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Monandria . 
the same purpose ; is a native of both the Indies, and 
is often cultivated in the gardens of Europe on account 
of the beauty of its foliage and flowers ; but it requires 
artificial heat. 
Several varieties of this beautiful plant are enurae- 
rated, some of which have yellow flowers. 
Salicornia. Gen. char. — Cal. entire, ventricose ; 
cor. none ; one seed, covered by the calyx. 
Sal. herbacea, Jointed Glasswort, or Saltwort. Knees 
compressed, emarginate, joints obconical, spikes with 
footstalks, tapering towards the top. 
SsX.Jruticosa, Shrubby Samphire, or jointed Glass- 
wort 5 knees round, entire, joints equal, spikes subses- 
sile. Both these species are natives of Britain, and 
grow in salt-marshes near the sea. They flower in 
August and September, and the first is annual or bien- 
nial, and the last perennial. 
Hippuris. Gen. char. — Cal. indistinct, entire ; cor. 
none ; stigma simple ; one seed, inferior. 
Hip. Vulgaris, Mare’s tail. Leaves linear, in whorls. 
Native of Britain, in ditches and stagnant pools, but not 
very common. Near Lynn, and other parts of Norfolk, 
and at the edge of Duddingston-loch near Edinburgh. 
Perennial, and flowers in May. This plant is easily 
distinguished by its spreading linear leaves, from eight 
to twelve in the whorl, and by the single stamen rising 
from the base of the leaf, or the single seed at a later 
period of the season. 
