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65. CHENOPODIACEvE. 
fleshy. Embryo curved round farinaceous albumen, or spiral, 
or doubled together without albumen ; radicle next the hile. — 
L. without stipules or sheaths. 
Tribe I. SALSOLEJi. Fl. uniform, perfect. Seeds usually 
without albumen. Embryo spiral. St. continuous, leafy. 
L. semicylindrical or tei ete. 
1. SuAEDA. Perianth 5-parted, tvithout apj^endages. Stam. 
5, from the receptacle. Stigmas 2 — 3, sessile. Pericarp 
membranous. Seed horizontal or vertical ; testa crusta- 
ceons. — With bracts. 
2. Salsola. Perianth 5-parted, segments ultimately with a 
transverse dorsal ap2)endage. Stam. 5, from an hypogynous 
ring. Styles 2. Pericarp membranous. Seed horizontal ; 
testa membranous. — With bracts. 
Tr. II. BETEJ'J. Fl. uniform, perfect. Seeds with albumen. 
Embryo curved round the circumference of the seed. St. 
continuous, leafy. L.flat. 
3. Chenopodium. Perianth 3 — 5-parted, persistent, un- 
altered. Stam. 5, from the receptacle. Stigmas 2 — 3. 
Pericarp thin,/rce. Testa crustaceous. Seed vertical or 
horizontal. Without bracts. 
4. Beta. Perianth 5-part£d, persistent. Stam. 5, from a 
fleshy ring. Styles 2 — 3. Pericarp imbedded in and 
adhering to the fleshy tube of the perianth. Seed horizontal, 
attached laterally. Testa membranous. 
Tr. III. SALICORNIEJi. Fl uniform, perfect. Seeds and 
embryo as in Tr. II. St. pointed, leafless. Stam. less 
than 5. 
5. Salicornia. Perianth fleshy, tumid, undivided, imbedded 
in an excavation of the rachis. Stam. 1 — 2. Style very 
short, stigma bifid. Pericarp membranous. Seed vertical, 
covered by the persistent perianth. 
Tr. IV. ATRIP Lie E.K. i^Z. moTiceaoMS, of two forms, rarely 
perfect. Seeds, embryo, and stem as in Tr. II. 
6. Atriplex. Perianth 3 — 5-parted. Stam. 5. Style 0.— 
Perianth compressed, of 2 parts not connected above their 
middle. — Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp membr-anous free. 
