Ostob. the proper Flowers: they are little and white ; | 
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and their Form is ftarry. The Seed follows. One 
after every Flower, wrap’d in a Bed of {nowy. 
Cotton. ° . a og oe 
What is ufually underftood by the Name of the 
Flower of this Plant, is the whole globular Tuft 
or Head. ’Tis this that has obtained forit the Names 
of Never-dying, and the Everlafting Flower: the 
dry Conftruction and polifh’d Surface of the Scales, _ 
keeping them in their original Brightnefs a long 
ak plac’d fide-ways.. 
' .thefe are fharp-pointed, and they give. the {tarry 
‘Time. Eee wee 
The Student having thus far examined the ge- 
neral Form and Structure of the Plant, defires to 
know its Clafs in the Linna&an Syftem: for this 
he mutt confult the feparate Flowers, as well as the 
general Head, aS | 
_ Let him pull to Pieces one of thefe Heads, and 
he will find each little Flower plac’d in its diftiné& 
“Cup. This is flatteds- and: compos’d of three lit- 
tle Leaves; two of the three are hollow’d, and 
have their Sides convergent ; 
The Body of the F lower, form’d ‘of a fingle 
Petal, is divided to the Bafe into five Segments : 
Figure. 
Within the Body of the Flower he will perceive 
a tubular Piece of a Cylindric Form, and equal — 
to the Hollow of the Flower in length: this is a 
fingular Part, and it appears the more fo from the 
‘Smallnefs of the reft. | | 
We have inform’d him, that whenever he finds 
in a Flower fome Part ‘befide the Petals, and the | 
Organs of Fructification, it is the Ne&arium. 
This little Flower has it fo large and fo confpi- 
-cuous; and, when examined near the Edge, it is 
found to be divided regularly by tenDenticulations, 
The Mouth of this tubular Part is clos’d by a. 
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the third is lefs, and 
heed 
Culture of the GOMPHRENA, 
- The bringing this Plant to Perfe&ion depends 
upon three Articles ; 1. The haying good Seeds. 
2. The getting ghe Plants forward early in Spring; 
and, 3. The giving them. their Summer Growth 
in a good Compott. | ey 
The fecond Article our Gardeners perform to- 
_lerably well, for it is mechanical: in the firft they 
are negligent ; and of the other altogether igno- 
Le ae ) ; 
Tt is therefore no Wonder that a Plant, which 
aftonifhes the Eye with many hundred Flowers at 
_ once, {pread over its diffus’d Branches in its native 
~ Climate, here raifes fearce more than ‘a’ fingle 
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Dozen or two of Flowers. 
* Its Beauty is fo inherent, that Ignorance and 
fickly Stem, and with Difficulty throws ‘out a 
‘| Negleét together, cannot deface it utterly: but 
| all'the curious Eye will difcover from what it dif- 
clofes in the common, will be to what Perfection 
it may be brought by better Management.’ 
The Seeds are of two Kinds, thofe brought 
from the Eaft-Indies, and fuch as are produced. 
here. <—- | a 
The firft are preferable highly. They are pro- 
eur’d from healthful Plants; the others are, at 
beft poor, and are often ill ripen’d. Late Sowing, 
_or carelefs Expofure at the Time of their Ripen- 
ing with us, frequently renders them of little Value. 
_ Firft then let our curious Gardener get his Seeds 
from the Hai, they are common there, and 
ORR Te ata PURE. ASR Ae Se RNR CN nro eT | 
a O€tob. 
Wanorsts sorte, 
our Trade thither renders it eafy to obtain them 
frefh enough for fowing. 
Thefe Seeds being obtain’d, in the Beginning 
of February \et a Hot-Bed be prepar’d for their 
Reception; and at the fame Time an artificial 
Soil made for them when they come to be planted ~ 
out. 
complicated Button; but this, tho’ placed in it, 
does’ not belong 20d FAB compos’d. of , 
five diftin¢ct Parts, and- thefe are the Antherze ) 
Our Gardeners fet them in the Borders as 
they chance to be, damp. or dry, light or heavy ; 
within the Neck of the Nedarium. . °° | 
Thete are the five Threads which give the Clafs 
of the Plant. _ Tho” fmall they are regular; and 
thereforé it is-to be refer’d to. its Place, 
according to their Number: and the Student re- 
membring what has. been {aid already on that | 1 
Head, will know Gomphrena to be one of the Pen- 
tandria, the Fifth Clafs of Linn aus. pees 
_ Within the Flower, and below the Filaments, 
is placed the Rudiment of the future Seed. From. 
this rife two Styles ; therefore the Plant jis one of 
the fecond Seétion, the Digynia. 
It is a’ Native of the Indies,. but it fucceeds per- | 
feétly well in our Gardens, 
ture of onr annual Plants, | bis 
We propofe “Improvements, not retailing 
antient Imperfection ; and we fhall tell. the Gar. 
with the common Cul- 
dener how he may raife his Globe Amaranths, as we 
fuppofe he will continue to 
: how he fhall ftain, with diving Purple, 
and fpot its Bafe with 
; eilis . and they fucceed accordingly. The true Method 
‘of the Flower. They ftand upon five F ilaments, — or 3 
which are almoft too fmall. for Sight, . and rife 
is this. 
_ Dig and ftir all thefe well together, and leave 
them to the Sun, Air, Rains, and Dews; take 
Care no Weeds grow on the Heap to exhautt its 
Virtue ; and thus leave it till it Is wanted, > 
_ Let the Hot-Bed be well covered with common 
Mould. Sow the Seeds, by {cattering them from 
the Hand thinly and evenly, and fift over them 
half an Inch of fine Mould. Cover the Bed clofe; 
and take Care it is kept warm gore 
of the Dung. 
When they appear, they will foon get Strength 
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