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The Characters are ; 



The Flowers have feemtngly no 

 Tetals-y the Cup of the Flower is dry 

 and multifid ; the Seeds are include d 

 in membranaceous Vejfels ^ which, 

 vphen come to Maturity, burfl open 

 either tranfverjlj or horizontally, 

 after the manner of Purflane and 

 Pimpernel, in each of which is con- 

 tained one or more roundifJj Seeds. 



There area vaft Variety of thefe 

 Plants, both in the Eaji and Wefi- 

 Indies; many of which are ex- 

 treamly beautiful, and as much de- 

 jTerve our Care as as any of the 

 flowery Tribe. I fliall here take 

 Notice of the feveral Varieties 

 which are cultivated in the Englifi 

 Gardens for their Beauty, omitting 

 the other more common or lels 

 worthy Sorts, as more fit for a Bo- 

 tanical Difquifit-ion. 



1. Amaranthus, maximus. C.B. 

 The Tree Amaranthus -, vulgo. 



2. Amaranthus, maximus, pa- 

 nicula longa pendulA, femine rubello. 

 Raii Hiji. The long pendulous 

 Amaranthus, with reddifh-coloured 

 Seeds, commonly caWd, Love lies a 

 Bleeding. 



3. Amaranthus, fpica albefcente 

 habitiore, Martyn. Kifl. Amaranth, 

 with a thick whitifh Spike. 



4. Amaranthus, crijiatus, fiore 

 rubicundijjimo, H. R. Far. CockV 

 comb Amaranth, with red Flowers. 



f. Amaranthus, crijiatus, colore 

 kermefino. Boerh. Carmine-colour'd 

 Cock's- comb Amaranth. 



6. Amaranthus, crijiatus, colore 

 aureo. Boerh. Gold-colour'd Cock's- 

 comb Amaranth. 



7. Amaranthus, crijiatus, colore 

 furpureo. Boerh, Purple Cock's- 

 comb Amaranth. 



8. Amaranthus, crijiatus, colore 

 luteo. Boerh. Yeliow Cock's-comb 

 Amfytanth, 



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9. Amaranthus, Sinenfis, foliis 

 variis, panicula elegamer plumosa. 

 Martyn. hiJi. Chinefe Amaranth, 

 with variegated Leaves, and a fine 

 feather 'd Fanicle. 



10. AwiARAKTHus, tricolor. H.EyJl. 

 The three-coloured Amaranth. 



11. Amaranthus 5 bicolor. The 

 two- coloured Amaranth. 



All thefe Sorts of Amararahs 

 mufl: be lb wn on a good Hot-bed in 

 February, or the Beginning oi March 

 at far theft j and in about a Fort- 

 night's Time (if the Bed is in good 

 Temper) the Plants will rife, when 

 you muft prepare another Hot- 

 bed, covered with good rich light 

 Earth, about four Inches thick; 

 then raife up the young Plants 

 with your Finger, fo as not to 

 break off the tender Roots, and 

 prick them into your new Hot- 

 bed about four Inches Diftance, 

 every way, giving them a gentle 

 Watering to fettle the Earth to 

 their Roots: But in doing this, 

 be very cautious not to bear the 

 young Plants down to the Ground 

 by hafty watering, which rarely 

 rife again, or at leaft fo as to re- 

 cover their former Strength in a 

 long Time, but very often rot in 

 the Stems, and die quite away. 



In the Heat of the Day keep 

 them fcreen'd with Mats from the 

 great Heat of the Sun, and gvfo. 

 tliem Air by raifing up the Glafles 

 with a fmall Stone j and if the 

 Glafles are wet, it will be proper 

 to turn them every Day (in good 

 Weather) that they may dry ; for 

 the Moillure, which is occafion'd 

 by the Fermentation of the Dung, 

 and Perfpiration of the Plants, is 

 of a noxious Quality, and very 

 unkindly to Plants j fo that if the 

 Weather happens to prove bad, 

 that you can't turn your GlaiTes, it 



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