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10. C. fflaircuvi (L.) ; I. oblong simtate-dentate, fl. in erect nearly 
simple leafless spikes, seeds very minute netted qramdar acutely 
keeled at the edge.— ^. B. 1454? (C. hofn/oides?). St. 75. 1.— 
St. spreading, often prostrate. Seeds reddish, vertical or hori- 
zontal. — Waste sandy soil. A. IX. E. 
tt Stigmas long. 
ill. C. Bonus- Henricus (L.) ; I. triangular-hastate entire, fl. iu 
compound leafless spikes, seeds smooth and shining. — E. B. 
103.3. St. 74. 13. — St. a foot high. L. large, dark green, used 
instead of Spinach. Stig. long. Fr. exceeding perianth. — Waste 
places near villages. P. V. — VIII. AUgood. E. S. I. 
4. Be'ta Linn. Beet. 
1. B. marit'ima (L.) ; st. many from the crown of the root pro- 
strate, 1. tTiangular-ovate narrowed into a petiole, spikes long 
simple leafy, bracts lanceolate exceeding the 2 — -3-flowered clus- 
ters, segments of the perianth with eutii-e keels. — E. B. 285. — 
Root thick, fleshy. St. 6 — 12 in. long, prosti'ate below, spreading 
in a circle, the ends ascending. — Sea-shores. P. VII. — IX. Sea 
Beet. E. S. I. 
Tribe III. Salicorniea. 
5. Salicoe'nia Linn.^ Glasswort. 
1. <S'. herbdcea (L.) ; herbaceous, joints of st. compressed 
rather thickened upwards notched, spikes cylindrical tapering 
stalked, fl. 3 on each side middle fl. placed highest, .seed oval or 
oblong. — E. B. 415.— St. usually erect, branched, 3 — 12 in. high. 
Fl. placed in triangles. Stam. 1 or 2. — /3. S. procumhens (Sm.) ; 
St. procumbent. E. B. 2475. — Muddy sea-shores. A. VIII. IX. 
E. S. I. 
2. S. radicans (Sm.) ; joints of st. compressed deeply notched 
scarcely thickened, spikes oblong bhmt nearly sessile, middle 
fl. scarcely higher than the others, seed nearly globular. — E. B. 
1691. S. fruticosn Sm. (not L.), E. B. 2407. — .St. prociunbent 
or ascending, rooting. — ^Muddy sea-shores. P. VIII. IX. E. I. 
Tribe IV. Atriplicece. 
6. A'triplex Linn.^ Orachc. 
[A. Fertile Jl. of 2 kinds ; sep. of fern. fl. distinct, seed vertical ; 
perfect fl. 3 — 5-parte^, seed horizontal.] 
[A. nitens (Rebent.), found formerly on the sea-shore near 
Ryde, Isle of Wight, but is not naturalized there.] 
1 See a paper on this genus by Mr. Woods in Froc. Linn. Sac. iii. 11 ) . 
2 See Woods in 'Phytol. iii. 585, and Tourist's Flora, 315. 
