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middle. — Stam.O. Stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous free. 

 Testa aiistaceous. Seed Tertical, 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. Obione. Perianth 3— 5-parted. Stam. 5. Style 0.— 

 Perianth of 2 parts /ree on!,j/ at the top, 3-toothed, wedge- 

 shaped below. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp verg thin, 

 ultimately adhering to the tube of the perianth. Testa mem- 

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

 radicle terminal. 



Tribe I. Salsolece. 



1. Stj^'da Forsk. Sea-Blite. 



1. S. fruticdsa (Forsk.) ; st. erect shrubby, I. blunt semi- 

 cylindrical, styles 3, seeds vertical smooth and shining. — Salsola 

 Sm.— JJ. B. 635. Schoberia Mey.— St. 2—3 feet high, with 

 many erect leafy branches and axillary flowers. — -Sandy and 

 shingly shores of south and east of England, rare. P. VII. 

 VIII. E. 



2. 8. marit'ima (Dum.) ; st. herbaceous, I. acute semicylin- 

 drical, styles 2, seeds horizontal netted shining. — E. B. 633. — 

 St. erect or procumbent, with many spreading branches. — 

 Muddy sea-shores. A. VII.— IX. JE. S. I. 



2. Sal'sola lAnn. Saltwort. 



1. S.Kdli(\j^; minutely hairy, St. diffuse, 1. subulate spinous 

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

 hard and tough as long as their patent rather coloured roundish 

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

 sea-shores. A. VIII. E. S. I. 



Tribe II. Betea. 



3. Chenopo'dium Linn. Goose-foot. 



* Flowers all perttamerous. t Leaves undivided. 



1. C. Vulvdria (L.) ; I. ovate-rhomboidal mealy, fi. in leafless 

 dense spikes, perianth covering the fr., seed shining slightly 

 rough (very small), st. diffuse. — E. B. 1034. 0. olidum Cxirt. — 

 L. stalked. Covered with a greasy pulverulent /eije? substance. 

 — Dry waste places near houses. A. VIII. IX. E. S. I. 



