PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
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CHENOPODIUM. Common English 
Mercury or Allgood. 
The cup confifts of five leaves which are hollow and 
endures till the fruit be ripe. There are five fubulated 
filaments oppofite the leaves of the cup and of the fame 
length, with roundifii, didymous antherae. The germen 
is orbicular, the ftyle is bipartite and fliort, and the ftig- 
ma is obtufe. There is no feed vefiel, but the cup is 
Ihut and pentagonal, with five comprefied angles, and 
deciduous, with one orbicular deprefifed feed. 
Obf. Linn. In fome fpecies a trifid ftyle is obferv- 
ed. 
Bonus Henricus, Common EngUJh Mercury or Allgood 
with arrow-lhaped triangular leaves that are entire, and 
compound fpikes without leaves. A common plant. 
( Per. June — Aug, 
Urhicum, Upright Blite with dented, triangular leaves 
very ftraight, long, thickfet branches. FL Suec. 215. 
An. Aug. and Sep. 
Rubrum. Sharp-leaved Goofefoot with cordato-triangu- 
lar obtufely dented leaves, eredl, compound branches, 
ftiorter than the ftalk. An. Aug. 
Murale. Comynon-Goofefoot or Sowhane with oval, fiiin- 
ing, acute, dented leaves, and naked branching ftems. 
An. Aug. 
Hybridum. Maple-leaved Blite with cordate angulato- 
acuminated leaves and naked branching boughs. An. Aug. 
Viride. Common Orache with triangular entire, gnaw- 
ed leaves, oblong furnmits and eredt branches. An. Aug, 
Album. Green Blite with dentato-finuated rhomboidal 
leaves, and branching fubfoliated boughs. An. Aug. 
Serotinum. Late flowering Blite with deltoid, finuato- 
dencated rugofe, uniform leaves, the branches termina- 
ting with fruit. An. Aug. Sep. 
Glaucum. Oak leaved Blite with ovato-oblong repand 
leaves and naked, fimple branches in clufters. An. Aug. 
Such 
