P a 'm a r i x . Stamens 4 —5. Hairs on the seeds simple.
M y r i c a 'R iA . Stamens 1 0 . Hairs on the seeds feathery.
G e n u s I.
rA 'M A R IX Desv. T h e T a m a r i s k . Lin, Syst, Pentándria Trigynia,
'■n.Ti'T'’ “ ' ' ‘•J H-yi’. i Don’s Mill., 2. p. 725.
authoi s th at have 4 stamens and 5 stamens; Tamaris, Fr. ;
iaindiisiheu, o-e?-. ; lam an c e , Ital. , iaiuauB, r?-.
i growing on the banks of the river Tama-
G according to other.41T1ÍT I1GO/1 r».— s, from the Hebrew
word tamaru, cle£„.i.,g, on a c c o '„ ^ ° o V . Ì ° i ! S S /
Gen amr. Caiyx 4—5-parted. Petals 4—5. Stamens 4—5, alternatin« with
H i v J i Z f ' T 1 T ™ tapering to the apex. 5 * g »M s 3 ," long
: thTbas’e r f " tie "’l" " / ®reet, inserted nearfr
^ s t V t e h f a V e f T in ta """'®
L e a f s simple, alternate, exsti]iulate, deciduous or sub .evergreen ■ linear
stem-claspmg, very small; adnlt ones diaphanous at the ap eT > W
m spikes, and usually disposed in panicles, small, red, seldom -white.
Tall shrubs, natives of Europe, the North of Africa and the West of A sin .
siib-eve,-green in British gardens; and highly v a lu S e l s ta taT g thtTei:
!'g"®°t>® plants, and no other flowering
S i e-iv ! 1, ,??d ^l'®,"'“®!® P 'f" t rety bitter, and the yonng shoots wer!
toiiiieily employed as a tome, and as a substitute for hops i / b re /in g beer.
* • I. r . g a ' l l i c a L. The French Tamarisk.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 386. s MUl Ic • Dpf PmH -x x. cc -r. , a....,
Synonymes. T. narbonénsis Lu6. 7c 2*t 218 • 7’a'mfl'rifin« irb r P’
7*/. F r., not of Pall, J Mirice h a i ' gallicus oiF. ; lùmariscus pentandrus
Engravings. N. D u Ham., vol. vii. t. 59.'; and our Jig. 819.
Spec Char 4c. Glabrous, glaucous. Leaves minute, clasping the
stem or branch, adpressed, acute. Spikes of floweis lateral
somewhat panicled, sl®nder, 5 times longer than broad. (Dec’
Piod.) A sub-evergreen shrub, frequent in sandy places in
H d to t 5 ft ? o to ■" fo® ®°®fo ° f England.
L T t o ^ o c t / b r® “ "®" K®"®- ^
Varieties. In the Linnasa, 2. p. 267,, 6 varieties are described for ^
whift we rrfer to our first edition, as the plants are not to cuT
tivation in Britain, and indeed appear to u"s not worth L “ ? ?
w hentt is in"sTch: 4 ? s ',T ? : ? 4 i t h T Ì i s £ e V®®®®
the season, and for several months tj«ether if L f l d t a “ “ ° " '® « " g '" e ^
tings, planted in autumn, in a sandy soil' with a ^ - t h ?
favourable situations in France and the South nf i. etiposure. In
height of 15 or 20 feet ; and there are in s ta n t? C llT t o X ’i ? ‘Ì®
Continent, o f its growina: as hiirh as sn ft on i tfó Britain and on the
to the alleged v e rity , f i T
the species assumes a great variety of forms accordino- 7 Ih -i
tion ; the tops of the dwarf plants are there eaten by"sheen - ld ° r a " " !
the larger ones used as handles for whips. ®‘®“ ®
X X IX . t a m a e i c a ' c e æ . X X X . p h i l a d e l p h a ' c e / e . 4-59
G e n u s II.
MYRICA'RIA Desv.
T h e M y e i c a r i a . Lin. Syst. Monadélphia
« 1. M. gersia'nica Desv.
Umtification. Desv. Ann. Sc. Na t., «
Decándria.
-n c . Ann S r H a t 4 0 .3 4 9 .: D e c . P ro d ., 3. p. 97. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p . 727.
| ; S “ r - T h e specU-s o f to flow ; th e
° “
r Z c h a r Calvx 5-parted. Petals 5. Stamens 10, alternate ones shortei-
th'-tn thé rest ; filaments monadelphous from the base to about the .“ 'ft'®-
X n a s l seésile, in a head. Seeds inserted in a line along the middle of
th f valves, tufted at one end ; hairs of tuft feathery. (Don s Mdl.)
I e a v e s sinmle, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen; linear or oblong, becoiTing
gi-adSlly broader iowatdi the base, sessile. Floivers m simple,
s o lita iT j terminal spikes. ^
S u b - e v e r g r e e n s h r u b s , n o t g r o w i n g t o h a l f the h e i g h t o f T a m a r i x g a t o c ^
whi? have ioTtamens. Propagation and culture as in the preceding genus.
The German Myricaria, or German Tamarisk.
A r. S49 • D e c P ro d ., 3. p . 97. ; D o n s Mill., 2. p . 727.
i J ' t i l s ! ; T o S s d"Allem.-.Ene, Fr. ; Deutschon Tamarisken, Ger. -,
e I J S J 262. fl 2.1 aod our Jig. 820.
Spec. Char., f r . Fruticulose, glabrous. Leaves hnear-lanceolate,
sessile. Spikes of flowers terminal, solitary. Bracteas
longer than the pedicels. Capsules ascending. (JFc.
Frod.) An evergreen shrub, with upright slender bi anches.
Europe, in inundated sandy places, and
the banks of rivers ; and in Asia, on
Caucasus, and the Himalayas. Height
6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1582.
M. germánica.
Flowers pinkish ; June to September.
* 2. M. DAIIU'RIOA Dee. The Daliurian Myricaria.
e r s l a t e r a l , o v a t e - c y l i n d r i c a l , t h i f t ,
the base. Bracteas extending as far as the flowers. (Dec.
Prod.) Siberia, beyond the Baikal ; and in Dahui la. In-
troduced in 1816, and closely resembling the preceding M.dahùricA.
species.
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