14 AMARANTHUS 



AMARA'NTHUS continued. 



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

 Bahama in 1775. 



A. specio'sus. See A. paniculatus. 



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

 green, and white foliage. A good bedding 

 plant. 



A. tricolor splen'dens, Joseph's Coat. Height l^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 T V 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 annum. See KAULFUSSIA. 

 AMERICAN CENTAURY. See SABBATIA. 



AMMO'BIUM The Winged Everlasting (from Gr. ammos, 

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

 sandy soil). Nat. Ord. Composite. 



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. 



