PENTANDRIA, DIGYNIA. 
145. ATRIPLEX. Gen. pi. 1577. {Atriplices.) 
Flowers polygamous. — Calix 5-parted. Co- 
rolla none.. bifid. Feminine ^OYiev', 
calix S-parted, compressed. Seed vertical. 
li A. stem herbaceous, erect, leaves triangular- 
hastate. B. 
A. hastata, Curtis. 
Spreading, or Halbert-leaved Orache. 
An Ugly weed, found growing sparingly in wastes and among 
rubbish, in the Northern Liberties, and in some of the neg- 
lected public squares of the city. Also on the banks of the 
Delaware, Jersey side, nearly opposite Gloucester point. Not 
common. Introduced, but now naturalized in the vicinity of 
habitations. Annual. August. 
146. CHENOPODIUM. Gen. pi. 435. {Atnplices,) 
Calix S-parted, with 5 angles. Corolla none. 
(StyZe bifid, (rarely trifid.) Seed 1, lenticu- 
lar, horizontal, covered by the closing 
calix. — JsTutt. 
1. C. leaves rhomboid-ovate, erose, entire at the 
base, the upper oblong, entire •, seeds smooth. — 
Smith. 
C. lanceolatum, Willd. 
Icon. Eng. Bot. 72^. 
Lambs' -quarter. 
This weed in its young state is eaten at our tables. It at- 
tains the height of five or six feet. In wastes, on dunghills, 
near rubbish, and in gardens, every where very common. An- 
nual, All summer. 
This variety grows with the preceding, and is distinguished 
by the shape of its leaves, and their darker-green colour. 
■When the plant is old, it looks more like album. Annual. Also 
all summer. 
