Chenopodium. | LXII, CHENOPODIACER. 375 
by Bentham under C. album, is a very marked form with oblong-hastate 
leaves, and smaller dotted seeds which are not keeled. ] 
4, C. glaucum, Linn. (fig. 844). Glaucous Goosefoot.—Sometimes a 
low, procumbent plant, like C. Vulvaria, sometimes more erect, but not 
so much so as C. album, and more branched. Leaves narrow-ovate or 
oblong, sinuately toothed, but more regularly so than in any other species, 
green above, mealy-white underneath. Clusters of flowers small, mostly 
in axillary, nearly simple spikes. Perianth green or slightly mealy, almost 
closing over the fruit, of which the seed is usually erect, as in C. rubrum, 
or horizontal only in a few flowers. . ; 
In cultivated and waste places, dispersed over Europe and central and 
Russian Asia, except the extreme north. Occurs occasionally in various 
parts of England, but not yet detected in Ireland or Scotland. 7. summer 
and autumn, 
5, ©. rubrum, Linn. (fig. 845). Red Goosefoot.—Very near C. 
urbicum, of which it has the foliage and inflorescence, and only differs in 
that most of the flowers have only 2 or 3 segments to the perianth, with 
the seed erect, not horizontal, and usually much smaller. The whole plant 
is more apt to turn red, especially near the sea. 
Under walls, on roadsides, and in waste places, especially near the sea, 
throughout Europe and Russian Asia, except the extreme north. Dispersed 
over England, Ireland, and southern Scotland. #7. summer and autumn. 
[A variety with subentire more fleshy and triangular leaves is C. botryodes, 
Sm. | 
6. C. urbicum, Linn. (fig. 846). Upright Goosefoot.—An erect, 
rather stout, slightly branched annual, 1 to 2 feet high, usually green, 
without the mealiness of C. albwm. Lower leaves on long stalks, broadly 
ovate, triangular or rhomboidal, almost always narrowed or wedge-shaped 
at the base, coarsely and irregularly toothed or lobed, 2 or 3 inches long, 
the upper ones narrower and more pointed. Clusters of flowers small and 
numerous, in crowded axillary spikes, usually erect and slightly branched, 
more slender than in C, album. Perianth small and green, not completely 
covering the fruit ; the seed is always horizontal. 
Under walls, on roadsides, and in waste places, throughout Europe and 
central and Russian Asia, except the extreme north. In Britain, chiefly 
near habitations, in England and Ireland. Fl. summer and autumn. 
7. ©. muraile, Linn. (fig. 847). Nettle-leaved Goosefoot.—An erect 
or decumbent and much-branched annual, a foot high or rather more, 
either green like C. urbicum, or with a slight, whitish meal. Leaves 
broadly ovate and coarsely toothed, as in C. urbicum, and the inflorescence 
is also chiefly axillary, but the spikes are much branched, forming spread- 
ing cymes. Calyx usually slightly mealy, almost closing over the fruit. 
Seeds all horizontal. 
Under walls, on roadsides, and in waste places, in temperate Europe, as 
far northward as southern Sweden, all across central and Russian Asia, and 
in some other countries. Found, but rarely, near habitations, in England 
and very rarely in Ireland, but does not extend into Scotland. Fl. summer 
and autumn. 
8. C. hybridum, [iinn. (fig. 848). Maple-leaved Goosefoot.—An 
