14 AMARANTHUS 



Amara'ntkvs— continued. 



A. sangui'neus. Height 3 ft. Blood-red. From 

 Bahama in 1775. 



A. spedo'sus. See A. pafiiculatus. 



A. tri' color. Height 2 ft. Kich crimson, yellow, 

 green, and white foliage. A good bedding 

 plant. 



A. tri^ color splen'dens, Joseph's Coat. Height 1^ ft. 

 Highly ornamental foliage plant, having broad 

 leaves of rich crimson, marked with bronze 

 green and yellow, imparting a fine effect to 

 flower beds. 



Sow seeds tV in. deep in March in hotbed, 65°, 

 and harden off gradually. Plant out in May to 

 June at least 1 ft. apart for the smaller ones, and 

 more for the taller varieties, in a rich soil. They 

 are easily cultivated and do well at the seaside. 



Amberbo'a suave'olens. See Centaurea suaveolens. 



Ame'llis annuus. See Kaulfussia. 



American Centaury. See Sabbatia. 



Ammo'bium — The Winged Everlasting (from Gr. ammos, 

 sand, and hios, life ; in reference to its partiality to 

 sandy soil). Nat. Ord. Compositw. 



Hardy annual from Australia, known as one of 

 the "Everlastings." The flowers can be cut, dried, 

 and kept a long while, but for that purpose they 

 should be gathered before they are quite fully 

 blown, and hung up in a cool place upside down 

 in a bunch. 



