108. AMARANTACER. 319 
1. Amarantus Blitum, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 990; Mog. in 
DC. Prodr. xii. 2, p. 263; Maxim. Ind. Fl. Pek. in Prim. FL 
Amur. p. 476; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. p. 721. 
Amarantus sylvestris, Desf. Cat. Hort. Par. 1804, p. 44. 
Amarantus Blitum a. sylvestris, Mog. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 263; 
Debeaux, Fl. Tients. p. 37, et Fl. Tchef. p. 121; Franchet in Mém. Soc. 
Sc. Nat. Cherbourg, xxiv. p. 245. 
Amarantus ascendens, Hornem. Hort. Hafn. Suppl. p. 107 ; DC. Prodr. 
xiii. 2, p. 264? 
Amarantus oleraceus, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, p. 1403. 
Euxolus oleraceus, Mog. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 273. — 
Norra and CenrtRAL Cuina (Webster! A. Henry! Wilford! 
and others) Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
A very widely spread weed of cultivation in warm countries. 
2. Amarantus caudatus, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 990; Mog. in 
DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 255; Debeaux, Fl. Tchef. p. 120; Franchet 
in Mem. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cherbourg, xxiv. p. 246; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 
Ind. iv. p. 719. 
Amarantus alopecurus, Hochst. ex Braun et Bouché, Ind. Sem. Hort. 
Berol. 1872, App. p. 1. 
Survexine, Huren, and Szecuven (Webster! A. Henry! 
Mesny!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. uu 
Probably always cultivated. It is now more or less wild in 
various hot countries ; but it may be a product of cultivation, and 
only an escape therefrom in a wild condition. 
3. Amarantus gangeticus, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, p. 1403 ; Mog. 
in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 261; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. p. 719. 
Amarantus tristis, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 989, et ed. 2, p. 1404; Moq. 
in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 260 ; Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 560. l 
Amarantus melancholicus, Linn. Sp. Pi. ed. 1, p. 989; Moq. in DC. 
Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 262. , 
Amarantus tricolor, Linn. Sp Pl. ed. 1, p. 989; Lour. Fi. Cochinch. 
p. 560. . , 
Amarantus melancholicus, £. tricolor, Mog. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 2, p. 262. 
Curna: various localities from Peking southward, both culti- 
vated and wild (Bretschneider ! Maingay ! Ross! Bourne! A. 
Henry! Playfair !). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
Widely spread in warm countries and commonly eultivated. 
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