KKY TO TAMARIX 



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The two species are Heath-t.ike HrnsoxiA — Hudsonia ericoides, — 

 with f^reenish leaves and the flowers on slender naked stalks, and Wooi-lv 

 HfDsoxiA orFALSK Heather (34) — Hudsonia tomentosa, — with whitish 

 leaves and nearly sessile flowers. [Layers ; twig cuttings.] 







Fig. ofj. — African Tamarisk. 



Fig. 37. — French 

 Tamarisk. 



Tamarix. The Tamarisks are beautiful shrubs with minute scale-like 

 leaves and clustered small usually pink flowers. They are especially 

 fitted for seaside planting, as the salt air and wind storms do not perma- 

 nently injure them. There are about ten species in cultivation so nearly 

 alike in foliage that there is much confusion in the names given by the 

 nurserymen. If the reader wishes certainly to determine the species he 

 will need to examine the small flowers with a magnifying glass. 



[Seeds ; twig cuttings.] 



KEY TO TAMARIX, INCLUDmG MYRICAEIA 



* Stamens 10 grown together for i to i their length. Myricaria. (A.) 

 A. Racemes of pink or whitish flowers in compound terminal clusters 



4-6 inches long. German Tamarisk (85) —Tamarix (Myricaria) 

 germanica. 

 A. Racemes usually simple. Dahurian Tamarisk — Tamarix (My- 

 ricaria) dahurica. . 



* Stamens not grown together or but slightly so at base, usually 4 



or 5. (B.) 



