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the form of a spike (v. acutifolium), sometimes more 
in the form of a cyme (v. cymosum).— Fields, rubbish- 
heaps; distrib. 7 polyspermum L. 1874. 
— Ls powdery, oval-rhomboidal. Fr. covered by the peri¬ 
anth. PI. very foetid.—Between the pavements and on 
manured ground in warm parts (wanting ih U. L. A.). 7 
Vulvaria L. 1875. 
6. FI.-axes and perianth powdery .... 7 
— Fl.-axes and perianth not powdery ... 9 
7. Seeds dull, with sharp edges. Ls of a dull green, slightly 
shiny, not very powdery underneath, with unequal, deep 
and acute teeth.—Rubbish-heaps and road-sides; fairly 
distrib. 7. murale L. 1876. 
— Seeds shining, with rather obtuse edges. Ls dull, more 
or less powdery underneath, unequally angular-toothed 8 
8. Lower and middle ls orbicular-rhomboidal or oval-rhom¬ 
boidal, about as broad as long, often rather 3-lobed, 
obtuse, the upper narrower, but at the same time broader 
than in 1878.—As the last, rare; Vallee de la Viege, 
Sion, Branson, Bale, Kreuzlingen, Chur. 7 
opiilifolium Schrad. 1877. 
— Lower and middle ls oval-rhomboidal or almost oval- 
lanceolate, distinctly longer than broad, acute, the upper, 
rarely all (v. lanceolatum) oblong-lanceolate, with almost 
entire edges —Varied: Clusters sometimes arranged more 
in the form of a pyramidal spike (v. spicatum), some¬ 
times more in a corymb-shaped panicle and then the 
Is more often green (v. cymigerum).—As the last; every¬ 
where. 7 ...... album L. 1878. 
— Lower and middle ls considerably longer than broad, 
almost hastate—3-lobed, the middle lobe elongated. Style 
rather more distinctly spotted than in the 2 last.—As 
the last, rare; lower Rhone-valley (Sion, Colombey, 
Bouvcret, Collonges); Constance; Sargans. 8 
ficifotium Sm. 1879. 
9 (6). Ls two-coloured, whitish gray underneath, oblong, 
sinuate-dentate.—As the last; local; W. Y. 0. B. J. A. 7 
glaucum L. 1880. 
— Ls con-coloured or slightly mealy underneath, triangular 
or rliomboidal ....... 10 
10. Full-grown ls not mealy (shining, often red), rhomboidal- 
triangular, almost hastate-3-lobed, deeply sinuate-dent¬ 
ate. Lateral spikes with small ls. Seeds small, reddish 
brown, some, at least, vertical. Like Blitum virgatum. 
—As before; G. W. Y. U. Z. A. 7 rubrum L. 1881. 
— Ls faintly powdery, triangular-rhomboidal, narrowed to 
the petiole, sinuate-dentate. Lateral spikes almost leaf- 
