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ter the manmr of Purftme and Pim- 

 pernel, in each of which are contain- 

 ed one or mors roundijh Seeds. 



There is a vait Variety of thefe 

 Plants, both in the Eaft and Weft- 

 Indies, many of which are extreme- 

 ly beautiful, and as much deferve 

 our Care as any of the flowery Tribe. 

 I mall here take notice of the feve- 

 ral Varieties which arc cultivated in 

 the Englift: Gardens for liieir Beauty, 

 omitting the other more common or 

 lefs worthy Sorts, as more fit for a 

 Botanical Difquifition. 



It Amaranthus maximus. C. B. 

 The Tree Amaranth, uulgo. 



2. Amaranthus maximus, pa- 

 lilalia longa pendula, femine rubtllo. 

 Raii Hi ft The long pendulous Ama- 

 ranth, with rediih-coloured Seeds, 

 commonly called, Love- h is -a -bleed- 

 ing. 



3. Amaranthus fpica albftente 

 habitiore. Martyn. Hift. Amaranth 

 with a thick w hit: ill Spike. 



4. Amaranthus criftatus, ftore 

 rubicundijftmo. H. R. Par. Cock's- 

 comb-amaranth, with red Flower/. 



5. Amaranthus c rift at us, colore 

 kermeftno. Boerh. Carmine-coloured 

 CockVcomb-amaranth. 



6. AmafaNTHUS c rift at us, colore 

 ciureo. Boerh. Gold-coloured Cock's- 

 comb amaranth. 



7. Amaranthus criftatus, colore 

 purpurea. Boerh. Purple CockV 

 comb-amaranth. 



8. Amaranthus criftatus, colore 

 luteo. Boerh. Yellow Cock's- comb- 

 amaranth. 



9. Amaranthus Sinenfis, foliis 

 njariis, panicuia cliganter plumofa. 

 Martyn. Hift. Chinefe Amaranth, 

 with variegated Leaves, and a fine 

 feathered Panicle. 



10. ^maranthus tricolor. H. 

 Eyft. The three-coloured Amaranth, 

 commonly called Tricolor. 



11. Amaranthus bicolor. The 

 two-coloured Amaranth. 



All thefe Sorts of Amaranths muft: 

 be fown on a good Hot-bed in Fe- 

 bruary, or the Beginning of March 

 at farthefi ; and in about a Fort- 

 night's time (if the Bed is in good 

 Temper) the Plants will rife ; when 

 you muft prepare another Hot-bed, 

 covered with good rich light Earth, 

 about four Inches thick ; then raife 

 up the young Plants with your Fin- 

 ger, fo as not to break off the ten- 

 der Roots, and prick them into your 

 new Hot-bed about four Inches Di- 

 ftance every Way, giving them a 

 gentle Watering to fettle the Earth 

 to" their Roots : but in doing this, be 

 very cautious not to bear the young 

 Plants down to the Ground by hafty 

 Watering, which rarely rife again, 

 or at lealt lb as to recover their for- 

 mer Strength, in a long time ; but 

 very often rot in the Stems, and die 

 quite away. 



In the Heat of the Day keep them 

 fcreen'd .with Mats from the great 

 Heat of the Sun, and give them 

 Air by raiting up the GlaiTes with a 

 fmall Stone; and if the Glades are 

 wet, it will be proper to turn them 

 every Day (in good Weather) that 

 they may dry ; for the Moifture 

 which is occafioned by the Fermen- 

 tation of the Dung, and Perfpira- 

 tion of the Plants, is of a noxious 

 Quality, and very unkindly to Plants ; 

 fo that if the Weather happens to 

 prove bad that you can't turn your 

 GlaiTes, it will be of great Service 

 to your Plants to wipe off all the 

 Moifture two or three times a Day 

 with a woollen Cloth, to prevent its 

 dropping upon the Plants. When 

 your Plants are firmly rooted, and 

 begin to grow, you muft obferve to 

 give them Air every Day (more or 

 lefs, as the Wea'her is cold or hot) 



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