618 ORDER 106. AMARANTACEJE. 



2f high, at length diffuse. Lvs. 1 to 2' by 3 to 7", petiole 1 to 2' ; branch-lvs. 

 much smaller. Clusters 4 to 5-flowered. 



7 A. melancholicus 1. LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING. Erect, glabrous, usually 

 dark purple; Ivs. long-petioled, lance-ovate or lance-oblong, obtuse, emarginate; 

 glomerules geminate, subpedunculate, shorter than the petioles ; fls. dense, dark 

 purple ; bracts, calyx and utricle subequal. Gardens. St. 1 to 2f high, simple. 

 Lvs. 2 to 5' long, petiole 2 to 3. Clusters amplexicaul. f Asia. Yaries much ia 

 color. 



(3. TRICOLOR Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, the young red with a yellow aper, tho 



adult bright red at base, violet in the middle, green at apex, the old greea 



with a violet base. \ . 



3. EUX'OLUS, Eaf. (A name intended to signify well-closed ; re- 

 ferring to the valveless utricle.) Flowers monoecious, 3-bracted ; calyx 

 3 (2 to 5)-sepaled, sepals equal, erect, glabrous ; stamens 3 (2 to 5) ; 

 stigmas 3 ; utricle ovate, 1 -seeded, valveless and indehiscent, or tearing 

 open ; seed vertical, embryo annular. CD Herbs with the habit of Amar- 

 antus (Amarantus, L.) 



Spines 2 in each axil. Bracts not longer than the 5 sepals No. 1 



'$ Spines none. Bracts longer than tho 3 to 5-sepaled calyx Nos. 2, 3 



Bracts shorter than the 5-sepaled calyx Nos. 4, 5 



1 B. spinosus Feay. Smooth, striate, purplish, much branched; Ivs. long- 

 petioled, rhomb-jovate, or lance-ovate, obtuse, dull green, with 2 axillary spines j 

 panicle sparingly branched, spikes erect, acute, the terminal longest; fls. crowded, 

 5-parted ; bracts, sepals and rugous utricle about equal in length. Cultivated and 

 waste grounds, Penn. to III and S. States. St. and branches flexuous, 1 to 3f 

 high. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, petioles nearly as long, spines sharp, 3 to 8" long, 

 Utricle certainly valveless (as first noticed by Dr. Feay), and falling without 

 opening. Seed dark brown, polished. Jn. Oct. 



2 E. lividus Moq. Erect, branched, smooth, livid-purplish ; Ivs. long-petioled, 

 elliptic or ovate, obtuse, emarginate, upper acutish ; axillary spikes shorter than 

 the petiole, the terminal long, slender, rigid, acute, somewhat interrupted; fls. 

 crowded sep. 3, thrice longer the bracts ; fr. rogous, acute. Cultivated and wasto 

 lands, Va. to Fla. and La. St. stout, hollow, striate, 2 to 3f high. Lvs. 3 to 6' 

 by 2 to 3', petiole 2' to 30,", purple. Terminal spike 2 to 4' long. Fls. 3-parted. 

 Utricle slightly exserted. Jn. Sept. 



3 E. deflexus Raf. Ascending, diffusely branched, ashy green, puberulent, branches 

 deflexed: Ivs. petiolate, rhomb-lanceolate, obtuse; spikes thickish, obtuse, some- 

 what nodding, axillary and terminal ; fls. crowded, short-pedicelled ; sep. 3 to 5. 

 longer than the bracts ; fr. smooth. Waste and cultivated grounds, Mid. States. 

 Sts. branched from base, slender, If long. Lvs. wavy, prominently veined beneath, 

 6 to 15" long. Stigmas 2 or 3, very short, white. Utricle exserted. Aug., 

 Sept. Eur. 



4 A. viridis Moq. Erect, smooth, livid, purple ; Ivs. long-petioled, ovate, obtuse ; 

 spikes axillary and terminal, paniculate, rather long, loose, acutish ; sepals 3, twico 

 longer than the bracts ; utricle roundish-ovate, rigulous. Cultivated and wasto 

 grounds, Ala. and La. St. sulcate, 1 to 2f high. Terminal spikes 2 to 3' long. 

 Readily recognized by the baldness of the minute fls. 



5 E. pumilus Raf. Low, very smooth, diffusely branched, Ivs. sulsessile, ovatoy 

 obtuse, smooth, fleshy, clustered at the ends of the branches; fls. in small, ax- 

 illary glomerules, sessile ; cal. 5-parted, purplish ; fr. smooth, ovate, twice longer 

 than than the calyx. Sandy sea coast, N. Y. to Ga. Aug. Oct. (A. pumilus 

 Ell.) 



4. ACNTDA, L. WATER HEMP. (Gr. a, not, avidr), the nettle ; a 

 nettle-like plant which does not sting.) Flowers dioecious, 3-bracted. 



(5 Calyx of 5 equal, erect sepals ; stamens 5, anthers oblong, 2-celled ; 

 $ calyx 0; ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, with 3 to 5 stigmas; fruit a fleshy, 

 valveless utricle ; seed vertical. GD A marsh herb, with alternate, petio- 



