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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



Synonyntes. £.petloUs ss^pe pliiribus, &c., Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. ; E. minima, &c., Amnt. Ruth., 

 351. ; E. polygonoides Pall. Ross. ; EphMre mineure, Ephfedre de Siberie, Fr. 



The Sexes. There are male plants at Messrs. Loddlges's. 



Engravings. Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. f. 1. ; Amtn. Ruth.,t. 26. ; Dend. Brit., 1. 142 . ; 

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



Spec. Char., S^-c. Peduncles many. Catkins solitary, (^Lin.) 



This shrub is much smaller, and hardier, than E. distachys 



It is a native of Siberia, near salt springs, and in saline 



wastes ; and, according to Pallas, is " common in 



the southern parts of Russia, from the Don and 



the Volga to the Leu'a. It is also found in 



Persia and India. It occurs very plentifully 



near the Irtis, sometimes covering large spaces, 



and having beautifully coloured berries. The 



Kergisi use the ashes of the wood for snufF." 



(Pall. Fl. Ross.) The plant was introduced into 



Britain by Messrs. Kennedy and Lee, in 1772. 



• 3. E. ALTi'ssiMA De.<tf. The loftiest Ephedra. 



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



t. 4. f. 8. 

 Synonymes. £'phedra sive Anabasis 



Bell6nM,&c. Tourn. Ins., 663., J'aill. 



Herb., Hall. Siirp. Helv., Du Ham. 



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



ritimum sc&ndens Bauh. Pin., 15. 



1977 



1976 



The Sexes. Ths male is figured in the 



Nouveau Du Hamel, and both sexe.i 



in Richard. 

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



Fl. Att, 2. t. 253.; Rich. Mem. 



Conif., t. 4. f.2. ; and our.^e. 1977. 



of the male, from the N. Du Ham. ; and^g*. 1978. and 1979., showing both sexes, from Richard. 

 Spec. Char., ifc. 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 Dcsfontaines, 



and introduced by him 



into France in 1786. It 



flowers there in winter, 



and ripens its fruit in 



spring. Dcsfontaines 



describes it as climbing 



up among other shrubs 



and low trees ; as en- 

 during the winters ot 



France when sheltered 



a little from the north 



winds; and as having 



a most singular aspect, 



which, bethinks, might 



b« turned to very good 



account in the .Jnrdins 



Anglais Plants might 



surely be procured from 



the Paris Garden, and 



tried first against a conservative wall, and next among docidiious shrubs. It is .said to have been 



introilucMl 111 1825 ; but we have never seen a plant. 



