1768 



TAMARINDUS 



order to prevent fermeutation, the first syrup, which is 

 very acid, is poured off and a second is added. Also 

 that an excellent preserve is imported from Cura(;aa, 

 which is made from the unripe pods preserved in su- 

 gar with the addition of spice. The East Indian Tama- 

 rind has long pods; tlie West Indian short ones. 



The Tamarind tree yields a handsome furniture 

 wood. It is yellowish white, sometimes with red 

 streaks, hard and close-grained; heart-wood dark pur- 

 plish hrown. 



Botanically, the flower of the Tamarind is rather dif- 

 ficult to understand. It is far removed from the sweet 

 pea type, which is the one a northerner commonly 

 thinks of as typical of the leffiiin.- f:nnil>. At lii-'t 

 glance it is a pale yellow flower alHuii :iii inrli :hi,.^^ 

 with 6 or 7 petals, of which 3arevriii.,l uiih r, ,1. > >n 

 closer study it seems that 4 of th. sliowy (.arts an- 

 sepals, which are all pale yellow. Tliu tlirue red-vc:iucd 

 parts are petals, while the other two petals that the 

 student expects to find, are reduced to mere bris- 

 tles hidden in the flower at the base of the staminal 

 tube. Only 3 [of the stamens are fertile, the other 6 

 being small and rudimentary. These floral characters 

 distinguish Tamarimlus from allied genera, of which 

 only Schotia seems to be cult, in America. 



Tamarinds can be raised from cuttings but more 

 easily by seeds, although they are of slow growth. 



Indica, Linn. {T. officinitlis, Hook.). Tamarind. 



Pig. 2461. Tender evergreen tree, attaining a height of 



80 ft., with a circumference of 



j 25 ft ■ Ivs abruptly pinnate- 



\ Ifts 20-40 opposite oblong 



! obtuse fls pale yellow the 



petals vemed with red B M 



4563 - The fls are said to var> 



to white or pinkish 



W Harris E N Reasoner 



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TAMARISK See T, 



TAMAEIX (incient Latin 



I 7 i \cea- T\MA 



Ornamentil shrubs or 



s-ith minute alternate 



ike leues and small 



11\ light pink flowers in 



nts or teiminal panicles 



b\ sn all capsular 



I I I 1 far north as 



M III usks lie all 



I I 1 tinctajieir 

 I 1 It ii d feather\ 

 f 1 i^e an 1 luge loose pani 

 cles of pinkish flowers Se^ eral 

 of the species bloom late in 

 s immer and are a welcome ad 



mts of warmer and regions 

 tliej are well adapted for conn 

 tiies of similar climatic condi 

 ti lis Ihey are also excellent 

 f r seas lie planting They 

 ..row wlU in saline and alka 

 line soil and thrive m the lery 

 spray cf the salt water Prop 

 by see Is which are very hne 

 and should be only slightly 

 co\ ere 1 or usually by cuttings 

 of 11] en Iwo 1 or j^reenwoo 1 

 II lei glass 

 10 \ is from the 

 1 neui ie„ion to E 

 ^^ 2) Iniia ml Jajan Shnil s or 



trees hs alternate scale like 

 often amplexicaul or sheatl in„ fl smill shoitjeli 

 celed or sessile in rather lei se racemes sepals an 1 

 petals 4 o stamens u ualh 4 j raielj 8 P s me 

 times slightlj connate at the base ovary one celle 1 



2463 Tamar x parvitlora 



TAMARIX 



surrounded at the lias.- liy a disk; stylfs 2-.''.: fr. a 

 capsule, dehiscent into ;;-.'> va!\i-^ ; st-cils niaiiy. minute, 

 with a tuft of hairs at tli.- ap. x. S.vnal s|,;.,'i..s liave 

 medicinal properties and >iil,l dy,- stull^. The [.uiic- 

 tures of an insect, Cottiis muiDiipanis, cause T. iituii- 

 nifera to produce "manna." 



T. Germanicn, Linn., is now referred to the genus 

 Myricaria, which is chiefly distinguished by the 10 sta- 

 mens lonnate one-third to one-half, and by the 3 sessile 

 sti„hi I-. 'V' !i ['I cies are known, all shrubby or suffrii- 

 li !-. in terminai, often panicled racemes. 

 .1/ i> , I '< sv,, is a glabrous undershrub, 4-6 ft. 

 lii i In ;; ulit, wand-like branches: Ivs. minute, 

 11, iMCL'olate, glandular- dotted: fls. light 

 ]-; I 111 4-0 in. long terminal racemes, usu- 

 al i.:.i, M. and S. En., W.Asia. M. Vahuricu, 



LliiLiilt. \Taiininj- Z>a7(t(rica, Willd.), is very similar, 

 but racemes usually solitary and stamens connate only 

 one-third. Dahuria, Transbaikalia. The culture is the 

 same as of Tamarix; they prefer sandy, moist soil. 



INDEX. 



(s. L. refers to supplementary list.) 



Africana, 1. Dahnrica. see para- Kashgarica, 7. 



Amurensis, S. L . graph above. Narbonnensis, 3. 



Anglica, 3. Gallica, .■!. Odessana, 6. 



arhorea, 3. Germanica, see Pallasii. s. L. 



articulata, s. L. paragraph above. parviflora, 1. 



Canarieiisis. 3. hispida. 7. pentandra, 3. 



Caspica, s. L. Indiea. 3. plumosa, 4. 



Chineusis, 5. Japonica. 4. purpurea. 1. 



J iniperma 4 tetrandia 



A Flh 4 melons ■}aceme6 latetctl onlast 

 yeai b it cl 

 B P I I 1 I bistent 1 parviflora 



( / ! Gallica 

 c / 



1 I 4 junipenna 



DL 7 y I I t >n t i! 



F I t ee 5 Chinensis 



EE A shrub 6 Odessana 



BB Lxi, pubescent 1 hispida 



1 parvifldra, DC (T t t 1 



and Kotsch\) Fig 246 1 It 



high with reldi h browi I | 1 



bran hes l\s ovate 1 I 1 



scarious at the ai.ex when II 1 | lit 



peiiceled skn ier in racei 1 1 1 i„ 



last 5 ear s branches 1 t I | i ) t 



ally 3 m I 1 1 A] i 1 "Vl i\ s Lu 

 Fb 9«s I -otttn tonfounded with the 



followii \ T if I ana and Gallica 



and cult T letrandia var put 



pui 



this CO intri all j 1 111 1 •> the 



writer belong to the pieced n^ 1 ecies 



3 GAlhca Linn (T pentandia Pall 2 a^botea 

 bieb r Caiinienm Willd J" Anglica Webb) 

 bhrubor smill tiee itl 1 i lei |i In „ bunches 

 Us lull to blui 1 II 1 ih mbic 



c%att acute 01 1 leiicaul 



with scaiious n 1 almost 



filament 

 lol ed 

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