298 65. CHEiropoDiACEa). 



perianth ; ovule 1, attached to the base of the cell. Styles 

 divided, or rarely 1. Fr. not bursting, dry, membranous, 

 included in the perianth which often becomes enlarged or 

 ileshy. Embryo curved round farinaceou.s albumen, or spiral, 

 or doubled together without albumen ; radicle next the hile. — 

 L. without stipules or sheaths. 



Tribe I. SALSOLUJE. Fl. uniform, peiiect. Seeds usually 

 without albumen. Embryo spiral. St. continuous, leafy. 

 i. semicylindrical or terete. 



1. StrjEDA. Perianth 5-parted, xinthoui appeniageg. Stam. 

 5, from the receptacle. Stigmas 2 — 3, sessile. Pericarp 

 membranous. Seed horizontal or vertical ; testa crusta- 

 ceous. — -With bracts. 



2. Salsola. Perianth 5-parted, segments ultimately with a 

 transverse dorsal appendage. Stam. 5, from an hypogynous 

 ring. Styles 2. Pericarp membranous. Seed horizontal ; 

 testa membranous. — With bracts. 



Tr. II. BETEJE. Fl. uniform, perfect. Seeds with albumen. 

 Embryo curved roimd the circumference of the seed. St. 

 continuous,, leafy. L.Jlat. 



3. Chbnopoditjm. Perianth 3 — o-parted, persistent, un- 

 altered. Stam. 5, from the receptacle. Stigmas 2 — 3. 

 Pericarp thin, free. Testa crustaceous. Seed vertical or 

 horizontal. Without bracts, 



4. Beta. Perianth 6-parted, persistent. Stam. 5, from a 

 fleshy ring. Styles 2 — 3. Pericarp imbedded in and 

 adhering to the fleshy tube of the perianth. Seed horizontal, 

 attached laterally. Testa membrancms. 



Tr. ni. SALICORNIEM. Fl. uniform, perfect. Seeds and 

 embryo as in Tr. II. St. jointed, leafless. Stam. less 

 than 6. 



5. Salicobnia. Perianthfleshvjtumid, undivided, imbedded 

 in an excavation of the rachis. Stam. I — 2. Style very 

 short, stigma bifid. Pericarp membranous. Seed vertical, 

 covered by the persistent perianth. 



Tr. IV. A TPIPZICEuE. Fl. monoecious, of two forms, rarely 

 perfect. Seeds, embryo, and stem as in Tr. IF. 



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

 Perianth compressed, of 2 parts not connected above their 



