RARE AND NOTABLE PLANTS 



tree standing on "Wyck" ground, and 

 afterwards in the centre of the street 

 almost opposite "The Barn," which 

 gave to Walnut lane its name. This 

 walnut for many years was permitted 

 to keep its place, but in due time be- 

 came a prey to expediency. 



Likewise it was a noted oak which 

 gave name to a familiar "east-side" 

 lane, and the circumstances attending, 

 were almost identical with those serv- 

 ing the Walnut lane dedication. 



Among plants rare, though not rare 

 plants, are several which have al- 

 ways puzzled me that they are not 

 more general in cultivation. One of 

 these is tamarisk (tamarix gallica), a 

 shrub or small tree common enough in 

 other parts, but with us scarce. The 

 finest specimen of this plant we have 

 is one 8 inches in diameter, rising 

 with a bushy head to a height of 16 

 feet, and growing in the garden of 

 Mrs. Frank Cooley, 106 Hermann 

 street. Ordinarily tamarisk is of a 

 thin, straggling habit, but responding 

 to care and liberal pruning this plant 

 shows a remarkably heavy, vigorous 

 growth, as a cut, page 173 of volume 

 12, Meehans' Monthly, fairly illus- 

 trates. 



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