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GLOBE AMARANTH. 
GOMPHRENA, GR. 
Class 5.—PENTANDRIA 
at. . Linn, Nat. Ord. Juss. 
HOLERACES. AMARANTHI. 
ena, aname adopted by Linnxus, from 
TVe: 
fd 
which form it was adopted by. Linnus, 
beagle ing, or 
Order.—DIGYNIA, 
Dalechamp, 
Bei tee 
Bera e 
ak npr 
colored ground, and when it begins oo it is — in ct 
sunshine, to be stu ev 
alelight, the specks or span 
monds; 
saan more like | ins ‘soi 
when the pe etals are tie nite rediat wither 
ed, the 
4 is beautiful plant is a native of Japan, 
2 end | Res long been sistsatiol 4 in Gue 
f Europe. 
uernsey, whence the roots 
AMBROSIA. 
Class 21.—mon: Order. Richart tes 
Nat. Ord. Juss. 
sate RE 
CECIA. 
rd. Linn. 
damn NUCAMENTTACEX. 
unt of the ‘perma. anent nature pig por | ca- 
Filaments five, s Sette inse 
betwixt its segme 
ifice of the 
het, on closing the mouth of the corolla. "Pl. = ovate, 
PI obtuse, scarcely reaching to the noc "heaa larg: 
peace bpd an oblique po: point. 
ranth 
hite, purple, 
gut acts, and variegated. They sith heads of 
bats 
a ‘C. A, called Bachelors? 
in America, Bah to the Shae clope edia 
AMARYLLIS. 
Class 6.—HEXANDRIA. Order.—MONOGYNIA. 
at. Ord, Linn. vat. . Juss. 
LILIA. SPATHACEE. NARCISSI. 
is, ate either from the name of a each 
eocritus and Vi from the Gree 
ryll jis Formosissima, m beautiful Amaryilis, hangs 
noddin, 
is papi any turns, like a 
a vane, from the wind; oF resi very 
res its seg stamens wad anthers from 
the rain and cold—affording le of art in 
the vegetable 
economy.’ See aiieus 
flies the ineumben 
Seeks, with unsteady step, the irae 
And turns her blushing beauties from the ¢ prt Oy ” Darwin. 
It received the name of Jacthes Lily, because some — 
bad: e of 
Pepto a egies igh ety 
Re 
_ It is a native of Sout America. 
rs Rirdebsis. ee a splendid species. Tho 
number of flowers is commonly fom eight to twelve, and the 
circumference of about seven poe sac the corolla, in 
prime, Mele a gi 
mbrosia, formed of the two G ni ae A, (not) and Bra- 
ar (human) signifying divine, im use it rendered 
o fed on 
; beca 
it, immortal; or, "Wiscdlinbs it was the food of 
se'The aginaty food of the gods, seed a every thing 
eiksicny pleasing ed Ambrosia.” 
Jo. 
NSON. 
Thus, while God ak, ambrosial fragrance fill’d 
All Heaven, and the b 
Sense of new joy ineffable diffused. 
Milton. 
To farthest shores th’ ambrosial spirit flies 
Sweet to the world, and grateful to the skies, 
ee for to feast the appetite, 
Or flowery odor mix’d with spicery. 
Here is beauty for the eye; 
For the ear sweet melody ; 
Ambrosiae odors for the smell. 
Pope. 
G. Fletcher. 
B. Johnson. 
, is a common one-leafed 
iform, and ee 
al; one. pe eta led, 
sha th i small filam ts, anthers = 
putatiat dom acuminate ; sisttinaia of the le nth of the 
stigma membranous; a common 7 recep tacle, 5 
ked. Fe male lowers; below the — a 
pe a the pist 
yle Gliteinn f th l g vith fea ly x, two st 
ct single and roundish. 
There are five sp 
of “argeeare ks 
Ric yes corolla of the male 
ic 
TX 
igmas; 
ommon annual 
weed of North America, A, Gigontas tasdiee, growing o‘ten 
eight or ten feet h 
ow ot 
ranches; the 
ers are not more conspicuous than those: of hemp. The 
sort common in gardens has ng be 
Bae 
about two feet, ae multifid leaves; 
he dled, emit a ins odor; spikes solitary 
heiry and saga native -  Cappadoc ocia, Tuscany, and the 
country of Nice, on sandy sh. 
AMERICAN STARWORT. 
TRADESCANTI. 
Class 19.—syNGENESIA. Order. - WoL rGamta SUPERFLUA. 
at. Ord. Linn. . Ord. Juss. 
COMPOSITH RADIATI. CORYMBIFER®. 
Aster, L. from the Greek asTER, a Star, the flower being 
radiated. 
Ls ee eee ee a ete uk 
the memory of John Tradescant, one of the fathe 
History in land. 
Charles. 
visited Virginian 1623, and 
rose- | new plants, of which this was 
4 
a 
cdl. 
ao, 
mano ~~43—-5- 
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