. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. CHENOPODIALBS. 495 is cultivated as an ornamental climber under the name of Madeira Vine. The starchy tubers of another species, Uducus tuberosus, are used in Peru as substitutes for the potato. Order Chenopodiacese.—Herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees, whose flowers have an herbaceous perianth. About 500 species, distributed in all climates, are known. (Figs. 406-11.) Seta vulgam, the Common Beet, is a native of Southern Europe. The Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel are only varieties of the Common Beet; the first is extensively cultivated in Prance for t
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. CHENOPODIALBS. 495 is cultivated as an ornamental climber under the name of Madeira Vine. The starchy tubers of another species, Uducus tuberosus, are used in Peru as substitutes for the potato. Order Chenopodiacese.—Herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees, whose flowers have an herbaceous perianth. About 500 species, distributed in all climates, are known. (Figs. 406-11.) Seta vulgam, the Common Beet, is a native of Southern Europe. The Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel are only varieties of the Common Beet; the first is extensively cultivated in Prance for the sugar which FiQS. 406-10.—IHinsTRATioNs OP Beta Pig. 408. Fig. 406.—Flower. Mngnifled. Fig. 408.—Section of flower. Magnified. Fig. 410.—Seed. Magnified. Fig. 410. Fig. 407.—Diagram of flower. Fig. 409.—Three fruits. Magnified. is obtained from its sweet juice ; its cultivation in this country is yet in its infancy. Ghenopodium Quinoa, a Peruvian annual, is cultivated in Western South America for its nutritious seeds, which are ground into meal, and used as an article of food. C anibrosioides, Wormseed, from tropical America, used somewhat in medicine, and other species of the genus, have become common weeds in fields and gardens. Spinaeia , Common Garden Spinach, is an Oriental plant mucli cultivated as a pot 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : H. Holt
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