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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

Synonymes. E, petlolis sas'pe plOribus, i&c., Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171.; E. minima, &c., Amm. Ruth.,354.'; E. polygomildes 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., 8;c. Peduncles many. Catkins solitary. ( Lin .)

This shrub is much smaller, and hardier, than E. dfstaehysIt is a native of Siberia , near salt springs, and in salinewastes; 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. Dcsf. FI. Alt, 2. p. 371. t 253.; N. Du. Ham., 3. p. 18.; Rich. Mem. Conif., p. 29.t. 4. f. 8.

Synonymes. Ephedra sive AnabasisBellSnw, &c. Tourn. Ins., 663., Vaill.

Herb., Hall. Stirp. Helv., Du Ham.

Arb t. 1. p. 220.; Polygonum ma-ritimum scfindens Bauh. Pin., 15.

1977

1975

The Sexes. The male is figured in theNouveau Du 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 fig. 1977.of the male, from the N. Du Ham.; and figs. 1978. and 1979., showing both sexes, from Richard.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Shrubby. Branchlets divaricate, numerous, climbing. Female catkins on foot*stalks, solitary. (Detf.) A woody shrub, growing totheheigntofl5 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 of IFrance when sheltered ja little from the north \winds; 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

intmrtirrpd fn i mcrf. c {!"! erT „ a J, i ' ,e wa "« and next amon 8 deciduous shrubs. It is said to have beenintroduced m 1825; but we have never seen a plant.