. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. Figr. 226.—Safed-(white) morug'-phul (jCelosia ar- gentea). Fig-. 227.—Gul-mdkhmal {Gom-phrena glohosd) , Capitate flowers, &, Sepals. (,; Staminal tul?^, kanta-natia, champa-natia, natia- shag, and dengo-danta: all these belong to the genus Amarantus, which is monoecious, the first-named plant being a common spinous weed, and the rest cultivated as vegetables; apang {Achyranthes aspera) (fig. 225), a common road- side weed, the fruits of which sepa- rate easily and stick to the cloth of passers-by; khaya-daya {Pupalia atropurpured), a. common weed of w
. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. Figr. 226.—Safed-(white) morug'-phul (jCelosia ar- gentea). Fig-. 227.—Gul-mdkhmal {Gom-phrena glohosd) , Capitate flowers, &, Sepals. (,; Staminal tul?^, kanta-natia, champa-natia, natia- shag, and dengo-danta: all these belong to the genus Amarantus, which is monoecious, the first-named plant being a common spinous weed, and the rest cultivated as vegetables; apang {Achyranthes aspera) (fig. 225), a common road- side weed, the fruits of which sepa- rate easily and stick to the cloth of passers-by; khaya-daya {Pupalia atropurpured), a. common weed of waste lands; morug-phul or Cock's Comb [Celosia crtstata), com- monly cultivated in gardens for its long, flat, handsome, pink, fasciated inflorescence; safed- (white) morug-phul {Celosia argented) (fig. 226), which grows in barren soils, and bears a globose head of very pale-pink flowers which, as they mature, turn pure white —both the species of Celoma have circumcissile capsules (see fig. 141); ghole-mouni {Deer- ingia celosioides), a climbing shrub with spiked purple ber- ries; gul-makhmal {Gomphrena globosa) (fig. 227) is a herb, cultivated in gardens for its showy, velvet-red heads of flowers. The presence of scarious bracts and bracteoles is a char-. 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 Bose, G. C. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.
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