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LXXX. CHEN OPODIACEiE 
1-2 J in., acute ; margins irregularly lobed ; teeth numerous, sharp, 
unequal. Flowers 2-sexual, clustered in short, axillary cymes 
bearing numerous, needle-like, barren branchlets. Perianth- 
segments 5, acute, persistent. Stamens 1-3. Stigmas 2. Utricle 
flattened, discoid, exposed, opening transversely. 
Kashmir to Kumaon ; July, August.— W. Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. — China. 
2. CHENOPODIUM. From the Greek chen, a goose, and 
pous, a foot ; referring to the shape of the leaves. — Nearly the 
whole globe ; (Britain, Goosefoot). 
Erect herbs, glabrous, mealy or glandular-pubescent ; stems 
angled and grooved. Leaves more or less sinuately lobed. 
Flowers 2-sexual, in small clusters sessile on short, axillary spikes 
or panicles, which are sometimes combined to form a large, 
terminal panicle. Perianth-segments 5, equal. Styles 2 or 3. 
Utricle enclosed in the slightly thickened perianth -segments. 
Scentless or slightly fetid herbs. Flower-clusters in spikes. 
Leaves ovate or oblong,' upper ones entire. Seeds 
smooth . . . . . . . . 1 . G. album. 
Leaves broadly triangular, upper ones lobed. Seeds 
minutely dotted . . . . . 2. C. opulifolium. 
Strongly aromatic herbs. Flower-clusters in short, axillary 
panicles . . . . . . . . . 3. G. Botrys. 
1. Chenopodium album, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. Often mealy- 
white especially on the flowers and under side of the leaves, 
sometimes pale green ; stems 1-3 ft. Leaves stalked, extremely 
variable ; lower ones ovate or oblong, 1-2 in., margins more or 
less sinuate, sometimes angular or toothed ; upper usually 
narrow and entire. Flower-clusters in axillary spikes, often 
tinged with purple, the upper ones forming a long panicle leafy at 
the base. Utricle entirely covered by the persistent perianth ; 
seeds smooth. 
Simla, common in waste places ; May-October. — Throughout India, 
ascending to 12,000 ft.— All regions (Britain, White Goosefoot). 
Cultivated in the hills as a rainy season crop for its leaves and seeds. The 
cultivated plants are often 10 ft. high with leaves 4-6 in. long. 
*2. Chenopodium opulifolium, Schrad. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. 
Habit of and closely allied to C. album. Usually mealy. Leaves 
long-stalked, broadly triangular, about \\ in. each way, margins 
sinuate or irregularly lobed ; upper leaves similar to the lower. 
Utricle only partially covered by the persistent perianth ; seeds 
minutely dotted. 
Kashmir to Nepal ; May-October. — N. India, ascending to 8000 ft. — N. and 
W. Asia, Europe. 
3- Chenopodium Botrys, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. Strongly aro- 
matic, glandular-pubescent ; stems 6-18 in. ; branches numerous, 
