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Order vi.—Atriplices. 
82. Phytolaca decandra L. Rob. p. 369. Vulgar 
name in Louisiana Chou-gras (Fat cabbage), its 
roots are purgative ; boiled with urine it dyes of 
a fixed blue : the leaves are eaten boiled, in 
soup, &c. They are particularly employed in 
the Creole dish called Gombo. 
83. Spinacia oleracea L. cultivated. Rob. p. 370. 
84. Beta vulgaris L. cult. Rob. p. 370. 
85. Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. ?—Anserine 
Sagittee. Rob. p. 370. Leaves farinaceous, flow¬ 
ers in terminal racemes, rising two or three 
feet, and forming a large bush. 
86. Chenopodium anthelminthicum L. Rob. p. 370. 
Rising two or three feet, branches strong, stria¬ 
ted and pubescent ; leaves oval, rather rough, 
sinuated by deep unequal teeth. Used against 
worms in Louisiana. 
87. Brunnichia cirrhosa Mx. Pursh.—-Anserine liane* 
Rob. p. 371. His description is pretty good : 
This vine appears to be frutescent in Louisiana ; 
it rises to the summit of the highest trees ; its 
bark is rusty ; young branches are green and 
striated ; flow T ers aggregated four or five toge¬ 
ther, and bracteated on short axillar panicles ; 
the calyx is white inside and campanulated, not 
with reflexed sepals, as in some authors : the 
ovary and capsul is oblong and striated. 
88. Amaranthus diacanthus. Raf. Caulibus striatis 
glaucis, foliis longe petiolatis, ovalis, utrinque 
