AMAUANTACEiE. (aMARANTII lAMlLY.) o79 



Sterile filamonts interposed : anthers 1 - 2-celled, introrse. Ovary single, 

 ovate, compressed, 1 - niany-ovuled. Stigmas 1-3. Utricle closed or 

 circumsclssile. Embryo coiled into a ring around the central albumen. 



Synopsis. 



T-rmr T. CFITjOSIE.'E. Antliers 2-celled. Ovary many-ovulcd. 



1. CELOSIA. Stamens unitcJ at the base. Utricle circumscissile. 



Tribe II. ACHYRAXTHEjE. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary 1-ovuIcd. — Leaves alter- 

 nate. Stauieus free. Sterile filaments none. 



• Utricle circumscissile. 



2. AMAIIANTUS. Flowers monoecious. Sepals 3-5. 



« » Utricle indehiscent. 

 •"?. EUXOIX'S. Flowers all alike, monoecious, sessile. Sepals 3-5. 

 4. AMBLOGYXA. Flowers monoecious. Calyx of the staminato flower 3-sepalou3, of the 



pistillate flower 5parted, funnel-shaped. 

 5- SCLEKOI'US. Flowers monoecious. Sepals 5. Stamens 3. Fruiting pedicels indurated 



and deciduous with the fruit. 



6 ACNIDA. Flowers dioecious. Sepals of the staminate flower 5, of the pistillate none. 



Stamens 5. 



Tkidb in. GOMPHRENEjE. Anthers 1-celled. Ovary 1-ovulcd. Leaves opposite. 

 Stamens uniteU below. 



7 IRESINE Calyx 5-sepalous. Stamens united into a short cup. Sterile filaments none. 



8. ALTERN.\NTIIRRA. Calyx 5-sepalous. Stamens united into a cup. Sterile filaments 



minute, tooth-like. • 



9. TEL.\NTIIEIl.\. Calyx 5-sepalou8. Stamens united into a tube. Sterile filaments cleft 



or fimbriate at the apex. 

 10. FRfELICIIIA. Calyx 5-cleft. Stamens wholly united. Anthers sessile. Sterile fila- 

 ments entire. 



1. CELOSIA, L. 



Flowers pcifect, 3-bractcd. Sepals 5. Stamens 5, united at the base into 

 a cup. Sterile filaments none. Anthers 2-celIed. Style short or elongated. 

 Stigmas 2 - 3, recurved. Utricle many-seeded, circumscissile. — Smooth herbs 

 or shrubs, with alternate pctioled leaves, and glossy flowers, crowded in a.xillary 

 and terminal spikes or panicles. 



1. C. panieulata, L. Stem shrubby, erect; leaves deltoid-ovate, acute, 

 abruptly petiolcd ; spikes cylindrical, simple or branched, mostly shorter than 

 the leaves ; sepals oblong, rigid, several times longer than the bracts ; stigmas 

 a ; utricle many-seeded. — South Florida, Dr. Blod(jttt. Leaves 2' long. Seeds 

 minute, lenticular, shining. 



2. AIMARANTUS, Toum. Amaranth. 



Flowers polygamo-monoecious, 3-bracted. Sepals 5, rarely 3, smooth, erect. 

 Stamens 5 or 3, free. Sterile filaments none : anthers oblong, 2-celled. Style 

 none: stigmas 2-3, slender, spreading. Utricle 1-seeded, ovate, 2-3-toothed 

 at the apex, circumscissile, commonly included in the calyx ; pericarp mostly 

 membranaceous. Radicle inferior. — Unsightly annual herbs, with erect or dif- 



