ATRAPHAXIS

(Lat.), n. f A%t(a*t)-ra’-fa?x(fa*x)/i7s. Gen., atraphax'eos (-is). Gr., étpâgat is. 1. The plant A triplex (orach), especially the A triplex fens is. [Dioscorides(B, 180).] 2. A genus of polygonaceous shrubs of the tribe Polygoneæ, established by Linnæus. [B, 134.]—A. cra i folia [Agardh]. The A. spinosa, yar. B. [B, 214.]—A. dens i flora [Koch]. The 4. spinosa, var. a. B, 214.]—A. Fischeri [Jaub. and Spach]. The A. spinosa, var. B. B, 214]—A. Karelini [Jaub. and Spach]. The A. spinosa, var. y. B, 214.j—A. Laxmanni [Agardh]. The A. spinosa, var. B. % 214.)—A. replicata. Of marek, the A. spinosa, var. a; of Fischer, the A. spinosa, var. y. [B, 214.]—A. spinosa [Linnæus]. Syn.: Tragopyrum spinosum |Presl]. A dwarf shrub growing in western Asia, often cultivated as an ornamental plant in Europe; thought to be one of the sources of Oriental manna, The var. a (linnæana), the A. spinosa of Linnæus, is found in the Caucasus and in Armenia; the var. e (Fischeri) is found in southern Ru ia and in Siberia; the var. y (| lin i) is found on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. [B, 214; L, 78.]