8 6 . C h e n o p o d i a c e / e (Beetroot Family).
' ' A.triplex, Linn. ,
/ 572. A. t r i a n g u l a r i s , Willd.— Mentioned by Boxburgli as
growing in the Island.—Hab. S. Europe.
573. A. c a p e n s i s , Moq.— One of th e common weeds in th e
Island.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
Beta, Linn,
574. B. v u l g a r i s , Linn.—Bed, and green Beet, with Mangold-'
wurtzel, are cultivated.—Hab.. South of Europe.
575. B. Ciola, Linn.—White Beet is also cultivated to some
extent, at Longwood and other farms, for feeding cattle.-^Hab.
576. 0, tiJUrK-i. liVSitt, —Fttt H e n ; one of the most common ¡and
abundant weeds about the fewest*, and high land generally. Alt. 8.
I t makes a very good substitute for spinach, and .is much used' as
such.—Hab. Widely distributed in Europe, Asia, &c-
577. C. album, Linn.—White Chenopoditim.—Hab. Temp. and
Arctic Europe and Asia. ,
578. C. a lb u m , Linn., var. v i r i d e .—Green Ohenopodium. Both
this and the last-named species grow as weeds in the Island.,
5 7 9 . 0 . am b r o s io id e s , Linn.— Well known b y the name of
Tantocury. A most abundant weed in gardens, along roadsides, &c.
"Wild, and very common at all alts.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.,
Exomis, Moq.
580. E. axyrioides, Fenzl.—A small creeping weed, growing on
the rocky ground about Lot’s Wife, Castle Bock, &c. C. Alt. 2 to 3.
Wild and common. I t might be mistaken for a dwarf kind of
Samphire.—Hah. Cape of Good Hope.
Schoberia, C. A. Mey.
581. S. s a l s a , C. A, Mey.—This tropical plant, called Samphire,
grows wild, is very common all over the rocky parts near the
sea coast, and is doubtless indigenous to the Island. In some places,