170 PENTAXD1UA DliiVMA 



dor aiillary"l:v;. branches. Siamensl nger ban the ilyi Seed small, sut 

 •vat:, dark purplish brown, smo ;....' »cncl I in a thin m«mbranace. 



•us sax, or utricle. 



Uab Roadsides; Kimberton; G. Valley: noi ran n. PI. A Sept. /V.Oct. 



O&e. All our Chenopodiumfl arc believed I ■ 1 Intr >di d, at i as; into this re. 

 a. They araa homely family; and rega thcrasweeds. Tl .-sh., 



a BtronjLpers^tnt <»dor. v, r ilar to thai I the \> >nn-set d oil of tli shops; 



Mid, I think, is frequently mistaken, f r the i il C. a •' ■ um. It is by Q * 

 as comm >n, as yet, i.i Ch< s: r ( unty. 



% 2. C. album, L. Leaves rln ,crose on tale, entire at base, 



the upper ones * I i -lanceolate, < ntin . raceim branched, somewhat 



leafy. Beck, Hot. p. 296. 



.;;<*, C. viriile. «W«/. 6>. 1. p. 1303. Pea . ./;;. l./>. 294. 3ft/A/, 



Cattif. p. 8 . 



White ChsHtopoditjh. Ptt/yo — Eamb's Quarter. Coosc-foot. 



Galilee — Anserine blanche, Germanice—T>er Cnensefiu . 



Hoot annual Stem3too'or6f h*an ul r, ofu f I . en an! 



yellow, 6 >metimes purplish, branched. Leaves l to 3 iochi b 1 m^, and half an inch 

 to '2 tnch< s wi le (lower ones often larger), lajic o\ »;••, s «-.. what lit nil* id acute, 

 unequally toothed, entire and m >re oi leas laj -it I ase, ( vered with minute, 



flat or cup-like, while scales, sally on the undi r si , which give them n 



glaucous or mealy appearance ; upi er leaves small r, lanc< late, entire ; peiujUi 

 1 to 2 «>r 3 inches long. Fhtoers in clusters, pulv rulent ; ra< ernes branched, the 

 terminal ones often forming a large panicle, and n :ai ly h aftess. Calyx depressed, 

 ^•angled by the promTneftt keels of c-urved segments. Seed dark purpl 



D arly black, lenticular, slightly cochleate, or with a sma.ll notch on one side, 

 smooth and shining 



llab. Gardens ; yards, and waste places: common. FL July— lug. /V Oct. 



Obs. The C vtridtj L. with greener leaves, is properly reduced to a variety of 

 this. Jt is also fremient, here. This is a rank troul U s me weed in our gardens, 

 wood-yards, &c. The young plants are sometimes cooked, as greens, in the spring. 



v 

 3. C. rhombifolivm 1 JSIuhL Leaves triangnlar-rhoinbic, acute} sin- 

 uate-dentate ; upper ones lanceolate, dentate, cuneate at base; ra- 

 cemes axillary, erect, mostly leafless ; bracts minute, incurved. Beck, 

 Bat. p. 295. " 



RkOMBUS-LEAVEI) ClIENOPODlVM". 



riant yellowish green. Hoot annual. Stem 1 to 2 feet high, angular, Stripe! 

 with deeper green, branched. Leaves 1 to 3 inches long, and half an inch to an 

 inch and a half wide at base, acutely sinuate-toothed ; petioles half an inch to an 

 inch long, Flowers small, in interrupted, oblong, or capitate clusters, oa 

 slender axillary and mostly leafless branches, often with minute incurved bracts 

 at the basj of the clusters; racemes generally longer than the petioles (shorter, 

 Torr.). 



Nab. Great Valley; White Horse Tavern : rare. Ft. June— July. Fr. 



Obs. 1 am not quite certain of this species; but it agrees pretty well with a spe- 

 cimen received, by that name, from Mr. Schtceinitz. It was collected in the above 

 lecality in 1829, by D. Tottxsbnd, Esq. I have not seen the mature fruit. 



