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the lower half an inch long, the floral ones shorter.
Flowers of the shape of those of C. raaritimum,
three together, attached to the petiole above its
base, not bracteated. The sepals that attend the
fruit are equal and convex at the back. (Bieb.) A
sub-evergreen shrub, frequent in plains of Eastern
Caucasus, towards the Caspian Sea, and near the
salt river Gorkaja, where it is believed to he deleterious
to horses. Height 3 ft. Introduced in 1825,
but very seldom found in collections.
G e n u s 1 1 .
1318. C. parvifòlium.
^ 'T R IP L E X L. T h e O r a c h e . Lin, Syst. Polygàmia Monoecia.
Identification. Lin. Gen., 745. ; Eng. Flor., 4. p. 255.
Sf/nonyrncs. Arroche, Fr. ; Melde, Ger. ; Atriplice, Ital.
Derivation. From ater, black ; according to some by antiplirasis, in reference to the whitish, or
mealy, hue of the plants.
Gcn. Char., 4'c. Flotvers some bisexual, some female ; those of both kinds
upon one plant.—Bisexualfiower with the calyx inferior, and 5 sepals. Stamens
5, hypogynous. Anthers with round lobes. — Female fiower with the calyx
inferior, deeply divided into two large, flat, equal or nearly equal, lobes.
Ovary compressed. Fruit a utricle, invested by the calyx, which is now
enlarged. (G. Don.)
Lcaves simple, alternate or opposite, stipulate, sub-evergreen ; undivided
01* jagged, bearing a meal-like scurf. Flowers in axillary or terminal spikes,
numerous, small, greenish. — Shrubs, subevergreen, natives of Europe, with
imperfectly woody branches, and succulent leaves, white or glaucous from
being covered with a mealy powder j of easy culture and propagation in
any common garden soil.
Sk 1. A. J / a ' l im u s L. The Halimus Orache, or Tree
Purslane.
Identification. lAn. Hort. Cliff;, 469.5 Mill. Diet., No. 2.
Synonymes. iiâlhnus latifòlius sive fruticòsus Bauh. Pin. 120.; /fólimns i.
Clus. Hist. 1. p. .53. ; the broad-leaved Sea Purslane T re e ; Arroche, Fr.-,
strauchartige Melde, Ger.
Eneravings. Park. Theatr., 724. t . 2 . ; Gcr. Emac., p. 522. f. 1.; and our
M - 1319.
Spec. Char., S/c. Stem shrubby. Leaves
alternate or opposite, their figure
partaking of an oblong and a rhomb,
entire. (WUld.) A loose, rambling,
sub-evergreen, glaucous shrub. Spain,
Portugal, Virginia, and Siberia.
Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in
1640. Flowers small, purplish ; July
and August.
The young branches are covered
with a smooth white bark, which becomes
grey, and peels off lengthwise,
1319. A. HáUn-ms.
as the tree gets old. The branches are very brittle,
and have but little pith. The leaves are soft, white,
and silvery. It seldom flowers in Britain.
!U 2 . A. b o r t u l a c o i ' d e s L. The Pnrslane-Iike, or
shrubby, Orache, or Sea Purslane.
Identificaiion. Lin. Fl. Succ., 828. 919. : Eng. Flor., 4. p. 266. I320. a . portuiacOWes.
fr»«'- oe».»™ reu
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preceding species; and the
G e n u s I I I .
Id ¡ rt Mtoce'cia Tetrândria
Idea IS doubtless that referred to in Tourïefort^^^^^ and this second
gen. keratos, and eidos, likeness. «raefort s generic name Ceratoldes, from keras, a horn,
Gen Char., f r . Flowers umsewa}.—Male flower with the caivx inferto,.
and 4 permaneffi petáis. Stamens 4, inserted at the b o t t l of ffie X
Zie“»/simple, alternate, exstipuiate, deciduous ¡lanceolate entire bearina
hoary pubescence. Flowers in axillary groups, in leafy spd es ™ 1 0 ^ *
Shrub, d e c id u o / n /.v e of Siberia and Tarta-v, of eLy c u k ? e in ? v d ?
sod ; propagated by layers or cuttings inserted ^
in the soil, and covered with a hand-glass.
a* 1. D. Ceratoi'des W. The Iwo-horned-
calyxed Diotis.
Uenlÿication. Willd. Sp, PI., 4. p. 368.
Ugnonpmcs. A'xyris Ceratoldes L in. Sv. PI. 1388 ■ Cersfe
i S p . ^ r S : d S ;
lanceolatis, foeminlnis hirsùtis, .ftoy.ZKg-di 210 • Ceratfí*dS
fr»“™ fr»“ « c t
Engravings. Jacq. Ic, Ear., 1. l. 189.; and our*. 1321.
Spec. Char., f r . See Gen. Char. A low deciduous
/ r u b , with recumbent branches. Siberia and
lartary. Height 2 ft. . Introduced in 1780
Llowers apetalous, yellow, sweet-scented:
March and April.
IMI. D. CoratOldes.
O k d e r L V I I I . - P O L Y G O N A 'C L Æ .
OsD. Ch a r Perianth divided ; æstivation imbricate w i « •
inserted m th e base o f th e perianth. Ovarium T T I sfZ ™
stigmas numerous, r tra ii naked or covered. Albimien m o r if' 3 ^ ® " ° ’’
OTulmn and sm e rio r radicle separate this order f r ? , p ? r T - *’® """et
Chenopodeæ. (G. Don.) ^ hytolaceæ and
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