EED-TIMS AH© HAEVEST. 
The Varieties of the Cockscomb. 
Probably but few who admire the large, 
velvety, dark-crimson crests of the cocks¬ 
comb, are aware that these are due to a 
malformation which has become fixed by 
cultivation. These combs or crests are 
sometimes of enormous size; some even 
have measured eighteen inches across. 
They show no distinct flowers. It n. t 
rarely happens th^t the parts of a plant, 
that are usually distinct and separate, grow 
together; it is not rare to find twin cu¬ 
cumbers, formed by two which are united 
for their whole length. This union often 
takes place with stems. Squash vines are 
sometimes found grown together for some 
distance, and a similar growth is often seen 
in the asparagus. The Cockscomb, Celosia 
cristata, is an annual, a native of the E ist 
COCKSCOMB. 
Indies, and in its normal stats produces nu¬ 
merous erect branches, terminated in time 
by long spikes of flowers. The numerous 
flowers themselves are small, and not at all 
showy, but each has at its base several 
bracts, or floral leaves, which are highly 
colored. These are usually dark-crimson, 
but there are white, yellow, and rose-colored 
varieties. In the form cultivated as cocks¬ 
comb, the stems and branches are united 
and soldered together, as it were, into a 
confused mass, which is sometimes very 
wavy on the top. In branching form, only 
the flowers on the lower portions of the 
branches are fertile; accordingly those on 
the lower parts of the crest only produce 
seeds. The velvety texture of the crests is 
caused by the ends of the numerous bracts 
that appear at the surface. Though these 
crests are monstrosities, the peculiarity is 
well fixed. This is one of the oldest of 
garden plants, having been cultivated in 
English gardens for over three hundred 
years. The variety known as Japanese, is 
peculiarly rich in color. To raise the larg¬ 
est crests, and of the most brilliant color, 
the soil must be excessively rich. The 
finest and largest specimens are produced 
by growing the plants in pots, and shifting 
them into larger pots as they need it.— 
American Agriculturist for July. 
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