CONSPECTUS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES. 103 



18. The Spinach and Beet Family. 



i v > ),,<, i , nt .m.l ol :{-.-, / > , it I a 



tdiacem (p. 769). 



19. The Amaranth Family. 



Hnh,. r.u.-h >hiubs oi uikUi-IiiuI.s with ..pp. oi aH . Wipnl-N 



: I resembling 



'» til nil. nts . ft. n unit. 1 ut. i hi.im ip hasiv O - / 

 ,. „, , , I,,],,,*- Jn>w <( -Under basal funicle. 

 Ma hard. E,„>„ ,/„ >t, »«1 n > h<>, v -h«, -hop* d. ,ilbnw> ''"<'<• 



ually alternat. . < 



W * ,C in'spikl 



Order V. POLYGONALES. 



often with swollen nodes. Leaves simple 



. W.y''/V.'<''- ■ 



wSKoTerous^the^o^p^ ' 



1 (rarely more) basal erect orthotropovs 



Families: 20. Polygonacece ; 21. Pi pen 



