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Show They may be alfo raifed by planting Cut- feven Monthsfucceffively ; for which Reafon tings in May, in a light Soil, keeping them it deferves a Place in the Gardens of the Cy. fhaded, and often refrefhing them with Water rious: This will alfo grow from Cuttings, if planted and managed as the former. until they have taken Root. The third Sort is a very humble Plant, Thefive firft mentionedStorts are all Strangers to our Country, and are only to be found rarely rifing with us above two or three Inches in the Gardensof the Curious: ‘The two laft high: It produces abundanceof{mall yellow Sorts grow wild in many Parts of England, Flowers early in the Spring, when few other and are by fome propagated in Gardens for Flowers appear, for whichit is valuable : It is phyfical Ufe: Thefe two Sorts are alfo raifed increas‘d byparting the Roots in Autumn, and from Seeds, or byparting the Roots early in requires a light fandy Earth, and to be expos'd the Spring, and will grow in almoft anySoil only to the Morning Sun. or Situation. Thefe two die down to the Ground annually, and rife again the fucceedAMARANTOIDES; [Of ‘Aydeo3G@and ing Spring. eS@-, Gr, form.] Globe Amaranthus, or Everlafting Flower; and by the French, P Immortal. ALYSSON,[‘Aavavv, of date, Gr. to be The Charaéfers are ; mad; fo called, becaufe it was believ’d to The Flowers are fmall, and cut into four Seghave the Vertue of curing Madnef$ or Rage ments, which are collectedinto (quamofe Head: bybarely being look’d upon.] from each of thefe Scales is produced a : Flower : The Ovaryin the Bottom of the Flower The Charaéfers are ; "iiaggogoegT The Flowers confit offour Leaves, which are expanded in Formof a Crofs : Ihe Fruit is fhort i and {mooth, in which arécontain’d many roundifh oat i becomes a voundifh crooked Seed, which is con- taind in a thin Pellicule, or Skin. There are, at prefent, four or five Varieties ofthis Plant in Exg/and, but there are but two of them valuable for a Garden of Pleafure; Thereare two or three Species of this Plant, the other Sorts produce fmaller Flowers, and which for their Beauty deferve a Place in the are much later, and require a great Heat to moft curious Gardens ; viz. bring them to flower tolerably with us: The Arysson, Creticum faxatile foliis undu- two beft Sorts were brought from the Ea/Jatis incanis. I. Cor. "The Alyffon of Candia, Indies into Europe; but the other Sorts we with hoary undulated Leaves. have receiv’d from Barbados: 1 hall only 2, Aysson,halimifolio fempervirens. Tourn. mention the valuable Sorts, and pafs over the The Alyffon, with Sea Purflane Leaves, other, as fit only for the Curious in Botany, Seeds. 3. Arysson, Alpinum bir{utumluteum. Tourn. The Yellow Alpine Aly/fon, with hairy Leaves, 1. Amarantorpes, Lychnidis folio, caple tulis purpureis. Tourn. The Purple Globe Amaranthus, or Eternal Flower. 2. Amaxanroipgs, Lychnidis folio, capi- Thefirft of thefe Sorts will growto be near two Foot high, with a woody Stem, and may be form’d into a regular Head; and being tulis argenteis, ‘The white (orfilver-colour’d) planted in the middle of Borders, in a Flower- Globe Amaranthus, or Eternal Flower. Garden, isa very great Ornamentthereto: It The firft of thefe Plants is now become very produces large Quantities of bright yellow commonin every curious Garden near London, the whole Plant appears, at little Diftance, to be nothing but Flowers, the Leaves and which he procur’d from China; feveral of which fucceeded very well in Flowers in the beginning of April, which con- but the latter is, at prefent, a great Rarity: tinue till fome Time in May (efpecially if the I received the Seeds ofthis Plant from Fames Weather proves cool): Whenit is in Flower Theobald, BAq; with feveral other curious Seeds the Phyfick Stem being quite hid until you come near the Garden at Chel/ea. Plant. _ Thefe Plants are fomeofthe greateft BeauThis Plant is hardy, and although brought ties amongft the whole annual Tribe: They from a more Southerly Climate, yet, if plane muft be fown very early in a good Hot-bed, ted ina dry, lean, or rubbifhy Soil, will en- and treated as will be hereafter directed for dure our fevereft Winters Abroad: It is inthe Amaranth’s, with this Difference only, that ereafed by fowing the Seeds in March, in a thefe muft have a greater Share of Heat, and light fandy Soil, or by planting Cuttings in April, or May s which are very apt to take AM AM forwarded more in the Spring, Flowers, if gathered before they deRoot, if kept thaded in the Heat ofthe Day. cayThefe on the Plant, and kept in a dry Place, and gently refrefhed with Water. i The fecond Sort feldom continues above will remain in Beauty for fome Years, efpetwo or three Years with us, and muft there- cially if they are not too much expos'd to the Air: They are therefore very proper Orna- The Portuguefe and Spaniards are very fond of thefe Flowers, and cultivate great Quantities of them in their Gardens, for adorning and neverrifes to any Height: It Elichryfum’s and Xeranthemum’s, will make a produces, at the Extremity of its Branches curious Variety-of dry Flowers for Bafonsto very pretty Tufts of {mall white Flowers adorn Rooms in the Winter Seafon, when few which the Plant is feldom deftitute for fix; of or other Kinds are to be had, The 8. Amarantuus, criftatus, colore tutes. their Places of Worfhip in the Winter-time- Boerb. Yellow Cock’s-comb Amaranth. who are unacquainted therewith, to be only a chaffy Subftance without any goodSeeds ; for nefe Amaranth, with variegated Leaves, and 9. Amarantuus, Sinenfis, foliis Variisy The Seeds ofthis Plant being clofely furrounded with a thin Skin, do appear to fome Perfons, paniculd eleganter plumosa. Martyn. Hifi. Chi- a fine feather’d Panicle. 