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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



Synonymes. JF.petlolis sae'pe pluribus, &c., Gmel. Sib., 1. p. 171. ; E. minima, &c., Amm. Ruth., 

 354. ; E. polygonoldes Pall. Ross. ; Ephfedre mineure, Ephedre 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, t. 142 . ; 

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



Spec. Char., $c. Peduncles many. Catkins solitary. (Z,m.) 

 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 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." 

 1975 (Pall. Fl. Ross.} The plant was introduced into 

 Britain by Messrs. Kennedy and Lee, in 1772. 



3. E. ALTI'SSIMA Desf. 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. ZJ'phedra sive Anabasis 



Bell urn*, &c. Tourn. Ins., 663., Vaill. 



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



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



ritimum scandens Bauh. Pin., 15. 



1977 



1976 



The Sexes. Th3 male is figured in the 



Nouveau Du Hamel, and both sexes 



in Richard. 

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



Fl. 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. (Desf.) A woody shrub, growing to theheightof 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 of / 



France when sheltered [[I 



a little from the north \K~ 



winds; and as having 



a most singular aspect, 



which, he thinks, might 



be turned to very good 



account in the Jardins 



Anglais Plants might 



surely be procured from 



the Paris Garden, and 



tried first against a conservative wall, and next among deciduoui shrub*. It is said to have been 



introduced m 1825 ; but we have never seen a plant 



