THE BEAUTY OF 

 THE T AMARIX F.\MIIX 



OW exclusive the Tamarix family is! How unfriendly 

 they are towards neighbors! They insist that their 

 home be quite apart from that of other shrubs, and 

 when given a generous space in which to develop they 

 will give us of their great charm and beauty. 



What delicate fine shrubs they are! Yes, the 

 beauty of the different members of the Tamarix family 

 is lost in the maze of a mixed shrubbery, and their 

 strength is robbed by the greediness of their neighbors. 



To obtain their true "individuality they should 

 be grown only as a family group. Then the proud 

 Tamarix displays a justifiable disposition to flaunt its 

 plumy head. When planted near the sea, much of its time is spent 



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