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Testa crustaceous. Seed vertical, attached by a lateral hile 
either near the base or by means of a long seed-stalk in the 
middle of the side ; radicle basal. 
7. Obione. Perianth 3— 5-parted. Stam. 5. , Style 0.— 
Perianth of 2 parts free only at the top, 3-toothed, wedge- 
shaped below. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pericarp very thin, 
ultimately adhering to the tube of the perianth. Testa mem- 
branous. Seed vertical, pendulous from a long seed-stalk : 
radicle terminal. 
Tribe I. Salsoleoe. 
1. Suae'da Gmel. em., Moq. 1835. Sea-Blite. 
1. S. fruticosa (Dum.) ; st. erect shrubby, I. blunt semi- 
cylindrical, styles 3, seeds vertical smooth and shining. — 
Salsola Sm. E. B. 635. Schoberia Mey.— St. 2—3 feet high, 
with many erect leafy branches and axillary flowers. — Sandy 
and shingly shores of south and east of England, rare. P. 
VII. VIII. E. 
2. S. marit'ima (Dum.) ; st. herbaceous, I. acute semi- 
cylindrical, styles 2, seeds horizontal netted shining. — E. B. 
633. — St. erect or procumbent, with many spreading branches. 
—Muddy sea-shores. A. VII.— IX. E. S. I. 
2. Sal'sola Linn, em., Moq. Saltwort. 
1. S. Kdli(L.) ; minutely hairy, st. diffuse, 1. subulate spinous 
rough, fl. axillary solitary, segments of the enlarged perianth 
hard and tough as long as their patent rather coloured roundish 
wings. — E. B. 634. — St. angular, rigid, much branched. — Sandy 
sea-shores. A. VIII. E. S. I, 
Tribe II. Beteoe. 
3. Chenopo'dium Linn. Goose-foot.. 
* Flmvers all pentamerous. t Leaves undivided. 
1. C. Vulvdria (L.) ; I. ovate-rhomboidal mealy, Jl. in leafless 
dense spikes, perianth covering the fr., seed shining slightly 
rough (very small), st. diffuse.— E. B. 1034. C. olidum Curt.— 
L. stalked. Covered with a greasy pulverulent fetid substance. 
—Dry waste places near houses. A. VIII. IX. E. S. I; 
