64. AilARAXTHACEj;.— 65. CEEXOPODIACE^. 349 
2. Littqeel'la Berg. Shore-weed. 
1. L. uniflora (Asch.), L. lactcstris (L.).—E. B. 468.— With 
runners.— Fl. white. Fertile fl. sessile. Stalks of the male 
fl. 1—2 in. long. L. all radical, linear, fleshy, somewhat 
channelled, sometimes hairy above. — Margins of lakes, or under 
water when it is larger and does not flower. P. VII. 
E. S. I. 
Division IV. MOXOCHLAMYDEiE. 
(Ord. LXIV.— LXXVIII.) 
With only a single perianth ; that is, the cal. and cor. not 
distinguishable, or wanting. 
[Order LXIV. AMARANTHACE.i:.] 
[Perianth 3 — 5-parted, scarious, persistent. Stam. hypo- 
gynous. Ovary free, 1-celled ; ovule 1 or several, suspended 
from a free central seed-stalk. Style 1 or 0. Stigma simple or 
compound. Embryo curved round central farinaceous albumen. 
— L. without stipules or sheaths. 
[1. Amaeanthus. Fl. monoecious. Perianth 3 — 5-parted. 
- Stam. 3 — 5. Stigmas 3. Caps. 1-celled, 1-seeded.] 
1. A MAE Ay 'thus Linn. 
[J. Blitum (L.) ; fl. 3-fid, 3-androus, clusters small lateral, 
the upper ones in a small naked spike, st. diS"u3e glabrous. — 
E. B. 2212. A. ascendens (Lois.) — Waste places near towns. 
A. YIIL] E. 
lA. retrofiex'us (L.); tl. 5-lid, 5-androus, spikes large dense compound terminal, 
bracts lanceolate aristate much exceeding fr., st. stoat erect pubescent. — R. I. 5. 
475.— Waste ground. A. VIII.] E. 
Order LXV. CHENOPODIACE.E. 
Perianth 3 — 5-parted, herbaceous, persistent. Stam. peri- 
gynous or hypogynous. Ovarj' free or adhering to the tube of 
the perianth ; ovule 1, attached to the base of the cell. Styles 
divided, or rarely 1. Fr. not bursting, dry, membranous, 
included in the perianth which often becomes enlarged or 
