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coverings be carefully applied. After the plan's 

 hive remained in these beds a month or six 

 weeks, ami are hecome tolerably strong in their 

 growth, so as to require more space, the final 

 hot-beds should be made ready. These ought 

 to be of much larger dimensions. When the 

 frames are placed over them, earth to the depth of 

 four or five inches should he laid over ; and the 

 plants, after being taken up with balls of earth 

 about their roots, planted in pots of about the 

 twenty-fourth size, water being immed 

 applied in a sparing manner, and the pots plun- 

 ged in the earth of the beds, the frames being- 

 raised occasionally, as the plants advance in 

 growth. The lights are to he constantly kept 

 on, but air freely admitted by raising the ends 

 daily, and water applied every day or two. To- 

 wards the end of June the plants will have risen 

 to nearly their full size ; when they may be placed 

 out in the open air, where they are fully seen 

 when the weather is fine and settled, each of 

 them being supported by a handsome stick. 



In their after culture, they require to be kept 

 constantlv in the pots, and to have water freely 

 applied almost every day when the season is hot. 

 See Annual Plants. 



In order to procure the seed of these kinds in 

 perfection, it is the best method to put a few of 

 the best plants in a deep frame towards the latter 

 end of the summer, that they may, by being more 

 perfectly sheltered by the glasses, be rendered 

 more fully ripe. 



In the culture of the third and fourth sorts, as they 

 are more hardy, one or two moderate hot -beds at 

 most will be full\- sufficient for raising the plants. 

 In these cases, the seeds should be sown upon 

 a moderate hot-bed towards the end of March ; 

 and when the plants come up they should have a 

 considerable share of air admitted to them in mild 

 weather, in order to prevent their drawing up in 

 too weak a stale : and when they are become 

 large enough to be transplanted out, another mo- 

 derate hot-bed should be provided, into which 

 they should be removed, placing them at six- 

 inches distance in every direction, care be- 

 ing taken to water them as well as to shade 

 them from the sun in hot weather, until they 

 have taken new root : after which the air should 

 be freely admitted to them at all times when 

 the season is favourable. Their waterings should 

 likewise be frequent, but not given in too great 

 quantity at a time. As the plants advance in 

 growth, and the warmth of the season increases, 

 they should have a greater proportion of air, that 

 by degrees they may be hardened so as to bear the 

 open exposure. In the beginning of June the 

 plants may be taken up with large balls of earth 

 about their roots, and planted some into pots, 



and others in the borders or other parts of the 

 pleasure-grounds, shading them carefully until 

 they have taken good root: after which they 

 should be frequently watered in hot dry weather, 

 especially those in the pots ; as every evening or 

 oftcner. 



As the Tree Amaranthus does not thrive well 

 in pots, it should be planted in a rich light soil, 

 and be allowed plenty of room, and a full supply 

 of water, as often as may be necessary. In these 

 circumstances it frequently attains a considerable 

 size, especially in dry seasons. 



The two last species are capable of being raised 

 upon warm dry borders with tolerable facility ; 

 but they neither attain the full growth, afford 

 such large flower-spikes, or appear in such early 

 perfection, as when managed in the manner of 

 the above. 



In preserving the seed of the last five sorts, 

 some of the largest and finest spikes should be 

 collected, as they ripen, towards the latter end of 

 September, and exposed to the mil sun in some 

 dry airy situation until they become perfectly 

 dry, when the seeds may be rubbed out and put 

 by in a dry warm place. 



Persons who are curious in raising these an- 

 nual plants in great perfection, find it convenient 

 to have a glass case erected, with upright sloping 

 glasses on every side, having a pit in the bottom 

 for tan, in which the pots are plunged. If this 

 be raised eight or nine feet to the ridge, and the 

 upright glasses are five feet, there will be room 

 and lighF enough to raise these as well as many 

 other plants of a similar growth to great perfec- 

 tion : and, by such a contrivance, many of those 

 tender annual plants, which rarely perfect seeds 

 in this climate under other circumstances, may 

 be brought forward so as to ripen their seeds in. 

 a perfect maimer. 



All these plants are highly ornamental, the 

 more tender sorts being mostly distributed in 

 mixture with others of the showy kinds in places 

 immediately about the house; while those that 

 are more hardy afford much ornament and va- 

 riety in the borders, clumps, and other situations 

 in gardens or pleasure-grounds. They should 

 have rather open exposures, and be distributed 

 towards the fronts, especially those of the low 

 growing; kinds. 

 AMARANTHUS, Coch-comb. See Celosia. 

 AMARANTHUS, Globe. See Gomphrena. 

 AMARYLLIS, a genus comprehending seve- 

 ral species of the Lily-Daffodil kind of plants ; 

 all of which are of the bulbous -rooted tribe, and 

 mostly ornamental. 



It belongs to the c'ass and order Hexandria 

 Monogynia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 LiUacece, 



