BASTARD CUDWEED; a genus of the polygamia legregata order, belonging to the fyngeonia clas of plants. There are two species, the fyngeonia and erectus; but only the former is ever cultivated in gardens. It is an annual plant growing naturally in Portugal, in places near the sea. The root sends out several trailing stalks, about six or eight inches long, which are garnished with small oval, filvery leaves, whose bales embrace the stalks. The flowers come out in clusters from the wings of the stalks, and are very small, and of a white colour. It flowers in June and July; and is frequently preserved in gardens on account of the beauty of its filvery leaves. It is easily propagated by seed sown in autumn, and requires no other culture but to be kept free from weeds.