. Introduction to botany. Botany. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 73 I. SPINACIA L. Herbs. Flowers dicBcious, in close axillary clusters. Stami- nate flowers 3-5-sepaled, with 4 or 5 projecting stamens; pis- tillate flowers with a tubular 2-toothed or 4-toothed calyx. 1. S. oleracea Mill. Spinach. A soft annual or biennial herb. Leaves triangular, ovate, or halberd-shaped, petioled. Cultivated from Asia as a pot herb. II. CHENOPODIUM L. Annual or perennial herbs. Stems erect or spreading. Leaves alternate, usually white-mealy. Flowers small, green- ish, in panicled spikes. Calyx 3-5-parted, the lobes often s
. Introduction to botany. Botany. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 73 I. SPINACIA L. Herbs. Flowers dicBcious, in close axillary clusters. Stami- nate flowers 3-5-sepaled, with 4 or 5 projecting stamens; pis- tillate flowers with a tubular 2-toothed or 4-toothed calyx. 1. S. oleracea Mill. Spinach. A soft annual or biennial herb. Leaves triangular, ovate, or halberd-shaped, petioled. Cultivated from Asia as a pot herb. II. CHENOPODIUM L. Annual or perennial herbs. Stems erect or spreading. Leaves alternate, usually white-mealy. Flowers small, green- ish, in panicled spikes. Calyx 3-5-parted, the lobes often slightly fleshy and keeled. Stamens 5; filaments thread- shaped. Styles 2-3, distinct or united at the base. Seed lens-shaped.* 1. C. Botrys L. Jerusalem Oak. A low, spreading plant, covered with sticky down. Leaves with slender petioles, oblong, sinuately. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Caldwell, Otis William, 1869- joint author. Boston, New York, [etc. ] Ginn and company
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