294 65. CHENopoDiACKa;. 



** Lateral Jl. 3 — A-merous with vertical seeds, term.Jl. b-mermis 

 with horizontal seeds. 



t Stigmas short. 



8. C. rubrum (L.) ; I. rhomhoidal irregularly tootlied and sinu- 

 ate entire below, fl. in erect compound dense leafy spikes, seeds 

 very minute smooth shining blmit or slightly keeled at the edge. — 

 E. B. 1721.— St. erect and often 1—2 ft. high, leafy to the top. 

 Pericarp very loose. Fl. generally incomplete. Oal. 4- rarely 

 5-cleft. Stam. 1 or 2. — ^A variety with much more triangular 

 I., shorter spikes and larger seeds, was found near London. — 

 The -vaw pseado-botryodes (Wats.) has a prostrate spreading st. 

 4^5 in. long, and a small panicle. Si/. E. B. 1197. — Waste 

 places, particularly salt marshes. A. "VIII. IX. E. S. I. 



9. C botryddes (Sm.) ; I. nearly triangular slightly toothed, 

 thick and fleshy, fl. in compound dense spikes nearly leafless at 

 the top, seeds very minute smooth shining Iteeled at the edge. — 

 E. B. 2247. — Succulently brittle when fiesh, limp and flaccid 

 when dry. St. erect. Pericarp loose. — Moist sandy places 

 near the sea, on the south-east coast. A. IX. E. 



10. C. glaucum (L.) ; /. oblong sinuate-dentate mealy beneath, 

 fl. in erect nearly simple leafless spikes, seeds Yetj minute 

 netted granular acutely keeled at the edge. — E. B. 1454. — St. 

 spreading, often prostrate. Seeds reddish. — Rich waste ground. 

 A. IX. E. 



tt Stigmas long. 



Jll. C. Bonus-Henricus (L.) ; I, triangular-hastate entire, fl. 

 in compound leafless spikes, seeds smooth and shining. — E. B. 

 1033. — St. a foot high. L. large, dark green, used instead of 

 Spinach. Stig. long. Fr. exceeding perianth. — Waste places 

 near viUages. P. V.— VIH. AMgood. E. S. I. 



4. Be'ta Linn. Beet. 



1. B. marit'ima(L.) ; si. many from the croien of the root pro- 

 strate, 1. triangular-ovate narrowed into a petiole, spUces long 

 simple leafy, bracts lanceolate exceeding the 2 — 3-flowered 

 clusters, segments of the perianth with entire keels, stig. lanceo- 

 late.—^. B. 285.— Root thick, fleshy. St. 6—12 in. long 

 prostrate below, spreading in a circle, the ends ascending. — 

 Sea-shores. P. VII.— IX. Sea-Beet. E. 8. I. 



[B. vulgaris (L.), st. solitary erect, stig. ovate, is the culti- 

 vated plant.] 



