. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Amaranthacets—Amarantlms. 391 1. caudaftis (fig. 208). Love-lies-bleeding.—This showy- annual is one of the common inhabitants of cottage-gardens. The pendulous half-trailing inflorescence is either crimson or pale yellow. It is a native of the East Indies, and was intro- duced in 1596. 2. A. hypoohondnacus (fig. 209). Prince's Feather.—This is dis
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Amaranthacets—Amarantlms. 391 1. caudaftis (fig. 208). Love-lies-bleeding.—This showy- annual is one of the common inhabitants of cottage-gardens. The pendulous half-trailing inflorescence is either crimson or pale yellow. It is a native of the East Indies, and was intro- duced in 1596. 2. A. hypoohondnacus (fig. 209). Prince's Feather.—This is distinguished by its erect habit and deep crimson inflo- rescence. The foliage too is purplish beneath. Also Asiatic. A. speciosus, a variety of the same or a closely allied species, bears the same name. A. tricolor (fig. 210), a variety of A. melanoholicus, with ornamental foliage, is a favourite bedding plant. The variega-. Pig. 210. Amaranthus tricolor. (}nat. size.) tion consists of an admixture of crimson, yellow, and green. A. salicifolius is a handsome plant of recent introduction from the Philippine Islands, having very long narrow pendulous wavy leaves variegated with bright red. 2. IRESlNB. Herbs with opposite petiolate glabrous leaves, brightly coloured in the cultivated forms. Flowers tribracteate, poly- gamous or dioecious. Perianth 5-parted. Stamens 5. Fruit a 1-seeded indehiscent utricle. A small genus whose species are nearly all from tropical America. The name is from elpetTuovr), in allusion to the woolly branches and inflorescence of some of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hemsley, W. Botting (William Botting), 1843-1924; Decaisne, J. (Joseph) Manuel de l'amateur des jardins. Boston, Estes & Lauriat
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