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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



Synonymes. B.petlolis s»'pe paribus, &c., Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. ; E. tniiiima, &c Amm Ruth 

 354. ; E. polygonoides Pall. Ross. ; Ephedra mineure, EphMre de Siberie, Fr ' * 



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



Engravings. Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. f. l. ; Amm. Rutli.,t. 26. ; Dend. Brit., t 142 

 and our^^^s. 1975. and 1976., of the male pla 



Spec. Char.ySfc. Peduncles many. Catkins solitary. (Lm.) 



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



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 Leira. 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'ssiM.* De.^f. The loftiest Ephedra. 



Identification. Desf. Fl. 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 



BellonH, &c. Tourn. Ins., 663., I'ai/l. 



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



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



rltimum sc&ndens Bauh. Pin., 15. 



1977 



'/ If) To 



The Sexes. Th; male is figured in the 

 Nouveau Du Hamel, and both sexes 

 in Richard. 

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



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



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



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

 Spec. Char., ifc. Shrubby. Branchlets divaricate, numerous, climbing. Female catkins on foot- 



sulks, solitary. (D«/.) 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 him 



into France in 1786. It 



flowers there in winter, 



and ripens its fruit in 



spring. Desfontaines 



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 



be turned to very good 



account in the Jardins 



Anglais Plants might 



surely be procured from 



the Paris Garden, and 



intt^fJc^^fn'rsl'f.S'!!!?^"''^ ""^ "'^"' ^"'^ "^"^ ^"'°"6 deciduous shrubs. It is said to have been 

 iniro<iucea in isiii ; but we have never seen a plant. 



