SU^DA.^ — ^CHENOPODIUM. 2/5 



short, stigma bifid. Pericarp membranous. Seed vertical, 

 covered by the persistent perianth. 



Tr. IV. ATRIPLICEJE. Fl. monoecious, of two forms, rarely 

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



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

 Perigone compressed, of 2 more or less connected parts. 

 Stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous, free. Testa crustaceous. 

 Seed vertical, attached by a lateral hilum either near the 

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

 side ; radicle basal. 



7. Obione. Perianth 3 — 6-parted. Stam. 6. Style 0. — 

 Perigone of 2 parts connected to their extremity, 3-toothed, 

 wedgeshaped beloiv. Stigmas 2. Pericarp very thin, ulti- 

 mately adhering to the tube of the perigone. Testa membra- 

 nous. Seed vertical, pendulous fiom a long seed-stalk ; 

 radicle terminal. 



Tribe I. Salsolete. 

 1 . SujEda Forsk. Sea-Blite. 



1. S. fruticosa (Forsk.); st. erect shrubby, I. obtttse semi- 

 cylindrical, styles 3, seeds smooth and shining. — E. B. 635. 

 Salsola Sm. Schoberia Mey. — St. 2 — 3 feet high, with many 

 erect leafy branches and axillary flowers. Seed horizontal. — 

 On the south and east coasts, rare. P. VII. VIII. E. 



2. S. maritima (Dum.); st. herbaceous, /. acute semicylindrical, 

 styles 2, seeds reticulate-striate shining. — E. B. 633. — Chenopo- 

 dium Sm. — St. erect or procumbent with many spreading 

 branches. Seed horizontal. — Sea-shore. A. VII. — IX. 



2. Salsola iiw/i. Saltwort. 



1. S. Kali (L.) ; minutely hairy, st. diffuse, 1. subulate spinous 

 rough, fl. axillary solitary, segments of the enlarged perianth 

 cartilaginous as long as their patent rather coloured roundish 

 wings. — E. B. 634. — St. angular, rigid, much branched. — Sandy 

 sea-shores, .i. VIII. 



Tribe II. Betea. 



3. Chenopodium linn. Goose-foot. 



* Perianth covering the fruit J seed horizontal. 



t Leaves undivided. 



1. C. olidum (Curt.); I. ovate-rhomboidal entire mealy, fl. in 



