290 63. PLANTAenTAOEa;. — 65. chenopodiace^. 



-K. xvii. 1127. — L. ascending-. Anth. purple. Seeds about 8. 

 — Fields and waste places, P. VI.— VIII. Way-bread. 



E. S. I. 



[P. arendria (W. & K.), a brauching leafy plant, was found 

 abundantly on Burnham Sand-liills, Som.] E. 



2. Liitobbl'la Linn. Shorb-weed. 



1. L. lacus'tris (L.).S. B. 468.— Witb runners. El. wMte. 

 Fertile fl. sessile. Stalks of tbe male fl. 1 — 2 in. long. L. all 

 radical, linear, fleshy, somewhat channelled, sometimes hairy 

 above. — Margins of lakes, or under water when it is larger and 

 does not flower. P. VI. VII. E. 8. I. 



Division IV. MONOCHLAMYDE^. 



(Ord. LXIV.— LXXVm.) 



With only a single perianth ; that is, the cal. and cor. not 

 distinguishable, or wanting. 



[Order LXIV. AMAEANTHACE^.] 



[Perianth 3 — 5-parted, scarious, persistent. Stam. hypo- 

 gynous. Ovary free, 1-celled; ovule 1 or several, suspended 

 from a free central seed-stalk. Style 1 or 0. Stigma simple or 

 compound. Embryo curved round central fai'inaceous albumen. 

 — L. without stipules or sheaths. 



[1. Amabanthus. El. monoecious. Perianth 8 — 5-parted. 

 Stam. 3 — 5. Stigmas 3. Caps. 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



1. Amaean'ihtjs Linn. 



[A. Blitmn (L.) ; fl. 3-fid. 3-androus, clusters small lateral 

 the upper ones in a small naked spike, st. diffuse glabrous. — 

 E. B. 2212.— Waste places neai- towns. A. VIII.] E. 



Order LXV. CHENOPODIACE^. 



Perianth 5-parted, herbaceous, persistent. Stam. perigynous 

 or hypogynous. Ovary free or adhering to the tube of the 

 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 enlai-ged or 

 fleshy. Embryo curved round farinaceous albumen, or spiral. 



