Celosia, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 679 
sub-cylindric, scariose. Nectary with five, short toothlets, 
alternate with the long antheriferous divisions, ~ 
Beng. Shwet-moorga, 
Hind, Debkotee, 
SE R= x eee Rheed, Mal. x. 77. t. 39. 
Belutta-adeka-manjen. [bid. 75, t. 38, 1 take for the same 
plant in its wild state; at least the wild plants of argentea 
found in the corn fields of India, are more stunted in their 
growth, but have their leaves broader, and the spikes shorter, 
as in the figure just quoted; and I am inclined to think 
Willdenow’s albida, consequently Burman’s pyramidalis, 
can, at most, be reckoned only another variety of the same 
_ Species, Plants from the same seed have leaves of very vari- 
ous breadth, and are as often with, as without the falcate 
stipules, 
2, ¢. ‘eristata, Willd. spec. i, 1198, 
Annual, erect. Leaves oblong-ovate, cabtecled, ound. 
striated. Spikes oblong. 
Beng. Lal-moorga, the red variety ; Huldcomoonge, the 
adie i 
_ Amaranthus alana Rumph. Amb. v. 236, t. 84, 
a | have never been able to find any other species or satiate 
in India, that I could refer to C. coccinea, I cannot consider 
the breadth of the leaves, nor falcate stipules, to be any more 
characteristic in this than in argentea and its varieties, 
In gardens only throughout India, and thrives best during 
the rainy and cold seasons. | “ 
“8... comosa. Willd. spec. i. 1198, 
Erect, annual, Leaves lakboclatcl ~ Spikes cylindric 
tufted. . 
Found i in most parts of india: in cada and likesthe last 
pelle best ssoing: the iy and cold seasons. 
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