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clusters.—A common garden weed, 1—2f high, simple or branched. Leaves 
entire, varying from oval to obovate, emarginate, with a mucronate point, 
tapering to a petiole which is nearly as long as the blade, those upon the 
branches very‘small. Flowers inconspicuous, pale green, accompanied with 
numerous, setacedus-pointed bracts. ke uly. § . 
2.°A. Buitum. ‘Low Amaranth. 
‘St. diffusely branched and spreading; Js. ovate, eet eee obtuse or 
abruptly decurrent at base, entire, lower ones retuse, upper obtuse or acute; ffs. 
in Short, axillaty, spicate clusters, shorter than the petioles—A weed naturalized 
_ in waste places. Stem mostly prostrate and spreading. Leaves as long as the 
petioles, 3—} as wide. ¢ 
3. A. oLeRAcEUS. Pot Amaranth. o 
Lvs. rugose, oblong, very obtuse, emarginate ; clusters axillary, branching; 
jis. sometimes pentandrous.—Fields ‘and waste places, Mass. to Penn. Stem 
18—24' high. July. 
* * Flowers pentandrous. 
4. A. uyBRipus. Hybrid Amaranth. phe 
St. furrowed, erect; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate; *ac. pentandrous, decompound 
‘crowded, eréct.—A common weed in waste and cultivated ‘grounds, N. Eng. to 
Miss. Stem 3f high, or'more, leaves alternate, long-stalked, mostly entire, ob- 
‘tuse, emarginate, mucronate, the lowest onesretuse. Flowers minute, in large, 
‘green, oblong spikes becoming at length a dull red, axillary and terminal. 
5..A. pumitus. Nutt. Dwarf Amaranth. 
Lvs. ovate, obtuse, smooth and fleshy, often retuse ; clusters axillary ; fis. 
pentandrous ; cal. 5-leaved, concave-—Sandy sea shores, N. Y. Stem 8—12’ 
high, often decumbent. Flowers greén, obscure. 
6. A. RETROFLEXUS. é 
Lws. ovate, undulate; branches downy; vac. pentandrous, triply compound, 
compact, erect.— Waste grounds, among rubbish, N. Y.to Va. Stem2fhigh. Aug. 
7. A. spinosus. Spiny Amaranth. 
St. glabrous, much branched; Jvs. ovate-lanceolate, with two stipular 
spines at base of the petioles; ls. in compound, terminal and axillary spikes.— 
In cultivated grounds and roadsides. Middle States. A vile weed, 2f or more 
high, readily known by its stipular spines. Aug. § 
8. A. HYPocHONDRIAcus. Prince’s Feather. 
Lvs. oblong, lanceolate, mucronate; rac. pentandrous, compound, com- 
pact, erect.—This species is native in the Middle States, and cultivated often as 
a garden annual. The whole plant is dark red, 3—4f high, with long, plume- 
like clusters. T 
9. A. MELANCHOLicus. Love-lies-bieeding—Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, colored; 
rac. axillary, peduncled, roundish—@ From India. The whole plant purple, 
18’ high. + Several other species are rarely cultivated. 
2. IRESINE. 
Gr. €l9eotwyn. an olive branch hound with ttifts of wool, borne by suppliants; from the resemblance. 
Flowers * 9.—o Calyx deeply 5—7-parted, subtended by 2 bracts ; 
scales or nectaries (petals?) 5 or 7. _ 9 Stigmas 2, sessile; capsule at 
length tomentose, many-seeded.—Mostly %. Lvs. opposite, entire, 
Fils. paniculate, axillary and terminal. 
I. CELOSIOIDEs. : 
St. erect, furrowed, paniculate above; lvs. scabrous, punctate, lower ob- 
long, acuminate, upper ovate-lanceolate ; panicle compound, large, rather dense. 
—A tall, handsome annual, 3—4f high, on river banks, Ohio, near Cincinnati, 
&c. Leaves tapering to the base into a winged petiole, 3—6’ by 2—4’.  Pani- 
cle of whitish flowers large, with opposite branches, branchlets and pedicels, 
nearly or quite leafless. Sept. Oct. 
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