. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1747- E. diBt^chya. Spain, in sandy soils on the sea- shore. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. In- j^^ ^.di-ich,.. troduced in 1750. Flowers whitish ; June and July. Berries red ; ripe in August. As far as we have observed, justice has never been done to this, or any other species of JS'phedra, in B
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1747- E. diBt^chya. Spain, in sandy soils on the sea- shore. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. In- j^^ ^.di-ich,.. troduced in 1750. Flowers whitish ; June and July. Berries red ; ripe in August. As far as we have observed, justice has never been done to this, or any other species of JS'phedra, in British gardens. The fruit becomes succulent, like that of the mulberry, with a slightly acid and yet sugary and agreeable taste, and might be cultivated for the dessert. a- 2. E. MONOSTA~CHYA L. The one-spiked Ephedra, or Small shrubby Horsetail. Ait. Hort. Kew., 3. p. 116.; N. Du Ham., Lin. Sp., 1472. i E. polygonoldes PaU. Ross.; EphMre mineure, Eph6dre de 1749. E. monoBtichya. Identification. p. Si/nonymes. Siberie, Fr. The Sexes. There are male plants at Messrs. Loddiges's. Ennrmings. Dend. Brit., t. 142.; and our figs- 1V49. and 1760. of the male plant. Spec. Char., ^c. Peduncles many. Catkins .solitary. (Lin.) An evergreen shrub, much smaller, and hardier than E. distachya. Si- beria, near salt springs, and in saline wastes; and, according to Pallas, common in the southern parts of Russia, from the Don and the Volga to the Leira; Persia and India. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. Flowers whitish ; June to July. Berries red ; ripe in August and September. 1750. B. monostilchj'a. The Kergisi use the ashes of the wood of the .E'phedra for snuif. Order LXXVI. TAXA^CE^. Orb Char. Floral buds consisting of numerous imbricate scales. Flowers dioecious.—Male flowers disposed in catkins, each consisting of a scale, and a 2- or many-celled anther, the cells dehiscing longitudinally.—Female flowers solitary, naked or bracteate. Nut, or seed, solitary, surrounde
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