618 Ordee 106.— AMARANTACB^. 



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

 much smaller. Clusters 4 to 5-flowered. 



7 A. melancholicus L. Love-mes-bleeding. Erect, glabrolis, usually 

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

 glomerules geminate, subpedunoulate, shorter than the petioles ; fls. dense, dmrk 

 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. — Varies much in 

 color. 



/?. TEicoLOB. liVS. oblong-lanceolate, the young red with a yellow apex, the 

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

 with a violet base, f . 



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 ov'ate, 1-seeded, valveless and indehiscent, or tearing 

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

 antus (Amarantus, L.) 



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



§ Siiines none. — Bracts longer than tlio'S to 5-aepaled calyx Nos. 2, 3 



— Bracts shorter than tlie 5-sepaled calyx Nos. 4, 5 



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

 petioled, rliomb-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 nigous 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. JFeay), and felling without 

 opening. Seed dark brown, poUshed. Jn. — Oct. 



2 E. 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 hracts; fi: rogous, acute. — Cultivated and waste 

 lands, Va. to Ha. 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. defl^xus Eaf. Ascending, diffusely branched, ashy green, puberulent, branches 

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

 what nodding, axillary and terminal ; fls. crowded, short-pedioelled ; sep. 3 to i, 

 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 ; lvs. long-petioled, ovate, obtuse ; 

 spikes axillary amd 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. sulcate, 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. subsessiXe, ovate, 

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

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

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

 Ell.) 



4. ACWrDA, L. AVater Hemp. TGr. a, not, kviStj, the nettle ; a 

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



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

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

 valveless utricle ; seed vertical. — (J) A marsh herb, with alternate, petio- 



