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Much confusion has been caused in this difficult tribe by 
the description of specimens which had only reached the 
flowering stage. To prevent an increase of this confusion in 
the future it would seem desirable that botanists should refrain 
from naming new species unless they are in a position to 
_describe the fruiting perianth, the pericarp, and the ripe seed. 
t serious work in this tribe was done by Moquin 
Australian genera :—Pachycornia and Tecticorma. 
No. 8, 56-66, ann. 1918) with several illustrations. Two 
der Tribus Salicornieae, ann. 1866; Salicorniearum Synopsis 
in Atti del Congresso internaz. botan. in Firenze, 259-343, 
ann. 1876) are not accessible here. 
The specimens from the localities named below have, all 
been examined by me. 
I have to thank the Government Botanists of Victoria 
(Prof. A. J. Ewart), N. S. Wales (Mr. J. H. Maiden), Queens- 
land (Mr. C. T. White), and South Australia (Prof. T. G. B 
Osborn) for permitting me to examine many valuable 
specimens from the National Herbaria. 
Fertile articles slightly lobed at summit or 
enure. > 
Seeds with copious albumen. 
Fruit free and usually falling off with 
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Fruit embedded in the enlarged, bony 
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eds without albumen... . o9 SALICORNIA 
Fertile articles divided to the base into 2 
spreading segments or scales . 4. TECTICORNIA ` 
distinct, the cuter crustaceous and bear- 
ing granules arranged in more or less 
concentric rows, the inner coat mem- 
Peridnth spongy, without distinct lobes; : 
pericarp hyaline, inconspicuous — ...- 1. A. halocnemoides 
Perianth herbaceous, with 3 broad lobes; 
pericarp hardened at summit and con- i-o 
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