Celosia. pentandria monogynia. 679 



sub-cylindric, scariose. Nectary with five, short toothlets, 

 alternate with the long antheriferous divisions. 



Beny. Shwet-meorga. 



Hind. Debkotee. 



Tsjeria-belutta-adeka-manjen. Rheed. Mai. x. 77. t. 39. 



Belutta-adeka-manjen. [bid. 75. t. 38. I 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. C. crhtata. Willd. spec. i. 1198. 



Annual, erect. Leaves oblong-ovate, peduncled, round, 

 striated. Spikes oblong. 



Beng. L il-moorgrt, the red variety; H?<ldee-moorg«, the 

 yellow. 



Amaranth us vulgaris. Rumph. Amb. v. 236. t. 84. 



I have never been able to find any other species or variety 

 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. 



3. C. comosa. Willd. spec. i. 1198. 



Erect, annual. Leaves lanceolate. Spikes cylindric, 

 tufted. 



Found in most parts of India in gardens, and like the last 

 thrives best during the rainy and cold seasons. 



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