Amarunthns. monofxia im:n tandiua. 605 



ground, and little time to spare for its culture ; besides it is 

 in higher esteem than A. oleraceus, which yields but one 

 crop. 



When the plants are particularly red, which I believe is 

 accidental, the Telingas distinguish them by the addition of 

 the adjective Yerra, which means red. The plant figured is 

 of this sort. There are other varieties beside these two. 



5. A. viridis. Willd. iv. 388. 



Ascenditig-, ramous, from one to two feet high. Leaves ellip- 

 tic, emarginale ; glomerules axillary, and on small axillary 

 branchlcts. Leaflets of the calyces three, obtuse, and much 

 shorter than the rugose capsules. 



A native of various parts of India, appearing most frequent- 

 ly as a weed in gardens during the rainy and cold seasons. 

 'J he tender tops are eaten by the natives, though not so much 

 esteemed as the cultivated sorts. 



6. A. lividus. Wiffd. iv. 386. 



Erect, smooth, simple, from two to three feet. Leaves long- 

 petioled, sub-ovate, retuse. Glomerules axillary, and on a 

 terminal spike. Calyces from three to five-leaved, obtuse, 

 which, with the bractes, are shorter than the round, com- 

 pressed capsules. 



Benff. Gobura n?<teeya. 



It is cultivated as a pot-herb. The stem is generally sim- 

 ple, from two to three feet high, polished, of a bright rod co- 

 lour, as are also the petioles, the leaves of dull greenish pur- 

 ple, with bi ighter coloured nerves, and veins. The bractes 

 are shorter than the capsule ; as are also the leaflets of the 

 calyx ; which with the broad, retuse leaves, make this species 

 readily distinguished from all the rest. 



7. A. oleraceus. Willd. iv. 386. 



Erect, with a few branches above the middle. Leaves 

 from broad rhomboidal, to ovate lanceolate. Glomerules 



