480 ANGIOSPERMS 
Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae). — This family contains 
many plants, chiefly herbs and most of which are weeds. The 
Fic. 424.— Russian Thistle (Salsola Kali, var. te 
nuifolia). At the left, 
an entire plant, showing the tap-root and character of the stem (Xq5); at 
the right, a portion of a plant, showing the leaves and flowers about natural 
size. Modified from Oswald and from Beal. 
flowers are small and usually greenish. The Spinach and Beets 
Fig. 425. — The Tumble Weed 
(Amaranthus graecizans), showing 
the general character of the plant. 
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are well-known pot herbs of this 
family, and also from Beets most 
of our sugar is now obtained. 
Among the many that are classed 
as weeds, the Russian Thistle 
(Fig. 424) is the most noted one. 
Belonging tothesame order isthe 
Amaranth family, which contains 
some ornamental plants and a 
number of common weeds. Of those 
that are ornamental, the Cocks- 
comb, Prince’s Feather, and Bache- 
lor’s Button, grown in gardens for 
their highly colored flower clusters, 
are common ones. The Pigweed, 
and Tumbleweed (Fig. 425), com- 
mon in gardens, truck patches, 
and waste places, are the most 
troublesome weeds of this family. 
Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae). — This family contains many 
species, which are chiefly herbs of the temperate regions. The 
