. Key and flora : northern and central states . Botany. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 73 I. SPINACIA L. Herbs. Flowers dicecious, 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. CHEWOPODIUM L. Annual or perennial herbs. Stems erect or spreading. Leaves alternate, usually white-mealy. Flowers small, green- ish, in panicled spikes. Calyx 3-5-par
. Key and flora : northern and central states . Botany. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 73 I. SPINACIA L. Herbs. Flowers dicecious, 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. CHEWOPODIUM 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. Boston : Ginn
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