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| Keywords: Peter Henderson and Co's seed catalogue (16256696489).jpg s are such as we have received from the introducers <br> AMARANTHUS SALICIFOLIUS <br> This remarkably beautiful annual was introduced from the Philippine Islands and <br> is undoubtedly the finest Amaranthus ever offered to the public <br> The leaves which are beautifully undulated vary in the earlier stages of growth <br> from a green to a bronzy green shade and are from five to seven inches in length by about <br> a quarter of an inch in width As the plants get stronger the leaves at the ends of all <br> the principal branches assume a bright orange red color and become more elongated <br> generally being from ten to fifteen inches in length forming magnificent bright-colored <br> plumes and giving the plant a most elegant and picturesque appearance <br> From its extremely graceful habit and rich colors this plant produces a striking <br> effect when planted in large beds or masses ; it also forms a very handsome object as a <br> single specimen for the centre of a vase or small bed ' and is invaluable as a pot plant <br> for Autumn green-house decoration Per Packet 50 cents 42671225 135980 68080 Page 81 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42671225 1872 10 5962/bhl title 68080 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Amaranthus NameConfirmed Amaranthus EOLID 37601 NameBankID 2646887 NameFound Amaranthus salicifolius NameConfirmed Amaranthus salicifolius Hort Veitch 1871 EOLID 5172108 Biodiversity Heritage Library Peter Henderson Co's seed catalogue 1872 Garden Stories Catalogs Flowers Gardening Peter Henderson Co Plants Ornamental Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42671225 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42671225 Amaranthus salicifolius bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom peter henderson co plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-04 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16256696489 2015-08-24 05 51 00 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 1872 books Peter Henderson Co's seed catalogue Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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