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NATURAL HTSTORV* 
prevent their injuring the roots of other 
neighbourihg flowers. 
AM ARAN THUS 
Js a plant that hasj rifing from its rootj 
leaves that are large, pointed, of a brown* 
ilh green, bordered with red. From the 
centre of thefe leaves grows a ftem about 
eighteen inches high, of a red colour, bear- 
ing flowers either of a violet, purple, crim* 
Ion, orange, red, or fcarlet colour. From 
the beauty and fimplicity of thefe colours, 
the amaranthus is always efteemed as a moft 
valuable appendage to a garden. The feed, 
which is remarkably fmall, curious, and 
beautiful, is preferved in little boxes until 
the winter. Thefe flowers appdar graceful 
in pots filled with kitchen-garden earth and 
bea mould. If watered conftantly and care* 
fully, they will grow, in this ftate, to a fine 
fize, and will make a moll beautiful appear- 
ance : and, as the flowers continue a confi* 
durable time, and flourifh when other flow- 
ers are fcarce, the amaranthus is confidered 
as no inconfiderable part of ain elegant gar- 
den. 
ROSE* 
