65. CnENOPODIACE^. 
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1. SriEDA. Perianth 5-parted, icithout ajjpendages. Stam. 
5, from the receptacle. Stifrnias 2 — 3, sessile. Pericarp 
nieuibranoua. Seed horizontal or vertical ; testa crustaceous. 
— With bracts. 
2. Salsola. Perianth .5-parted, segments ttUimatehj with a 
transverse dorsal appendage. Stam. 5, from an hypogrynous 
ring'. Styles 2. Pericai-p membranous. Seed horizontal ; 
testa memhranons. — With bracts. 
Tr. II. BETEJE. Fl. imiform, perfect. Seeds with albumen. 
Embryo ciin'ed roimd the circumference of the seed. St. 
continuous. L.Jlat. 
3. Chexopodium. Perianth 3 — 5-parted, persistent, un- 
altered. Stam. 5, froni the receptacle. Stigmas 2 — 3. 
Pericarp thin, free. Testa eiustaceous. Seed vertical or 
horizontal. — Without bracts. 
4. Beta. Perianth 5-parted, persistent. Stam. 5, from a 
fleshy ling. Styles 2—3. Pericarp imbedded in and adhering 
to thejieshy tube of the perianth. Seed horizontal, attaxjhed 
laterally. Testa membranous. 
Tr. m. SALICORNIEm. Fl. imifom, perfect. Seeds and 
embryo as in Tr. 11. St. jointed. Stam. less than 5. 
5. Salicohnia. Perianth fleshy, tumid, undivided, imbedded 
in an excavation of the rachis. Stam. 1 — 2. Style yery 
short, stigma bifid. Pericarp membranous. Seed vertical, 
covered by the persistent perianth. 
Tr. IV. ATRIPLICE^. Fl. monoecious, of two forms, rarely 
perfect. Seeds and embryo as in Tr. 11. St. conrinuous. 
6. Atbiplex. Perianth .3 — 5-parted. Stam. 5. Style 0. — 
Perianth compressed, of 2 parts not connected above their 
middle. Stam. 0. Stigmas 2. Pencarp membranous, free. 
Testa crustaceous. Seed vei-tical, 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 — o-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- 
In-anous. Seed vertical, pendnlous from a long seed-stalk ; 
radicle terminal. 
