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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART 111.

Synonyntes. E. petiolis see'pe plOribus, &c., Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171.; E. minima, &c., Amm. Ruth.,354.; E. polygonoldes Pall. Ross. ; Ephfcdre mineure, Ephfedre de Siberie, Fr.

The Sexes. There are male plants at Messrs. Loddiges’s.

Engravings. Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. f. 1.; Amm. Ruth.,t. 26.; Dend. Brit., 1.142. ;

and our Jigs. 1975. and 1976., of the male plant

Spec. Char., §c. Peduncles many. Catkins solitary. (Lin.)

This shrub is much smaller, and hardier, than E. distachysIt is a native of Siberia, near salt springs, and in saline 'wastes; and, according to Pallas, is “ common inthe southern parts of Russia, from the Don andthe Volga to the Leira. It is also found inPersia and India. It occurs very plentifullynear the Irtis, sometimes covering large spaces,and having beautifully coloured berries. TheKergisi use the ashes of the wood for snuff.”

( Pall. FI. Ross.) The plant was introduced intoBritain by Messrs. Kennedy and Lee, in 1772.

* 3. E. alti'ssima Desf. The loftiest Ephedra.

Identification. Desf. Ft Alt., 2 p. 371. t 253.; N. Du. Ham., 3. p. 18.; Rich. Mem. Conif., p. 29.t. 4. f. 8.

Synonymes. E'phedra sive Anabasis

* Bellonw, &c. Tourn. Ins., 663., Vaill. _

Herb., HaU. Stirp. Helv., Du Ham.

Arb ., t. 1. p. 220. ; Polygonum ma. —

ritimum sc&ndens Rank. Pin., 15.

1977

1976

The Sexes. The male is figured in theNouveau Hu Hamel, and both sexesin Richard.

Engravings. N. Du Ham., t. 6.; Desf.

FI. Atl., 2. t. 253.; Rich. Mem. _

Conif., t. 4. f. 2.; and our Jig. 1977.of the male, from the N. Du Ham.; and Jigs. 1978. and 1979., showing both sexes, from Richard.

Spec. Char., fyc. Shrubby. Branchlets divaricate, numerous, climbing. Female catkins on foot-stalks, solitary. {Desf.) A woody shrub, growing to the height of 15 ft. or 20 ft.; a native of Barba-ry, where it was disco-vered by Desfontaines,and introduced by himinto France in 1786. Itflowers there in winter,and ripens its fruit inspring. Desfontainesdescribes it as climbingup among other shrubsand low trees; as en-during the winters ofFrance when sheltered fa little from the northwinds; and as havinga most singular aspect,which, he thinks, mightbe turned to very goodaccount in the JardinsAnglais Plants mightsurely be procured fromthe Paris Garden, and

tried first against a conservative wall, and next among deciduous shrubs. It is said to have beenintroduced in 1825 ; but we have never seen a plant.