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4; Beta. Perianth 5-parted, persistent. , Stnra. 5, from a 

 - ■I i fleshy rimg.; Styles 2 — 3. .Pericarp imbedded in mtd adhering- 

 .Ho tlie fleshy tuhe of the perianth. Seed horizontal, attached 

 laterally. Testa membranous. 



Tr. III. SALICORNIEJE. Fl. uniform, perfect. Seeds and 

 embryo as in Tr. II. St. jointed. Stam. less than 5. 



5. Salicohnia. Perianth fleshy, tumid, undivided, imbedded 

 in an excavation of the rachis. Stam. 1 — 2. Style verv 

 short, stigma bifid. Pericarp membranous. Seed vertical, 

 covered by the persistent peiiiinth. 



Tr. rV'. ATRIPLICEJE: Fl. mona■c!o^ls, of two forms, rarely 

 perfect.- Seeds and embryo as in Tr. II. St. continuous. 



6. Ateiplbx. Perianth 3 — 5-parted. Stam. 6. Style 0. — 

 Perianth compressed, of 2 parts not connected above their 

 middle. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous free. 

 Testa crustaceous. Seed vertical, .attached by a lateral hile 

 either near the base or by means of a long seed-stalk in the 

 middle of the side ; radicle basal. - 



7. Obionb. Perianth 3^5-parted. Stam. 6. Style 0. — 

 Perianth of 2 parts free only at th^ top, 3-toothed, wedge- 

 shaped below. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp very thi?i. 



' uiMimately adhering to the iube of the -DBTi&nih..' Testa mem- 

 branous. Seed vertical, pendulous from a long seed-stalk ; 

 radicle terminal. I 



Tribe, I. Salsoleae. 

 1. Svx'da. ForsJc; Sea-BIite. 



1. .S'. fniticdsa CForsk.) ; st. erect shrubby, I. blmit' semi- 

 cylindrical, styles 3, 'seeds smooth and shining. — Saliola Sm. 

 Schoberia Mej: — St. 2 — 3 feet high, with many erect leafy' 

 branches and axillary flowers. Seed horizontal.-^On the South' 

 and East coasts, rare. P. YII. VIII. E. 



2. S. mariiima (Dum.) ; st. herbaceous, I. acute semicylindri- 

 cal, styles 2, seeds netted shining. — Chenopodium Sm. — St. 

 erect or . procimibent with ' many spreading branches. . Seed 

 horizontal. — Sea-shores. A. VII.— IX. E.S.I. 



2. Sai'sola Linn. Saltwort. 



1. S. Kali (L.) ',• minutely hairy, st; difiiise, 1. subiilate spinous 

 rough, fl. axillary 'Solitary,! segments of the ' enlarged perianth 



