GO FAMILIAR GARDEX FLOWERS. 



the open border in April, it makes a fine plant, but it 

 is better to sow in March; in a warm house or frame, to 

 insure a longer season of growth and a fuller development. 



The globe amaranth, the cockscomb, and the pyramidal 

 celosia are true amaranths, the last-named being one of 

 the mosu lovely plants of its class in cultivation- It is only 

 an annual, and requires the warmth of the stove; but its 

 feathery plumes of many colours are unequalled for dis- 

 tinctness and lustre.. Its book name is Celosia pyramidalis. 



How many of the amaranths are edible we cannot with 

 precision say. We have grown A. polygonoiies in a frame 

 for use as spinach, and found it excellent. Another species, 

 A. trktis, is largely used as food in India ; and the young 

 stems of A. oleraceus are in the same country eaten as a 

 substitute for asparagus. 



