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7. C. hyh'ridwm (L.) ; I. sttbcm-date angulate-dentate acumin- 
ate, teeth large distaM,^. in panicled leafless cymes, perianth not 
covering the ir..,seeds minutely y>i<«ecZ opaque blunt and not keeled 
at the edge.— ^. B. 1919.— Seeds very large. L. with 2—4 
large teeth on each side. — Waste places, rare. A. VIII. E. I. 
** Lateral fl. 3 — ^-mero^is with vertical seeds, term.Ji. b-merons 
with horizontal seeds. 
t Stigmas short. 
8. C. riihriim (L.) j l.rhomhoidal irregularly toothed and sinu- 
ite entire below, fl. in erect compound dense leafy spikes, seeds 
very minute smooth shining blvntor slightly keeled at the edge. — 
E. B. 1721. — St. erect and often 1 — 2 ft. high, leafy to the top. 
Pericarp very loose. Fl. generally incomplete. Cal. 4- rarely 
5-cleft. Stam. 1 or 2. — A variety with much more triangular 
1., shorter spikes and larger seeds, v/as found near London.- — 
The v&x. pseudo-botryodes (Wats.) has a prostrate spreading st. 
4 — 5 in. long, and a small panicle. Sy. E. B. 1197.— Waste 
places, particularly salt marshes. A. VIII. IX. E. S. I. 
9. C hotryckles (Sm.) ; /. nearly triangular slightly toothed, 
thick and fleshy, fl. in compound dense spikes nearly leafless at 
the top, seeds very minute smooth shining keeled at the edge. — 
E. B. 2247. — Succulently brittle when fresh, limp and flaccid 
when dry. St. erect. Pericarp loose. — Moist sandy places 
near the sea, on the south-east coast. A. IX. E. 
10. C. glaucum (L.) ; I. ohlong sinuate-dentate mealy beneath, 
fl. in erect nearly simple leafless spikes, seeds very minute 
netted gramdar acutely keeled at the edge. — E. B. 1454. — St. 
spreading, often prostrate. Seeds reddish. — Rich waste ground. 
A. IX. E. 
tt Stigmas long. 
X\l- C. Bonus-IIenricus (L.); I. triangidar-hastate entire, fl. 
in compound leafless spikes, seeds smooth and shining. — E. B. 
1033. — St. a foot high. L. large, dark green, used instead of 
Spinach. Stig. long. Fr. exceeding perianth. — Waste places 
near villages. P. V. — VIII. Allgood. Mercury. E. S. T. 
4. Be'ta Linn. Beet. 
1. B. marit'ima (L.) ; st. many from the croivn of the root pro- 
.itrate, 1. triangular- ovate narrowed into a petiole, spikes long 
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