CHAP. XCI. 



0HENOPOI)IA*CE/E. ^TRIPLEX. 



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glabrous, and flat on their upper surface, 

 of a very glaucous green, and placed very 

 near each other. The flowers are small, 

 greenish, and axillary ; usually solitary. 

 The stamens are generally longer than the 

 divisions of the calyx; and the styles, 

 which are 2 — 3 in number, are reddish. 

 It is found wild on the shores of the Me- 

 diterranean, both in Europe and Africa; 

 and on the sea coasts in England. It is 

 perfectly hardy; and, even when killed 

 down to the ground by severe frost in 

 winter, it is sure to throw up fresh shoots 

 in spring. It is not very ornamental, but 

 is useful, in some situations, as a glaucous 

 j j ^g evergreen bush. It may be propagated bj 



seeds, layers, cuttings, or suckers, 

 should be planted in a sheltered situation, as it is an evergreen, and the 

 leaves, from their succulency are easily affected by the frost, which turns 

 them black. The branches are very brittle, and apt to break off: they 

 should not, however, be tied up closely, as the leaves will rot if they are 

 not allowed abundance of light and air. 



n. 2. C. parvifoYium R. et S. The small-leaved Goosefoot. 



Identification. Roem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 266. 



Synonymes. C. fruticosum Bicb. in Fl. Taur.-Cauc, 1. p. 181., exclusively of all the synonymes ; C 



microphyllum Bieb. in Suppl. to Fl. Taur.-Cauc, 1. p. 275. ; Salsbla frutiebsa Bieb. Casp., p. 149. 



App. No. 22., Pall. It., 3. p. 524. ; Suaeda microphylla Pall. Must., S. t. 44. 

 Engraving. Pall. 111., 3. t. 44. 



Description, tyc. Imperfectly evergreen, frutescent, much branched, spreading, glabrous, about 2 ft. 

 high. Leaves taper, oblong, obtuse, glaucescent, fleshy ; the lower half an inch long, the floral ones 

 shorter. Flowers of the shape of those of C. marftimum, three together, attached to the petiole above 

 its base, not bracteated. The sepals that attend the fruit are equal and convex at the back. (Bieb.) 

 Frequent in the plains of Eastern Caucasus, towards the Caspian Sea, and near the salt river Gorkaja, 

 where it is believed to be deleterious to horses. {R. et S. Syst. Ve~g.) It was introduced into Eng- 

 land in 1825, but is very geldom found in collections. 



m. 3. C. horte'nse R. et S. The Garden Goosefoot. 



p. 71. ; Dclile De"scr. de VE'gypte., No. 297. 



Identification. Rcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 268. 

 Si/no n i/tnes. Suaeda hort£nsis Forsk. JEgypt. Arab. 

 ' Salsbla divergens Poir. Enc. Meth., 7. p. 299. 



Description, fyc. Subevergreen. A shrub, about 2 ft. high, very diffuse. Stem, branches, and leaves 

 spotted with white, having upon their surface a mealy matter that may be rubbed off. Leaves flat 

 above, linear, fleshy. Flowers axillary, sessile, in groups. Stigmas 3, united at the base. Calyx, as 

 it attends the fruit, fleshy, diverging. It is very similar to, if not identical with, Salsbla trigyna 

 Cav. [R. et S. Syst. Veg.) A low.uninteresting shrub, a native of Asia, and the south of Europe, 

 supposed to be in British gardens ; but we are not certain that we have seen the plant. 



Genus II. 



* I Li 



^'TRIPLEX L. The Orache. Lin. Syst. Polygamia MonceVia. 



Identification. Lin. Gen., 745. ; Eng. Flor., 4. p. 255. 



Derivation. From ater, black ; according to some by antiphrasis, in reference to the whitish, or 

 mealy, hue of the plants. 



Description, Sfc. Shrubs, with imperfectly woody branches, and succulent 

 leaves, white or glaucous from being covered with a mealy powder. Natives 

 of Britain or the south of Europe, of easy culture and propagation in any 

 common garden soil. 



* 1. A. .S/a'limus L. The Halimus Orache, or Tree Purslane. 



Identification. Lin. Hort. Cliff., 469. ; Gron. Virg., 195.; Roy. Lugdb., 218. ; Mill. Diet, No. 2, 



Pall. It., 1. ; Append. It., 2. p. 477. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 

 Synonymes. iialimus latifblius sive frutiebsus Bauh. Pin., 120., Ger. Emac, p. 522. ; Mlimus i, 



Clus. Hist., 1. p. 53. ; the broad. leaved Sea Purslane Tree ; Arroche, Fr.\ strauchartige Melde,Gc;- 

 Engravings. Park. Theatr., 724. t. 2. ; Ger. Emac, p. 522. f. 1. ; and our fig. 1158. 



