C HTr NOPODIUM Linnai Gen. PL Pentandria Digynia. 
Cal. 5-phyllus, 5-gonus. Car. o. Seni. 1. lenticulare, fuperum. 
Rail Syn. Gen. 5. Herb.® flore imperfecto seu Stamineo (vel apet alo potius.) 
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum foliis integerrimis ovatis, caule eredto, calycibus frudtus patulis. 
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum foliis integerrimis ovatis, caule decumbente, cymis dichotomis aphyllis 
axillaribus. Lin. Syjl. Veget ab. p. 216. Spec. Plant, p. 231. FI. Suecic. p. 80. 
CHENOPODIUM caule eredlo, foliis ovatis integris. Haller hijl. heh. p. 2 66. 
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum. Scopoli FI. Carniol. n. 279. 
BLITUM polyfpermon a feminis copia. Bauhin pin. 118. 
Gerard emac. 325. 
Parkinfon 753. 
CHENOPODIUM Bets folio. Inf. R. H. 506. 
Raii Syn. p. 157. Upright Blite, or All- feed. 
Lightfoot FI. Scot. p. 150. 
Hudfon FI. Angl. ed. 1. p. 92. ed. 2. p. 107. 
CAULIS plerumque fuberedtus, pedalis aut bipedalis, . 
tetragonus, lasvis; Rami diffufi, longiffimi. 
FOLIA petiolata, ovata, integerrima, lasvia, margine ] 
venifque rubro fs pe tindtis. 
FLORES axillares, fubcymofi, Cymis dichotomis, a- 
phyllis. 
CALYX: Perianthium pentaphyllum, concavum, 
perfiftens, laciniis ovatis, viridibus, fig. 1. 
COROLLA nulla. 
STAMINA : Filamenta quinque bafi latiora, alba, 
demilfo polline Calyce longiora; Anther® 
fubrotundae, didyms, flavas, fig. 2. 
PISTILLUM : Germen orbiculatum; Stylus biparti- 
tus, breviffimus ; Stigmata obtufa,y?g. 3, 4. 
PERICARPIUM nullum. 
SEMEN orbiculatum, rufum, Calyci patulo innixum, 
non vero inclufum, fig. 5. 
ROOT annual, fibrous, and reddilh. 
STALK in general nearly upright, about a foot or two 
in height, four-cornered and fmooth ; Bran- 
ches far extended, and like the ftalk. 
LEAVES Handing on foot-ftalks, oval, entire at the 
edges, fmooth, the margin and veins often 
tinged with red. 
FLOWERS axillary, forming a kind of Cyma, which 
' divides into two at bottom, and is leaflefs. 
CALYX: a Perianthium of five leaves, concave and 
permanent, the fegments oval and green, fig. 1. 
COROLLA wanting. 
STAMINA: five Filaments, broadeft at the bale, 
of a white colour ; the Pollen being thrown 
out, they become longer than the Calyx : 
Anther® roundilh, double, and yellow, fig. 2. 
PISTILLUM : Germen orbicular : Style divided into 
two, very fhort : Stigmata blunt, fig. 3, 4» 
SEED-VESSEL wanting. 
SEED orbicular, reddilh brown, fupported by the Ca- 
lyx, which Ipreads open, and does not cover 
it, fig . 5 . 
ALTHOUGH there are many of the Chenopodiums which are not to be diftinguilhed without much care 
and attention, yet foine are very eafily made out, of which number is the prefent fpecies. 
Its fquare ftalk, which is generally of a bright red colour, its long extended branches, and its reddilh 
feeds, which are numerous and ftrikingly vifible, from being only in part covered with the calyx render 
this plant fufficiently obvious. J ’ 
It is not uncommon in gardens and on dunghills, flowers in July and Auguft. To the gardener it is a 
troublefome annual, but fcarcely injurious to the farmer. 
Filh are faid to be fond of it, Lin. FI. Suecic. ex Loes , when thrown into filh ponds. 