10. AMARANTHUS, tricolor. H. Eyft. The Form, feldom quit this Covering, unlefs rub- three-coloured -{maranth. the Seeds which are fmall, and of a roundifh bed out ; but if the Seeds are fown with thefe Coverings over them, they will come up full as well as if taken out If the Autumn fhould prove cold or wet, it will be very neceffary to remove the Pots, with thefe Plants, into Shelter, otherwife they 11. AMARANTHus, bicolor. The two- coloured Amaranth. All thefe Sorts of Amaranths muft be fown on a good Hot-bed in February, or the beginning of March at fartheft; and in about a Fortnight’s Time (if the Bed is in good will not perfect their Seeds; efpecially if they Temper) the Plants will rife, when you muft were not fown very early inthe Spring. If prepare another Hot-bed, covered with good thefe Pots are preferved in a good Green~ rich light Earth, about four Inches thick ; then raife up the young Plants with your Finger, fo as not to break off the tender Roots, and tinue until the Middle or latter End of Novem- prick them into your new Hot-bed about four ber, provided the Weather proves not too Inches Diftance every Way, giving them a cold: But what Flowers you intend to pre- gentle Watering to fertle the Earth to their ferve, fhould be gathered foonafter theyarrive Roots: But in doing this, be very cautious at their proper Bignefs, for if they are fuffer’d not to bear the young Plants down to the to remain very long after, the under Part of Ground by hafty watering, which do rarely rife again, or at leaft fo as to recover their their Heads will change brown, and decay. former Strength in a long Time, but very AMARANTHUS, or AMARANTUS ; often rot in the Stems, and die quite away. In the Heat of the Day keep them {creen’d C \ wkeovSG- and \patea@-,of a Priv. and peegive, Gr. to wither ; fo called, becaufe the Flower of with Mats from the great Heat of the Sun, this Plant being cropp’d, doesnot {oon wither ; and give them Air byraifing up the Glaffes but being dried, keeps the Beauty of its Colour with a fmall Stone ; and ifthe Glaffes are wer, it will be proper to turn them every Day Cin a great while.] Amaranthus. good Weather) that they maydry ; for the The Charaéters are ; The Flowers have feemingly no Petals ; the Moifture, which is occafioned by the Fermen-* Cup of the Floweris dry and multifid ; the Seeds tation of the Dung, and Perfpiration ofthe are included in membranaceous Veffels, which, Plants, is of a noxious Quality, and very unwhen come to Maturity, burft open either tranf- kindly to Plants, fo that if the Weather hapverfly or horizontally, after the manner of Pur- pens to prove bad, that you can’t turn your flane aud Pimpernel, in each of which is con- Glaffes, ic will be of great Service to your Plants, to wipe off all the Moifture two or tainedone or more roundifh Seeds. There are a vaft Variety of thefe Plants, three times a Day with a Woollen Cloth, to both in the Eaf# and Wef-Indies; many of prevent its dropping upon the Plants: When which are extremely beautiful, and as much your Plants are firmly rooted, and begin to deferve our Care as any of the flowery Tribe. grow, you muft obferve to give them Air I fhall here take Notice ofthe feveral Varieties every Day (more or lefs, as the Weatheris which are cultivated in the Englify Gardens cold or hot) to prevent their drawing up too for their Beauty, omitting the other more faft, which greatly weakens their Stems. In about three Weeks or a Month’s Time, commonor lefs worthy Sorts, as more fit for houfe, their Flowers will make a very pretty Variety amongft other Plants, and will con- thefe Plants will have grown fo as to meet, a Botanical Difquifition. 1. AMARANTHUS, maximus. C.B. 'The Tree Amaranthus ; vulgo. 2. AMARANTHUS, maximus, paniculd longa pendula, femine rubello. Raii Hit, The Long pendulous Amaranthus, with reddifh-coloured Seeds, commonly called, Love lies a bleeding. Amarantuus, pica albefcente babitiore. . Hift. Amaranth, with a thick whitifh fore be often fown to preferve it; or if the Seeds are fuffered to fall, and remain upon ments for Ladies to wear in their Hair, ard the Ground, it_will rife again without any are far preferable to any artificial Flowers whatever: The Purple and White of thefe Trouble: This Plant fpreads itfelf upon the Flowers, together with fome Varieties of the Ground, 4. AMARANTHUS, crifatus, colore purpureo. Boerb. Purple Cock’s-comb Amaranth. 4. AMARANTHUs, Criftatus, flore rubicundiffimo. H. R. Par, Cock’s-comb Amaranth, with red Flowers. 5. AMARANTHUS, Criftatus, colore kermefino. Boer,Carmine-colour’d Cock’s-comb Amaranth. 6. AMARANTHUS, criftatus, colore aureo. Boer. Gold-colour’d Cock’s-comb Amaranth and will ftand in need of another Hot-bed, which fhould be of a moderate Temper, and covered with the fame rich Earth aboutfix Inches thick, in which they fhould be planted (obferving to: take them up with as much Earth about their Roots as poffible) feven or cight Inches Diftance every Way, giving them fome Water to fettle the Earth about their Roots; but be very careful not to water them heavily, fo as to bear down the Plants, (as was before direéted) and keep them fhaded in the Heat of the Day, until they have taken frefh Roots, and be fure to refrefh them often (but gently) with Water, and give them Air in Proportion to the Heat of the Weather, covering the Glaffes with Mats — AM AL |