, 1877-10-20


immortality, and are fit cmAlcms with which to
decorate the graycs Of tho dead. fmwortalts
the flowers arc called In France, Hhcrc It ID the
| custom to place fresh wreatha Of them an
| nua1Iy on the tombs Of the honored and the
loved. In Rornan-Cathollc countries the aloee
| Anarant1., Gomphrena 9lo1,osa, is cultivated
| for a,lorning churches in winter.-its shining
purple balls retaining their beauty for years
unituparcd. The plant IL native Of tho trop-
| tcs. its original home being India -
ecvcral other plants somctirncs seen II, cultE
vatcd grounds are representatives Of The And
rantaccn. Tho tall herb, with long. th!ck
spikes Of 1atk.purpie flowers, and the romantic
name Of Notwithstanding, Amaraptus mcInn.
chollcus, Is one Of these which ]as been brought
from Asiu. Tie rrtncc's Feather, hypochon-
driacus, with flowers of similar form and hue,
Is another, whrh comes from Mexico. The
Cockscurl,b, Ccasia crfstRta, with flowers In
~avy creets, fs also a., Amarantll, and native
Of tho East Indies. A number Ut vnrtctics With
fantastic tno.lcs Of in1urcsccncc llave been
rrAretl from these species, but none 0f them
}nyc tccn made to wear tho charms Of refine
ncnt ntnl grace. These nrc originally waiting
to tho An,arantaeeR, and no ano,;nt OF culture
will develop gifts the germ Of which hhs not
bccn implanted bv Nature. 49,.
There arc three snccics Of the genus. Anna
rantus III our osn, ANIL all are coarse and ugly
Tile Greer Amnfat,tb 4. rrtrnffe1ut, Ia cptnf,pn
~ Ihc Cultivated sucvicf. but lis stiI. trunetv
| spIkcs are "a prcet, y. arc lis leaves. The Il.
; Il "ccasona,iy t se:t, along tic tskesiorc, an in
| n few other localities. Tnc Tlnrny An,arantl
| i. snin,s,s, ,l,as heen !ntrAuccI eua.urly along
i, the lines Of the railroads. The t1uli:Erceh
thejr nxlis. and The flowers arc small md vel.
| iowieiI.grcr,t,
i,ur only remaining Amaranth Ii the Monte
lin tannrtscina. smooth, tall lcrl. with alter.
ctnrh
rrcrui.h flowers crowded into pai.lclcd, inter.
4 rnntrf1 srines.
Tle entire tribe Of Amaranths nhabit desc.
late, barren spots, ani neglected corncra aud
lS,rt,cJs. fix uf them iln,i their needs best
s"rvrtl In .olt marshes. 1hcT are moro nl,lMl.
ant in thc TRIPLES than elsewhere. mn. especially
| In E1uatoriai Arcr!ra. Tiny nre all herbs Of
sIr,lht, Viii, simple leaves. a1il ilowcrs il heals
or spIkce The clcf use wh,rl, thcy srrvc IL as
M. u..i,crl1s, thcr toilacc rosscss,ng whnlcsomc,
muciIayii,ous qualities. 4 few of the species
m rencd!es % IN ea.es ii 'seasc where at, astringrnt
! ts rcn1,fred. The order embraces about 5uU
! snc.trs in nj.
| '''rbs Buckwllcat Family, rolygonaeew. in
c1ntics atuut ;he same humber, :tiu,ost ill Of
Witt, aTc humble iIcrbs. Their leave. aTe nl-
trr,1atc. with stfp,|ce c,aspng The stem, anu
Their flowers arc oi:cu arranged IN raretnes.
tic ordcr is wl.1c.sprcad over tho earth, and
cvcrywierc Is contcut to grow along t,Ityl,cs
anI hedges. a,,| III waalc grounds. Plants wh!eI,
VIM w"uii seSrccly be suspected uf an uiilunyc arc
yr,,,l,,e,i In thu tribe
Ti,r mnst in,m,rtnnt Ia the Uuckwtcat, FAgo-
rvr,,,n rsr,,,rutum. whirl, ia native III thc bI.
IN nj ,i,e Volra, Tic bor,icr q! tic Casnian Sen,
md unny uarts Of Central Asia, Next to this
mnr lie farked the Ehubarb, lNlc,,n, wtllcl, ior
n":s Ina ylci,|cJ valuable cIicislc Ihc i,lai,t
ORIGINATE III in Crl,tra] Aslu and was ptobabv In.
trni.IrrI into Eururc by Arabian nhysIc[a1Is.
The lilul,nrb of commerce is derived chichy
fr"1, f.hI,a nr Cbinesu Tartayy, drug bciug
.,,tninci IRON, ths rout oi thc t,,unt. Attrut,ts
s ..' ~, L. r,,itrat,, fi,,f,,r}, Il, E,n,,,,
i''r i,r aka tf IT'S roots bt lhc mc,ltcfi,a trtt
r5strs ,nT,,ftar Il, liz nlapt Mre lcycj,uMi In
ti,rtr f,it ~ r.nt,fh h ttv In the heat ri Ain IL
is M, t,u,wu whct suGrics Ut Ehcuu, rr,nI,,yc
iii. lihmharh BROUGHT from C11ua, The icni-
salts Of thc raut contain a,, abundance vi Ill
ri. u,,, ,n,ir nctj, wl,iri, causes them tn bu
,n,,.h s.l In tartx, uIItngs, n1,J mics, and ls a
r"ns,ryr.
Fin ilnrks. Which arc c]asscl In tic sa,ur
tri,' ait .s,niajn ihc arIds That nru ao yoi,r,,s
% n H. "'i 1',w,..rhs. Tin slirc,sS"rrrl' R,,,"S
H,r,',.cl,n' wi,irh fs Dmk. aili a wr11.km,wn
tint h"rs nn,i cytrywhcrc. aix,,1n's in oxaltc