1313. V. A'gnus cásívs.
Africa, and Egypt. Iieight 5 ft. to 0 ft. Introd. 1570.
Flowers white, blnish whitc, or reddish white ; Sept.
Variety.
m V. A. 2 latifbUa Mill. (N. Du Ham., vi. p. 116.)
has the leaflets broader and shorter than
those of the species. The spikes of flowers
are shorter, and the flowers are always blue.
South of France and Italy.
Its flowers have an agreeable odour ; but the leaves
have an unpleasant smell, although aromatic. No
seeds are produced in England. The plant grows
freely in any soil that is tolerably d ry ; and it is
readily propagated by cuttings, put in in autumn, and
pi-otectcd with a hand-glass. In the Paris nurseries it
is frequently raised from seeds received from Italy,
and both in France and England the plant sometimes
produces suckers,
áfe 2. V. {A.) iN C i 'sA Lam. The ci\t-leavcd Chaste Tree.
Identijlcation. Lam. Diet., 2. p. 612.5 Willd. Sp., 3. p. 3Ü2.; N Du Ilam.,
G. p. 116.
Synonijme. V. Neaimdo Bot. Mag. t. 364,
Éngravings. Bot.Mag., t. 304. ; and o u r /g . 1314
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves digitate, composed of five leaflets,
subpinnatifid. (Lnm.) A deciduous shrub. China.
Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1758. Flowers
bluish, purplish, or whitish ; July to September,
This supposed species, though not common in British
gardens, is quite hardy in the Jardin des Plantes, where it
grows v/ith great vigour, and flowers profusely. Distinguished
at a glance from the preceding and following
species, by its long linear fine deep green leaflets.
3. V. a r b o ' r e a R o x . The arboreous Chaste Tree.
Ideniijication. Rox. Flor. Ind., vol. 3.
p. 73. ; Royle Illu s t, vol. 1. p. 292.
Engravings. O u r /g . 1315. from a living
specimen in the Jardin dcs Plantes.
1311. y . incisa.
Spec. Char., Ifc. Leaves digitate; leaflets ovate,
acuminate, dentate. A large shrub ; in its native
country a small tree. India. Height 30 f t . ; in
the Paris Garden 5 ft. Introduced ?. Flowers
purplish ; July and August.
Readily known from the preceding sorts by its
much broader leaves, sborter, and of a paler green.
According to Royle, this species in the Himalayas
yields a hard and durable timber, much used and
esteemeil. Tbe plant, in the Paris (birden, grows
with groat vigour, and is quite hardy, but docs
not flower freely.
1315. V. arborer..
S u b d i v i s i o n I I . M O N O C H L A M Y 'D E Æ .
Perianth simple.
O r d e r E V I L C H E N O P O D I A 'C E Æ .
O r d . C h a r . Perianth deeply divided, and persistent ; æstivation imbricate
Stamens equal in number to the divisions of the perianth, or oijposite them.
or fewer mswted in the bottom of the perianth. Ovarium 1-seeded, usually
free. Style 2—4-cle t rarely simple. Stigmas undivided. Pericarp memo
r y ? ’ ™ T '’““ i f - '""rehing a farinaceous albumen ;
Ol spiral 01 forked, without albumen.— Only distinguished from Amaran-
thaceæ m the insertion of the stamens. (G. Don.)
simple, alternate, or opposite, exstipulate, deciduous or sub-ever-
green ; entire or lobed. Flowers terminal.—Shrubs, natives o fth e South of
c o X i l t a g u S : ? '™ "™ - "re 6n.®
CiiENOPo'Diufli L. Flowers hermaphrodite.
fe^'TRiPLEx Ij. Flowers polygamous.
D i o ' t i s Schreh. Flowers monoecious.
G e n u s I .
Lin. Syst.CMENOPO'DIUMD. T h e G o o s e f o o t . P en tán d ria Digynia.
Identification. _ Lin. Gen., 121., but with some modification since
Synonymes. Salsbli, sp.'; Anseriiio, !■>. ; Cause Fuss, Ger. -, Chenopodio, Ilo!
Gcn Char. f r . Flowers bisexual. Cahjx inferior, with 5 sepals, permanent
Stamens 5, hypogynous. Anthers with round lobes. Styles 2' Sligmas
obtuse. Fnnt a utricle, invested by the calyx. (G. Don.)
Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous or sub-evergreen ; generally
lobed b e /in g a Irmble unctuous scurf. Flowers axillary, in leafy spikes
or naked panicles, numerous, small, green. — Shrub.,, deciduous or sub-
evergreen ; mativesof the South of Europe; of the easiest culture In anv
diy soil, and readily propagated by cuttings.
«- 1. C. FRUTICO'SUH Schrad. The shrubby Gooaoioot, or Slonecrop Tree.
Identification. Schrader, according to G. Don in Hort. Brit.
Sijnonynies. Salsbla fruticbsa L in . Sp. PI. 324.; the shrubby Glasswort •
Soude en Arbre, Fr. ; strauchartiges Salzkraut, Ger. ;
Sopravvivolo legnoso, I ta l.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 63.5. ; Flor. Gr.TC., t. 266. ;
and our/S'S. 1316. and 1317.
Spec. Char., 4C‘ Shrubby, upright, evergreen.
Lcaves scmicylindrical, bluntish,
imbricate. (Smith.) A low, sub-evergreen,
glaucous shrub. South of Europe, and
England, on the sea coast. Height 3 ft.
to 4 ft. Flowers greenish, axillary ; July
and August.
Not unworthy of a place in gardens or
shrubberies, being sub-evergreen and tolei*a-
bly luu’dy, remarkable for the glaucous hue of
tlie leaves, and very durable. The branches
I31G C. fruticosum. arc very brittle, and apt to break off;
2. C. PAKVIFO'i.IUM R. 4 S.
Identification. Rcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg., 6.
1317. C. fruticosum..
The smalMeaved Goosefoot.
monymcs. C. fruticbsum Bieb. in Fi. Taur.-Cauc. 1. p. 181., cxclusivclv of all Hm
micro,.hÿllum Bieb. in Suppl. to Fl. Taur..Cauc. 1. pî 27.5. ; s Æ S iV ô Ï Ï
App. No. 22.. FaU. It. 3. p . 524. ; Suaèda miorophÿlla Fall. Illu lt i ¡ Tl
Engravings. Pall. 111., 3. t. 44. j and our/g-. 1318.
Spec. Char., 4c. Imperfectly evergreen, frutescent, mnch-branclied, spreading
glabrous, about 2 ft. high. Leaves taper, oblong, obtuse, glaucescent, fleshy ;