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Re: Amaranthus

At 04:02 PM 8/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Can anyone help me out with this plant, I would like to collect seeds, but
>where would I find them.  I was given one plant from a relative, and they
>are really beautiful and would like to start them indoors during the winter
>for next spring, now all I have to do is find out where the seed is located.
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Amaranthus (Early Splendor)
>
The seeds of some varieties of amaranth are in clusters of growth in the
leaf axils, or where the leaf joins the stalk.  Pinch out the growth and
rub it between your fingers and see if there are tiny round seeds.
Otherwise it's in a plume that grows from the top of the plant.  Margaret
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