316 AMARA?<TACE^. 



S.viridis, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 927; — Roxh. ft. ind. 3, p. 605; — J. 

 Grak. Cat. B. pi. p. 169.) © Jamaica. Brazil. Peninsula of India. 

 Bengal. Fl. minute, greenish, and fr. R. S. Tender tops eaten by 

 the natives, though not so much esteemed as those of the cultivated 

 species. {Rozb.) 

 9. lividus, L. (Spreng. syst. 1, p. 928; — Pers. syn. 2, p. 560; — Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 3, p. 605.) C^ft^'^l -Tf^ Gobura-nuti. Virginia. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Fl. minute, greenish, and fr. R. S. Cultivated. 

 \0.oleraceus, L. (Spreng. syst. I, p. 928; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 605; — /. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 169.) © Peninsula of India. Bengal, (Serampore,) 

 &c. Fl. minute, greenish, and fr. R. S. Several varieties cultivated as 

 pot-herbs, of which the following are remarkable : — 

 a. viridis ; the common green sort. Most cultivated. 

 l3. ruber ; a beautiful variety, with a clear bright red stem, branches, 

 petioles, nerves, and veins, and the leaves themselves rather rust- 

 coloured, 

 ■y. albus ; all the parts that are red in p are here of a clear, shining 



white colour. ■"ftWl "^fv Sada-nuti. Much cultivated in Bengal. 

 g, giganteus, Kon. ; five to eight feet high, with a stem as thick as a 

 man's wrist. The tender succulent tops of the stems and branches 

 are sometimes served up on our tables, as a substitute for asparagus. 

 {Roxb.) 

 \\. gangeticus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 928. — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 606.) 

 ^^1 ""Tt^ Ranga-shak. oTtof *rt^ Lal-shak. © Bengal, (Serampore.) 

 Assam &c. Fl. small, greenish or reddish, and fr. R. S. Varieties 

 of this species many, tolerably permanent, differing chiefly in colour 

 from green with the slightest tinge of red, to rufous, liver- colored, 

 and bright red. They are more generally used among the natives 

 of Bengal than any other species or variety, and with No. 10, differ 

 from No. 3, 5, 6 and 7, in not admitting of being cut, with the hope 

 of succeeding crops from the same roots. (Roxb.) 



12. lanceolatus, Roxb. (/. ind. 3. p. 607. — A. lancesefolius, Roxb. H, B. 

 p. 67.) ^*t "^^ •rf ^ Bans-pata-nuti. © Bengal, (Serampore.) 

 Fl. minute, o-reenish, and fr. R. S. The leaves and tender tops are 

 eaten by the natives in their curries. (Roxb.) ^^ 



13. atropurpureus, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 608.) 5lt^ ^f « Lal-nuti ^^ ^TfF 

 Kunka-nuti. © Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. minute, greenish and fr. 

 R. S. Cultivated as a pot-herb by the natives of Bengal, who some- 

 times call it ix*t <tt^ 3lt«I ^^ Bansh-pata-lal-nuti. 



14. tricolor, L. (Spreng. syst. 1, p. 927 ;—Rozb.fl. ind. 3, p. 668 ;— J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 169.) © China. Common in gardens. Fl. minute, 

 greenish, and fr. nearly the whole year. 



15. melancholicus, L. (Spreng. syst. \,p. 927 ;—Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 608.) 

 © Common in gardens. Fl. minute, grcenisli, and fr, R. S. 



\6./asciatus, Roxb. (/. ind. S, p. 600.) ^^ ^f^ ^^ Toon-tooni-nuti. 



