrinkled, not half so large as the wrinkled 

 chestnut ones of A. patula, aUhough similar to the small seed of 

 that species, of which it may be only a variety. 



7. A. avgustifolia Sm. {spreading narroic -leaved O.) ; stem 

 herbaceous erect or prostrate, lower leaves with two ascendino- 

 lobes from a wedge-shaped base, upper ones lanceolate entire^ 

 seeds smooth and shining. — a. lower leaves entire, perianth of 

 the fruit rhomboidal with ascending lateral angles entire smooth 

 on the back, spikes nearly simple interrupted. E. B. t. 1774. 



/3. lower leaves sinuate-toothed, perianth of the fruit rhom- 

 boidal denticulate usually tuberculate on the back, spikes 

 branched dense many-flowered. A, evecta Iluds.: E. B. t. 2223. 



Cultivated and waste ground, 

 narrow-leaved var. of A. pahila. 



O. 7—10. 



Perhaps only a 



Jf None of the leaves lobed. 



8. A. littordlis L. {Grass-leaved Sea O.) ) stem herbaceous 

 erect, leaves lanceolate entire or toothed, perianth of the fruit 

 toothed muricate at the back. — a. leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 perianth of the fruit ovate-rhomboid acute spreading at the 

 pouit. E. B. t, 708. — /j. leaves ovate-lanceolate, perianth of 

 tile fruit obcordate-triangular obtuse closed. A. marina L. 



Muddy salt-marshes, chiefly on the cast coast. ©. 7—9. The 



ynder-sides of the leaves and the fower.^ are mealy ; the latter grow 

 in rather crowded, axillary and terminal spikes. Mr. Woods mentions 

 that he has met with horizontal seeds in this species, which he sup- 

 poses were produced by flowers similar to the sterile ones; he also 

 states that the var. a, alone is found at Lewes, while ^. is plentiful on 

 the banks of the Thames. 



9, A. 



Fertile flowers of two kinds. Dlchospermuni 



'"''^^"* Rebent (shining-leaved O.) : stem lierbaceous 

 eicct branched, leaves triangular acuminate shining above glau- 

 ous beneath, lower ones cordate-hastate, upper deltoid some- 

 nut auncled, uppermost lanceolate, perianth of the fruit ovate- 

 •i^uunnate entire smooth on the back thin and finely reticulated. 



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