HE TAMARISK. 521 
which are very minute and pointed, are borne 
alternately on thread-like sprays—which they 
clasp—placed along small tapering twigs. The 
little pink flowers grow at the extremities of the 
sprays, are thickly clustered, and have the ap- 
pearance, in the mass, of flower spikes. The whole 
Tree when in bloom has—leaf and flower—a 
very feathery look. The small seeds are tufted with 
hairs, which start from their apices. Both leaves 
and flowers are bitter to the taste, and have been 
sometimes used as a tonic, and for communicating 
a bitter flavour to beer. 
The Tamarisk can be readily propagated by 
cuttings, which should be planted in a position 
facing to the north; and its peculiarity of habit is 
that it prefers a position facing the sea, and will 
thrive better when exposed to the influence of the 
sea breeze. 
