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anth 5-paried. Stamens 5. Style 2-i>nrtc(]. Fruit dcprcs- 

 sed, 1-sceded, enclosed by (he calyx. Pistillate florets peri- 

 anth 2-parted. Stamens none. Style 2-parted. 



1 A Patula. Sff-m prostrate, spreading, sonirwliat ancled, frlabrous. 

 /.rrrrr* trinncular, liasfafo, acuminate, entire, or sliirhtly tooiliod, glabrous. 



d, in axillary and terminal spikes. Calyx pcrj^istent, submu- 



- .It'S. 



(v) June — Sept. In low country. 1-2 ft. 



2 A ^ TiFor.iA. iJ:>^rm divarit'aie, angled, glabrous. Lower leaves 

 haslaie, . tcH-Mlied, the upper ones lanceolate, entire, attenuate at the 

 ttasr. I-laut.-g in axillary and terminal compact clusters. Calyx hastate. 



Jime— July. On the sea coast. 



3 A Lacimata. Stem ditfiise, terete, pubescent towards the summit. 

 Ijtaves triancular, deeply toothed, pubescent beneath ; lower ones opposite. 

 /YoirtT* in nxillary clusters. ^tumensA. Ca/y*rhcimboidal acute, entire. 



June — Aug. Salt marshes. 



4 A Arenaria. Stem peniculafe, glabrous, much branched. leaves ob- 

 long-ovate, mucronate, alternat*, covered with white scales beneath, entire. 

 Perianth muricaie, dentate. Flowers mona?cious. Sterile oius at tlic ex- 

 Iremity of the branches. Fertile one* in axillary clusters. 



O July — Nov. On the sea coast. 10-12 in. 



Genus IV ACNIDA. 



Floicers dicecions. Sterile florets perianth 5-parted. Sta- 

 mens 5. Fertile florets, perianth 3-parted. Stigmas 'S~5, ses- 

 sile. Capsule 1 -seeded. 



1 A < xA. •S^^'m erect, glabrous, slightly. 7,«iref alternate, ribbed, 



ovate-lav ■ , usually colored, 2-5 indies fong. Flowers in lar^e, axillary 



and termuial panicles. The sterile plant smaller than the fertile. i;tif:ma$ 



nearly plumose. Seed ovate, compressed, glabrous. Heater hemp. 



Oct.— Nov. Marshes. 4-8 feet. 



Genus V SALICORMA. 



Perianth ventricnse. fleshy, clo.>^ed. Stamens 1-2. Style 

 1, bifld. Fruit enclosed in the j)eri'anth. Seed 1. 



1 S Herbacea. Stem erect, much branched, jointed, succulent ; Joints 

 notched, compressed. Flowers by threes, in cylindrical spikes, slightly ta- 

 pering at the extremity. Perianth thick, truncate, split on one side. 



O Aug. — Sept, Salt mashes. 10-12 in. Samphire. 



2 S A.MmGUA. Stem pr 'if, ')ranching, assiirgcnt ; ioints crescent 

 shaped, finnll. Flowers in > ■ and aliernatc spikes. Caii/z truncate. 



% July — Sept. Salt marsiies, very common. - 



Okdeu CXXVII. FiiYTOLACCEiE. 



Perianth 5. parted, petaloid. Stamens 10, alternate with 

 the segments of the perianth. Ovary 10-cr!lcd, with one 

 ovtde in each ceil. Styles 5-10. Fruit indehiscent. Seed 

 ascending, solitary, iierbaceous plant.s, with alternate leaves. 



