618 Okdee 106.— AMAEANTACEiE. 



2f high, at length diffuse. Lvs. 1 to 2' by 3 to 1", petioje 1 to 2'^ branchJTA 

 much smaller. Clusters 4 to 5-flowered. 



7 A. melancholicus L. Love-lies-bleedins. Erect, glabrous, uaually 

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

 glomerulea geminate, eubpedunculate, shorter than the petioles ; fls. dertse, dark 

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

 Lvs. 2 to 5' long, petiole 2 to 3. Clusters amplexicaul. f Asia.— Yariea much in 

 color. 



0. TKicoLOE. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, the young red with a yellow apex, tlie 



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



with a violet base. \. 



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

 ferring to tlio valveless utricle.) Flowers moncecious, 3-bracted ; cal}^ 

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

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

 open ; seed vertical, embryo annular. — d) Herbs with tlie habit of Amar- 

 antns (Amarantus, L.) 



§ Spines 2 in ftach axil. Bracts not lon^'er than tlie sepals .' No. ! 



^ Spines none. — Tiracts longer than the 3 to 5-sepalefl calyx Nos. %^> 



— Bracts shorter than the 6-scpaletl calyx Nos. 4, 5 



1 E. spinosus Feay. Smooth, striate, purplish, much branched; Iva. long- 

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

 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 111. 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 B. lividus Moq. Erect, branched, smooth, livid-purplish ; lvs. 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 ; jr. 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 exaerted. jn. — Sept. 



3 E. deflexua Raf. .4«cendiny, diflusely branched, osAy green, jptiiCTtifenJ, branchr-s 

 deflexed : lvs. petiolate, rhomb-lanceolate, obtuse ; spikes thicMsh, obtuse, some- 

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

 longer than the bracts ; fr. sotiooth. — "Waste and cultivated grounds, Mid. State.?. 

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

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

 Sept. § Eur. 



4 A. vfridis Moq. Hrect, smooth, livid, purple ; lvs. long-petioled, ovate, obtuse ; 

 fpilces axillary and terminal, paniculate, rather long, loose, acutish ; sepals 3, twice 

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

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

 Readily recognized by the baldness of the minute fls. 



5 E. pumilus Eaf Low, very smooth, diffusely branched, lvs. subsessile, ovate, 

 obtuse, smooth, fleshy, clustered at the ends of the branches; Jls. i?i small, ax- 

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

 than than the calyx. — Sandy sea coast, N. T. to Oa. - Aug. — Oct. (A pumilus 

 KU.) 



4. ACNTDA, L. Water Hemp. (Gr. «, not, nvidrj, the nettle ; a 

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



S Crtly.x; of 5 equal, erect sepals ; stamens 5, anthers oblong, 2-celled ; 

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

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



