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CHAV. XCI.
chenovodta'ce^. ./triplex.
glabrous, and flat on their upper surface,of a very glaucous green, and placed verynear each other. The flowers ;*re small,greenish, and axillary; usually solitary.
The stamens are generally longer than thedivisions of the calyx; and the styles,which are 2 —3 in number, are reddish.
It is found wild on the shores of the Me-diterranean, both in Europe and Africa;and on the sea coasts in England. It isperfectly hardy; and, even when killeddown to the ground by severe frost inwinter, it is sure to throw up fresh shootsin spring. It is not very ornamental, butis useful, in some situations, as a glaucousevergreen bush. It may be propagated byseeds, layers, cuttings, or suckers. Itshould be planted in a sheltered situation, as it is an evergreen, and theleaves, from their succulency are easily affected by the frost, which turnsthem black. The branches are very brittle, and apt to break off: theyshould not, however, be tied up closely, as the leaves will rot if they arenot allowed abundance of light and air.
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a. 2. C. parvifo'lium R. et S. The small-leaved Goosefoot.
Identification. Rcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 266.
Synonymcs. C. frutiebsum Bieb. in Fl. Taur.-Cauc., 1. p. 181., exclusively of all the synonymes; Cmicrophyilum Bieb. in Suppl. to Fl. Taur.-Cauc., 1. p. 275.; Salsbla fruticb.sa Bieb. Cusp., p. 149,App. No. 22., Pall. It., 3. p. 324.; Suaeda microphylla Pall. IUust, S. t. 44.
Engraving. Pall. III., 3. t. 44.
Description , fyc. Imperfectly evergreen, frutescent, much branched, spreading, glabrous, about 2 ft.high. Leaves taper, oblong, obtuse, glaucescent, fleshy ; the lower half an inch long, the floral onesshorter. Flowers of the shape of those of C. maritimum, three together, attached to the petiole aboveits base, not bracteated. The sepals that attend the fruit are equal and convex at the back. {Bieb.)Frequent in the plains of Eastern Caucasus, towards the Caspian Sea, and near the salt river Gorkaja,where it is believed to be deleterious to horses, (fl. et S. Syst. V4g.) It was introduced into Eng-land in 1825, but is very seldom found in collections.
n- 3. C. horte'nse R. et S. The Garden Goosefoot.
Identification. Rcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6. p. 268.
Synonymes. Suafeda hortensis Forsk. Mgypt. Arab., p. 71.; Delile Ddscr. de VE'gypte., No. 297.;Salsbla divergens Poir. Enc. Meth 7. p. 299.
Description, fyc. Subevergreen. A shrub, about 2 ft. high, very diffbse. Stem, branches, and leavesspotted with white, having upon their surface a mealy matter that may be rubbed off. Leaves flatabove, linear, fleshy. Flowers axillary, sessile, in groups. Stigmas 3, united at the base. Calyx, asit attends the fruit, fleshy, diverging. It is very similar to, if not identical with, Salsola trfgynaCav. (fl. et i S. Syst. Veg.) A low uninteresting shrub, a native of Asia, and the south of Europe,supposed to be in British gardens; but we are not certain that we have seen the plant.
Genus II.
d'TRIPLEX L. The Orache. Lin. Syst. Polygamia Monoe'cia.
Identification. Lin. Gen., 745.; Eng, Flor., 4. p. 255.
Derivation. From ater, black ; according to some by antiphrasis, ill reference to the whitish, ormealy, hue of the plants.
Description, fyc. Shrubs, with imperfectly woody branches, and succulentleaves, white or glaucous from being covered with a mealy powder. Nativesof Britain or the south of Europe, of easy culture and propagation in anycommon garden soil.
» 1. A. .HaTamus L. The Halimus Orache, or Tree Purslane.
Identification. Lin. Hort. Cliff, 469. ; Gron. Virg., 195. j Roy. Lugdb., 218. ; Mill. Diet., No. 2.,Pall. It, 1.; Append. It., 2. p, 477. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.
Synonymes. /flilimus latifMius sive frutiebsus Bank. Pin., 120., Gcr. Emac., p.522.; 7/alimus i.
Plus. Hist., 1. p. 53.; the broad-leaved Sea Purslane Tree; Arroche, Fr. m , strauenurtige Melde, Gcr.Engravings. Park. Theatr., 7'-4. t. 2.; Ger. Emae.,p. 522, f. 1.; and our fig. 1158.